New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-11

We have received from friend OF the artist
vigorous pOtc. nsan. the hanging Of two picture. III
the corridor. Nos. ~ and -, painted by Mr.. W u.
Brown. Th.-c pictures fruit pieces. and thcy ne
hung the the west side Of the corridor. tie other
the side, and both close down by the floor THIS
sounds read IT, rather inominious but in reality Tie
place 10 which Mr. Browns pictures have been AS 1icd
much better than others that scem to De
advantageous In hanging the pictures this year. an
Innovation made the old order in putting large
nambeT Of works IN line close 20 the floor. lust enough
above IL to escape the visitors feet and yet, owing To the
angie at which they almost easily a. IL
they what Is technically called the lines. All
pcturs cannot be hung the line nor outside the
hne ear all pictures have equally good place This
new arrangement honestly devised to give "a mum
Der OF pictures that found themselves crowded o the
good place on the wall other places where they could
least bc seen. II Is certainly better have OF these
noor places than 90 be- skyed But correspondent Il
NOT satisfied with the situation assigned to Mr. Browns
pictures because. as lac says, they are masterpieces
Aaa DC draws an indignant moral from The contrast be
tween the trash that is given IA comfortable place
Tie line, and the masterpieces that are allowed to
gamer dust along the floor Here we reluctantly
Dnsed 10 part company with our correspondent, for
"iay ne We can we would regret the absence from this
exhibition OF any work OF art TO which the
.erpieee car rightly be applied. And certainly Mr..
o''"nb labored and conscientious pictures among
sssn NO doubt 1t Is true our correspondent says,
'aas they must have taken months to execute" Blu.
sasy might have taken him years execute and been
sene tns more masterpieces for that. Lab0red con
s'entions pictures but naristic and uninteresng Is
1e verdict should IL left to ourselves pronounce
upon these canvases They show unAagging diligence
ose cbserya true eye for certain facts an un
o'anlon amount OF technical skill But they show also
want OF artistic perception an eye unaccustomod to
oeton among the crowd OF objects IL surveys and per
satisfied to work for months at copy ing things in
''eaiy ugly, at least. uninteresting To artist.
person who values things FOR their artistic merit,
-Aese Pictures are by no means pleasant TO lock ut,
s1a ali the skill employed In them cannot out
."sh the discomfort produced TO the eye by
ssese crude and inharmonious colOrs and to
,Se mind by the vulgarity of the objects
sSssh Tor study. The very color OF the curtain in
oanced into both pictures with ont rhyme reason
efe conventional or stock piece of pcture-makngis
sn To condemn these two paintings, any educated
~ Ana how ugly the dishes aud other porcelain
introduced as accessories into No. AZ They are
aeV accessories too, and cannot sscape our indct-
as on any plea OF usefulness They thrust themselves
We as proofs OF the artists want OF discrimination
esoit OF nis want Of familiarity with really beautiful
- sosuiesque OBJECTS And this want Of knoyletlce
~. sn' Oh TASTE spois for great many people two
winch are, from certain points OF view worthy
- STANDARDIZATION No. 80 Is, 10 our thinking, much
sssr paesass Of the two; the ugly suysr basket Is