New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-30

charitable mood OF mind produced by the Onsumpt0n
OF champagne ard oysters. The exhibition is OF the
usual noncommitta sort each artist doing moder-
| ate'y we'll the KIND OF work by which he Is
| known. and the collection taken as a
| whole is in which only good natured
comment finds reasonable home for itself. Criticism
would be as much out of place here sermon at PIC
mic the annual displays OF this society always impress
moderate kind Of lark. the object OF which ia to
give friends OF the Institution excuse.
however intangible. for contributing to q
deserving charity. IA in church fair,
pay for in the Gr1h.bag, for chance at
the beautiful incusion, for the opportunity CT pre-
senting sword to f1vore warrior aud little
about what get for the money 50 long as we know
that the church fund Il helped bid for the pic
lures ut the Artists Fnnd sales knowing that are
helping charity. and rejoice when higher bidder
carries Off the prize.
But tins year. though have SAID, the general ef
fe, is the same usual there many pictures that
| show more ambitious tendency. Mr.. Homer Martin
landscape good as any he has H. ~ painted;
Mr.. HenntsSy, living at CalvadOs ~ Normandy.
has pretty waercolOr, playing at Bowls in CIDER
Orchard" and landscape In oil, "A View
on the Thames-thc Young Moon; Mrs GreatOrex las
two landscapes. sent from France, where she is now
studying, which show vigorous hand than her
pen.and-lnk drawings lad prepared us for. By Mr..
Douglas VOlk there are two canvascs-ouo dashiug
sketch, shcrman's wife aud children on the shore
Watching with reasonable anxiety the antics Of most
outlandish and impossible storm; the other
pair OF sable hands holding in their
owners lap young girl who Is not as asleep as she
seems. M. John j.. Woir has lfe-Szc threcquarter
figure OF lady drawing aside curtain picture III
which the face the weakest part both III drawing and
expression, and landscape we'll composed and painted
In style which shows striking advance IN
this Ceutcman's perception OF color. There are
other good landscapes b, Mrssrs Macy. Bristol Bnncr
swauo Clifford. McCord and Silva Mr.. Guy sends
Mother aud Chld." i'll which the artist follows high
preccdcn:s Rapbae among them, in making the mother
totally OhlvOUs OF the presence of her offspring; ard
Mr.. Thayer contributes head of lady broadly and
simply painted, but IN n style far below the artists
powers. as also gaIne-piece III whlch lie
does himself justice. M Perceval De Luce SENDS
a Mother aud Child" natural in expression, well
drawn. ami which would be wholly pleasing were 1t not
,or the dislsrccable color. Mr. Oliver Say who never
paints picture W hout good work in IT, nor ever one
that we can praise without reserve sends
young girl pcusively looking ont OF window
at snow.storm. This ia less lahored than
the artist, work IN general hut perhaps the better for
nat reason Tr nItltui' or the Ilrl Is succesS,uly
caught, AMI there IL n well painted cushion ANA an
rqH Tepidm ea oIr ' , "u,, a. M~ q WIFI mn.
cattl".Wrcrs mat show study of nature even
II Won McrcSc aa1 lroyun have Sonewhat usuip Il
her pace IN the arilSt+ NINA; Mr. NiHsih H',S
Dad Il similar dihcul - between NttIr' ana J' T.
ilirt nus Suepnrrd GrNinR home niS lmk on, t'r
p";uIe - ir from beng Daa one f'r 'l,gt Th."
There y G.oi !r'i" H'rH ~ err mdGo r't t v
tare in his "IullnE a P,sy for the Old
woman" Mr. Jn.Ln Srni'- d" wish I could take
a Hand An officer 90 King ~ game ~ cards
rlayc by his men. ruJl subject and well composed
w. with Sir. ~rrtt had eve for CnOT. Finally, Mr..
Wordsworth Thrinpsun'- " Hat at the Ihvcrh' The
u.igrnc stopp3n, at the inn Med crrahe ~ tow %
let on pds>rHgr.s .iylY AMI !uli uf well dev1
dent th'S arr . pictures In general
i to tack pos .cript Ear untlY the appearance
OF The pubiic- .S barley Ia be- ur!ri. lie
mis- picture ~ OIL 1hr NiaG" Bi 'ck-H'th.' ahd
wa,"r-cUlor. Village Cu az" two illustrations
Tor LpHlfrIlOw', pprn Thc " srs. lhy hir 10 nave
cld the sul o ire present c"Ilcctrp". AMI We hope
II may bring cd iurI TO The society chest