New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-26
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AMERICAN PAINTINGS.


A sale of paintings by American artists is to
h.ta Mace at the Kirby Art Gallery No. s45 Broadway,
opposite wallacs Theatre the evening OF Thursday
re 9th nss at O'Clock. The well-earned reputation
AZ this houso makes it unnecessary TO denne tne worn
Spestive" used by the Messrs Kirby in connection win
the coming sale Al employed by them IL asserts tnae
- the time announced the pictures named In the cata
ra i he sold NJ auction and that the highest bidder
mn be the buyer upset" prices will not Dc put upon
sA lota they win not DO IBID In to the knowledge OF
IA auctioueer or with his connivance' anu "'oi
As sale whoever looks for them will not nnd tnem sae
Aack again in the shops they started fro' anu reoS W
- forth once more search OF purchaser whenever
ss.- ,ersmptorv sale of pictures 10 advertised.
3 ne property OF private gentleman" This method
~ procedure an everyday affair in our cty-and all
pyer the country doubthe Messrs Kirby are doing
wnat they can to break mp. and by beginning at home
hey hope to accomplish something toward restoring the
roAdenee Of the public in auction-sales Of pictures
We heartily wish them success in their endeavor for
saccess would better profits to oil parties-to the
srsts TO the public and to the auconeers themselves
The present sale O small one, made up OF somewhat
less than seventy paintings, oil BY American hanos ana
by names well known to the public The late Sanford
Clifford H. r. II. De Haas. J. q. Brown. A. Fl. Wyant,
George Fuller George Inness, George G. Lambdn, Ed
ward Moran ali have pictures Of considerable size and
IN every respect worthy OF their reputation Other ar
ksts OF them Of less repute than the ones we
have named send smaller pictures, and small as IL is
the collection fairly enough represents the general Ten
denotes OF that eide of American art which most pop
lar and which really the most complete and natural
expression of what the American community as whole
enjoys and painting There large class
that likes thinks 1t likes something different from Wna
A. 10 be found that believes or thinks 1t believes
IN Munich and In incoherense and In sapdash and there
are few people who know why they do not care for
such pictures as are most Of these and why they do
care more for Munich" and the "new men,, without
BIZ any means believing the new work to be more tn m
m entering wedge by which way is to be made FOR the
climbers that raise our national culture stage
higher.
Meauwae. we are not to find too much fault with the
workers IN the old Held. though there may be JUS
siee in the opinion that they often too matter Of fact
too prosaic and that when they drop into poetry the
TYRE is apt to give forced noie' IL Is
true thSt art 10 not much concerned VIII
the works Of most OF the men among us who are
now psst middle hfe but they have played an honorable
mart In the education OF the community and have helped
10 bring us TO Psgah IL they cond nor lead us further
Certainly Is not the fault Of our artists H. when Inc
world of art in France, and Germany and England was
ruled by men who had real notion OF what art Is nor
apv feeling for itby the Easfakss and Leses. Della
roches and schetfers and o. eroecks and Lessngster
own ideals were higher For the last fifty care at
least the average OF America has been every whit as
good % the average art Of England or GermaDyindeed
IL has been much better than the average sr OF England
And our people have enjoyed their painters and have
done well By them, and encouraging their Work nave
e)ped 70 rake the change OF which we are now
seeing the manly beginnings.
We hope, therefore, that tie pictures here which de-
ssrye It will bring good prices. Mr. A. II. Wyanrs large
landscape ought to have been allowed to reach an
xuction-room all And yet, We dare say. tits only its
rather Troublesome that has kept 1t out OF our
drawing.rooms 1t shows free stretch of low meadow
with gray rocks cropping out Of the thin SOIL sluggish
stream dividing It with pools and shadows In the middle
clump of hafsrown ut the left, and overhead
Mr. DE Haass large mL-ine IL stately and uecofauve
piece of painting How well this picture and that OF Mr.
Rnjlipr where ne hoped tst uphol stery.
however beautiful Will not nsurp the place that III such
, club Ought 10 be gwen 10 art ,,,., -, g., -, ,,o
picture here presented the last one completed by nun
work that shows signs OF haste or weakness Da, Is
every equal To the rest OF hls weGkno"H P rouo
Al Naturs aud enjoyed what he found there, ana
though il was his habit TO paint her almost
always in one Remembered MOOD; YET .n ne so n
lures more likely please ripper time. su Tor most
people tie present picture means Sanford Gluor ana
shows hiIo to perfection In THAI MOOD IN wnch he was
The q new men are not represented here by any
iuportapt works but Mr.. Waiter Sblrlaw has smaIl
/" Head" and Nh. Delman another Dom OF when Me
good specimens, IN little, OF the artists manner Mr.
George Fuller has picture OF cupia WIN pow anu ar
row. has killed one Of his motLers doves ana sees
rather anxious about the result MT lnness ss ao'ner
James Hart still lead their tranquil cattle 10 ponery
partnership beside the quiet waters anu r Eastman
Johnsons popular tpper hits as OF 9id tne T.u ne1
Ir Lambdin's Roses cleverly mingled Dy natural
ness aud artiicality, and more OF Mr. j. u. Br2whs
Children "a Of girls this nmo ms eat Oh boys,
who are as much too Mr. Lanbdins flowers are
TOO fresh. for ALL there 10 much chhunoou III uc
children and mach rose In the roses