New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-23
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS
m1rr WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.


Tho exhibition of the SalmaGundl Clup'
n,h has lust come close, has proved dSapron'i"s
W. 20 the members and their friends Those who nave
,uored the real progress made by the cluo III 'o ~
.soo vears had right to expect stronger eXhol'io
,ban was presented Taking the pecnhlaly iesu''o '
into consideration the club has gone D"ck"ai" '''"
forward and stands in about the same spoSi''n 40 :"
1850 II is true that the change Of ph'cc "l' ' ,,
,,erior attractions of the Art Loan Exhibition h,o ~
- ., d with the sorry financial outcome OF the tA
h,,i,o, vet IL IS probable that very few meihpeS ~
cub have felt satisfied with the COLLECTION 'H" 'S
offered to the public 1t TO be hPl"' tn ,isor
t,,ne may not cause a revival Of the TAX ao"u, Wv. ~
or,zation Of the club which vas family he"'u '9
The black and white exhibition certainly "' 10 ,
A., York art season. but 1t rests WIN 'ho c'no0''
20 ae,ernine exactly what that place shal' pc
Tho s,,es .t the recent exhibition amount 10 onV ABOUT
q 100 This sum Is derived from 'i' 0"'u' VI ~
thirty pictures The attendance mas pcci sli''' '9
ont and the receipts from this source anu from ' SUES
=, oo,alog,cs are inconsdcrablc. The extent OF he
,rino of is apparent from comparison with previous
,,I,,o,s Last year the SalmagInd Club enjoyed the
ost nrosperous season which 1t has ever had Nhcly
seven works sold for 1906 some Z,ooo s'iSa
admission tickets sold at 70 cents eaeh anu 4oo
on tickets at so cents Tn 1881 lol works were S"u
for IS OO1 In 1880 the sales amounted 10 9l''V0 '
rassius those OF the exhibition OF 1888
nh, conoent weather of the past week has diminished
A., vocents of the Art Loan Exhibition. They nave
dopped from nearly 81 900 daily during the previous
,.aek 10 about 5000 OF the latter amount ABOUT 9l'o
has been derived from the sale OF catalogues anu Tue
n,nder from that of single and season tickets winch
on,d indicate daily attendance OF perhaps 700 lhere
So, ha.n an extraordinary demand for catalogues ana
or 600 have been disposed or is stated tha ABOUT
s13 600 has been taken at the Academy thuS l'', '
aral new collections have been lately addeu !" 'c VA
bibition Professor West has sent number OF orleh"
Costumes Mr. W. c. Prime display OF SeVres piales,
i,uf al SpV
,,otic Society a collection of rare coins, and MT
Fenaricnt some Peruvian antiquities luis piopoS'u 70
hold series OF concerts throughout inc last "cA VI 'o
oxbjtion and there is promise OF performances IVY 'I
Tlomass orchestra aud the 7th Regiment anu --'
Regiment bands
The American Art Union has secured rooms easily nc
cessibe and exceedingly convenient all tlungS con
,,b ot M al East Fourtccuth-st Here there VIII he
,,ptaiucd a permanent exhibition aud SalcSroom lor
American works Of art As was irst dohc 'h 'ho '"'
NJ the last summer similar exhibitions VIII DC occ>ion
o,, hold in other cities The Union will publish original
GREETINGS and engra>ingS and will issue an luSlr"tu
,nonty art journal OF which leading feature VIII pe 'c
riutions of the artist members both In the form oil
manners and Illustrations The first etching Is 10y "M'er
sbirlow from Eastman Johnson's painting Inc h'li'
,nond The Union proposes also 70 purchase loI 'io
,r,,cra original works OF which will he selected
nv committee of artists" The subscription 10 TIC Al
Union will be - per annum and each subscriber lot inc
,rosent vcar will receive season ticket to the cNlhp"D
n proof before lettering India paper oil MT 0I 1t" >
etch,ne and the Illustrated Art Union Ohe-haii OF
.h u,nuut received from subscriptions "wil he set apart
tr the formation Of fund.- be expended for the )oI
cconnt NJ the subscribers IN the purchase OF works Oh
art which will held in trust until the Gu" OF 'o ear
when they will delivered uncondiiionAy 10 he Wnoo
body OF tho subscribers represented by com''e'' "
ted that such prices will be- paid TO tho artists as
are generally obtained the studios for similar CLASS "
work, and the prices TO Tue substitutes VIII w '
that paid to tho artists.
