New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-23
FINE ARTS.

NETWORK CENTENNIAL LOAN EXHIBITION.
A private view of the Collections of Pictures
at the National Academy of Design and at the Metropo
tan Museum offered yesterday TO the members of the
press enabled 10 give readers this
mo- ming foretaste OF the Incompatible display OF
modern pictures which will to-day be opened TO the gem
eral public.
We have already limited at the tiona character OF
this exhibition and the complete list which we published
some days ago of the pictures contained in 1t prepared
readers degree for the pleasure that awaits
them but now that have examined the collection for
| ourselves, We must confess we had no true
| notion OF what we were to The exhibit
ton far outruns IN its excellence no less
than in its extent anything that has ever been seen in
this country Nor would it be easy to match it any
where Ii throws the Art Department at Philadelphia
completely In the shade-only saved from utter eHtnc
ton by the English Gallery for the English painters are
not represented here at all. AT The same time the col
lection far from being exclusively foreign our best
American painters here with their best works when
show 10 much advantage alongside European pictures OF
| similar subjects. Eastman johnson, Guy, Brown,
whittredge, Homer Martin, McEDtee, WlnsloW
Homer Huntington, Elliott, Sanford Clifford, Tit
fany Kensett, Chureh-are all here In force
| and 40 far from its being, as was feared
IL might be- a day OF modification for the friends OF
American Art 1t ought 70 be a day OF congratulauon
that in the midst so much excellence from seas,
our artists hold their own so respectfully The exhD
ton will make point TO date from IN the history OF our
culture II is every way honorable as report TO the
country OF what of our rich men have been DONG
with their money and should be ungrateful indeed
II we did not recognize spirit, the energy and tho
generosity that conceived the enterprise, and have
brought It 10 such splendid result.
It'll extremely difficult TO say which OF the two exhio-
tons-that AZ the Academy OF Design, that at the
METROPOLITAN Museum-is the finer, but in truth there Is
no need of settling the question. The colcc-
tha Apahp IA
that at the Museum, while at the time
IL yields nothing in respect OF excellence for among
the four hundred pictures and over On the Academy
walls there not fifty inferior works. But the smaller
number Of pictures at the Museum made up for by tho
other charlottesville CyprOte antiquities the Avery
porcelain the Pumpey crystals ades, and worries and
all the rest Of the Museum treasures to which, as well as
to the pictures public will be admitted on the pay
ment OF the usual fee Even this not 30, however
the opportunity the collection Of Mr. John Taylor
Johnston which has been transferred entire TO The u
seum would alone be worth visit to New-York IL is,
all things considered the best collection OF when We
| have any knowledge In the country.
At the Museum, Mr. Johnston has himself controlled,
we believe the hanging Of his pictures assisted by
the OF the collections Mr. Hutching whose
good taste and efficiency, no less than his obhglhs
courtesy. well known 10 all whose duties or wEoe
! pleasures bring them to visit the Museum. AT the
Academy the hanging of the pictures has been the work
task calling the exercise of much Judgment aud taste
az well as for great deal OF downright hard work. has
| been performed in way that does them tie highest
credit The efficient Secretary OF the Academy, Mr. l.
Addison Richards has prepared catalogue OF Ooth eA
hbitions which hope will do something 10 take the
taste the shameful catalogue Of the American pictures
at Philadelphia out OF our mouths and since II Is seF
ting to be the pleasant republican fashion in these Con-
teunia days to give honor ali round where honor is de'
let us send glass Of wine from this rich table 10 ne %
ianitor Of Acade ~, by wucso care these u'ioo'
halls have been swept and gaTniSAed HuU '0 80 '"N'
! as Summer. =.
AT the METROPOLITAN Museum thepeturos beongingt 10
~, LIN Tayor Jobnston together with storys statue
Of S,,,a,ns from the same collection have been lung
In the room of the Masters on temporary screen
running round the whole apartment ana completely con-
cea, the former occupants On large easel Is placed
Turncr. magnificent "Slave Ship" which. with se'efal
other mixtures In this collection, is, as it seems TO US
Greatly injured the glass that covers It. What was
necessary In London is not necessary here, ana tue
slave Ship will never be fairly seen nor larry
Judged until by the removal OF the pia'e-si"'
| il is transformed from mirror to pe'ui"
| On the north side OF tho . room 10 ChuIcus H'''
Niagara-a noble picture, the artists indspu'aDe A'
terpece never seen to such advantage before Is hV
opposite it is Muler's painful but dramatic ana WIN
Ron Call of Victims in the Reign OF Terror pic'
that will never lose its interest for the SeheEai pu'
! Another important picture is Geromes "ASsdsSIH" ~
! of Julius Cesar" now exhibited TO our paD1c ~. ~
ars time and there are besides frstrate works by pe
croix. Decamps Isabey Gleyre, Dupre, Brion' ri,io
paubgny, Desgoffes aud others Mr. Johnston CON-
tion ia picked one; almost every master Is shown
hest His Delacrox Is a small one, fnishea sAc..H
his great picture in the Luxcinbours Dante auu g.
| crossrnc the styx" but in this little squa1o
| al the essential grandeur ana Po"0i " N.
,oo,r oanvas that suiices Of itself to immoraiie e
painters name So with the other French pictures
the arsts we have named each Is good :.
Of the house OF fame Its painter has built Ter
can be studied here In little, and all his QUANTITIES
In this mere catalosuins OF the johnston ~. Ronsh,
.o. pa.,man Johnson. and winsow Homer are f'p,s w..
sSn n here by uncommon specimens Of their wor,
w,nslow Homer. indeed mover painted to our 1mh,I
better picture than bis " Prisoners to the ff0AN