New-York tribune., 1882-03-05
ARTISTS AND THEIR DOINGS

! WHY THESE RECEPTIONS ARE IN FAvoR-sOME OF
| THE PICTURES sHowN-A LOAN COLLECTION OF
| FANS.
The reception in the Tenth Street Building yes
terday afternoon presented all the pleasantly informal
features attendant the admttance OF visitors to the
unknown region OF artists studios and proved be one
OF the most enjoyable OF the Tne success that
has attended the three studio receptions Of the last week
will undoubtedly nHrn the artists In making them
nua affairs There s strong need felt by the artists
for being brought into closer relations with picture buy
ers among the public To extent these receptions
that end Dealers here with one exception prefer
| TO import and offer for sale foreign pictures
rather To I'LL their galleries with paintings by home
artists. From the dealers then, American artists re-
ceive little announcement Two exhibitions Of OIL
paintings here In the OF the year, and the e1hbi-
tous in Boston Springfield, Utica, Chicago and Cncn
natl afford an insufficient medium to artists for Offering
their for sale. Formerly picture BUYERS were IN
the habit OF visiting the studios fre-
quently and giving private orders. But now
while the number OF artists rapidly Increasing and the
competition becoming intense the cIstom OF visit
ing studios is falling into dsIse. An artist recently said
that probably single private order had been re-
ceived this year in the entire building IN which his
studio is situated. And tho commercial side OF
art cannot be dsregarded by the artists who
strive to gain a livelihood by their profession,
these receptions should result TO their direct benefit az
well afford social entertsnment The objection
urged against studio receptions, that the exhibition OF
there deracts from the freshness OF the display
at the Academy is certainly not well founded The
Of the Academy exhibition is estimated by the
attendance and sales and with these the studio recep-
tOns cannot interfere. person who thirty PIC
lures at reception would not in cOuse-
quence be deferred from going TO see 700 Others
| at the Academy, and the sale OF pictures,
whether they sold reception in the Academy,
is the result aimed by the artists Although the sale
of picture at a reception would be pecuniarily more
advantageous the artist than II IL were sold at the
Academy il is unlikely that enough paintings have been
or will be disposed Of studio receptions 10 affect
seriously the sum to al that the Academy sales Will
realize. These receptions and the exhibition which may
be expect in the natural expressions on the
part Of artists of desire to meet their patrons on terms
as advantageous themselves those in other cangs
AreceptiOn I'm the welknOwn old Tenth street Building
about which many memories clustered, Is always
delightful. and yesterdays especially, so for the
clustering March winds failed to prevent visitors from
coming in hrongs and pervadng the building from top
to bottom.
Twehty-seven artists opened their studios. In
w. NJ. Chase's elaborate rooms were found several
copies Of Velasquez made in spain last summer and
two unfinished studio interiors "a Maryland Garden"
seen I'm Frederick Delman. studio, has been shown at
the Union League Club and with The Arbor" Is IN
tended for the Academy. Christine" anl hgure
study also exhibited. An animated military sub
Battery" and he also showed The Straggers and "a
Letter from Home" II. W. Robbins exhibited large
painting which will 90 to the Academy-a view OF Lake
Katahdin with the shore in the foreground and
the the opposite side Of the lake Near the
River" and " After the Rain" the titles Of the land
scapes which Kruseman Van Een will send to the Acad
emy In Arthur PartOns studio there were two pic
lures called Morning" and Fall" and study by
Ernest Parton entitled Nook in France" Seymour
j. Guys two Academy pictures are figure pieces one
called "Wi he Gomez and the other passing
Away" A. d. Shattuck exhibited study Of group Of
sheep and lambs upou the bank OF river with house
in the distance, and another OF cattle in dow.
a broad, sunny pool which will 90 70 the Academy. W,
whitredge, II. Fuechsal, NJ. DeForest Bolmer, Jervs
McEntee, Albert Iusey and j. Henry Hill showed land
scapes NJ F. H. De Haas exhibited a coast sceue,
"An Of-shOre Breeze" with "A Breezy Day-MOuth
OF the Tyne" and view the Schedt, all Of which will
be seen al Academy. Marines shown by ]. c.
Nicon, Henry Farrcr and Joseph Lyman. Clear the
Track" which ]. c. Brown viii send to the Academy,
depicts boys marching boserously down the side
walk arm in arm. Figure pieces shown by L. Z.
Wilmarth, T. W. wood and irving r. Wiles
Tweutysix artists opened their studios at the reception
in the Sherwood Binding Thursday. r. NJ. shurtlef
exhibited four interesting picures-three new and de
signed for the Academy They Under the Beeches
midsummer" study Of wood lake and an autumn
view I'm the woods. Thomas HOvenden showed his
striking painting Elaine" upon which he has been
send to the Academy. There were also in his studio
Chloe and Uncle sam" two old dlrkies in a kitchen
"Sunday Morning" study Of two uncomprOmsing
New-Engand types. and study Of cattle by Mrs
Hoveuden. The pictures shown by E. II. BashaeI were
a Roman Festival" Music ." Autumn" Boston
Patriots Watching from their housetops the smoke Of
the Baltic Of Bunker HILL" and small genre painting.
Mrs L. Greatorex showed some bits of
forest scenery in Normandy aud at Fon-
taineblcau, Mas Kate GreatoreI exhibited studies
of the head of an old Algerian must clan and of an
Arab, ana Eleanor Greatorex displayed some flower
trying the edge of h scythe one OF an old negro leaning
on his hoe. and portrait OF naval 0ncer In H. Bruce
Cranes studio we're found several Long Island studies
G. Binm and F r. Lnngrrn contained a Bright Day in
Venice" by the former uerded for the Academy, with
View on the Lagoon" which will 90 70 the Society Of
wander about the city rainy nights, but has thus far
avoided pneumonia. viii send % The Academy Union
square on Wet Night" j. +. Cropsey showed view
on Lake Maegore, which win 90 to the Academy Land
Perkins and Mary kcock there we're iEure pieces by
William Morgan, G. Rae Smith, Victor IQettb b. O.
Jones and Alfred Frelcrcks
The artists Of the Association Building peculiarly
unfortunate In the weather on WednssI9y but their re-
In ". 5, Macy's studio found study OF a wood
road winter with the sunset light seen through the
Westport River, and an early sPrnS landscape WIN,
ter landscape yet Inhnsnsd vi" probably go to te
ihcomPy'I} }o5ctber Win Contentment" study OF a
Acadey ys,swIns by window, Cornered" an Interior
with an Old man holding book aud onin9 boy IN
the corner OF the fireplace and Whose dress was hsi
,ybicb shows child rmInagng I'm trunk and nshing
her grandmother the history Of the various articles II
rontaius There also here two watercolors sum
ner flowers" and Morning" One OF jerome IhompsOns
fayorlte aeEorca senments vas emG2dsd "a & s Ia H
De"th IIc MISC showed The Water Sprte," The pa
i5ciaG Canon" Little Homeless" and "The Rem |
d.,SousT Two scenes Adirondack Lake. with deer |
coiDg down 20 drink, exhibited In A F. Tats stu
do together with lake and mount ain view by W. L.
sonnag In the foreground OF which Mr. TAFT s TO Intro
dncc sone deer and study OF wood brook with deer
Tue painting upon which Mr. Ialt Is engaged at present
T. calI ed x Long Shot" and shows two spOrsmen
in a canoe concealed behind a fullen tree, one