The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-29
FINE ARTS.

| NATIONAL ACADENY OF DEsIoN--sIxTH NO
TIcE-THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST Rooms.
Taking into account ils szs the army OF paintings
hung In the North Room tho present exhibition OF
| the National Academy OF Design 10 poorer than IN
either Of the galleries. This u due 70 the pres
ence in prominent places the line OF several
vases which both large and weak we'll - TO the
presence OF several ambitious Efforts hung higher,
which dismal failures.
The three host pictures In the va "New
Chambers Street. near Duane, New Yorkn t27Sl; r.
swain Chords breezy Dartmouth Moofs' (2s4l and
Arthur Quarlley's .squay Day the Narrows" (337)
We have already spoken OIL 7. l. smish's "Moon-
light in Winter (26I) also word OF
praise for It's harmony and Tor is masesy elect OF
moonlight breaking through the 1eecy CLOUDS. Ru-
dolphe E. p iguet have said, has excel
lent little picture In his sPortrat OF Mra N. and
Baby' t277). Tho rich interior Of the boudoir
furnished In tho artistic fashion oil The DAY
ana Aled with dainty kncknacks, admirably rem
dsred and forms 6ne sotting for Tho figures OF
young mother with her child hor lap, which she
has just taken from the rich cradle. On ottoman
by The pair hes h,to terrier. Tho large Of
detail IL given tho proper value, aud does clash
With The central effect We object artistic
to the photograph OF the husband tho table,
the stuck 10 the mirror II they put In TIC
picture all they Should gwen true Iocal
color Tho artists '.Watng for Nurse" Is real
and evidently good portrait though the modelling is
nt,ls hard. Alden Wers "a Study" t24s) OF an old
peasants head bold aud full Of character John s.
DAVIS moonlight (24o) Is charming IN sentiment
A. 7. Brichcr's sLow lido at Scituate'' (254) has
good rock work and line sky. Edward Gay has
aud Hat effect in his .Eastchesser, r." (265),
though The SKY Is better than the landscape.
Two worry bad pictures, hung above tho other.
John MuIvany's"A Chance Acquaintance (25) and
George Henry Halls swinter' (25s). with It's spar
boiled, chorubs ss, believe. somebody has very
aptiy called them, who disporting themselves ON
tobacco smoke clouds. In her 'sunsot on the Msa-
dows' $780, Miss KoocK has a nno SKY effect,
Eugcno Benson's .Pcssanis OF Galore, Titan's
Country" (262. exhibits : COED deal OF strength,
though somewhat undecided effect BY hangs
f. Rsymond's '.At tho We'll" good In drawing rich in
color and nne 10 tone the figures u Robert W.
some me good work in parts Of tue dscdsay uninlers
ing and ineffective painting John Laiarge's "A Hill
spsn IN ~ bu, We 90 not see why the skv should
be grsonish blue ana object TO the iridescence ~
point; q :ss ss.. e r needles Goose no
sesas near xunlcnn ls1el " Nv; 7: Phelps,
drawing. There Is = strong sky in Mrs Campion's
..sunse. on the Thames" t2sol. In Gilbert Gaus "A
work; tho subject however we DO not like, worrying,
as u does. carcature. There IL Zoe xtmos-
Tie Mountains t2ssl ThoogS there Is sentiment "a
| W. whittreaee's .Faradise. Newport, X. IL (2Ssh
tho effect scattered and the work Is weak. Miss
Bates mas pleasing face ''Study OF y Hoad',
(202h John A. Parker's winter 10 tho CatsKili' Is
strocious w. 1. Richards Is anexceIlent artist, but
he has done himself iittle credit in the choice
OF SUBJECT and IN the execution Of 'Out In tue Coun
try" t3o0l The lines unpleasant aud pic
turesq ac, tho peryadinR groom moEotonous
trees seem a. " Gu. ouA Of paper William H. Boards
NV ho-ol Who-o-of" i30Il n smusing Wyatt Eaton
n lrnifo f
Miss Edith, mtat SIX years" (302l h. Wood Perry's
.ras story lso1) e = grea. waite Of canvas The
George Inness, Jr's Cat The Brook" 10 strong and
bold, with we'll gwen CATTLE excellont effect aod
good, though sighty crude color. HIS rbe Pride Of
the DAIRY" 1885, - too large canvas Tor the subject,
and there Is bad drawing ~ the cattle. With umo
and study there nne future Tor this young artist,
Who nhorts his ftner's strength aud Individuality
tary" (30al though rather smooth, Is pleaspg.
