New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-21

tops all Others is George Fuller's "Quadroon" INT
Wild sad look of the haunting eyes attracts every
| one who looks into them, and produces an ever
strengthening impression. The work owes not 9
little of its power to its technical excellence. which
| in color drawing aud harmony is well-nigh CON-
petc. There Is no other figure in the room when
rivals this in the impression of actual and intense per
sonality. The work of a NewYork artist which at
tracts the most attention is the study of head by
Mr. Sartain alluded to above Boston taste runs to
studies rather than to finished pictures but no study
of local artists has demonstrated such skill and re-
source rs this. J. Alden Weir sends number oil
works. of which the best is perhaps his portrait Of
DIN L. Warner. the sculptor. This quite takes the
eyep Of the conservative element OF our ART
students, and is warmly praised by many whose
good opinion is we'll worth having Mr. Weir also
shows a 4" Head of n French Peasant and Child"
and an ideal work of - Barbara Freitchie." An
artist must strike q very strong ana orlginal
conception to please the public, who consider John
g. Whittier almost Their feliow-townsman ana lhIs
last mentioned picture IN spite OF IT'S uninlslakape
excellence, fails TO satisfy them WHOLLY. DouVias
Volk Is represented by decorative portrait entitled
" In the Studio. Portrait of Miss H." and a Sleep
ing child with the arms of its colored nurse clasped
over her breast, entitled, In the Park" y. CarrOh
Bcckwith shows a figure in black ndng-haDH,
capitaliy painted standing against yellow cur
tam, which brings ont the face ana form " strong
reilef It's entitled. Portrait Of Miss Met. George
w MAYNARD shows two character port ralts orc OF
cur versatile Young artist, Frank j. MllIet, III ms
costume rs war correspondent of The London Mars,
dnring the RuSso-l Turkish war, and the other OF Il
lady seated upon n furry robe and playing Il banjo.
In wat,I-cOior drawing New-lork IL represented Dy
unmportant works of F. :. Church and +. Hopkln-
Smith and by a charming picture OF snow -Drus,
by Miss FIdelia Bridges,
Boston5 representation in portrature ana charac-
ter and decorative work Is generous. but NOT ny any
means complete. Frederick y. Nnnt0n sends ihree
portraits OF George Baty Blake, William H. Gardi-
Al. ID H. lt4 amin
Porter is represented by the portrait NJ Miss aud
Howe, which has been exhibited IN Paris and New
York. He has put some recent work into the PIC
turc. which Ias. 10 say he least. not improved II.
Ii U.s. however, the most omplcte decorative portrait
in the exhibition, and ~ marvel OF brilliant ana
careful color and skillul modelling and drawing
George Van Ilocsslin, OTTO Glundmanu, Mss
Ph@be jerks T. ". Dewmg, John
Selineer Charles Spraguc Pearce aud bliss Annie
G. Norvcll contributed good work and the so-called
" Hunt School" Is represented by numDerof those
crude studies which It seems satisfied 10 produce
without indications ot finished pictures growing
ont of any OF them. Frederick CrOwninsheld cXhlb-
IFS n dec ratiye lunetre vigorously treated, +. d.
Met several OF his chaste and delicate studies IN
genre and 1homas Juglaris. new name IN Boston,
large painting entitled l}Ivaslon" represent
ing dweller III caves mtently observing from the
top of n cliff the rising smoke of the Invaders
camp-ires while his nude spouse with child
clinging her. strives to hOld him back from the
attack he seems about to make. The plan OF the
work original, and the painting OF flesh IN the
but the drawing Is somewhat hard and the general
color cold. IL is an interesting work. however as
indicative of style Of art hitherto but little prac-
tiscd here.
some fine work is shown in sculpture Augustus
st. Gaudens, of New-York. contributes his marble
bust of President Woolsey. of Yale and four yigor
ous medaIllons in bronze of Dr. Henry Sniff, Frank
Met Bastlen LaPagc aud ROdman Dehay Glider
Dim l.. Warn represented by busts OF the Rev.
L. Warner. Nj IS Maud Morgan and Mr.. H. p VOL,
colt OF Newly, Tx, and medalIons of Professor and
Mrs Robert w. Weir and Mr.. George Jones. James
Freshman, of Boston, shows a capital head OF a
Durham bull thoroughly bovine and full OF char
acfcr. Daniel {. French sends but one example OF
his superior art. "a bust Of Mr.. j. Elliott Cabot and
T. II. BARTLETT contributes a remarkable BUST IN
bronze of the Hon. Cakes Ames, another OF john H.
Cofiing, and bronze figure of an Indian. Dir.
Barlet's Young son. Paul W. Bartlett, dsplaysa sur
prising talent III II bust Of his grandmOther-a work
which called Oat the congratulations OF the jury OK
the salon, where 1t was exhibited last season-and
spirited head Of kIdin bronze, which Is full OF char
acter and certain humorous perception OF the pecu
liarites of the animal. In short the work OF tins
lad Sutfer5 little BY comparison with tnat OF MS
elders. The exhibition OF sculpture Is rs a whole
the most satisfactory part OF the display indicating
at once originality and power. and strong artistic
insight into lie and characterqualItle deporably
lacking IN The majority oil the portraits.
Broadly considered, the present exhibition Is not
satisfactory, although 1t may result in squirting
cndeayOr to make a better showing IN later years
Tor il il the intention of the trustees Of the Museum
TO make a display OF contemporary art an annual
feature OF the Institution. such enterprises take
shape slowly, aud complete success is rarely at
tanned at once. The old cry OF partlallty and I'M
lust discrimination the part OF the examining
committee IS already raised in the present instance,
although there nothing to show them culpable
except the fact that han onehalf the pictures
presented rejected. Ii Is proposed to exhibit
these unsuccessful contributions to the end that the
pubic may perceive the alleged false rulings of the
committee. HE utility OF the experiment Is doubt
ful unless It's intent be to discourage men from ac-
ceptng place on an examining board.