New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-30
THE LOAN EXHIBITION.
/ V.
A FEW OF THE PICTURES.

or the crowds of people who have been
hucSing 10 the National Academy Building during
the we k, that the exhibition OF the Decorative AR
Society has been making IL attractive the
greater number 10 be drawn TO the picture gal
ley, ana very evident the taat for the maor
Of visitors the OF proper Interest lar
above thar excited Their minds b. ahrc, emma, or
even Oriental miracles Of handicaf thai Il has been slg
gested in quarter least the society should an
other year cCnue its efforts to getting up an bltOn
composed OF pictures aone OF course, there could be
no objection tine show OF pictures tue more good
see tHe better all Of US but for tine
ciety to rely entirely a display Is proposed
would be to desert It's proper ground for its reason Tor
beng M ali is 10 help on the cause Of art as applied to
decoration and to manufactures not simply TO t ITS oox
or cash reccPts 1t might, ana probably would MAKE
great haul money BY such an exhibition, aud We
heartily wish 1t would try the experiment, but
II would be great ply and thJn : are going. II
would be an injury the cause the society PROCESSES
To have at heart, If these yearly exhibitions vi the
worlds SIKH III the lesser arts should be gwen mp cN-
changed FOR something that would in no direct Way
Lcp to educate in studies wherein We are most de
! fiC,eut.
For all the imported teachers that may be employed
by the society ~ mdtydulls. aud AL the 60 yuS OF
patterns and models rakyd together from tAc tour
Of the earth, VIII the success o. ths
mOyemeut-the bringing American art MANUFACTURERS up 10
aevel with those otter naOns-uul We Al educate
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train tIcm TO and feel FOR t,m Scyes. Ans all tAc
preaching, ccturng aud wriunc We may bring to bear
tho WEI do but Hale good unless accompanied
by an abundant and steady supply Oh Objects HiL'trdt
Ing The most perfect practical ACCOMPLISHMENT 81 the
tasks set forth u theory. Therefore we venture To eN
press the hop that Tn" society mas make these co'c
tons OF beautiful OBJECTS so long rs u can hud material
community and that every year there Will D. q
more dclluc aud persistent effort made 10 give the cX-
hoitlons aud he lectures practically Instructive ana
educating direction
There axe about a hundred pictures in the exhibition
OF TINS year. and they well uung IN the south Room"
Alnug completely tuat gallery. aud Overlooking inio
the corridor. Owing probably to the exodus OF
ch people from our city this summer, the committee
found the field from which 1t could borrow very mar
one, aud gallery shows H. IN the mixed char-
accr Of the pictures and ne lack 81 contemporary III
tcJcst But there are enough clover pictures mere 10
make IL worth while to ln them ou;. and We are not
sure that the fewn"Ss OF their numper Is an al
vantage on the whole; able to give more ime to
! them.
There are but few American pictures here and this
We rcrr, because now tia, artists are rapidly
emerging from cloud That has too long hung over
them ami are oycrcom.ug in one way and another the
Il n,u,.c. that kept them back, wish every oppor
uuily that could be embraced Tor making the gen
eral pubic aware OF the change that Is taxing pace II
the persons wuo are at much pains to set Wy
these 81 Dtiuus would seriously ~ once to see what
could be- done In our oal field. collecting many 81 the
really GOOD pictures that have been pIiuei IN past um'S
and are being painted now, by American ar't as there
csuI be found room for instead Of relying always ON
oieikn studios. there uo No doubt the pdbhc WOMB
oI,d. r,.u,ud Win s presence ami with It's money
After m j. much helped by any art h!I j. NOT
native 10 TO- and while there Is no doubt iii - pleas
ant 10 the result OF foreign skill aud study, there can
bee no doubt ccr that much Ia lost by too exclusive at
eltlon 10 what others doing. and too persistent
I..usIu. ol wlar i, being don' Dy ourselves.
