New-York tribune., 1882-03-09
ME-. SANDER5oNs WATER COL0RS.

Mr.. c. W. Sanderson, of Boston, has placed
exhibition at the shop of Messrs. saudersOn Co.,
dealers IN antique furniture, No IS Uniyersy-place,
few Of his watercoor drawings which are
to be left there exhibition for the rest OF the
present week. They all landscapes. most OF them
home Subjects few Of The drawings are Of Swiss and
Alpine scenery, one view Of Lake Lugano, another
shows the peak OF the Matterhorn as seen from the
KHel.
These drawings have been eXtravagantly praised in
several quarters that disappointment II inevitable
On seeing They belong To the school Of the Messrs
Hn Charles ii. Moore and Henry Farrer and are thus
the direct opposite Of tEe new school to which by far
the greater number OF our young artists adhere
Mr. sandersou does aim at artistic ef-
fests: he does not attempt composition, hardly
cares to select but sitting down before any agreeable
striking ia nature ESSAYS 10 represent II exactly
Is he sees It. dsmayed by difficulties but patiently
abcrfcusly and successfully accomplishing BIS task
Of portraitrue In large drawing representing some
large b,uldsrs covered with thick green moss
the fidelity to facts most crcditabe to the artists
spirit and 70 his observation In two other
drawings Of forest interiors there s Simar success In
the mastery Of facts the foliage is light and airy, the
bri- have no difficulty in making their way among the
branches, and distinguish easily the different
speces Of the trees. Again, in other drawings the
rock structure has been earncdy studied, and Is drawn
and cocred with such faithfulness that geologist
uigb lecture to his pupils this particular formation
about a, wei as be could il he in the presence
Of uatnre herself
But when all 'hs has been said we donot feel that we
have necessarily been describing the work
Of an artist but rather the performance OF scientific
draughrsman. And indeed Mr.. sandersOns work IL not
TO our mind artistic any There Is not trace
of Imaginative feeling; there il not even Intellectual
perception, and though the drawing is careful ana
learned there is no artistic made Of this sd and %
color there Is nothing. The sole merit that
we can hnd is faitnfIlness OF Or'~aiture OF eK-
terual forms and this Is limited in impression at
least 10 subjects Of bomely purpOrt the wood interiors
the rocky chasns down which bome-bred cascades
stream these are notes within Mr.. sanderson's
copass but the Materhorn IL far cut Of his reach
"a TIE simplon Is out OF the reach OF Charles II
Moore And vet both these artists have worked long
ana aho.tousy the task Of pprraure Win the re-
suit IN ch case OF convincing us thd' aer al Natures
brac her mountains dOut amount 70 much. But let he
reader open Rogers Poems and see in the trst
balf-doztu OF the exquisite vIgnettes what Nature
hers However let frankly recognize the fact that
there Is word Of people fer whom ms accurate por-
rature IL the Only desirable thing Ia art Nuoh persons
be pleased, ana pleased with Mr San'lti-O-
yCurk ana encourage hin to with II. We, TOO, say
be-rfulv. 90 ON, AID out Of 70 into something
Lf.ber because frrer; the artist u perfectly
c9LaB, IT, and gives evidence cu"rgh IN these draw
KS tainted photographs. All this study and accom-
pi-hurnt arc good they Ut the artist t. rise above
Them lat. the word Of poetic expression u thoughts
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