New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-03


would do honOr TO any gallery anywhere. Beauty OF
color. skill in composiIion-ahd yet there is grace IN
the treatment that seems rather instructive than the
fruit OF any study-a Of touch that gives tho
painting the LOOK OF first intention throughout; these
are TO our mind. the charm Of this fine picture.
Mr. ]. VI. Twachtman Is an artist in whose work we
have from the first taken interest In the popu
lar reckoning he belongs to the called "mpreSsonis
school, but reality Ii OF the dough that good
painters made Of n all ages am In country III
could well get out OF heads the notion that
there ~ PAINTING. and only we should be
in better mood to recognize the essential oneness
which this superficial vanity prevents our seeing. 1t
would he hard TO lind two artists unlike than were
Albert Durer and Raphael, whether looked at as
draughtsmen or as paiutcrs-yet each had profound
admiration for the 9th or. each saw tina: In
spite differences OF expression they both bent
the expression OF the same divine thing-tne truth
And this Is the INK that binds all good artists together
and makes The methods employed matters OF moment
20 long IA the IL there. From tie FIRST Mr.
Twdcntman has proved his power to see WV
idly and clearly, and TO record with force
the aspect Of things. II 1t be fault that he
does the portraure OF the places he pants-so
the Dock Foot OF Tenth-sL" might be dock
In any part Of the city. OF any city for that mat
Is dnub his pictures have the fault But
take the picture have just named there II no doubt
that IT represents real deck with ships and boats and
wafer rs they are To he seem with all the
ist bu; which the seaman aud the wharfmast'r an"
'Iourshorcinan know compat bic with order and
system The Of this apparent confusion so Dece'-
sary what we call piciuresqnrness-s the cause why
many wharside and watersidc pictures look tame and
characteriess MI. Twacbtman knows the value Of
hudd ing masts and crossing ropes. and reflections
shaken aud Jared In the washing water ana uhds his
subjects as easily In New-Nork ~ IN Venice.
Mr. J IL. Lungren. who or time, made one OF trip
lets whom Art brought forth at n birth and could hardly
be- distinguished from his brothers Blum and fnriuny.
makes q strong individual mark with hts Imprcs
sious OF RAINY Night IN New-York." An
other panier would have got moro color
into his picture - for the most striking thug
about streets II might've mean SUCH streets
a. the one here painted where life j. alive u ae-isthe
fairy land look the mullcpicty OF colorrd lamp gives
them with the varied effects OF uucnlured lguts 90 all
SORTS from the down the electric lamps. This II
almost feature In our street srncry, but II u dan
c,rnus 10 attcInot It's rcpr0ducton In aPcure. 80 Mr.
Lunercn has been con cnt With simpler aspect OF
things and hpr succeeded I'm giving sinrulary clear
and nciyuai translation Of what IN nature would seem
~ h. a most dstrAc'ing subject.
Mr. frccr AMI Sir. Dcwluc. working together. have
pointed u Landscape aud figures. which appears to u
nothing either way" The landscape Is mol well CON
posed the tree franks Oh the rlct b'ns too aggressive
and with the line al tn horizon framing III the sAy
too quaIcy Thou the cyc- not Jed away =" this h"s-
zon.nr bat lo Sc .vcr tho fprce,.rn as over wall
Tie figure, introduced iusicnnc ini. ard the one
pi,yiug on The pIiss ~ fr. srrt OILY another
one of the tcr. among which stands
Mr d WINK api~ar, to much D,it.r ai'anAS' 10
IN. a Concert" NJ - where. though His Is
oi y "a ssric' The ~ ratn- Of 'ur are N'fy ucafr
AID larmoaloI- 4n! ine nfI.rs WEI placed aud gac"-
fuI Thus .krtch l. much 40 afvAur' % atNthiHs We
have Vet .,rp from Nr Dcv - hands anl seems To
promise r,c lpc iiou i -..- .slt.u d. SCI o.. al
To rull.iat over WHEN ar MT can. o''r fr"n Paris
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