New-York tribune., 1878-05-11

socb crude digesed piece of work this 10 the one
great exhibition of the year, what would DC thougnt
OF an Academy Europe that should so III consult INC
interests of the artist and the public as 10 accept such
mere promise, and honor 1t as performance
Yet, the whole, we arc not un"i'"ns
10 see it here-the exhibition does not 30
greatly swell national pride that We shoiiu
be oyer-senstiye-and with all Its SHORTCOMINGS tnS
lady's picture shows a determination towaiu "na'' ~
our poverty we may allowed to call the poetic sac
and however feebly helps Mr. shiraw MT Porter M'ss
Cassatt Mr. Low Mrs. whitman, and Mr. Neal Id their
attempt 70 make convention and tameness kick the
BEAM ,,,,
Mr. WinsIow Homer sends six pictures TO the e1hln
ton but no one them will add to his reputation ana
only one-" In Field" No. 540-will be considered as
t all worthy of him. For an artist VINO mas uohc suo
clever things as Mr.. Homer and who has always found
the pubc more than ready TO welcome him. 1t looks IKE
trhing both with himself and with his friends wien
he sends such things hung in the corridor Oh
either side the door OF the south ROOM Inc suo
Iects OF some OF these are mean; those OF all ol
them are unnteresting; and the execution Is az Valu
as the theme. It may be that the public does not de
serve respectful treatment but it is not in the interest
of art for artists to deal with the public on that theory
We have no intention to inrude our advice upon tue
artists, but we may at least he auoWeu "
speak in sclf-defence. Mr. WinslOw Homer was rec
ognized his first appearance before the puOhc as III
artist Of uncommon merit He furnished goou mus
aton of the Quckness with which our pubc spies OUT
merit The critics had nothing TO do with fndng out
his worth in his case always they simply seconded
the pubc's notion What has come over
this artist OF late years that lie suks III
his tent, and TO take pleasure in painting as
badly as he cant His bad painting, 1t must
be confessed, is very bad But the reason why Is SO
bad is because plainly how good 1t might have
been had the artist chosen put himself into his work.
and not played at chuckfarthing with his talent inc
In the Field" No $40, south room is saved from con
demnation by a bright morning sky sOwn win cirrus
cloud and there is pleasant sentiment in TINS pic
ture winch we are glad to welcome few years ago.
however, we should not have mad to thank MI Aomei
for such scrap az cold comfort as this.
Mr. Abbott II. Thayers Sleep" No. 321, is pretty
picture SO pretty that don't to set up compar
sons between the baby and the puppy on the scoreH
loyeableness the score OF excellence III the
painting Each will have troops OF friends and each
will deserve Mr. Thayer has not been painting so
well of late afford 10 let any sign OF better
ing go by without any acknowledgment
It's impossible, with the hest will in the world to say
anything praise Of Mr. H. A. Loops two pictures With
their subjects taken from Shakespeare, and might be
taken from anybody nobody. We are tired OF signing
over these melancholy failures, apd yet n sense of
humility steals remember that there is
world elsewhere in which people 10 be found who like
chromos and heOtypes and that these may
find something that to their hearts III these perform
ances Of Mr. Loop Doubtless this world wherever II
may be- happy planet and the hhahtants not awht
behind ours in virtue and responsibility. May they give
Mr. Loop unlimited orders and take their pictures home,
and may he dilute and Shakespeare for them to the
end OF his days. to their and his entire satisfaction
One of the few really good pictures in this exhibition
is Mr. Thomas Eakinss Chess Players" No 6l2 II Is
but a small piece, and not word can be said for the
Color for it is black btumen can make 1t; but in
drawing, in truth Of action, and in the depicting OF
character in the heads this small canvas is exceedingly
clever c. c.