New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-05
PICTURES at THE CENTURY CLUB.

At the regular monthly meeting of the Cen
fury Club on Saturday evening. which was attended ny
several hundred members and invited guests there was
a more than ordinarily Interesting exhibition OF ne" Po
lures by the artists belonging to the cluD anuSc"Pe
by Hubbard attracted great deal Of attention. as lndl
eating departure from his former range OF SUBJECTS
Instead OF soft pastoral scene bakng under slFeIy
sky he has painted the approach Of a Summer hurFl-
cane with trees gray the wind, cattle running nome
and urid atmospheric light on all things against te
rising walls Of storm. The reserve and smphciy Win
which this effect is represented far more satisfactory
taan any striving for violent dramatic expression MI
whittredso exhibited old-tashoncd American IN
terror cat and kittens the only tenants but so true ID
local color and so quietly harmonious that II really
needs no other accessories The ceiling is apparently 700
high for an old mansion and the backs OF the chairs
would reach above the head Of a sitting hgure'
A decided advance has been made by Mr.. K. SWAN
Clifford in his owoned coast-andscape, with Its gray
rocks scant grass. twisted cedars and lowering YET
luminous sky On the other hand, Mr. Ilnany SHOWS
less vior and decision Of treatment than ever before
Mr. = T. g Ford has a very deep and glowing twllsht
frpr, the Cltu region which Is GduGed by two WINTER
ic Tres by Mr. McEntce. OF these the one representing
the frozen Hudson under tire ten.ns sky is much the
better the other is monotouous in color and FORM ana
conveys 10 very distinct impression. Mr. Colnan Schds
large picture Of an Arab ncampment at The northern
base OF the Aas-a broad work With few elements ana
these presented with much unobruslye refinement Vi
feeling that their quality might easily escape the hdS'!
spectator Eiersalt has large Rocky Mountain land
scapc which seems 20 be decomposition IRON TWO %
his former picires, and is much more agreeable thah
the yellow sunsets be has been painting OF late But MS
central peak by contrast with the masses ot cni over
which towers cannot DC less than 10000 ieet IL h"Et
His clouI-eif-cts are extraordinary. We cannot say
whether they are true not, for have never seen
anything Ike them.
Mr. wiaslov Homer has a about l. feet high.
walking through very thin secoudsrowth OF some A"H
of grain which, thin as il is quite ohscures his legs Ills
ship Oh the stocks. hanging opposite, ia much better De-
cause il i, bare unimaSnative reality There IL an
English cottage by MI Bellows which is decidedly better
than his ;r atmcnt of tie same subject IL vaercolors
olalut ers-. icce by Mr. Wood. and two Landscapes
by Mr. Miller one Of which. twilight, displays his best
Qualities M Nicol sends marine. IN oil. wlch d'-
serve. To- be set beside his best watcrcolors r Nyant'
or interior lacks dstInctucSs in tie shadows, which
have sultrv dcph rather than the cear-obscurty oil
nature. There Iortr1I, hy MI IiUnt nSt"n-ho' -
good a. usual large anLsrau" Dy B!ist d. WIN Euoi
work IN j.. AMI vigorous drawings hy ll iiolhh
son smith Mr. Blown has another Eitic -ir lAiS liIr
II bright red and there are lIciGrS } loDpiNS MoIu'
wcItA. iul.suu. ana otE'iF. IHt monthly sil"9i-
at ti, Century TINS Winter, give evidence NJ least h't
tho artists ac InJusIitu, AND with Few cXccpACAsj Ao'
settling into uTcG EaENrri~''.-.