New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-14

THE AMERICAN ART-REvIEw A Journal devoted to to
the %1aS hssg Ths sew Estes
We have received the February number OF
this inportant periodical 1t contains articles on lHo
Present Condition Of Architectural Art IN the western
States" by Z. b. WiGht-a well "iit'en "'"0'y
naper "Notes on Hokusai. the founder OF
The Modern japanese School OF Drawing
a valuable contribution to our small STOCK VI
,oc,s about the history OF japanese art (;
.rhe Works OF the American Etchers-Peter
NJ, and Thomas Moran," by the Editor, s. X hoeh
49, tho continuation OF c. c. Perkins's Olympia as II
vos and IA IT Is" followed by another article DY 'he
same writer Ancient Literary sources oi 'no
History OF the Formative Arts IN "feece''
Ae,or This solid fare we are offered some
lighter nourishment in the shape OF an account Oh 'e
society for Reproductive Art at Vienna ana an exam
.,on NJ the socalled Portrait of Beatrice Cencl by
Guido Rani I'm the Barberln Palace at Rome the article
translated from the French OF T. Castelot' Inc con-
cIusions TO be drawn from recent lnVestsauons IHo
This rather nauseatng story are that the "eu-hno"n
nctnre over which much sentmenality mas oeen eA
ded ia not portrait OF Beatrice but only study by
Guido from one OF his models and that even II II "eio
Is now too late for sentimentaIty TO weep over
III . character as Beatrice Is too clearly
rroved 10 have been. AT the enl OF tue
MAGAZINE are gathered tho monthly BphoEr"Pny
aud the Art Chronices-Amercan aud Foreign com
ni,tious which leave nothing to be desired on the
NJ
American portion Of this chronicle is to be found III any
- ,,rtcr lnoyyn TO US 1t will In time come 10 be OF
,,,h tmportapce TO those studying the art history
. ,bis country Nor does any one toreigu
magazine give so good account OF "hat u uolus VI
this Acld Of art all Europe as Is contained I'D the
,ro,,n chronicle OF The Art Rertec Inc etchlhss OF
-, osort number are The Passaic Meadows" by
Thomas Maran, MONDAY Rest" by Peter Moran ana
PRAYER in the Forest" b. Forberg this last one OF the
,,s issred Inv the Vienna Society OF Reproductive
,rto-Gesellschaft iur Verviefalugende kunst' Tue
,obng nv Mr. Thomas Moran Is not very satisfactory.
r,r IL snch a want OF proportion in the objects That
,ose I, as 10 mako the pine-trees IN
the middle distance easily mistaken for a
rcor roV tn OF weeds. The perspective OF the water
conre i certainly wrong Nor are the incidents OF the
h,t brouet into any composition. and the result Is
NOT merely dispersion OF pictorial Interest hut
orlad sn,ttness Of effect. Mr. Peter horan's eieh-
ing gives but little more pleasure, IL Is as
conventional and well worn as Mr. ihohas
Moran's j. eeaud-easy aud OF to-day The head 81 The
horse IN Mr. Peter Morans small etching Is clumsy ana
Tho creature generally shaty In drawing but his clum-
.irass is only In keeping with the rest Of the
ni,te where everything Is lump-thc TWO
,ogs are heavy, and the spade Darrell
no etc ctc have none Of the lightnoss ana the aec
dental look that the best Of the Dutch erLers give tc
their ftr1n-yard lumber The drawing OF the doorway
too with lts door, is queer, 10 say the least aud no
ado
nourt bcyoud with its light and air The ser
Vie. that The Ar! Rerieo is doing ia bringing
forward the work Of American etehers e OF ire hr7
tuDortauee and, while we chcer!uly acknowledge ~
we feel that the best service can render tetun Is TO
sneak freely u the results Obtained We are conndent
mat no puins will spared by the INTELLIGENT
aud ,side-awake management, backed BY the hOerahy
aud ambition OF The publishers, 10 he'd The new maya
no mn IN the highest standard In tc short time That
The g,retc has bee IN existence Glas produced eight
etrpurs by Americans accompened 10y three by foreign
hauGs and il has given an impetus TO the art IN 'ais
country such az II has never gun TO receive from any
otser quarter.
The wood engravtugs in this number are ehl'ny Nus
trtto-s 10 MIR PolklBs's valuable article on Olympic
you,d tha; some eugTaver would devise o way OF
rcprodueipg works In sculpture that should make them
lock interestingi Much praise awaits the editor who
shall refuge 10 give 20 outlines OK statues
aud has rclefs MI Morse's short but Iithy article
ON Hokusai IL eDIiyoned ny some spirited re
productions OF the masters drawing We cannot praise
hovever. tie full.pacc engraving Of kasamono or
hanging scroll with design by Iiokusai; We wonder
where in the reperiory Of his works 20 conventional