New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-29
FINE ARTS.
TIE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN
ytrrn.rM ANNUAL EXHIBITION.
Third Nofloe.l

.oo. 81 foreign teachings. Revere, No. =O5' oy
u,va.i Eaton Siudy-IIead" No. 2O7' by DaNu NeHi
The Tl,e--Rome." No. 1s9. b. ID Maitland Armstrong
.he American CirCUs H. France" by frod y bldEnuan
No 2as A: and cvcn tie works OF Nj Eastman I"nhrpn
would he perfectly At homo schauss or at GoupHs
a,,,v they have nothing disiinotively American about
thcrn We note this sign OF the umes MOI ny any
means to md fault with It for az We have never III
outside OF landscape paniing-a sufficient huiho't VI
artist with distinct Individuality enough 70 make Scnoo
even when we were most shut in from Europe ana
our national life most clearly defined it could hardly DO
,ook FOR thai we should such school now, when
we arr In the midst OF OF revolution an are strus
cling "A best hold our own against the inNau-
Ing influences OF European and even OF Asac culture
Still the fact that foreign art has 40 powerful hoid
upon America to-day only through the works of Eu-
ropean artists themselves. but through the works Of
Amrcsn- who have studied In European schools. ought
no; 70 make lose sight OF the fact that we might have
had ous OF II oil the artists who though born
IN America. have illustrated English art by their works
had been content stay home and practice their pro
fession here. II hardly be that Benjamin West.
Copley. Washington AnstOn. Stuart Newton. Charles
T. Leslie and In oar time. James Whistler
and Geo. II BOught0n, would have painted
IN style much inferior TO that which gave them dls
tncton n they had returned TO their country after
reasonable stay abroad. and developed themselves IN
their native air OF course arr Ike every pursuit OF
man has and have. its breadand butter sde and
artists will CO. and have right 10 go, not only where
they can find atmosphere that suits their tempers-
Inent artists but where they make most money
Unless IN the Of sculptOrs who all the woTld
over a. rule, have found Italy the best place To
work In we are the first nation that with the best
intentions in the world. has made lis artists
feel that IN their Land they Eve IN an
allen atmosphere and in false position They 80 ABROAD
70 study aud then they stay abroad; OF II they come
homo birds light perches TO rest awhile
before they hy away again. Ia our disappointment year
AZ M nd n a.
mean art that has grown up under the controlling nhu
ences OF our own society-hOwcver much II may ana
must be- tempered b. whatever Influences first npelod
the artist his workwe driven TO study the pro-
auctions Of artists who have been nodded by Europe
and question each Of h training and OF the Iec
ton he has received from others
Mr. Wyant and Mr.. Neal come 70 us from Munich and
this q quarter comparatively from WhicA 70 ooN
for Influences upon American ait We confess we are
not Inuoh pleased what these artists have found
there shall find IN the South Room other pictures
from the same sohOOl-Mr. Toby ROsenthas Portrait
" Mrs GreatOreX" aud Mr. Cbase's "DowaSer'-and u
cannot denied that these artists have brought oreden
tials that entitie them honorable reception Dir
I,-entha 10 US to have got the best nd OF his
uasers and Of the Academy. and next 10 MI Buffers
d" Portrait OF Z Lady" East Room. No. $40, It Ia
the best piece Of PAINTING among all the portraits
III the exhibition. Mr. Buffers Portrait may DC larry
oss.-d with the others have named though We have
no ledge that Butler has been under the same
oerned al these Eve pictures might vel BE- frankly
paiuted N black and white would lose Ot Of their
luc a. pictures by being engraved or photographed
And both NJ Neal and Mr. Chase are sill IN thTau
~ the Academic theory, and are with all
their cleyerness only copy.sts or imit'ors MI.
want has -omathng OF lis own 10 saw nut
says II IN borrowed WOis Mr. Rosenthal ane MI But
Ier are evidently sincerely striving after original eX-
preston The modern German hatred OF color AMI IN
capacity either perceitng IT or enjoying It, has 80
Ear infected that We may excite some surprise ny
insisting on the essential unpictoralness Of heee
Munich inspired pictures and by the expression OF our
regret that having shaken OF so much Of Dissei
dOrf ~ have, should sill continue 10 DO German
tied after this fashion lis OUT OF the fryinS-pan into
tho tire. However. must take what Is given U.s. ana
try ind what there If good IN IT, ana 10 DO hanKi
for H. There is indeed much that Is good in
these pictures and there least the appearance OF
e.roesue.. and evidence enough that there has been
careful training Of sort and much loyal study.
Color VIII never come but other things may and no
doubt great things may be accomplished IN light and
shade Nor least Of the merits OF these aTtiss
that their work serious in IT. intention and shows no
sympathy with tie millinery school, nor with the
gOody auecdOte school"
Mr. Frrd A. Bridgn8D's picture is rot he first INTRO
dneton h.s cOuntrymen ~ home but 1t Is ttle dis
to 1nd that artist who started OF with so
clever performance No 24S, should, ater ak years
have nothing new u show The present picture was
70 IL credit that exhibition so ch in memorable
works this picture by unknown American artist
should have excited 40 much curiosity, ana
have been SO favOrsbly criticised Certainly
as the work o. young man II mas
et inertia there i much nature and animation in tho
bead and the forcshOreung " tie horses nd the ex
preston Of notion with The nghtness Of the balancing
figures are the product OF little observation and no
lttle ceverness Since he time when this picture
produced however have beard nothing Of Mr. Bridg
man at least nothing shows him TO DO keeping up
with Ms ars; vigorous of IN the race Edgar NJ
Ward T. another FrenobAmerfcan and one with
strength and Individuality that should be able 70 profit
by the training OF schools abroad without being
swaDped 10y H. These Brittany Mediterranean" No
2I5 are well and naturally drawn and
the young artist haa dealt vigorously
with diouli subject IN the action OF the two who arc
pr4Ding out piece Of linen " The Young HouSeEocpers
IN Brittany" Corridor, No 81 u picture showing the
slno euAtc. and his works In this exhibition give Us
every right look forward with interest TO what the
avfi. may do ia the future Perhaps he will day
come home aud find brittany this side the water
with peasants and fishermen waiting TO be painted
Cocsarne Il Mt the only aud where the pigs about
" ID knives and forks sticking in Thorn. crying Come
esi rr And We are the only people. lot us hope,
who have found the food sweeter away from home
What shall we say OF Dir. Eastman Johns0ns " MA0n
ard MS Daughters except that the artist must himself
Won der hat him az such alien tskf No painter Is
bound u ae an historical subject unless he c1ooes u
do 80 but once having taken such one, lie Is bound TO
trt with faithful adherence 70 the faets In this pic
ture NJ Johnson have been unaware that there
ar fsct- aud 10 thought himself free to construct
The mcclure out % his moral cOn.ciOusness He has not
given portrait Of Milton at any period OF bio me-
ana certainly he has shown Inn rs OF the
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