New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-23
GLIMPSES AT THE STUDIOS
WHAT SOME OF THE ARTISTS ARE DOING.


past week. All pictdres must be sent in by Thursday
and the private will be Saturday evening.
January 90 The exhibition. which IL 10 be held at the
Academy OF Design. will be open the public Mon
day. January 81. AS each OF the fifty men,
bers Of the society Ia usually represented
by two paintings, expected that about hundred
pictures will be sent. The rule, however In re-
gard to drawing lots for the Of pictures In tue
catalogue and In the sale appears have excited come
dissatisfaction, and 1t IS probable that few artists
whose works usually seen will not be represented
The regulation made secure perfect mpartiaity
but PICTURES offered Mt the very first or last OF sale
apt to be sold unfayoraby owing to the compara-
lively small number OF purchasers present and the wan
ing interest artists reputation decline to risk the
chance OF having Their pictures appear before the public
at disadvantage. The annual sale will take place NJ
the Academy Of Design Monday. February z. and
Tuesday, the h, AT p. IN.
Even more general and important than tbs work on
the Fund pictures has the preparation OF paintings
for the exhibition of the Academy, which Will open Oh
March 10 Many OF the Academy pictures are already
com ploted, while in other artists lamentng
the short time that Intervene and working with re-
doubled industry.
The exhibition OF tho Society OF American Artists,
which will open IN Mnores Gallery, Broadway and
Twenty-third-s March %. promises from d'ca
tons to be i'll various studios be y inter
estng. The friends the society cll i'm the COM
ing ex lb;on will be the finest they have held.
The first pr ze competition OF Society Of coratIvo
Art to be held III May n.x. appears to have excited
considerable interest II will be competitive exh6i-
ton of works OF decorative and vii about May
in the American Art Gallery. The prizes amount 10
81 COO and Will be UIvdpd follows: For the best dc-
sign In oOlJrs for pOrtiere hanglng first prize
$500; second prize 500. For the best design
In c0lors for screen OF not less than
three panels. frat prize 5000; second pr $50.
For tho b,st design for decorative FREE first prz'
q A nr.z. nf ia ffsrpd ny
the president OF for bt Specimen OF art
ncedlew0rk; priz, OF $50 by Of the society
for the best outline embroidery work on SILK pre- OF
$25 by another member FOR the 81 on i'nb wOrA on
linen and prizs Of 25 by The Art interchange for the
best treatment regards color Of any OF articles
submitted.
The studios visited during the week have all shown
evdtn noes OF activity tho part Of their
Daniel Huntingdon Is bnsly engaged upon the full
length portrait Mrs Hayes when Is be presented
the Executive Mansion at Washington By the La
dies Temperance Union. Mrs. Hayes has al
ready given the artist few slttings and
will shortly spend n week IN NrwYork. when the por-
t:alt will be completed Mr. Iiuntinglon's tan HIS
absorbed hy this work that he Las been unable
to paint picture Tor the Fund Exhibition. He will
probably send to the Academy Exhibition his porr III OF
Secretary Sherman. painted for The ChdmJer OF Com
mcrcc. and Il PORTRAIT OF Mrs. Commodore Gdrrson.
The summers passed by r. swain q fora ut Nonquit,
a little summer resort in Dartmouth, Mass have
frInt number OF pictures " the cast ana neds "a
his fayOrlte restingpIace. large painting, THE
Dartmouth Moors, just completed, IA deshei for the
exhibition at CHS Act Gallery Springfield. Mass, which
Will open about week little group OF trees. with
glimpse Of the coast N0nqut Is the subject OF one
OF tie pictures for the Fnd Exhibition the other being
Newport scene. Mr.. Clifford Is also painting OF
fields uear the cast.
