New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-03-08
THE s0CMIT or 4UEBiC4N ARTISTS

SECOND ANNUAL >ISIING-pAY.
The Society of American Artists have strongly
lled 10 make their second exhibition better than tuc
first, aud il one may judge OF the display
seen through "a mist cigar-smoke aud hin
dercd of ones desire to look long here and
there by the temptation, not 10 be resisted, 20
look equally long in other directions; the mind dis
rracted too by the varied chat and criticism incident
10 yaruishmgday; the ball of friendly opinion lightly
tossed from hand to hand. ana bounding FROM vail TO
vall-if N such gentle hury-burly and under such
disadvantages one could form all Judgment Of the
exhibition it would certainly be that Is better than
tnat OF last year.
There Is not one piece here suro to be universally
interesting az Mr.. Chase'5 Elvra che Ready fer
the Ride - Of last year bat the collection taken al
through is more uniformly interesting. Where Mr.
Chsses picture hung large aud Important work
by L Alden Weir, containing five or six life
size figures. Larger aud more Important rtil is
MI EdIu's ''Ihc AnatOmist one Of The most powerful
horrible aud yet fascinating pictures that has been
painted ANY where In this ccntury-a match, or more
than a match for Daylds " Death OF Marat,' or ioi
C6ricauIFs Wreck Of the Medusa." But the moro
praises IT, the more must condemn lis admission 10
a gallery where and women OF weak nerves must
be compelled TO look at IT, For not to look al II is i'm
possible.
MI Wyatt Eaton has a study Of tho nude which will
add frcsh laurel to the wreath lie al first with his
Reyeric" ID suffers by the neghborhoOd If Mrs Cas-
salts strong picture Of lady reading IA newspaper
which plays on the gamut % whites and gives Mr.
Eatons picture sombro tone that does not belong 10 H.
MI Chase has nfe-sze picture Of II chair with
its back turned the spectators ia which man site
sidcways and turns his head looking sqnarely ont Of
the picture over the chair. There j. excellent painting
here bu the char-back, like another Bottom insists
Oh PLAYING all the principal parts An Interior Of #
church, with the sexton polishing up the altar
caudle,tlchs, landscape two and some
studies OF heads represent this clever artist
IN the present exhibition. Mr. Sartain Mr. Low hr sar
gent send PICTURES small in ze but interesting In quail
ity; MI Frank Lathrop, vino last year Eent two nue
unrtraits has this year pretty panels good alike IN
design and color. Queen Eleanor and FAIR Rosamond
Mr.. Homer Martin Is IN fun force with at least
four due landscapes-ole of them the finest we
have eyer seen from his hand Mr. Walter ShrGw sends
a Goose-Gir palnted-OOth girl and geese-with great
deal OF spirit Mr George Inness has two large land
seapes and his SON. Mr.. George Inness jr. two small
sweety painted pictures Mr. John La Fargo has notn
ing Of much Importance far subject
cernrd, but of them, cactus flower lying Oh
a pearl shell, very rich In cOl0r-9 beautiful study
Beside Miss CasSat, other ladies' are contributors Mrs
Helena DcKays Flowers richly studied. but want
little the dcwy freshness that Mr. La Fargo knows
how TO give; tins ladys " Head of Lady " shows de-
ended growth on the artists part it's better composed
and more soldy, largely painted tan anything Of hers
we have vet seen. Miss Maria X. Oakey's
.Lc Don Qu1otc de nos jours" makes more conces
sns 10 The weakness OF average humanity than This
lady's work 10 accustomed 70 show, but is SIN LITTLE
advance oi US. The " lead Of Il Child however is
excellent, and redccms a hundred "iiul eccen-
irlel.Irs. II Is well modelled manly painted
and sweetly true 70 infant expression. Nh
Duvcucck must not be forgotten with bis siro1S
and interesting heads-bow hrm aud soi the h'sA-
pautng If the Young lady's flceshe with The Swiss
picnic hat and the fan M William Hunt with his
clearly painted portrait OF Aimselfi nor Mr. George
Fuller with his landscape, and ms Two heads 30
poetic and 80 fresh-and not from Munich either;
nor lastly for the present Mr. RYDER who has Al a-t
found 10 held aud friends and Is painting for those
who can understand them idys tender and as limo
cent as ever from The brush OF BAKE VI MS rival
SiothArd. The scuiptuIo this year j. principally
from the hands Of Mr.. Warner. who sends
A deljcately beautiful marble figure md some
spirIted busts and meda.loLs. From MI. 81
Gaudcns now in Pans, there are several bronze
1,a1aIII1n. OF porrat heads; had hoped for some
thing more imaginative from hauds so well calculated
to give 10 those Of ms artist Lie tAHIDItlOh
will open 10 the public on Monday.