New-York tribune., 1880-02-20
THE ANERICAN ART G4LLERK.

Mr. II. L. M00re's Gallery, No. East
Twenty-thrd-st., Macisonsquare tKurtz BuildngJ,
which has been occupied for several weeks past-rst,
with the drawings OF the salmagundi Club and then
with the pictures Of the Artists Fund Society was re-
opened last evening, with Il collection Of oilpaiutiDgs.
composing hat we may call the Winter Exhibition OF
the American Art Galery-for so Mr. Moore calls this
handsome room, which nevertheless, In spite OF his
christening fast becoming known 10 the public by mo
handler Hame OF Moores." Just our churcnes, in
spite Of edeeds which put them under the proiec-
tion Of ST. This and St. That, fainarly known by
the ther presiding priest pais0n sir MOores
happy thought to establish gallery where good pie
lures by American artists be sure Of find
ing fair and friendly treatment being we'll
hung In favorable light, has been from
the start carried ont with taste aud Judgment, and
though the enterprise Is private one, and makes no
preeutioBs to be anything more than one more added
10 the many founded With good hope Of making money,
deserves tue good Wishes Of every citizen who
terested IN the OF and artists in America
This is time that the experiment has been tried
OF putting American pictures on an equaty-so ar as
the mode OF presentaton to the public Is concerned
with the works OF Europeans. Beautiful galleries nave
been hnt for the accommodation OF foreign pictures
agencies have been established for their sale, and all
the arts OF advertising have been employed and en-
haused 10 recommend them 10 rich amateurs. but
until Mr. Moore, American has proposed TO employ
the same good Offices in behalf OF the work OF his
country men. There Is no gallery in this city Tor
the sale OF pictures handsome as this OF
Mr Moore's none so wclichted. nor So pleasantly
aCce ssIbe the pictures exhibited can he Kept up
TO the standard those the walls, the success OF
the enterprise cannot fail 10 be assured before many
months have passed away.
The only picture here not By American hands is Iur
uer's Conway Castle" owned ana exhibited by 3iE
Thomas Moran. or this noble work. which, unless wo
are greatly mistaken will give a new turn 10
our Anerican estimate OF Turuer we do not propose
to speak at present We will only that IL Is admir-
ably hung, and be to full advantage. Mr. Ed
win II. Bmshtelfs " TIE Emperor COhmOdus Return
ing from Games.P pctare which surprises. seen
again with such helps from excellent lighting and ample
space Is the chief ornament or the i0ag south wall OF
the gallery. Mr.. Constant Mayors :" SUng OF the SDut
Is also noticeable work artist vino always pants
serious v indeed there are few pictures mere that
DO their painters at their best Mr. SANFORD
clifford, for instance, has never painted more poetic
WORK tnan large landscape which Is uere ana Nnrn
was had been IN the gallery an hour ANA
Mr.. f. A. Brdgman. whose 'Od Palace &c Constantine
has had the same good fortune ~ well rep
resented by this careful aud picturesque WORK.
Mr. Eastman JOhDsOD's 8 Boy Selling Feather
busters" IL good. and Mr. George ful-
lers Romany Cir" is by far the best work we nave
ever seen from hand. Here are l56 PAINTINGS, max
ing A collection representing ono whole school OF
American ART that of the NewYOrk Academic aus ana
Associate and the Academy itself seldom does these
artists 50 much Justice is done them here IL would
ie impossible ia brief notice To describe tue con
tents ot the gallery detail We cofdlally ADVISE our
fo see III bnmSrlYeS.