New-York tribune., 1882-04-06
FINE ARTS.
soc,rry OF AMERICAN ARTISTS
,,vru ANNUAL EXHIBIIlVN- ....,,i,o,

A email exhibition OF less 'li''i 49,. ,, a
=, ,,oca,alo,ue n mere bushel Oh ""'''' ., no,orc
,df,I of chaff in It, on entering '"e ,"0' ~ the
..,o ,cn,re has been examined the spn"S y,
sne'. -. ore raised he is as SURE ne Is "'"'"e
' ,ho. he breathes an a''ho'f"
t.' tho man who enters s"ru'" so,rors
- morning knows he Is "''''"e ',o,binr of
S,rc he has distinguished single ro'o ,,hout beinr
,hts comes from the hanging; you s. So ,o Give each
,ols that II has been done win , eor what i. is
,,rrs the ulace where it VIII s""" - a,reeable
pictuho INC ,ohI,re OF all the pictures aSr'o"Do
A"" ~ -, order u bring about as iat ~ i ,ti
anJc = cood selection OF pictures "'" " % hangi,c
st,b Zach one accepted III M, ". ,,ich seems
nIan was adoIteu' -.
40 no" rsalts TO have worked wen >" p'
y n' = ,,r mixtures are hung above a hhe "nerc
uoe' o- .ofortably seen. and though of course al
49, nc,pres are not equally Interesting, 'nc'o "'o
-, how. not interest Of some KIND AMONG ."o - ~,
- I, may be diGcut TO award the pam ioi "'
,ro,t Eaton IA in unusual strength IL hoi'"o' " 49,
w. heads be equal in poetic charm to that OF MISS
wv - aYhibron they such as in their own
=, N 30 ortist we have could rival MI Tha5ers
s,-,knr portrait of lady VINO s'ahus y -"
80 csressi NJ its head with one hald WINE lhe o''
nr,leted hangs by her SIDE is SO peaut'uls PAi"''"
w., for lille this artist has the cry ana tne o'heis
- eciosed -; but further on il MIR. Weirs flors ue
'""'V - - and across The room Mr.. puveneck's
" "ursr,it of a Lady," Mrs. Whitmans Little GILL
AZ, vintou's portrait of a Professor, ana lsS'
,ut NOT least, Mr.. Whiser's "POrtrat OF Ms
Mo,ber" Mr. Carroll Beckwith. too has an excellen'
head such as he well knows how TO pant
"a Mr. Frank Fowler and Mr.. Eastman Johnson
opa nortroits-Mr Fowler one OF DR.. NeI''L uo'lc'
-, ,A,n We remember from his hands ana MI
rhsop nll eth If a child. These portraits run the
,,out Of excellence from MI JOhnsons WHICH II III mo
,sral skilfu but rather perfunc'ory Veln' not u' az
70 our thinking individual WORK as MS poi'i'' "
-.ntleman IN the east of the Academy up 10 -i
,on's solid assured and satisfying heads the Que VI
an elderly lady the other younger woiAs VIM"
o., thp mind and inyigOrate IL AT tne
no time and Of a quality that nas
rarely been attained this side the water Between
these two-though We are aware tha' aun''e'' Vi MI
Thayer's fine portrait will claim for II the hrst place. HUI
on some grounds should dare dispute their clah-
we may range the other portraits we have nameo' ana
ast with confidence whether ought not to rejoice N
te pos.ession of artists capable Of painting such PIC
lures. -. , ,,.
Mr. George Fullers two pictures, one sihsulafF
named Eyening-LOrette," and the "teer nav"
,borns Priscilla FauntleToy. were so enthnslast'a!
,eceived bv the congregated artists ana amateurs
a., th. critic hardly dare venture the suggestion OF
tendency on the artists part to carry his peeuar man
ner to excess There doubt OF MI Fuilers Pos7s
sion Of poetic IDEAL however, and II wouiu De III VAIN
o. disnute the charm that these shadO"y HaSiunio'
have for many who love painting too well ana Ao" 700
much about il that their approval should be hshuy
called in question.