Tl,rcs no fore IA landscape On tarsr walls that can
bc ~ All c,uut-.l 90 Nr :. Il. GifuId'- Hunter Noun
tain" No. s. ,a Ell by Mr. j. ". Puchot II i proba-
bis An early work 81 any it Is style very "hrr-
,, fru that to which the artist has OF Late accuh-
,gur, u.s. descending almost Ia confirmed maunerlsW'
INA. picture ON the Otucr hand, without any pr'tch7"
10 imagination i In effect much more imaginative anu
IMPRESSIVE than tuose glowing canYases We a know" 10
winch An enthusiastic writer the other day at loss Tor
. ,,ris,u ,,id IA fact compare a magnificent sunset.
Iic called the sunset, mis- Oxford. Here We nave no
such cmrry, but only scene within the compass OF
f.c ,rtlst's u-trtined powers large, tranquil and
solemn landscape. the great mountain relieved against
tine subdurd gov Of an evening SKY.
M. ". Nhlt.rcdgc's" The Ola Hunting Grounds No
" ,t,, loaned by Mr. PuohOt, Is not composition that
rc,,cs u, the uouOiouy VI the multiplied birch tree
As prevents rIUOy ms, as "" would Ike to 40 Inc
a.lc.ry with which these 'recs are drawn, ana the
syeefnc., o. their color. But how much life and ar
[ here
1.Icaly proved Dy comparing u with ueIGhborinE
r,rd.r.n, by Mr. VIM. T. Richards. " In the Woods"
e., So loaned by Hr J. L. Mott, app Tcuty an
early work Of this Iat.cut and Observing artist In
uorn the scientific sp!rt often unfortunately gets
the better OF artistic feeling Mr. KlchaTGsh picture
II ftr beyonI that OF Mr. Whi'tredge In tie proof
q, study and patent puts IN evidence. but, after
nI " be an excellence Or art 10 conceal ltH methods
Mr. whttredge must bear on the palm he gives as not
m many facts IA Mr. Richards. bus vastly moro OF that
npre.sion OF nature which should be tue artists alan
! 10 communicate
f. I. 80 seldom VIC are able 10 praise anything which
Mr. William Hunt sends TO our exhibitions that we are
clad 10 give a cordial word to 40 sgnt hing us his
Batber." No 70. 1t Is only au unfinished sketch or
ANDY rather Tor il cannot be supposed that the Mtls
ever intended to make picture OF sucu subject 1t
| o. , md. nyure OF boy about 10 take
| , header from the shoulders OF companion
! The bathing place Is pool (not deep enough
for hsadeiJ shut with trees which bring out In all
ilelr ygor the tne nesh Of the principal figure
maze toe picture In fact, though something must be
owcd for the character that the artist has been sue
,c.-fl IN suggestns IN his subject making him not u
mere model but giving strong Impression OF refine
ueut aud grntlemanlu,ss. Beyond the coo'' and thS
air Of refinement there little, however III tnc study 10
| Justify Mr. Hunt IN rskug rs cNhhltluh AT "h'h We
uld he surprised II the artist had not unfortunately
arcu.tone ed Us to his cavalier tcamento OF the public
Nh drawing IN this boys figure ~ mistaken that any
nny ran see H. The TRUNK with tue set OF the shdpclV
head on the shoulders Is very satisfactory IN DRAWING
ana ia color Il ould be easy TO find living artist 10
match II overY day come back to IT, 1t seems bet
ter than tn day before But tho arms are not attached
~ the trunk aud the thighs aro certainly lnrAcus"by
prolongea and strained. We hold to what We nave "au
before a sketch Detrly the amaster and the quar-
,r,ster the whole master permcated with MS kuo"I-
edge Ina observation hi, skill Of hand. cannot In the
ishte,t .ketGl make "A mistake that needs To 90 cor
rectrd IN the hn shed picture. Mr. Hunt win All MS
artistic PERCEPTION. his enjoyment OF his art hs acquired
skill continually betrays tue Incompetence Oh DIS
knowledge and requirement III AIS sketches 'uu HIS