The New York herald., 1878-03-05
FINE ARTS.


TUREs.
II was .svarnishiny day' yesterday for the first ex
hibilion Of tho recently formed Society OF American
Artists, which will open at the Kprtz Gallery In
Twenty.thrd street, on Wednesday, tho 9th inst.
There were present during the day NUMBER oil men,
OF the society, who occupied themselves in var
nshing their and those OF their coJrTeS over
the wafer, and number OF critics taking notes
The first exhibition of society, wnilo 1t has
many iault incidentally perhaps TO its recent birth
and the short time IN which tho collection OF pictures
has been formed, on tho whole may be considered
success. Ilis full OF vigorous work. albeit the con-
trlputlons from abroad smack somewhat too
strongly of tho master, aud though excellent
In many cases In technique, have little IN
dividuallty in style. Indeed, with few
marked exceptions, the backbone OF the exhibition Is
furnished entirely by resident artists The foreign
contributions in general arc not pictures they are
but strong color sEetchss THIS, oI course, may be
due 10 short which available TO get the
works ready, but II is to be hoped that in another
year We may SEQ finished pictures from abroad
As to the gentlemen lately returned from ABROAD
who showed up SO well at the last Academy exhiOi-
tiou, We are sorry to say that, body, they have
not kept up their regulations They have sunt, in
most instances either unim portant old works. AS
they were the prime movers in the establishment of
tho society We should expect them TO have
painted Important pictures showing their full strength
for this nrst exhibition, instead OF letting the
burden fall, had been done, on few IRON abroad
and on meu like Messrs. Colman, Inness, Wyant
Tiffany, Il. Swain Clifford and Thomas Moran, whom
thoy have aod with them In the formation OF thus
new and progressive society.
We will take a careful tour around the gallery
noting the exhibited according to their merlts
and leaving the detailed criticism OF the notable
examples Tor Iuture articles On entering, turning 10
tho lett, we first the line Wordsworth Thomp.
sons s'On the Road to the Sawmil," neat little Bit
full OF light, pleasing In color and with good horses
Next hangs the lamented Henry Lelands picure sent
by him three days before his death, and called "Ex-
pectation, we'll drawn and well posed figure OF a
lady IN ball dress, exceently treated. standing
plano-a finely graded study OF whites. Above these
two hangs peasant scene IN Franec "Le Jour
Morris" by W. H. Low, quite pleasing, the reground
carefully studied On the below next Minor
Corot called "Corots STUDIO" and possessing certain
auaiitios. An admirable portrait OF Thomas
winans, OF Baltimore, by Francis Lathrop, hangs
aDove--strongIy handled, tho lace strong and rich
in color We next see a nne litte Sartain,
Street Scene in Agiers," the local tones admirable,
the figures not especially aud the depth well
Mr.. Lalarge SENDS very excellent picture painted
some years ago, "Autumn sunset ut New York."
strongly treated, pure In color excellent IN light and
shade man elnent and POLITICALLY real We wish we
could always say as much. On the line below is
MTs
Statue OF schuyiknl," almost lacking in color, the
cures sculptor and old lady good, but the
model though certainty real enough very angrace
atrc example of George lnness' Near North Con-
way, n. H. )" the Contrasts too violent and The SKY
oppressivey strong, nevertheless ful Of poetry and
much admired. On the second line hangs b. U.
Porter's portrait of lady; the lace excellent the
whole slightly cool Ia tone but admirably arranged
and effectively puinted.
H. Gross sends a crude and unpleasant study of
head OF a peasant woman. Thomas Moran is seen to
| MI
FIorda''iresh in color and boldly treated; and above
"a head by H. Alden Weir strong but too r. ugh ior
exhibition, Tie latter part OF TINS remark applied
| 10 Venetian scene ny J. V. Bunce IN which tho
roughness becomes an ancctaton We recognize
next 10 THIS landscape by Charles H. Miler-slropg
Almost 10 brutality in certain, parts, the SKY too
heavy the below and the rainbow decidedly
clearing tue atmosphere instead OF forming part OF
| it, Miss NJ. Il. OAKey's hall length female figure,
..vioiets which hangs above this, good quulit
heavy; .he SKY Is oi the with the white
dress. Next TO The Miller hangs an Autumn Alter
noon,n faithful reproduction by thomas Moran OF
woodland scene, by which is charming little Wyant.
