New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-21
THE SALMAGUADi EXHIBITION.
SECOND NOTICE.

Tho sales OF laSt year anu AZ tuC piOSNhe
salmaeundi exhibition may be taken ms very trust
sor,by evidence that work in black and white has
tmaucipated itself from eadingsirngs ana can hence
forth sand alone Ii is no longer necessary ior men
eho prefer to express themselves through the meuu
f charcoal cray on black and white oils To depend
toely upCn the publishers OF illustrated perouo"s io
their hut they hsye shown that they can appear
directly 10 he public and their appeal wilsDeet
.eodv respopse The inception Of 9sto for this WORK
iaes back beyond the formation OF the sanaguno Oiuo
In 1877 am may be traced TO the revival OF "ocu e
craving in this country 1871. The inportanceweh
then began TO attached TO that art with the cope
hon between rival publications. wac sharp ana mum
needed stimulus 10 artists. Fresh talent was drawn
INTO tae new eld and the public through the ensraVer
became fanilarzed with ilustrs ti0Ds whlch "eie e
way iu advance Of most that had gono oo.
THIS can certainly be said OF the arus'9 " nat
differences OF opinion may exist as 10 '"e " 80
le,,es. of emsscuatlon and abandonment OF the nhe
among the new engravers. Then there ps'"ih's 10
lowed desire among the pubic 10 sec '"e " -
Abe work brought before IL from month 10 month"; "o
organization and exhibitions of the samagun"i "erc
Ssspopse TO this desire, Which nevertheless conin"e"
variable and fee be proved plant OF not overrapu
growth even with the careful nOurlshlhg. feoPe
a bny black and white work 10 limited extent "ho
manifested something of the same interest III the eAh"i
lions thai they would collection Of curosihes; put
there was nevertheless uneasy feeling that the worn
,ras that OF the Palestine and lay outside the pale OF
,re art In the catalogue Of the Sslmagundl only TWO
years ago we hnd the of Publisher attacneu W
nsary every other picture But last year toe amount Oh
work executed simply for illustrative purposes haa ue
creased 10 marked extent, and this year the exhibition
as whole stands upon it's own merits as eoieeton oil
addressed to audience educated 10 appreciate
the peculiar advantagesand let us add tho LIMITATIONS
lof exp ession in black aud white lois result Is
happy one in giving opportunity to appreciate the osV
trness and the talent which may be displayed In 's
work rs yell as the resources OF the materials
And for he
,endence much is the publishers whose
assistance could alone have made IL possloie' Ine Gil
couragement outset and the substantial ala tney
have afforded have nourshed the banng until 1t Is
well able u plead itself We no longer limited 10
OIL and watercolors but black and white worS and
tehings have como be recognized as clearly II not as
fully IN our art. 1890.
The amer grasp evlnced by the present exhibition
gives reason to expect that future work VIII MAINTAIN
stset upon AN independent footing and show continued
,oro0ress Not only il this shown in a more clever
Technique there work here which shows that the
artist did not merely how to speak but had some
thing to say, aud says It with simpe honesty OF e1-
preston For examples OF this there is no necessity 10
20 90 far aneld Mr.. MIlers Ode to Gfeclah Urn
with It's graceful figure and classical albeit somewhat
cod correetuess but take W. T. Smediey's sadly In
Need of Repairs" Percy MOraus An Od-Iime Melody
waiting" by Leon Moran, or even Pleasant News
nv r. C. Jones The young Morans have shaken en-
acme of the eccentrices of youth and taken up their
with snElences Oh ucuIt "Iiuh 40 W
behold Percy Moran in his " 0ld-Trme Melody" has
chosen TO depict simply young girl seated at plan o.
her fingers lightly touching the keys But the DAINTY
nose Of the shapey head Is rich In sugSestveness al
Though the face threequarters averted inc atuue
bespeas absorption the music and there Is the ignor
spc of accessories which to be commended IN MI
Abbey's water color The Two Sisters" These quail
flies lead overlook questions as 10 the manage
1pent of light window, the undue length OF the
,oung musicians neck and the exaggeration OF tho
aohu about her shoulders. MI smedey has before
,roved his subtle skill depicting humorous traits ID
his American genres and nike sincerity is shown in
abe bomey eniouent OF f. e. Joness rustic DAME WHO
sips her with her purring beside her While her
heart ia by the pleasant news surely OF some
dear one who mas gone forth from the utle country vii
lage for the readers kindly face for6ids us to suspect
that her tea adds relish to dh OF gossip Leon Moran
tells the story Of waiting" well A horseman'
holding bride of the expected friends seed waits
with head before the keen breath OF tue winter
mir while dog VITA paw shyer1ngy up1iteo nhps
through the snow mis- eyes fixed expeslantly on the
rlosed door behind which his master tarres. Mr. Has.
,a,n,s study of a head expresses Thought" in every
line OF the strongly marked tDeworn face and despite
pertain crudeness. conveys In It's excellent mOoehDS
an impression of character and strength. And MI
Burns always an animated raconur OF experiences on
pilot boats and comes with the smell OF
brine upop his garments tell now sails reefed
when a heavy blow and how pilots so off TO
board incoming steamships Among the work, too. Of
The men who say what they have to say In honest.
manly fashion fascinating group tine south side
Of the corridor with which Harper's Christmas has
made every one SO familiar. Much Is to be read in the
municipalities and mournfnl dignity OF the relic OF past
days. whose memory Is so busly al work IN 81 Marks
phurchyard and much, too. IN the amazed pomposity.
and half suspicious half indignant stateness Of the
Datohmen who speores as they are preserve escn his
SPECIAL individuality they stalk from Maidens Lane
10 Corlears Hook. Here is excellent work, by +. |
Hopknson Smith. who has oontrved to impart TO the
dreary elevated road and to downtown buildings Pic
toria, ect has lent touch Of human interest by
the beggar woman who hurries along the snowy
ptreet with her child clasped closely In her
arms But 1t is unnecessary TO dwen again
sneeessss of lie others All that We have mentioned
share common quality Of sincerity III the attempt al
encourages confidence in the iuture.
But this ali that needed to produce picture
West Virginia Interior" Mt yoikinsrs bleak study of
" A%s u.s. M ESnnsers prosaic View ro
the Greenfield His" E. Wood Perrys bread and but
ss 1.-THE re Ma, o and Edward Jays sT
From the Land of the Midnight SUM- are all examples
As to becolne the msrest place. on the
hand sketches SHOW mat the artists IN trying ,or
extreme Of Alteration a. 10 Mr. Bsskwi!hs sketch
and Mr.. shIrlaw's "Itas or else completely missed
their mark. as Mr. Charon has done in his Mermaid
Quirine nose ingat 40 wen belong 20 nneteehn-cen
tay belle ~ ns '0r m f -
~stndy for az EtchDg"-a nympn Of the woods admon-
fslng with uplifted finger attentive audience Of
rabbits.
Two faings which revealed here and there In the
galleries are Lack skill in composition and ia selecting
subjects. TIE most striking example Oh The former,
and il literally forced upon our attention C1
Iurpers First Day Morning., when displays its nm
calmly tho place oil honor at the east emu oil he
Sorlf gtisry Massed on the night long legged,
.gianLess and child, behiud whom are
trees ana shguObery vita buoing ana hgires IA the
background whiiv the lett is little besides poorly
rendered snOw-cOSered road wbie1 seems iunnlhs up
hill with a It's might and main. There Is hOlhing plc
foria in arrangement In the vacant scare OF