New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-06
FINE ATS.
NETWORK CENTENNIAL L0AN-EX'IIBITION
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN.
south Room and Corridor.
INHIBITION.

south Room and Corridor.
Mr. BoughtOn's work, of which seven or eight
specimens are in the present exhibition hardly bears
without nnclng the full light OF the public square So
much OF II seen together the impression made Is OF dis
prng monotony in the type OF his huiaan subjects and
Of something in the execution t. which We fear tie
word "wooden" will only too well apply. The
artists three hgure-Sujects composing an aleg0ry
OF lf-s Spring its Summer its Wlnter-of which the
second the South Room, and the two others are In
tho Corridor, will show plainly enough what we mean:
Mr. Boughton has painted here four wencn who are IN
reality only with tour different dresses and
with different hair and complexion. the result beng no
more variety than get when clever actress, D the
help dresses appears IN four or five parts IN -
Gle evening. II Is perhaps nothing that the two stahns
figures are or appear to be, pretenatuialy tall Every
artist has We maintain, right to bis own scale OF pro-
portions in drawing the human gure though OF course
he is the wisest who conforms most reasor
ably 10 what experience seems to have decided 10
he the most satisfactory scale. still, the artist
Will always do best what be enjoys most aad we Lave
never Guarreled with Mr. BOus ht0n for making ls ladies
more d.vne,y tall than would seem jushabc even IN
tie daughters OF the gods. But cannot excuse ms
ladies for being lchargc, and for taking life N gen
eral 50 bard M Boughton to have but little play
in his art aud latest pictures OF his which We have
seen trouble us with the fear that the artist has found
ont the way TO do It," discovery that has no salvation
in it. There really can be no reason why Mr. bouGhon
should lapse into lmmOOliny. At Pist, we DctNe
t..cre can be no when We come in the East
Room upon the very pretty picture, "rhe Gyp-ysA
Reyerie." No. l22 Here the drawing Of the figure
Is MI ftythe face, the hands and arms the ieet 'he
drapey sloveny without excuse yet II seems TO ne
that this the best OF all the artists pictures in these
rooms: there is enough health AMI natural sentiment
and suggestion of grace to make us willing 70 lei tue
faults OF drawing 60. what wish for ar. Boughon
is that he would give of the actual life he can
ind plenty OF in En- -lnd to-day As his little gypsy giH
proves ard give the Pilgrims and Queen Anne and the
Georges the gO-by.
With the memory Of the Centuries IN the late Mr. Blod
yetts collection IN our minds and the two CouiIres Of
te present exhibition" Toe Sisters" Corridor No lJi
and the Day Dreams" South Room, No. 205-we have
had the means Of una rstanding something OF VIVA; the
name ~ Couture stands Cor perhaps OF understand
Ing why with all the gifts these pictures have proved
him 20 possess he has for ten years (e beng now 81
wears oldl absolutely Withdrawn influence, Goth in
France and of it, painter no less than as poet
This comes partly from his mannertSn, but more
from hi, having little % that really con.
Germs us. j. F. Miet, one Of whose pictures.
Woman Casdng," Corridor. Ma, 1913, HANGS directly
next The sers" is a. hammered as Couture, ana
indeed had his either of drawing or Of the
palette but Milc be less than he u to-day can
never he forgotten, never be even treated with nd
ference because Re had only complete knOwlcde OF
one the Appearances OF human hfc-the dairy lie OF
the French peasant OF his OF the couutry-6n lie
mad deep int crest in studying that life ami
recording what he learned about it, lie early found
way To paint and draw that satisfied him, and once
nayn. acquired certainty in it, he used the instruments
that in his hands perfect for hs purpose 70 tel
what ne had to tell with more and more clearncSs and
earncsness. Himself a peasant, and peasant to
the day OF his death; leading life both man AID
artist very diff rent from that OF any other artist o. his
time wholly shut mp in his small circle or family and
friend, and in his art il II he had mission TO
fulfill IN forcing France 10 look upon the lly,s Of her
pcasantry, AM Judge herself and them. TIE present ex-
ample Of Met. belonging, like its ncighbor, THE Two
Sisters" by Couture to Mrs. PaTan stevens, rs cap'h
specimen OF Aiillct. though had here the canvass
and pas'cS Of his, in which the Boston Athc..em Is 20
rlch we could Of judge him fully But, Hcy-
crrhciess this enou show how and strong
lie keeps in the midst OF his tragic chords. He means
you to listen him with your heart well as with your
eyes while he chants ia slow unnpas'ionc Greg rian
fashion bis LYNN Pin Praise Of Labor And he hos
sung i; SO long, with sGch variety Of m0duators Win
sach unenrd feeling, that the world never forget
the music. Mct is forever OF the great names Of
France.
Couture was suppose It will not be Denied. much
greater paiIter than Mlllct. Where Mct lad one
theme Couture lad Dozen and he 'ond OF show
ing his Sail Mllet was indifferent about lis MDiet
suDoiu.cd everything TO expressing tho inner niare
OF tae subject lac was busy with He dit MOI much
leave the painting take OF tol rs he trusted TO
his absorption In his subject 70 make the painting eN
urfs yc--and IL painting is that IL cannot be bet;ccA
But Couture seems To have thought great al moro
out lis pa niing than about what ne was TO ray with
IT, And as lac early made success with some zap
orcuad over the stale theme that tie times out Of
iont and witb SOHO equally cheap scLtin, riay Nt
ou of human beings Of the seGofuiOu yrche has doIe
hardly ANYTHING else since that time but Ia li1g Ilse
chinXes Oh these false notes His skill In drawing, In
somber palette with us olives ITS browns and It's dun
norbdness generally, took hold OF certain people Just z,
Makarts norbidness in another key Is dong to-day aud
for whie--tircat was Allah, and Couture Was pn
prophet lie played the sars;, too and lag"cl sern'
Ing bitter laugh OF sccrn OF tie ways OF modern
o il had all OF 1t hollow rng and soon ceased 10
al ct any audience Even talent Ike that o. Couture
| needs cor vlction and sincerity to keep IL alive.
Bodtups "Garlen OF Versailles IN the Seventeenth
Century II one Of those pieces that interest painter
Intensely int 10 laynrn 10 rather puZzling tban
epIoyable Il looks like banter, aoctation. and
not 10 nut I: too t.ely impudonce sure hat
we shorJ 10 the artist injustice charge his work ftp
/ with all tlese concentrations at once. Bu'
| ve have no wish 10 DO hard upon such ceY'
| ernass even II IL be devoted TO pure
| persifaqe aud the utteraIce Of qulps and craAsA
| some must laugh, while some must weep-thas Tuue
| the world away" aud Bolini with his touc!l-andso
mcneil will make the sadeit relax II its owner
| can enter into the spirit Of his IA taSiieT
! mesa In his Deshabe" In the West Room
this painter u seen performing stu moro o.