New-York tribune., 1882-03-12
WORK OF THE ARTISTS.

OF the Academy resenbled yesterday II
| auction room on the morning after sale.
| Pictures were slowed away In every nook and
They numbered the corridors and literally filed
the large room on the left Of the stairway Al
though these paintings many Of which have been
receptions in the studios and az the Union League
Club supposed by pleasant fiction TO be yefled In
mystery impossible avoid catching giimpses Of
such prominent paintinge W, p. W Dsua's large
marine; Thomas Hovenden's Elaine >" j. Alden Weirs
MiHmaid Of Puppendrecht," girl I'm neutralcoored
costume, with the quaint brass-mouh Jars, the original
study painted while Mr.. Weir IN Holland last sum-
mer portraits by Daniel Huntington and r. p. vInton,
the latter OF Wendell Phillips; John F. Weirs portraits
OF the Theological Faculty Of Yale and study for head
OF exPresdent woolsey Oliver JLays portrait Of Gene
We've Ward the Union League Club ast Thursday
night; F. A. Bridgman's An Interesting Game J. H.
Twachtmanns Venetian Scene aud MIL at Alblassa-
dam"i and Miss Rosina Emmets waiting 70
SEQ the Doctor" In addition TO moro
than the usual number Of paintings from the eghtyeght
Academicians and eghyone Associates, many pictures
have been received from Boston and Philadelphia and
few from Baltimore Altogether about 500 pictures
have been and only 752 we're hung last year,
when the galleries crowded, IL seems inevitabs
that considerable disappointment must ensue as
the result OF the hanging Although the time for
collecting expired Thursday, or two days
lee-way allowed TO Academicans. Now tho
pictures all in. Tomorrow the Hanging Committee,
consisting Of j. F. Cropsey A d. sbattuck, George II.
Yewe and Alfred Jones' will begin their labors, and tho
press view VIII occur Friday. March "a, the private
view coming the folio wing Monday evening.
Tventy-eight pictures have sold thus the
Exhibition of Refused water-Colors" for a total OF
about $1,000 Those sold since the last time
OF writing Interior" by Miss 8. A.
FabGr, for $50; a MoorIand PATH" by
NJ. De Forest Bolmer. for S75; "A Morning Walk
by George Hitchcock, for sOO Wild Roses" by Ellen
I. Fisher, for 1885, Winter the Harlem" by Robert
Sewel jr, for S25 Under steam and SAIL" by James
G.. Tyler for Sl00 and Chrysanthemums" by susie B.
skeling, for 800.
painting present In the studio OF R. C. Minor will
placed public exhibition. The attach.
ing picture-whch is attributed to MurllO-as
striking work Of enhanced by the remarkable his
tory accompanying it. composed like the histories of all
old pictures, OF legends mOudy with which
form tale we'll worth telling. The subject OF tho
painting which Is Of colossal sze is indicated Dy It's
name, The FIagelation." From the dark background
cOoring given added richness by age, there
the dropping form OF the Saviour, bare for
waist CLOTH and bound, while two brawny executoners
ply the scourge.
The history OF the picture Is told follows: The
slave Sebastian Gomez muatto who set at menial
tasks in Murillos studio became afterward the mas
ters favore pupil and to be a renowned painter.
He known as Murilo's Mulatto," Murfllo's AZ
fection for him great that he desired to besow
upon hand his daughter But she strenuously
objected She lost sight Of Gomez the genius In Gomez
she deemed q disgrace she LEFT her father aud
entered the convent OF Madre de Dios Seville. In
1863 dowry necessary for her acceptance the
bride Of Christ but the lady abbcss in It's stead consented
TO receive painting by her father the history runs,
Murlo set work with heart heavy the loss OF his
child and painted this picture. The
Flagelation." And as pendant to the
said that the head OF Christ IN the picture IL
likeness Murlo himself and that the artist endeav-
express In the agoned face Of the Saviour hs
grief the loss OF his child After remaining In the
convent Seville FOR years the painting was
transferred another Of the order at Jaeu.