Homer d. Martin IL completing for the Fund EIl0i-
ton u September woodland scene a brook, on whose
bank tall, clearly tree trunks occupies the
foreground, willie wooded elf appears to tue rgdt.
and the BACKGROUND Is occupied by mass OF foliage
large g,nrc picture. street scene. been finished
recently by j. q. Brown, aud is regarded by him
OF his most important works It wnl probably be
seen until the Academy Exhibition, Mr.. brown viii
contribute to that OF the Artists Fund. There
four pictures IN his studio representing his usual
genre subjects One Ia little flower nr willis another
called Lat Time Shall II b. r. aud shows u girl III
a f5Gery meadow earnestly blowing the seeds from a
dandeon head. An Italian hoy IN the third study
while the fourth Is DOotback, true TO tue life OF the
The quaint conceits which W. H. Beard has become
well known, eXemplId'd In two large pictures that
have received their finishing touches Lately. One
SCENTS an unfor. innate hunter 8ho has fallen INTO the
power OF miscncvous band Of bears lie struggles In
the too lrendly embrace oi 0'e - site 81 compete
mental aud physical collapse III, lace expresses the
ailet terror for anOtncr bear Opposite - cyeiIng
at hun hi~ own sun Ih' hnlucKv dng iuriN MS hcau
toward hs for hoWl Ing pt rousy rs ne
The hunters nai is piacidiy Investigated by member
Of tie Jolly company. whle two oter bear pokihg
the sorrUwful plight OF the hunter. who has become
hunted. Another large painting. emitted " Too Much
Game" two btterns thai have strOcd our In
search OF frOgsand to their dsnay encountered perfect
army OF usy and aGgressiye cro"krrs. w"9 htVe "ol
Dton Mr.. Beard printing SINAI spring seen and,
scIpe sfOwi. deer coming down 10 drink al tranquil
lake one of his quaint designs just flushed. s called
" I'll Never Tc aud shows The wlthered lace OF mon
key with It's on lis up. looking ont from huee white
CT.
view on Long Lake In the Adirondack Will const
tute A. r. Talrs Fnnd picture and he will also
sented N the Academy by an Adrondack scene.
j. b. Bristol Is panIng Tor the Fund landscape in
the Mohawk Valley, sketch for which taken IN
the cOur-c Of the sOcieys excurson last summer io
has nnshed recently scene IN berkshire County, MAS
aud IA beginning his Academy picture, which VIII b.
view OF wilmington Gap IN tho Adr0niack'' looking
snguary picturesque subject was discovered by A.
f. Banner In last summers excursion. IL was quaint
Hizcd as tn sub ect OF Mr burners Fund painting a
sludy OF CEDAR al Belipor, H. IA also occupying MS
attention, and wnl oe sent to The Academy.
landscape with sheep at twilight and an autumn
lake and mountain view a,e the paintings TO which
rlgned the Fund Exhibition. picture called IAN
English Homr," III the Lake country and scene
field Exhibition. MI. Parton will probably send 10 the
Academy wood scene IN the Adirondacks.
glr and two children with ord In rustic
interior VIII be sent by Thomas Hicks to tie Fund ET
when has occupied much of his Iimc of aic
A. d. sbattuck Is painting scene In the Pennington
OF cows wnlcn are standing about quiet pool. He il
also engaged upon view OF Lake Chanplain.
"SOH Wuiepenngs" IN tue name =. j. Guys Fund
picture, when shows child murfnurng III its mothers
"Tbe Castaway," halfsIaIved Kitten, when Is
being led by Hitlc girls has just returned Mr.
Guy studio after exhibition IN Philadelphia.
H. Fucchsa who Is III ut present, completed recently
n arge painting Of lake and scenery In the
AdirOndacks, which VIII be sent TO the Academy
"A June Ids, " The Spanish Gypsy Hnd " The Con-
Composer" the titles Of W. SAterlees recent
PAINTINGS.
". wntredRe will send twilight scene. with view OF
old house near Newport to the FuuG EInDitiUu and
u on the Delaware River to tho Academy.
"a beach SCENE ut EastnanptOn, L., will form the