The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-02-12
NEW YORK.


The world of art is just now in full swing,
and dealers, artists, buyers and connoisseurs
have ample opportunities of busying them
selves in a congenial way. On Saturday
evening last, the private views and "stag
party" of The Artists Fund Society, was
held in the main gallery of the National
Academy of Design. This Society is, as is
generally known, species of life insurance
guild, the pictures contributed each year by
the members being sold at auction and the
premium or yearly sum due from each 60
ing into the common fund. Anything over
this brought by any picture is returned to
the artist. The contributions this year are
fully up to the average in quality although
some OF the best known artists, e. G. Messrs.
Huntingdon, j. G. Brown and Wyatt are
conspicuously absent, and, seen through the
wreaths of cigar smoke and under the be.
nign influence Of oyster salad and punch,
the pictures looked uncommonly well.
Among the guests present in addition to ar
fists and pressmen there were noticeable the
Rev. DR.. Robert Collyer, Edmund Clarence
Stedman, the poet banker, Laurance Mutton,
o. B. Bruce, of Appieton's, Alvan S. South
worth, the African traveller, II. c. Bunner,
OF Puck and other celebrities. Mr.. Thomas
Hicks, N. A., President of the Society well
coined the guests and Mr.. McCord, the Sec
retary, dispensed cigars to all who wished to
blow cloud. In the domain of landscape
proper the chief and most excellent works
in this exhibition are those of Messrs. Ed
ward Gray Homer, Martin, Ernest Pacton,
Minor, Swain, Clifford, Arthur Pacton and
Macy. Mr. Gray's large picture of winding
stream and slopng meadow land, is full of
crispuess aud breath; Arthur Pacton "Eve-
/ ming" with ITS well-drawn tree. palm and
excellent sheep, is the best picture he has
| givel us for some time and conveys a sense
OF rest and quiet, and Mr.. Martins wood
| interior, where the warm light comes mel
| low through the foliage and broods over the
still water, is very sweet aud poetic. Among
| the figure painters Mr.. Hicks is represented
by capital work-a boy and girl in cot
tage kitchen inspecting a bird cage and its
occupant. Mr.. s. |. Guy sends "Sweet
Whispering" a charming aud highly finish
] "a "a
chubby, naked baby who stands Oh her knee.
Mr. Abbot Thayer contributes the head OF a
lady, very well painted and excellent in
! quality, and Mr.. Dauglas Nolk a sleeping
girl in the arms Of a negress, the only part
Of whom visible is her sable hands clasped
in front Arthur Quantity, as usual, has it
all his own way among the marines "St.
Marblehead, Mass" aud "Rarlan Bay"
| with It's tishing boats are full Of breeze and
sea motion, the clouds aud waves being iu-
stinct with movement aud reflection. Mr.,
Julian Scott, the weil-known delineator OF
war sceGes,is represented by a scene entitled,
81 wish | could take a hand" in which an
officer is overlooking some of his men play
ing cards, and also by snow scene with a
sentinel on duty. Wordworth Thompson
portrays a river boat drawn by two horses,
and diligence full of passengers drawn up
a EeHtree deFhote OF a Mediterranean town.
Both are bright and ariel in quality. Other
good and typical contributions come from
oliver /. Lay, Dielham, j. F. Cropsey and
several other well l-knOwn members.
In addition to this exhibition aud that OF
the Water-Color Society, which steadily i'm
proves every day there are now on view at
the American Art Gallery m 23rd street, the
pictures and studies OF Mr.. +. A. Bridg-
man, who has been SO successful IN Paris,
and whose artistic presentation Of Moorish
and Eastern scenes and types have gained
him such high place in contemporary art.
There are more than three hundred OF his
works in the present collection, embracing
landscapes, interiors, figures, animals and
indeed running the entire gamut, so 10
speak, OF pictorial art. Several OF the most
important canyasses are lent by their owners
Messrs. j. G.. Bennett, DR.. Keep. j. ".
stearns, Judge McCue and others. Fune-
raj Rites OF Mummy" is a most impressive
and fine composition, the barge containing
, the casket, the professional mourners, the
musicians and the oarsinon forming har