New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-05
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS.
WORK IN WATER CoLoRs AND OILS.

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bibit,on brought tbe usual large attendance and
fair returns in the way OF sale. There have now been
over 100 pictures sold for total amount IN the heign
borhood OF S2 600 The galleries have been well ined
with plcturegazers during the daytime ana clten UNI
comfortably crowded In tho evening, athough evening
IL but time for seeing wster-color lhat the OK
hibon will be pecuniary successful safely be as
sumed, but 1t remains than doubtful whether tho
sales will attain the proportions OF last year
OF the thirty pictures sold during the past week
the mOrs important 1.-THE Old Home" O. d.
Weldon. $500 "Trhn'," A. i. Frost, $3.50 !
watermelon Time" Alfred Kappes, $50; Peasant
against Hay" ]. c. Beckwith, $50; Autumn
Weather" H. W. Ranger, $685. "A Summer Day on the
Coos" Francis A. silva, $780, "a Canal Corner in
Venice" william sartan, 5000; Genesee Meadow"
c. H. Eaton, $50, 80 Old Print and Fresh Flowers" L.
W. Freer, $780, "The Dream window" f. W. Freer,
$500; Cinderella and the Slipper" Hugh Newell $500;
Newly Married" f. L. Henry $250 " On the Hudson,
Autumn" Harry Allchin $75; "In the Retreat" f.
Leon Durand, 49, and still Life" Louis E Delius, So.
There have been nearly fifty etchings sold during the
mast week and the amount received for etchings 10
about 5000 Among those sold have been "F0Iy Cove,
Mass Glow Tide 4" and "In the HaTbOr" by j. c.
Nicoll; Old Comrades" by F. T. Merrill; "The Old
Block House." by J. NJ Falconer; Gloucester
Harbor" and "Old Acadian Inn Yard" by
s.ephen Parrish; "A Quay at Rotterdam" by
Storm Van Grayesande; Autumn" and Evening
New-York Bay" by Henry Farrer; 1.-THE Inlet" by A f.
Believe; wnnakie Greek" and "A River in Holland"
by Kru.eman Van Elten "Poplars at southampton, H.
l. Old British Fort" Deer Island Bridge ana n
summer Boarding Place." by Leroy Milton Yale; "sawley
Abbey" by Francis 3. Hadeni Return from the
Fields" nv Bastien lie Page; From Under the Trees
by BENJAMIN Lander; "a Meadow View" by H. W. RoD
bins; 1.-THE Old Waterwheel." by j. j. Calahani Ola
Mill" Mil River" and Near Newport" by o. A Pat'
"BufYao's Head" by Haywood Hardy; q" Beggar'' oy
Prcoinni Market Day" by f. 8. Church, and "Coch-
- ny m
The exhibition OF the Society Of American Artists
will omen at the American Art Gallery about
the middle of March, while the Academy
exhibition will be from April to May
l2 The exhibition OF the Boston artists at the
American Art Gallery will lie followed by the hr"texhoi-
ton OF the American club This is an organization
witch was revived some three years ago, composed
chleay OF the Younger artists The meetings were held
I'm nrettilv decorated rooms siXthaye., and the club
In. been largely social in rs pnrpo forming pleas
ant meeting point for the discussion Of now sketches ana
art natter- in general The membership has increased
until ~ now numbers sixty. Charles H. Miller is
the prcs and Bruce Crane the Sc Rotary Ihe e1h-
b.t!on Of the club VII open On February H.
Tier. are two pa tngs belonging to the estate q the
Inf. Robert L. stuart IN Knoeders gallery One IL ION
the Ratcneld" by Kn aus, which tells the story OF
rr Acht nj German Inn The dance has ended IN con-
fusion Tho hero. IN n hghy disheveilcd conciton'
s,and, dehalty rea ~ for his next opponent one IN
fortunate lies On the Moor running MS oa'h he'c4 O
are hes.ta.ing on tho STARE. while woman and the
n,rtlv or hera leader who is IN the musicians bal
cony are eudeavorng 20 store peace TIE other pic
ture Is a nfssize portrait Of Mr. stuart AIS strong
features showing against reddish background, painted
by A,drazo.
