New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-01
ZINE ARTS.

AMERICAN SOCIETY or PAINTERS IN WATER CoLoRs
-E1oHTH ANNUAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS VIEW.
The young Society Of Painters in Water
oors Is TO be sincerely congratulated on the Exhibu)n
which opened TO the public today. While II is larger
than any former display the Society has made Is also
more vaned. choice and more encouraging than
any Of its predecessors The alogue contains $50
numbers and may be said, without exsggeraon, that
By far the number Of these are credabie works
The committee rejected about 175 drawings that were
offered, but OF these had 10 be declined because
they we're not framed according to the new
regulations OF tho Society; the rest were refused
es not being up TO the standard Of ex-
oellence the Society tries 70 maintain. The drawings
exhibited closely the walls OF the corridor and OF
ell the rooms. excepting the large South Room. IL our
Judgment would have been better TO have distributed
The collection thnY and 70 have opened the South
Room "a wei. This could have been done II all the
drawings had been hung in double row along the
whole line, that would have been "skyed," and
none hoored" We that the decorative effect
o. this way OF hanging is not so striking as that usually
adopted but II is every way farer and suits better with
the object OF such exhibition, which Is we take IT, TO
enable the public tire pictures It plain 70
Ghat picture be accepted. the Society by tho very
OF acceptance pledges Itself to give 1t good place,
60 hang in good light and neither too high nor too
low We should suppose any artist worthy OF the name
would rather have his picture rejected outright than
lcug under the ceiling, where his trends must provide
themselves with iDdiarubber necks II they would
Up It, the floor, where they must
o. down their knees We DO Lot mean TO charge the
hangers Of the present exhibition with SHINING
their forefAthers lily, repeat wisa that
they had spread H. -Sselyes little more.
one charm OF these Il, that they are so ccsmo
roan. In French exhibition sees little but what
90 OF French growth IA English exhibition little but
what English. Eere. the contrary, though the ma
FORTY OF the Cravings American there are English
French Italian, and German drawings besides. and the
doubt be glad of tbs hospitality tue
public viii be. and Will pr01- by much.
AS shall review he exhibition IN detail, we say
nothing TO-DAY particular drawings All our best
men, or nearly al, here Ia force, and among the
men OF include best women. Indeed
of powerful well the most striking draw
Ing here "a the work OF woman who II ours only by
B1OptOn, most heartily wish were ours by right Yet
there Is 50 much That Is gOOd ana Interesting II was no
easy task for THE lady TO win TIRE race, and IL Is more
than possible enc may not he universally allowed TO
have don We must not FORGET u say tuat the
ptureroom IS for first tine the history Of the
Academy building, made an attractive place II now
contains the drawings in black aud white, and good
CHOW OF etchiBgs No Of Ave is pleasant
than this and mere too a ady-but promised not To
go into PAL ticulars, and mean 10 keep word.
the exhibition will hold through the month o! February,
and viii Do open every day ana evening except Sunday