Here IL looked down on one generation after
another OF piOus devotees in quiet aud seclu
sion until the Peninsular War lt was held
OF the choicest OF the convent and never
allowed TO be copied But he war Drought Disastrous
vent was set lire. The priest in charge this pic
from the frame to save from devOurng flames or
soon afterward he died, and the picture came into
the possession OF his brother a country teacher.
planter Of the Isle Of Bourbon who being suddenly re-
Madrid in 1853 He disposed OF it English lady, of
whom, the legend runs he was deeply enamored. The
Provence From him the Countess de PrushOn purchased
years picture hung in her gallery, No
to his country Here after various ourleyIDgs aud
vcissudes the picture ha. found temporary storage
place IN Mr. Minors studio II Is TO De cleaned AID
framed and Will then be put upon exhibition.
new picture has been recently hung at -chauss IN
teresng in the very melancholy that breatnes from IL.
II is by l. G.. Pelouse, and is an autumn view at twilight
"A
IN the background their limbs aud t~iss IN clear RELIEF
against the sky. In contrast with this is picture BY
damp beach regardless OF possible rheumatic Affections,
while behind her there is given glimpse OF The sea
SS% Ras s5%&y aad
There is delightful group Of pictures clustered TO-
gether Cottiers 1t consists OF six remark
ably fine examples of the wonderful colorist Montlee,
and little collection Of MS work Is unique here in It's
excellence
Knoedes 1t Is composition with shaded river bank
on which curious stone trough In the while
beyond the rising sun Il dls-patlns the tog rom the
water and disclosing Aosem CITY IN clear Aght Ia the
collection Of foreign and American oil paintings and
9ater-cOlOrs exhibition az the galleries OF kirby
CV NuIcn vi" nc sou 'oloi vaenins, ~ - ,,., LIS
eelaneous collection, made up almost entrey
OF unmpOrtant pictures. one Of the most at
W6eh depicts sa boy beside book tr3ippaany
waving string Of eh az some otner children who run
across the eld 10 HIN. There several II Wal-
ter Blackmans pictures here, with pictures by John
williamson, W. k. Miller, George e. Lambdcn, Walter l..
Palmer, A T. Bricher, r p. Ryder. H. A Ferguson J,
b. Bristol, J. NJ Dewey, T. Moran. Charles H. Miller. W.
L. SOnntag and {. II. Eaton among the American ar.
fists, while among foreign artists there paintings by
ReyLaud, MOutermartens, Hoier, Van Damme, f. Bris-
sot, Gonzales, DE JOngh, Lambnet aud small study
on Wednesday evening next the American Water
F. c. welsch has recently arrived in this city fora
short stay after absence Of nearly twenty years In
Rome Wesch has lived for several years, he
was tue president German Art Club. His esIier
american % ad,capes and he S after%ard g treated
Alpine scenery, italian and Venetian views. and
scenes near Rome anu In Egypt. some OF Mr. Weschs
paintings IN the collections OF Marshall o. Roberts,
J. p. Morgan, W. b. ogden and W. II. Vanderbilt
Tbs Is the story OF OF the picture
which brought the highest price at the recens
Water-colOr EXhlbltiou-Mr. ADDeys Two Sis
t-r,"; The artist placed upon II the price
OF $1,000. An enthusiastic riend who has been quito
prominent OF late rebuked Mr. Abbey for his undue
mudesy aud urged him " double the price. gente-
man who wished buy the picture prevented from
attending the pryar view ThereupOn the enthusiastic
friend took another gentleman up the picture In.
formed hin THAI the particular work " arr
which he nad seeking all his daJ and ked TO
him that price -, 900 tn, listener felt disposed
remOnstate but being cut snort by the enthusiato
friend offered tlmdly $1,000, aud "A compromise