Julian aeolus 'Clcinoncc noble, IRON tho poem
ana unSsc,aea 10 drawing. hugh Ssws.l's asasxoi
oil Grapss' l320) - excciient 'Seep" ts2l) ~ Alb
Ss sos bot I d%sy color and Srp p.,sy
Though thc background Of j. w. Champnoy's "wa,ing
Tor the coniessioa. s2sl pho.ossaphc, the nyare
Ing Herbert AcCoTd's ''rwiight Revere" 1921, IS
neither good nor bad. neat little sketch is 5. j.
GUYS "Iho Doctors Recreation" 1921 Charles
Bootn's miniaiure-liks "rne Butterfly" (53l)
iui and plsssng OBJ d. G. rnoms ngurs. IN lie Jour
winch he usually paints tho picture, which possesses
good qualitics, would be moro interesting.
4. L. Henry's "The Departure OF the Brighton
Coach $780, excellent in character depletion aud
drawing. II aomewhst hard and crude color.
that on tho cossrmonscrs cart which has just COZ
dod With The 'bus We srs glad 70 say thai thsro 10
A. SSasr.on's .ssua Ss' Of Head" tsaip Ianas {.
Dsin's 'Casts Heidelberg, on sns Neckar, ~ waste
vsaEns. There rs some asGs ,s., ss sork 70
OF Walter SAtterlse's "rne Captve (347l good,
and the hgurss are we'll posed; Tho color, however.
lama Ivsn MI st,nn
Elizabeth. Coast Of Aiins t35l) has good color asd
wa.sr. the subject, however. Is unintersstinG
Mounssins ssaJ i uli OF sxosilenl drawing and has
doe sky; tue coIoring oil tho landscape, with It's
here % some good work IN J. widgsry Griswoid's "A
BIZ OF the Moors'' (354l
very properly devoted 10 sculpture the eys naturally
nrsi strikes Walter Shrisw's life size figure OF
sy sSDs s.. . 90 S G !. hy
down tho bank The picture, 1.-THE Batner' GOAL 10
ssrssiny .r ~, psn.ea WIN GOOD asale Iores
n, however, weak compared With that OF tho buildor
Leaving aside the subject winch Is rather trivial one
for the painter Of 'oheep Shearing in the Bsvaran
highlands" and "Good Morning." we think We are
right IN saying NJ. sh,riaw has made little
Of H. What We should have wished % soc would have
boon 90 ucisiveiy arawn, nrmy modelled ngurs Of
youth. all his muscles rigid and In action from
the ssran Of holding 0ack the strong. eager animal
Instead Of this have we'll posed hgure, limp aud
unstrung instead oil rigid. solnswhat unsubstantai
A some Que has said Tho brush plain.
Tho dog though coarse 10 excess, 10 rendered more
vigorously than the boy. The ABOVE may soem some
what hypercritcaI OF picture which mas nnd0ubted
strength and good points, but In view oil the position
and i0rmsr work OF this often strong and vigorous
painter We do not think II so.
Above Mr. Shirlsw's picture the hanging committee
for sono occult reason ave hung J. Ogden woods
SPerlhside Pasture" (6G5h with we'll arawn and
posed and effectively treated cattle In good sunlight
The absurdity Of hanging this work where u can
hardly be seon when Mr.. Lyman's stormy Day or
Portland Hsadn $685. Silva's srwiIipht" l669L and
lncx Ludow's very mediocre "A Cat FANNY" l6S5)
are on the line, is obvioua
n Thomas Moran has produced ane picture, full OF
| strength, IN his "rbe Watering Place" l69S). It's
cnIof iRult as before stated IL slight spotuess IN
eject hut how excellent IL the sky, pure aDd real ~
It's blue ana fuli OF slow motion ~ the good cloud
forms; how suggestlve Of Is tho figure OF the
borsoman at the rise Of the mooriand; and how adj
mrably IL tho eye carried from the and horse
past the Sastle BY the pool 70 the blue bird flying
over Is IN the shade. Tho color 10 rich anu real VI
signty opaque, and 10 the into the The
| riyhs rsEdercd with great skill
| An excellent work also ~ J. w. Enninger's "Twi