Tho arst exhibition of the Philadelphia Society Of
Fchers closed on sauriay. The members have TIE con
alton NJ feeling that they have brought together the
nn.s- collection ~ e'clings whica has on publicly
btsd on this side II the water; but IN their case as
with fheeyhibton o. the Philadelphia Society OF Artists
the peculary results would no, b deemed haucrng In
tbis city In Philadelphia the wealthy leisure class
uron whom artists alwAys largely depend h represented
with comparative sparseness while there IS far from
being the ayishness IN moneyspeuding which charac-
teze, NewYorkers SO ~ happens yearly that artists
leave Philadelphia 20 nd studios IN this city or abroad
There Ia ma ntancd deep interest in art, which has
unaffected tsef in the preservation Of subsiendal
art nucleus, bur in Pha1tpha artistic intcrrs centres
rather ia private collections ana semi occasional exhibit
ton. than in ths citys sdaptaomy as permanent
stng.plce FOR artists. Tho AeaienY OF tihe Art',
costly building anr fine collections, relies
IT yate otEens instead 81 D ing ~ organic bod a.
depend upon EewYort painters ~ the man'tlJ Of its
ton eiIoasn i" ~, si. = IN, CIV orc. sbo r.a
reverence for arr which II would be hand
10 .1 ~, lame stSod directly in tue pa,h Of a new
.,reet Ine venerable artist chung 10 the spot eudearod
10 E az, ihaf While suly lived the comp elton Of tne
dine and not until su',y's death IN l.; , VS.
tn, s,r, en- through But this graceful bt II eenti-
men, b.s Ell to eject tie sale q PICTURES. In etch-
nga Philadelphia more thaa holds ner OWL Parrish asd
p-,.i have 6scoIre known 10 all wno follow the work
- ibe etcher, needle Ferris, Moran and Secly are
familiar names, Wnie tho spendld private COLLECTIONS n
binl and whe work In the city AFFORD substantial
pi>rr he rrsis ance Tor ext billions.
asa ed a. the exhibition Of the
Etcnug Cub It would appear mat the purely tee nical
thl. art Is not generally understood. II is known
tnt thr an 81 ,clrg Is 10 obtain design GU metal
plate from which az impress,2n can b" taken with
r. Ter press Tue same II true ~ in-cEgraying bur the
methods Of etching are different To secure al imlres
from mesa! plate the design must Do
tncsed up,n r. the burrows ami pits ont below tho
20 ~ Inc plate Med with printers ink, the sur
fs0e cleaned that tue Ink rcmsns oa ia the sunken
lines Of the plate placed on the bed of the
iaiI with tho "bankets," several pieces OF flannel.
md the whole pressed through between the rSllrrs,
s S. 4S mS saa p paper the PT Sss
and An preston Is taken. But while IN engraving The
needle, supplsmenuug II with acid. copper pate Is
pIyoi, anL mis- Is nrst covered with thm coAnng Of
wax or resnous substance Tho design Is
Ohm GSpt or rp'" needle, escG touch of course
hying bare the metal beneath tho wax. When the
o. an acid or mordsnt II Is called This attacks only
the metal hts been barred by tao lines OF the
fIom Tie action Of the nordanl by the wax The design
therefore bitten into the plate by the mordar each
,o,rts ns.d md ia, time Of sInoslTs IN The
aod Lucs intended 10 bo very delicate exposed 10
IN. acid for a very short time and then stopped out
against tue acid. by covering OF yarnlsh laid
on with ssh, while other lines arc bitten deeper
curdIns TO thu gradaOns required Then the Dpres-
eious arc taken as required. 10 should be added |
that almost every otchcr employs variations OF
The process peculiar 10 himself, but baaed on |
tho same idea IN dry point etching the draw done
WITH asel point directly upon the bare copper, tAus
producing bur or ridge Of metal on etaer side OF tho
Inc which Ietaius the lux. Neither ground pcr |
acla Is used. Ms1Lotlht produced Oy car |
TyinK "A "rOcker" across the plate, and Its sharp |
teeth form IL series uny pits, when retA the ink
mud cause ycrr dark Impression, although |
f,e ltGc ridges Of metal left between these NJ, |
can reduced by scrapuS 10, oring TO the aOns
dosru In soft glond etcuug the wax II other resiu
rus .bstauOe used 10 mixed with taOw, and laid
over tDe grOuud. which the design Is drawn IA pencil
win Il vary pressure 90 ina on rusinx the paper
more OF loss the ground adh e. IT, Then fol,
the usual biting IN. These ar thc pcro common mOdn
cuuons or etcLug, al hOukh. properly speaking dry
pout etching At al as Tie latter name impos the
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