The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-20
THE ARTIST FUND SOCIETY.
A Crcditnbic Collection OF A merican Pictures
for the Annual sale.

On Tuesday evening next will take
place at the Association Hall, Twenty-third
street and Fourth avenue, the seventeenth an
nual sale ~ paintings contributed by members
OF the society for the incrc so OF the fund out
OF which sick and disabled artists are relieved.
The pictures are now ON exhibition at Kun IS
gallery. and present n collection OF some hum
dred clnvases well worth throwing a glance
at. Not that all the pictures have real merit ;
but he whole of them are interesting as show
ing the progress which American, maiuly New
York, ert Is making.
There can he but little doubt that the present
collection SURPRISES those OF former years in
quantity, as well as in quality OF pictures. Keep
ing IN view that every one OF them is free do
nation, we can of course not expect to see tho
best works prOcurthle. Nevertheless most of
them are fur. while some are quite lne piecos
OF NOtkuausntD.
rhe palm Il tuis year again carried OF bv Ilrd-
Scare painters. our workers In tn I branch OF
art Improve with eve day. aud American land
sctpc Dlluttug Decunes, step by step. deserved
Unpopular. even abroad. The best among tins
sort of cauyases is j. H. Il istors Black Noun.
I IN, Lake George" large, handsome picture,
wei conceived, well lit, and well finished A
smaller picture ny the sntne artist, represents
Ing niece OF the Lake Mcmphremagog, Il less
imnortsnt, but nevertheless very good. Next
To these two pictures, IN matter Of both color.
ing and finish sho1ld be placed J. +. Cropssys
stlim Sc OF stoke POgis, the Scene Of Grny's
EleRy.' A rather small picture by :. X. Oxford,
req esenting wood path. Is "a nice piece Of
work aa could be expected from that ptf ell
artist. Il. Parton went to Wales In search OF
inslir ition. and produced roldsiie Of TINT
country which Ia admir- ible In its effects OF light
aud shade. They are thoroughly Welsh, uut the
few nsures Of the picture ~ well as the land
scape Itself, are open 70 criticism. Mira. Eliz,
Greatorex contributes somewhat pretenttous,
hut 1ne little picture OF the Bloomingdale
Cnurcn. The la vest Of all the land scapes, and
the one whcn Will probahIy bring most money
Il, however. Vincent Colyers snowy Range
from the Prairies." IL Is striking and well
elaborated REPRODUCTION Of the peculiarities OF
Colorado Territory.
The inexhaustipie subject Of the Hudson
river has, OF course. Its share In the colIection
river by moonlight. and =. X. clifford a twilight
scene near the faisades. BON canv .ses arc
GOOD; though the latter 10 somewhat preten-
Among the marine paintings, several OF which
are To be- seen N the collection. the beat IL be-
yond doubt that of Arthur Qu riley represent
inx morning at Narfagansett Pier Tue water
ful hand.
II the landscapes. however. have all moro or
less merit, the same could not be said Of tho
nsures aud genre pictures. Tue best among
them are PROBABLY u. II. story's "Silss Foster
OF Bii!hedale Romance" III tt l.. Rydel's" Aunt
bettN's Kitchen" ana Thomas Hlckss Read
ing George Eliot" j. q. Brown has two pictures.
anu totn OF them are carefully painted, but tho
Drawing Is stn and rather lileless. The subjects
ne reiects most sympathetic, and N tho ar
list could man re to nrug little more life and
animation IN MS rlwing. ne would q SHY be
.ple 70 give excellent specimens OF his ap-
parently Vet dormant talent. Ills snoebacks
paw ne d aud tail, ana his two little Italian
musicians out III the cold. ought, however, even
ss they are. to brng good prices.
Among tue rest OF the pictures only two more
n'-. peih fis, worm MENTIONING and these are a
female ne q 10y A. JIwre. aud anu. her by A. A.
Loop. Eastm N johnson and Julian scott are
n.t very iehcitous tins year; neither have
Messrs. Caslcar, silva, anu DE Haas shown them
selves w ~ thslr usual marx.