New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-10

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BROOKLYN appears to have awakened from its usual
ethargy and the surprising announcement comes from
the exhibition the river that some forty pictures
have been sold for over $4,000 at the catalogue
figures Some OF the pictures sold are: ON the New
Jersey Coast" by George II. smllie for Si00 Under
the Blossom" for $3.50. and " An Old Roadway" for
$50 by Percy Moran; Early Summer" by II. Bolton
lone. for $3.50; AN Arctic Sentinel Under the Midnight
Sun" by William Bradford for 5000; The Longest Way
Round il the shortest Way Home" by +. c. Jones, FOR
$500; Along the Wharves at twilight" by G.. H. Nc
Cord for $500; "Breton Interior" by W. H. Lippin-
colt for 500; Jersey Cow" by J. W. Tracy for $780,
"A Juvenile Connoisseur" by O. Rae Smith, for 800;
IAN italian Girl" by Ellen X. Baker, for $3.50, and
Dutch Pink at Anchor" by Harry Chase, for $500.
This is the last week the exhibition of sketches at
the American Art Gallery. 1t Will probably be shortly
followed by collection OF American pictures contrib
uted by the artists and in January will come the eXhbi-
ton of paintings by Boston artists. The exhibition Of
sketches has been fairly successful in the matter Of
sales and has regularly drawn very good attendance
On Thursday evening next will be held the usual
monthly art reception Of the Union League Club. In
addition to the exhibition OF pictures by local artists
there will be several foreign paintings loaned by mem
| bers OF the club.
| Seymour Hadens etchings will remain on exhibition
at Frederick Keppes art rooms through the coming
| week.
Mr. J. Alden Weir writes, Through the kindness of
Mr. Erwin Davis. have had Mr.. OsgOod, of Boston,
publish helotype OF the celebrated picture Of Joan OF
Are by Bastien Lcpagc. am much pleased with the
tstic result With all due respect for Mr. Weir's iug
nent is hard To find the of satisfaction which
he experiences In this helOype the grasses. much Of
the foliage and to degree the ghostly figures.
blurred and indefinite. The figure of the heroine is
clearly and distinctly revealed but those who remember
the painting will recall the rapt ecstao gaze
the feature which made the strongest impression and In
this heotype painful to he obliged say that the
eyes only the expression Of fish too long defunct
Work for the coming waer-coOr exhibition is taking
| active shape month remains before the frat date
January H. for sending In pictures hut the holidays
| make the month a short Everything seems TO
indicate an exhibition large that OF last year. and
IL ia to be hoped OF as high general quality Like the
water-colorsts the members o. the Etching Club are
hard at work and the results from the plates which
now absorbing so much attention Will probably be an
| exceptionally fine collection OF etchngs.
Anew Grison of Importance from its size and quality
has lust been hung Knoeder's The subject Read
ing the Last VIII and Testament" allows wide range
for decorative and for the deneaon OF facial
| expressions. On side stands the black-coated
| notary pompously reading the anxiously awaited WILL
Before him in a semcircle the relatives and ser
wants OF the dear departed thinking little Of their loss
but murh Of their prospective gain One elderly and
equity listener, however, seated in chair pre-
face OF respectful sorrow, while groom and
| maid near by iggiDg with Joy at finding them
selves set down for round sum Then in the back
ground are two or three meek ana respondent figures
which may fairly be taken to be those of poor relatives
who we'd hope and little else during tue rich
life and find themselves cut of with the proyerbal
shilling. There is an admirable genre by Grutzner in
which hackneycd subject Is made attractive 1t Is the
oft told tale OF monk IN cellar quang wne but the
carefully rendered face of this monk shows delight
fullythe snnshiny influence OF the wine in smoothing
out lines aud wrinkles giving the crOwsfeet humorous
| expression and the corners Of the mouth an upward
in which hand unconscosy pat the fair round
belly -" the great beaker of Bohemian glass much
OF picture III ITSELF and all the coors harmonic and
blend perfectly into full, deep tome that surely
anyone will forgive the artist for choosing subject
Lectrics" and decidedly inspd, shows pretty modest
girl reading to beautiful belle and oged by foppsh and
| lnOrdnatey vain young officer. bright painting by
Inside ~ bed of asters whose hrlis Scnuhg ID a
garden Dtl nm eT charms and H9%kp na abstracts
girl in a wood lane, with all the refreshing confidence
Of one pursuing paths Then follow a.catie piece
by Madonoiscle j. Micas, friend Of Ro-a Bonhenr,
noticeable clever drawing and also for a very
crude use cooring especially IN the arsenca grass and
hilons sea In the disancea water color by W Il Rlchn
"a view on the Cornish coastexecuted with the sci com
posnre which cbaracterizos all his works, very good
example of Van Marcke for those who never saed
with cattle aud gorgeous interior of peasants kitchen
by Bruck-laos. gay marine view by Mesdag tender
and subdued in tone Is Of the pictures we'll worth
looking at AS also the bright little picture by Jean
Beraud. clever painter OF Par1s,an street ifc who
has seized upon scene ON the bridge from the Corps
tors strutting homeward side by side with pretty
| ortsette and a lounging fisherman
The blessing" which shows "A large family party in
| which one can certainly trace three generations,
| gatbedred around q frugal board and waiting with
| bowed heads while the grandfather says grace.
NJ. +. II. De Haas Is painting Scene on the Jersey
Coast "A view OF the with the sun iust on the
horizon particularly generous in its bestowa OF yellow
H. A. Ferguson has finished his view on the Alameda
IN the City OF Mexico, and nearly completed Cairo
| stIeet scene.
oscar X. Coast formerly at No 81 West Tenth st. has
| opened studio at No. l,l55 Broadway, corner Of
| Twenty seyenth-st
The unkndest cut that the salmagundi has hac
day two since, when Oscar Willis O'Flaherty
Wilde appeared. his calves quivertng with the eIertoI
of climbing the stairs and after buying sketches
| remarked. he absent mindedly knocked his knee
together that this the finest exhibition OF blaol
| aud white work he had ever seen. Whereat the mem