New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-15
THE WATER COLOR SOCIETY
TWELFTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION.


We believe il is now twenty-five years since
the art OF drawing IN water coors first brought
publicly to the notice OF our people by an tA-
hib.tlon OF works executed in this manner
| n arc rightly informed. IL was In lsJ3'
in the Worlds Fair Building. in Reservoir square
in ths city, that a society OF eurs placed ui0n
screen small collection OF water-nolor drawinrs made
by themselves These drawings were looked At Win
curiosity by a good many people, but the general
opinion been. that though pretty enough
tins could not DO style Of art worth cnlnVatng OF
worth encouragng since it not possible tue product
should ne perHaneuJ-the cOlOrs were sure I" l'u''
and the material which they were Ialu
was * remedy peFishabe. Since that timo cou-
siderable change Ofupinon with regard 10 watercoior
drawing has taken place the public mind II Is found
on examining the matter that. among porishabe thS-'
paper when vel made Of proper materials iS am0nS thr
least perishtbe. The earliest printed books arc IN al
where they have been well cared for irnSh ana
Am when tnc} Ar, the light. And as for col
ors they are ar permanent properly applied rs OLE
Since people began find this outInd enough wafer
color drawings haze me down 10 US unhsrmed from
former generations TO prove 1.-The art has had more
prosperous life aud Own society has done mdch 10
recommend Il to the American people.
II is quite another question whether or wa'ei-coloi
arsts or our artists IN general have moro 10 -ay tn
those earlier ones " no the fret appeal Ia 1913
One OF those contributed to that eA"iDi-
ton comparing ii With the present di'.LN'
finds liitc prosTe's except ia tho technical
processes. There Is much more skill bodnes'' direct
ues. greater part Of che drawings III tni' tWeifh
exhibition OF the Water COOr SUtcty EIan taere Vas III
the drawing, sGown at our Worlds Fair. But tho III
contcnt.d ask whether there are ideas wretner
there truth. whether tho landscape Is hcI''I
interpreted, whether human nature Is more clearly ID
ycalcd Ia oihc. words, tho artist any moro 70 say
now than hc mad thcni
NOBODY viii dery the improved technique.
few wears aeo indeed. to flr
tick rs 1873, drawing Ike Mr.. IN FHrc's
&C luc.e II. Tong" or his "Mo1urIse over SNOW"
would nave becu impossible to prOlacr nero. 4, .ou-
ngo as thr Exhibition were. il is true or three
young nra. VINO. under the influence Of SIR E'sairs
rracbiug. as imported by oae 81 hs pup'.-,
produced snme very delicate miniature Hora
in water c3!or,, and Mr. John W niiIs d" Mar
Colds" NO A., CorIdur, carries taos Co
g Ioul-ago time Wien sc werr seeing and enjoy
ue u.usu o. ilia now venerable aIti,t5 strong,
,rr-h.s.ed trutAuI report OF uatlrr. Bus Mr. ma,
vOia, beaalifui ami cheerful a., much OF 10 was,
was simply reportius,t wa not interpretation ana
w's quit empty o. ala p"r'iy Ii' ht"irsin-r'' t"hY
d' some Il our CONTEMPORARIES q'rrr' "i'H tii' per
i''F proper am leg ''''l' "''" comes 9''5 I''i'
i. EIl -A'l..'u .'"'' I''' "' N'''" ne NV '.''
tries TO ''hr hnH'.'i Gear mirror 'o' '"' 'N''' IT,
elton col tie scene ".'Ir RIM. but AT - nature ~e'H
tliUu-h mans c''-, and tI- ARTIST must pN'
soni,tnu1 Oh h,n-oh hto h's WORK Il he "o1"
/ mdar 70 oc.t.g ,nin mere reporting Ina trying
tu do TINS, the technique H-ei t'he- 90 SOME
drug OF the artists Individuality and becomes
Oppressive ID itself orc = the most lntfc'tlng lea
turcs OF ib' present 'zm'on - the VhHey d" meth'''
.Hd ma-url- c"p"y'd. l"e'' h,'d 10 Do lar it"'T.
TIE aim once Is. i'r 10 De ''' tii 10 pant '."' We
do u,t cay - uoB aPlrus 10 D. of all To- paint differ
entity, uut, a events, Zach Ma seems ID De painting
FOR IIus.I... III. A. II. Nyauts way i vc different
/ from NJ Curr.cc- AID Mr. Henry Firrers me hod is
/ h %. r..l- Ia. that Of Mr.. Homer Y, iu each %,
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