New-York tribune., 1882-04-09

treated m style seemingly more pictorial than SOUP
turesque which would appear to have found mucn
favor with the public. The Portrait OF Chnd
No 92 which hangs in the large gallery is, TO our mnd
the best OF the three the Portrait No o. seems to us
weak both In conception and execution, while in No
93 the action OF the childs hands is without purpose
He is neither pulling the roses nor playing with Them
80 that we wonder why thought necessary to In
troduce the hands Mt all. The Young Pan by Mr
louis St. Gaudens has much that Is charm
ing about it, The youngsters head IA pic-
turesque, and he ia well planted on his feet
and blowing away at his double pipe with energy
enough. But his skin to be rather loose on his
body and suggests the possibility OF pulling it about
it only rather tighthting shirt Therei Is how
too much spirit and directness In the figure to
make worth while to dwell such defect-one that
be easily remeded when the work Is put into
marble Mr. Eugene Pfster has a small medallion head
in high relief treated with much vgor, aud
Mr.. Edward A. Spring sends "Portrait,"
medallion also, in which there is considerable grace
OF movement and deicacy OF conception. Here In one
small shown ak medallions and all rejecting
distinctive originality in their authors. movement Of
much interest in art and that we hope VIII be
encouraged; il may day n side shoot produce
medaist-who knowsl or give MS man capable OF
designing a credable United States coin.
But the chief object ia this small room s Mr. DIN
l.. Warmers "Cupid and Psyche Though that is
only catalogue-namc for the subject,
nymph STOPPING to caress the infant Cupid
Mr.. Warner has nothing graceful "a This
since he first appeared think we justified in
saving thar very little work OF this quality has been
dnced in our studios The basciief has the advantage
of being hung the best light possible and II
tainly striking object seen through the doorway lead
lug from the main gallery. The figure OF the nymph in
its bending arch recalls the branch of some
blossoni-ladon vine the edge OF the woods,
of the baby Cupid and 1.-the spring Of the
nymphs ner figure is treated with distinctly scplp
tire squr feeling IL strange 10 that man
thoroughly trained in his art Mr.. Warner, who has
given the busts and the best heads in basrelef
that have bad-lOoked al from the side of purely
tistc treatment and specimens Of style in sculpture
should been so Oug in meeting with public recoS
milton of his merit 1t s true, Mr. Warner is not always
iudcIous he exhibits, ana il would be unjust to
iudye him by such bust that IL this years
Academy hut we are that the small busts and The
number constitute genuine claim upon popular adlni
ration The present work third or fourth effort in
the field pure fancy, and successful were the Others
this al sur either his Twilight or his Dancing
Nymph." This is a relief and the Others
were statues, and Mr. Warner IS peculiarly skilled
in treating the delicate gradatiOns of the has
relief He manages, also, 10 steer entirely clear
Of danger which besets many of our young sculp
tors nj this time the cOnfOuudng the arts OF sculpture
and painting Where his subject demands II, Mr.. War
treat his subject with the utmost decacy OF nne
refinement of reTeatng planes, but III bis hand the
basreef never becomes misty confused, nor does 10
refuge in tricks of cOlOng or devices of dcces-
details Al is clear and well Thought out; every
medallion thai comes from his hand grows To It's close
with assured sweep Of mounting to its crest,
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