The exhibition contains at present ll7 OH Punl'"-'
and 73 wator cOlOrs aud ctchings lew OF INC Plel'
have been shown before but the majority 1t Is Sau arc
,.y works Mr. Twachtmaun has contributed s'uu! III
ravs ON che River Mas, Holland" Mr. Shirlaw an III
.esting cxa,nple called Turning up, Mr.. H. T. omllh
a marine In the Gulf Stream oil Newiouhdl'hu 'ii
Alfred Fredericks study OF dusky page bringing |"
flask of Chlanu called /" An Eastern Smile MI T.
Rotber,nel a painting of Tho Death OF Hypatlt 'nc
most thrilling incident TO be encountered IN hngs'y
60 and Mr. Kollock a study of The Old Fldd'cr'
which suggests Il renaissance OF DuSseluorI NERVOUS
For the rest the paintings are much IKE thoSe "' O
no secn at the yearly exhibition OF the Aru9Is u"
c,ety or like a large proportion Of the WORKS u7u''
shown at the Academy. such familiar names are pio
sented AS Henry A. LOOP Constant Mayer lho'uaf
IIioks George H. IcCOrd f. W. Perry. jr, l. L. oihIlh
Nv CASTELAR,, ]. W. Champney, Arthur f"r'on' Ici
cival DE Luce and F. X NJ. Kehn In etchlg7 lnoli''
Moran and Henry FaTrcr arc amply represented -'i'
,oraD set himself difficult task in seeking 10 portray
the surf of the Sounding Sea-" hut his nervous h"E
80 curved and broken lines Infused something 81 th'
sn,rit Of the breakers into his work MI I~ach'hahn "
cent some agreeable watercolor drawings oI venetian
.cenes His "View in Venice NO "3' us "c'''i''
Moor" No. A. and Mr. Julian XIX ineaioW Socho r'
works penerated with considerable feeling Now %oh,
will constantly be received at these rooms S
exhibitjOn while permanent, VIII DO c'"'Ai""''S
changing presentation OF American pcIui'7
no IA little group Of water-colors on view at tho
art rooms OF Messrs. Rechard co when p9S5osSG T.
more more than ordinary merit 9d, paT f6p most rrom
,cnt mart il an admirable example OF inc ilsl, n'A
nvt "a evepiy balanced use Of transparent color IL u
ir,ot "a bright ~ Ricos oils and AZ the artists nave II
~ fun of atmosphere textures anu i',, I7c,d
clearly rendered and there is none OF the sovehy pc
tng coors which should be cOntrastei that]s c9d"i
In The careless use light washes ennpif OF ou o
SscneUs Of Diazs work in water-eolors There Is
large drawing by Clays n oopep ratbsr heavy hand
and there are other water-coorS by WORMS anu i"'
On Thursday next will he held the private view OF Mr
Thomas b. Carke's collection OF american b scdcm,
nrze which Mr. Clarke has founded and OF tne dlsl1o
ssted PpossS % That Mr. Clarke has rendered valuable
serv,ces 70 native art by his quick and substantial hl
Snnh,eA II seems safe TO assume In advance tl5t h
collection of lao pictures VIII prov orT have ecI
Interesting showing OF what Ne"-ioIA az ''''' nav w.
doing in the last few years.
Tho members OF tho Ladies' Art Association recGnti
opened small exhibition OF pictures az NO - i M@H
r. Robertson and Miss Mary k0llock ana W i,
eoors by H. " HerTlek ana 0 n The Work
& artist almost as unfamiliar here a. LlnneIl was ehe
Slided I'm a water-cOOr drawing 10y PrOut
1b Art tnterehanqe begins its series OF coorcd supple
a, ,itb "a Dies on by Miss Emmett, Psyche, INTENDED
as an aid in decorative colorng and design lhG elG
of this journal improves the occasion OF MI. ~ rhz
S, In Teiterate his opinion that the business oi III
terior decoration is being oyerworked IN ape%hihs o
nrIers sent abroad TO ". OudinO Tor slalncu H'7 &c
sne the presence of Messrs La Fargo ana IlHdhy III
civ the writer says With regard TO the coilaiat,r
c,,t of American and foreign glass, can MAKE NCiy
brief statement. In color composition ana mcon,' g.
tvertiveness the American work Is superior 70 any u
tSe world i'm figure drawing ir, as RUE INFERIOR
that OF France and England THIS Is only SsanS ~
shont ali n,r art I'm which the weakness OF ldWlhs Is
coDSrci,ns falling Having obtained gO"d coIoi cucc