New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-18
CHANCES AT PICTURES.


STUDIOS.
rbo exb;bit;on of the Artist Fund Society
1c he held little earlier this year than last fioteS
will he received up to noon OF Wednesday january H.
md the priyate view viii be held on the evening Oh SAT
uraav January 7. AZ before, the exhibition VIII take
,lace in the south gallery of the Academy OF Desigh
,rbile the twenty-second annual sale, when VIII occur
on the evenings Of Monday and Tuesday, January 10
and H. will he hed in the hall OF the Y III. u A buu
ing Last year lib paintings were exhibited by tle
sixty-nine members of the Society," and at the coming
exhibition il seems likely that the number may Dc H.
creased. for comparatively few artists prefer 10 pay
500 rather than TO send painting Among those VINO
win be represented Thomas Hicks, the president,
and George H. jewell the secretary o. the Society ana
J. 3. Bristol, T. A. Richards s. j. Guy, H. W. KoooinS
A. +. TAFT, W. Ii. Beard A. f. Bellows, j. +. Cropse!,
f. O. c. barley, NJ +. II. DeHaas. r. W Hubbard, David
johnson. H. A. LOOP W W. Whittrcdge. A, Rowland,
G. II. McCord, W. Morgan, j. c. NcOn and Arthur
Parton.
The of the salmagundi Exhibition continues de-
spite the unavorable weather of the past week. twenty
pictures have sold since the last time OF "'g
bringing the total OF the sales up to $1,000 AS at every
exbibton buyers are often attracted by the subject
rather than the real merits OF picture and 1t therefore
happens that many works of importance from thelr
artistic value well some pleasing from the charac
Ter OF their subjects, still remain unsod. The exhibit
ton will he open for only three days more, closing on
wednesday evening next Among the sales OF the past
week are f. S. Churchs Cleaners" $3.50; Easy Co
ing Friends" by W. II. Shelton, $50; Au Revor, By u
T. Turner; Nigh Fifty Years Ago." by s. g. McCutch-
con, $10 "A Breezy Afternoon" BY NJ j. Burns 40;
"Isit Worth the TROUBLED by A. b. Frost, 500; I"E
light" by Charles Osborn $40; The Escape OF Qlen-
tin Durnard and the Countess of Croye by o. O. OAR
lev S125; The Rejection" by Howard Pyle, 1928; "A
Stormy Morning." by Charles Melville Dewey Sioi
Ariel" by n sarony, S75 and That's" by N sarony'
1925.
The time announced for the exhibition of the Brooklyn
r1aV
that the galleries viii be kept open during this week.
presumably allow dilatOry purchasers time 10 make
ND their minds The total OF the sales Is about $ZooV
Pictures sold during the past week are j. U. Brown
Earnest Appeal" W. r. Tylers :" Northeaster on
Black Rock Cohasset," j. W. Casears Trout Stream
and two landscapes by W. NJ Brown.
Walter Baekman's exhibition OF seventy eight pictures
md studies for two weeks in the American Art Gallery
came TO close yesterday with the result Of one picture
sold q study OF q head.
Mr. Moore already received few pictures, Dcud-
fnc landscapes by George and Appleton Brown
for his exhibition of American art which win open in the
latter part of this week in the course OF next week
The Christmas cards have been returned from Boston,
where they view at the Art Museum and artists
can now obtain their cards at this gallery
AT Cotticr's art few more paintings oy the
Holland artists Mars and Maure, have been placed on
exhibition recently. An early painting by Maris shows
in the foreground peasant with two mules hrhesseu
10 cart at work heap OF brushwood, While III the
misty back ground river boat and figures are dlniy
seen Another picture by Maris is view of
a fat country, on which the spectator looks
down through a pouring rain. canal runs
through the CENTRE and the spires and roofs
OF town are here and there noticeable picture
by A. Maure is gray landscape, with bare field on one
side and cump of leaaess trees on the other oesid
which peasant loading his cart while his horse is
stand patiently waiting BY the same artist is view OF
a group OF cattle at the border of pool with the figure
of girl esde them, and background OF willows and
bushes. = 49,. .
