New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-15

poture-overs as these archaic painters. by reason
or their nonotonyj they arc, one and AL.
repeating themselves, and the repetition OF the
theme IL affecting, OF course II must tho style
OF the narrator To acknowledge this to ones self IL
confess TO serious loss For have been accustomed.
or were at one time accustomed, find the works or
all these artists the record OF some experience,
some discovery. fresh observation n Inspiration
not to be hoped for-and who here shalt give thatf
or anything distinctly and indsputabig poetca; NJ
least We should have something beside handOrgan music
where the artists work 10 confined TO turning Oft
turned handle in plain sight This f. what
Messrs Tiffany. Colman and Clifford IRE in danger OF
coming to n they do not mako vows and keep them. TO
do nothing Of the sort Ir Samuel Cousn, " Cambus-
Kenneth Abbey" No. 159. is stately dignfed
ment for parlOr wall it can hardly be dllovcd
than that His " Market Day 10 Brittany" No. 70. Is
spoiled by IT. and women drawn on scale TO which
the artist Is not and 70 which be certainly
not equal They tire picture. and yet they
evidently lny-hsures that they make it impossible
for as TO take any interest IN them their
surroundings. We Ike best OF all his drawings here
this artists study from Nature Sarragansett. r. l."
NO 100. But here there ia that same want OF
spontlnelty n the painter ilrod OF his work and
Ike Hoods semp,tress had
"Oycr his buttons fallen asleep
And were sewing them MS dream"
OF Mr.. Tiffany We have already expressed our appre
heIsi"n that something the same l. happening
linn, but may be allowed that both ~ his and IN
that O' Dir COlmGn, the smaller pieces the best No.
lfB "Ar,hway Tlcmcen," 10 pretty n not Inn
porttnt little sketch, bu No. 81 on HOu Rome"
aud No. lol, Market Day IN Gencya really only
pieces Ot stag scenery doubt thcrr a theme 10
found them on, and the main lines taken from the
reality, hut the colorng. the sentiment is all make
believe. This IS not Rome aud this Is not Geneva
moro than The artsrs NeTYOrk strcets are Ike New
York OK course there is treating this matter
o. likeness winch unfair TO tho artist We 10 no in
ssl on roasm hut there IS something IN the expression
Of every place, particularly If j.. be an old settled
rlare, that separates It t. tho minds eye from cgcry
other but Mr.. VIII allow this he makes az
places, lave ready said, look more less alike,
and strives 50 hard 10 be- picturesque when there
nothing to 60 tha! ha tails into he commonplace.
There y ami ~ proportion I'm his way OF dcYctiug.
II nay be illustrated Nv his No 30 Study Of Melons,"
which nue people out # ten would take for olives.
They h.vo 10 slze at ALL uor any distinctive melon
character
We cannot le'a wishing that Mr. Henry Farror
you'd c0uirc himself 20 SINAI pieces ~ paper. Ilc
ou, 10 kucv thai lar-e picture cannot Dee made by
smPy magLtylug small oac. All ms small pieces
h,-a prttjv-tAo-h mono onus IN co.orng and n
not elective would aid 20 tho -Aecr:un,ss aud re-
a5eu,.t OF any ROOM, tucv might D, hung M but
tic rls I sU.J c7"Ie uu IN aud fleet ana
mo, I'D 90 tIur co.oru.. They want ma,s.uG ~ llo
foliage aud concentrating Of c ~kv In order To get som"
effect alsvtra- Oh, me ,oau winch thev drawn.
NJ. Far-er rus gwen lu c,.1ul" which wish may be
followed ry supplyIu: tire demand ior ,luaI drawings.
'fc wi-H t.at ui4at be- .4!y more aui. aud
good hi- order thar the ar u-'t Uc carried Into
.0tcst rooms apo hp~as where sun pleasures are -
,t known. but where they VouG co . world OK
good. c. c.