~ Mr. Wbstler's Portrait" we have already spoken
atlcngh in our notice o. the late exhibition at fhaoe
pha and we shall of have more to say aboni II
here II barely stood the test OF lis brilliant heishpor
hood and looks flat and dead, the SUBJECT ASch 'oo
monumental for enjoyment
Mr r,,u,i,s Volk has had central place awarded by
acclanatjoa to his small but wepanted picture The
Captyes" two Purtans, man ana woman Doluu ana
awaiting death at the hands Of Indians. since Mr.
Yolks success last year with winter landscape ana
figures he has been trying variations on his theme ana
We cannot think this one encouragingly successful The
faces are without expression-and indeed ONLY
a master Of wears and experience could paint
Tho Nt expression for such an h0ur-and
,he two persons Of the drama are so
poscd a. to make them seem placed at the mouth of
cave instead Of as we suppose 10 be ie'N tle 'ds'
srsps rock The painting of the SHOW Is by no means
equa to that in his fir Ventur IN tins e uut now
remains that he las set himself task to which his
Wbv vii not Nh r. s Brown always pa9t so cleyory |
rs here in his at the Cottage Door" This old lady Is
real she not get up for effect ike the artists Clear
tbe Track ana the rest OF that ik AMrWT Smcdley,
however. sends the best picture we nave seen |
his many day for story telling power and here is eX
celenf painting too We DO know Who could match
this Old mans face as ne LOOKS p al s d@uSher & teSu
note is the landscape through the open window
Here air nor distance; the effect is as OF picture
Mi william Nj Chase's Studio Interior" is of he same
clever family whose brothers aud sis ers We have so
often pai.e ed but We could have shed ior SomethnS
more To the purpose Oi painting portrait or ia1- |
George InncSs sci'lS lduNrciIt III /
fLe same kew as the IN the Academy. only any
thing more vcled and vapory still Ir r. Bolton Jones
has Lar dscape in which We see more OF hls Ola hand
q an we nd in his recent drawings IA ihe water colcr
exhibition but this is clever work II without any
marked individuality or Reason for being. MI f. d.
Niiftfs Z. >ortbtastcr" weilpaiutcd corner of the
ocean breaking he beach. Is hardly picture but IL
shows the force that might make one. Nj. Lungren,
who is nothing u not sensational, mas
wOrsted cf course Mr. A. +. Ryder has two |
lte pictures thai think will really make him friends
certainly there must be many par 9 lnehds VINO
in will II
long in the small picture ou the southern
wall MI. iwac tulan also has landscape III that |
quarter that viii keep his name awe, put we rear |
MIR VIII II Low viii hardly make Greeks of us with hls
Arcadan dancers. Mr. Blashhtld has tIed IA singular
experinenf In setting his Autunn living figure in
a niche of marble; the contrast is too marked and |
the result iuiarnOniOus, hut t.e nguIe ls wei DC
signed and shows training il a go"d schoOl. |
Miss Enuttts SuOwballs. though the subject j. moi
pictorial one, yet the painting shows mncn Skill ara
ROscs" and Dafodils good painting anu dccoIh- |
tive treatment with close adherence to nature Mrs. |
Wnitnan's Rhododendrons show thc same nervous |
hand that panted the Little Glrl' on the norm Wal"
There q very dclicately felt and de1cdtey executed
picture by Mr.. Dcwing portrait OF gentleman ana
LADY, a uicture small IN size, but really large |
in treaf ucut Aud Mr.. f. {. Jones has odd |
subject, woman in Il bulrlshy place on the swaInpy
edge o. drowning wood calling out to an unseen man
60 help her carry hef basket over ine stream Inc pant
ing here shall say the drawing, rather makes
something out of nothing
MrOhn Warner sends u lovely has-rcllrf, "A Nymph
Kissing Cupid" which more than makes amends for his
rather heavy hist III the Academy. Mr ST Gaudens has
a. lonns Pan" pretty hGlIine. and there are bas-
feheis by MI Bauer and MI ODonoVdn
Mr.. MARSHALLS "LONGFELLOW."
Mr.. W. +. Marshall whose engraving after his
own portrait Of Lnconis wellknown the public has
Just completed steeengraying from bis portrait Of the
late Mr. Longfeow which has been published by George
Barrie of Philadelphia proof Of this engraving has