Schauss. II gives glimpse of river hOWlng through
"a marsh into lake whose sparkling waves reflect the
syery light of the NOON To the lett Sheltered Dy tres
on the shore, Is house. The SKY Is noll,eu VIII
light 1eecy clouds, through which the moon Is breaking
out while IN the very 'front.' OF the SKY Is eis1 co
rendered with a careless and ungfaceful tOuch
clouds orershadOwing brown hillside studded with
rocks ANA with occasional trees Oh ile ROAD
down the hill appears figure, bringing the relief or
dash Of bright color. Frcres After school" tells It's
own story At the corner of o courtyard surrounded
by gray houses is collected group OF schOoiboys
deep in the tascinatons Of marbles. one
while the others lean eagerly forward In atu,
tudes indicative OF various degrees Of interest ana
particularly noticeable, thar Of the bright little urchn 10
the left and rear OF the others Inc stthe OF DoGh C
vanished bright painting by worms gives view Oi
the courtyard OF spanish inn, with pctnresquey cIad
between lOve-maBng, smoking cigarettes ana drinking
place at Brllsa, Asia Minor, and another picture
There nave been some changes at Knoedlers gallery
A strongly execued head OF an Old man by DetreggeF
j.. X. Johnson among the additions tle interior
by Pappenz gives GLIMPSE Of q jolly cavalier IN wine
cellar slipping his wine aud carrying ON Irritation with
great enjoy ment An interesting example OF tech
pique OF exceedingly careful studies aud con
tails, is Afforded in the work Of Patton, Eng,
n cat peeIing out from muG. A level landscape on
summer day. with brook flowing through plain, be-
side which or two trees while mock OF sheep
appears on the left is the subject OF painting Dy IL. W.
Van Boskerek The GosSips' which is me titie OF
peasant women stopping 20 chat al rustic gate Max
Lebling has depicted lamb strayed nom its mOtler
gazing down at its reflected image, while the head OF the
anxious mother appears in the background thrust
Through the grass picture by Joseph COOmaus shows
Greek poet seeking Inspiration RON the uahce Vi
remarkable interest has been evnced in walteTs
etchngs OF Miets "Augelus" both at ochauss and
knOeder's. Only twenty-five Of the first Impressions
les eDreures de rcmarqte, "rernark proofs" were
taken by the publishers III Paris, and Of these ochaus
and Knoeder obtained two or three each or the second
Impressions or artists proofs there were 100 copies
these found purchasers SlnosI as soon as tne aITY
knOwD There are 200 copies OF the third impress
have been secured Oy the two dealers mentioned ana
some have already arrived.
yesterday 300 modern paintings, including Two pm
waite COLLECTIONS There two small pencil drawings
assigned to Met In OF them Driving the
Flock" the admirable drawing and action OF the central
1gure nOIceabethe shepherd who with raised arm
as hurrying bls flock. small drawing, said 10 be by
Messoier, is entitled shall not take mine Ease IN
mine I'm - and if interesting from IT'S clever deinea
ton Of IN oldue costume seated at table en-
Toying his pipe and ankard. These pictures VIII be
Bold on the evenings OF Wednesday, Thursday ana FRI
day next.
Eleven thousand dollars realized from the sale OF
the Japanese art objects collected Tor the Japanese
Trading Company by X. Gdye al the galleries Of kr0y
d Co. the afternoons OI Thursday ana Friday last
9he kakcnOuos and eaDrUiderles brought rather low
prices the ivory carvings aud aCquers went somewhat
better while the best prices were obtained for the
ceramics. The immense bronze censor, supported and
embodied by dragons, which been exhibition ia
the show window OF these galleries. ana included
c0nditOnaly in the collection, not sold. Tue con-
diii0n Of - being offered that $4,000 should Je
bid 10 start IL, Lllls bid not obtained.
A. T. Ryder las recently finished little study. II is
small painting wood, "a view Of an upland country,
across which runs a road, with group dusky cattle
grazing left foreground and just beg them
white house, is Light hue acting keynote and
inrLnmz Ieel The sou go nrlmg OF INC nlnLmle.