New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-18

FIFTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION.

Second NottccJ
Miss Thacher must needs waste her eXcep- |
tonal skill ia painting stin ife on small measure OF
POTATOES well painted cheerfuly admit. but certainly
NOT iuteretng yet close by the lady shows she can
paint both beautifully and interestingly IN her Lettuce
and Tomatoes" There is also by the same hand
picture of Dead Bird, which, barring that 1t is little
sombre. shows no small amount Of skill In a different
st,Ie but equally noticeable Is Nj Sidney L.
Smiths "Bric-a-brac" which at first we gave
10 Mr. La Fargo who indeed could not have bettered
portions Of this excellent piece OF painting These OBJ
ects selected with taste. they simply arranged
no a. 10 bring all then good points and while each OF
them is int with the utmost care so as to make clear
SIS material and texture yet the artistic de-tOne com
position proportlOn the relation Of all these objects to
one aDother-s carefully studied that we see the PIE
ture a. hole while enjoy the separate parts Inc
same Is true Of TEACHERS Lettuce and Tomatoes
sutirey the two pictures are In tone bu'
this harmony OF relation just what our artists are con
,tapt,y negecting Everybody recall still
life pictures groups OF objects, too often ncongruous
IN hch while The objects taken separately were well
enough painted yet the picture, as whole had nc CO.
herence.
Mr. J. C. Rolshoven's Landscape" No rs. West
Wal might easily be taken for work Of Mr. Currier
but II were much to desired that Mr. Currier could
Ut so much unity into his canydses. Here we have
another usrOn Of the value Of relation; OF the ne
t4ssirv of IT, III fact II woud make picture. While
rs We said other day, AZ distance can MI curriers'
mac
Mr. Rolshoven's not too cheerful Lahd-
scape there IL q perfect between the Wlny
wntry sky, and Tie effect OF the whole j.
pvigorat1g. there purpose IN 1t Interpreting
The purpose Of Nature
Another Interesting picture here Miss Rosina En-
uett's November Day on Long Island" Parts OF tlns
painting SHOW a. much skill a. ne found IN any pie
ture IN the present exhibition al Of 1t is much above
rneocrity but fault is the picture does not hang 10
grther The light is well manased-that clear cod SKY
We al know wen-but II is too hard 1t Is hght mat
NAV almost be felt The the boat is good and the
girl sitting the wharf edge; but what Is the boy
dong and what class u the population does this
Young man IN the beongl He is not real per
500 at al. has come out Of one Of Miss Emmetts
Ieturebooks like best Of all IN the picture Is
toe upper right hand where the vessel and her
car.o ARE and the siorehouse IL really a capital
piece Of painting. Another lady, Mrs I. W. Dewlng,
sends a Mother and Child" the inspiration Of which
seems 10 have drawn from Italy, filtered through
The bran Of Mr. John La Farge-the head
sad busl Of the Mother might almost be taken
from La Fargo. indeed The tornented attitude
Of the woman would indicate liking Mrs. Dewing's
part that artists ional way OF looking at his
subjects. Here mother sits with large book open
On her knees IN which she l. supposed to he reading
meanwhile holds in one hand which rails between
her ke,. a scarf which attached 10 little child ST.
Ing Oh l. ground al her feet, with Its hands pressed
pam 10 palm At the w0man's side stands large cross
corner PAR Of doves 10 be- angrily contending
about some disputed point Except IN the head and bust
o. principal figure the painting here. is OF the most
careless descriptions IN parts the drawing If
fm and well understood. and then again
Al almost childish in It's uncertainty Yet with al III
cefecssnd these far outnumber mer1ts-the picture
1atefesis it Is not place and has an air-raiher
Irritating II must be confcssedOf saying Gentle pub
he' II GU were worth my WHILE would take more pains
Piea'e yoa' And ind eed wish we were worth the
au9 willie, for she OF the few ARTISTS We have
WIZ "i"ays eonceives things POLITICALLY, viii not sue
O ~ me natteroffact influences that surround her IN
our a"oim and tries her best tried before she viz
INaAy Tercd from the Held, paint pictures and
ho' content with ehronieng the small beer studio
ar. J. Eastman Chases "a Summer Morning " has
poeh louuu oul IA lth modest By many
anl 1as niSue 10 author many friends Mr. Bunce
b4s found The SOU IN Betsy Wass Meadow where vii
iage eyes probably nothing poor p,cine- In The
"aJ 0i pAst1re-tais ucn SKY make the gallery
bgni 10 matter now dull the day Bir Bruce Cranes
hlnief Ilcce' SHOWS the artist still unable
eone h!@ INTO his landscape when carries ns ond lis
material aspects aud makes II sur the mind. To be
worth tne doing hndsc ape ought To lead of
ttseu though for the pensurc OF being 50 led
ought 10 De continually tempted 10 the landscape
h<aM Ana, as We have said and
aeAAh with what doubt. must seem TO many
e~unDie ITERATION picture that cannot fulnl these
cohdohs n not picture, II IL only dia gram, a map
painted survey. Here, for example. Mr. keeps
ohi THIS wintry spring, ping about this
sho~ o. Ais-to what good end And why should Mr..
tsisAOFens Landscape on the side Of the room,
every whit dul prospect in reality, in
Splitting inTlgOrating eneoGi Can IL be materially
aei Oi sAy tnan In Mr.. Cranes canyas, and that we
pave fvoo " feel The force VI the wind among these
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