New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-14

EXHIBITION or PAINTINGS.

THE DISPLAY AT TUE UNION LEAGUE CLUB
A certain delicacy should be observed, we
suppose In writing about pictures exhibited nv pr-
W Ia club and which outsiders are only permitted to
sss nv invitation 1t is TO be presumed that the pictures
have been collected for important purpose than
tbs breaking up, for evening or two the monot"ny
nj club life and giving the club, as col
lectve cody another pretext for showing hospitality
without however too curiousy prylng uto the matter
We may suppose that there good reasons to he gwen
why these exhibitions are. as a rule, so unuteresung
There are in 50 large club great dvertes OF age aud
onion tastes and preiudces likes and dishkes and 1t
IA not desired suppose, TO make the club prlor
lists where opposing theories to put lance IN rest ana
eeeg 70 unhorse their opponents.
But whatever may the the fact remains that
these exhibitions at the Union League Club are almost
always wanting lively interest, and that the exhibit
tion of last night was OF the least Interesting
VIC remember. Yet there were good names repre-
ssnted on the walls-Aldcn Weir, Douglas V'k,
Arthur Parton, Wordsworth Thompson, j. 4. BrldG
man. Van Hovenden, j. c. NcJu, W. sartalh'
Arthur Quprtey, r. Bruce Crane, A. T. Ryder ana
Yewoll aud WANT But not OF these sent picture
that did him Justice. Hero is Mr.. W. L. Palmer, careful
painter on track marked out by himself doing his beat
TO look like Boughton at his worst. Mr.. Alden
Weir has made several ten-strokes since ne set
up his easel among u.s. ana we 90 NOT see
with patience the painter OF the Portrait OF Oih e.
Warner oferng sketch careless ard yet so pre-
man. too. might have sent us his Women az bsKra
WEARING tho Burnous" instead OF this scattered ana
aimless landscape study. We saw the women al
Biskra recently in q better light than IL hao 10
ybe late exhibition at the Philadelphia Academy-in the
roons namely OF Mr.. T.. f. Moore-the American
Ar; Gsilcry-in Madlson-squaro, and those who
wish 90 see Mr. BridSman at HIS best should
Forget the picture at the Union League and SIC tho on
at the American Art Gallery Just 40 with Mr.. n r
RYDER His llttle picture here is pretty enough and
may look better still in less glarins light than tits suo-
tected here but he is TO be judged oy his pictures al
Mr. Cottiers gallery. where whoever loves the poetry
OF painting will fud q few small canvases by this
sympathetic artist that will reward the
search Mr. T. W. Dewing ts au ambitious
painter but he hunts about most despalrinsly for a
Subject: and nistng on those that are absolutely de-
pendent un poetic treatment for any charm they may
have treats them in most realistic lashol lie GUS
s1ap.bub bibles OF granite.
The best picture here is Mr.. W. r. A. Dana's Coast
S:eie." but 1t is only best by comparison WIN the
generally Indifferent character OF the WORKS cx-
blbted so Mr.. Hovendens - Brittany Peasants
would be very good IL Mr.. HJvenlen had not
paDted IN ch better that think THIS second rate
Mr. warouss Conversation " is sufficient tile for
q octurc Of three persons antique costume grouped
about a table. There be no objection u young
person beginning to paint exhibiting his Work III pnoc
he need till ne knows how to SWIM bei"ic gong
into the water but his boldness ought TO be tho proof
that h. ready hear what Is said about his c'ute
and 10 profit By IT, Mr. WairOus til II should ne pre-
pared hear that only favor aAd lutdeuce cod ever
have secured for such picture this pace OF" irst
walls aud that only good .aurrd desire to spare me
feelings his friends would prevcn ING lang"eu out
oits frame. There IL not here anything 10 encourage
the belief that the person WAC painted TINS PIC. c can
ever be an agist-drawmg color compassionate are hdd
and optareutiy hopelessly bad. And Vc--whc shall y
that II - hopeless ease l.; MI. Watnus Try To sec
how and why this work IL BAL let hA listen u ms NJ
lea not to his frendSlet him sOO whefe ne Is aHu re-
fse 10 Cr.y refuse t. initiate us what he sees Inn
se aud mo- what somebody else mas seen; love SON.
thinE and paint it, ana day or another he may
ACHIEVE hs ambition and be painter. Bdi he OUGHT l"
nut or seven league boots and get away from tis per
forHiance IS fast as possible.