| s.rbe Edge OF the Woods"
Tue centre oil The east wall is occupied by Walter
Shirlaw's excellent Centennial picture, GOOD Morn
ing" No matter how much We like TINS we sti think
the president OF the society should have been repre-
| scented by "a work equally important Below this
hangs ot the most charming little pictures in the
gallery, "Fishiug for Oysters at Cancaie Dy John s.
sargent deiightuy suggestive, full oi sunlight and
air; the foreground group OF nsherwomon and chill
dren excellent BY this there little oov's head,
freshly ana originally treated by Alden Weir; ana
further on breezy swain Girord, "a Windy Day in
September" Above we the first OF tue W. 5.
Macys IA Forest Scene In Bavaria vigorously ham
aled, ana on the third line is Walter Blacknan's
.'CaughL in the Act careful but with little iorce.
Mr. Dolpn is seen in very natural study Of cat lie,
| Kay's good idea, s'rhe Last Arrow" BY the Doph
hangs good head OF an Italian peasant girl, by
| tam ana Thomas Moran's 'sCanab Canyon, southern
| Utan" winch Is above the latter, Is strong and
skiiiully handled canvas, there being. however,
r. Swain G,lford's mastery .'Oid Orchard by tho
Sea-" strong poetic picture, is seen at the turn
| portrait by Frank Fowler n which the head is
treated with u certain amount oil strength. Above
space Lett vacant for some Munich pictures, which
tul and interesting Water Carriers OF Venice" good
head by Alden Weir luen attracts attention
the line below, and by It Is an unpleasant subject ny
| wyatt Eaton, mother ana babe painted some limo
ago. and we'll handled. Two hetle landscapes which
| hang IN hne above are Minor in tho style
! IN winch we like hm best. and line little Charles
| Miller-thc Eky, as usual slightly too heavy.
| "Mourning Tor Egypps First Born" by Charles
sprarue Pearce is picture very unequal IN strength
| the man's figure 10 well drawn aud natural IN flesh
color and paris OF that OF tho woman are very iautv-
noto the aud hand on the shouder-tho mummy
very we'll gwen, tho whole some What low III tone and
panty. lne pair Of heads above are excellent, tho
Uannet being strong and iu ot ight and the Lathrop
sodly treated. and with the soui oi the suoJect IN
the luce.
bost OF the small pictures, "A Musician" by T. W.
Dew,nQ pure IN color and drawing; tue haIf TO-
! male figure excellent--really charming as whole.
Above tnis Is old lady spinning, by Thomas
Eaklns; the lace very admirable; toe lower part o
tho lguro too short, II seems, and the accessories
well gwen; rather poor In color, put very admirable
IN many respects ID. NJ. Armstrong Is seen IN "a
Corner In NY Studio," next ~ which towers W. S.
| Chsse's s.Ready tor the Ride" already mentioned
! seyera, times. On side hangs u head vi Bryant
by wyatt Eaton and W II on the right IN strong
| trust is Mr.. Chascs THIRD picture, bold and
| effective studio sketch, "An Apprentice" Above
tuls auain is his "Wounded Poacier the head very
nnc ana the end OF the pistol barrel and the hama
| holding II very realistic 80
Next TINS comes Walter Shiraw's 'Sleep, the head
and shoulders Of The young giri very good aud the
| half figure natural. BY this IS his Patrcian," "a
| bold head Down below ou the line we see u lne little
Interior by j. A. Weir, the light effect good, above
winch hangs street scene by Sartan. Next 10 these
u.s. on lurge canvas, very admirable piece OF stl
lie painting by Charles e. Dyer, very carefully drawn,
the well arranged, the color coo 5ut pleasing
| Samuel Colman's rich ana strong 'Canai IN Ho
| ianun hangs next, very Interesting rom ts method
ana IRON excellent the artist has made oil the
rIcu local coors Milne Kainsey's "Bird Fanciers,
| hanging aJovc, Is very good picture, carefully
| studed and painted, tnc nsures good and tue Inn