New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-13
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS.
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.
CLOSE OF THE ACADEMY EXHIBIrION-PICTCREs FOR
MUNICH-NEw WORKS AT THE DEALERs-SoIEs
OUT OF TOWN,

that the Academy exhibition would follow others Of
the year in suffering falling off IN sales But the last
/ week has brought reviya! Of interest which has
brought the total of the sales than up that
Of last year. The Of tho sales for this exhibit
ton "a little $4,000, while there have been sold
1000 catalogues, 1900 single and 500 season
ticket, making TIC receipts from these three sources
about $1,000 At last years exhibition 100 pictures
were soil br 7iOOOO-vith Goo catalogues $4,000
single and 500 season tickets. In 1881 the largest
amount OF sales reached-fi2s33, for 100 pictures
while 10000 single and 500 season tickets and 1900
catalogues were sold. In 1850 the sales amounted 70
only $4,000 It will be SEEM Therefore that the sales
Of catalogues alone show increase, while the attend
ance ne cyuced by the sale of tickets, reveals falling
OF The H-Ircs for the pictures in all cases cata-
losIe prices. Considering tho generally de-
pressed condition of the picture market
for the last is eydont that tho Academy e1hio
ton ia to be- counted as remarkably successful
Since tho lat time Of writing the sales have amounted
| TO about $4,000 The pictures sold have been The
! Welcome step" By p. p. Ryder, $1,000; Finishing
| IouchP by T.. Brse Harrison, $780, Landscape and
| Cattle" by Arthur Parton S3OO "Godalming, Surrey,
England" by A. f. Bellows. 1915 shutdown, Glouces
ter Harbor, Mass" BY f. k. NJ REIN, $500; Brittany
Peasant GIRL by Jennie Brounscombe, 5000; Pull for
| the Shore" by H. -. Plumb, Sl25i Her Only Sup
port =" by Robert Xoehlcr 5000; Autumna Woods" by
T. Moran $3.50; preparing FOR Yearly Meeting" by U.
! Y. Turner. $3.50; "Good-by," by G. NJ McIAenny
! S4JOi "Wood scene,' by Charles Harry Eaton 1885,
"sul Lifc.' By H. Fleming, 500 and "Flcur des' by
| ?. p. Miller, $50.
Thus far there have been received at the American
Art Gallery about 100 pictures Tor tho coming Interna
tlonal Exhibition at Munich. The number includes
few watcr-coors and etch.ugs Works Will be received
! up 70 Tuesday evening, until which date the
present exhibition Of hsh and dog subjects will be con
uued in TINS gallery. On Wednesday the pictures Will
be passed upon By jury composed Of well known artists
GA Thursday tho pictures viii be hung and The private
Wow held on Friday alter which the paintings viii re-
inoi' exhibition until tho 25th when they VIII be
shipped the steamer NecAar. TIC list OF artist, who
have contributed Is long one and includes many from
Boston and Pnlal pIla. II Is hog fd sign that the
lst shows tho OF orgc Innesa George Fuller j.
Alden Weir wyatt Eaton. Emu Ycdd.r, ". G. BUuce.
Thomas Ei0as, r. swain clifford Alir'd Kapies and
W " Cu4sc. There should be vigorous aud cTedita0le
work hown, ~ "a already promised
The meeting OF the Academy on Thursday afternoon
was an uucvtntul anaras cOmports with the custom of
Academy mcottngs Tho officers weIe reelected, and
N,..rs Perry, Miner, Brandt, Henry, Guy aid Rowland
were chosen mtIubcgs o. the coulciL The new Acade
mc.aas H. Bolton Joue'. Frederick De.nan Edgar
~ ward and Krlscman Van E!tc1 while Charles L. u
rich, Harry Caaee, g. Y Turner, ana T. e C-l1ch were
elected ASSOCIATES. Ncssr-. Samuel C,.uan. j. o. c.
barley Jared b. Fagg, r. Swain CHORD and :. J. Guy
were selected upon next years Hanging Com
mittcc, % w1lch two Associate Acalcm.c4us VIII De
added by The council.
A. Richards there has lately been received new
picture By Henry Noscr, ca led "Il- widow" This f.
study Of lady IN black with white can pausng IN
the gateway che lc-Fcs 1Iuia cemetery. There 4,
mass Of foliage behind beg, and upon tlo very green
grass c a russell leaves appear ou- OF place surely
| such a commonplace and hackucycd theme betrays
signs 81 poverty ofiuyeution. a Breton Home "a by
Miss jennie Brouuscom5c This is the Interior Of not
uupic. lrasggc kitchen IN wAich venerable white
haired ran sits before tho open fireplace IA king a
child. 49, to window SIS girl IN a stronger light.
which reveals fully that the artists forte not IN
ptlntn, cures The cooring Is pleasant, tho details
worked out carefully, but the figures are but engie'
| paiutng by Ducl. who was pupil OF the late NJ
Idouard M4uet, contains one or two interesting points
LISA study OF lady IN pink and white standing by
rou-h railing and looking ont 20 sea, wnlIo the tide
Greens I'm almost feet The distinct definition Of
tbc ncurc "a worth noting. brought out as It
Il agaiust tho stretch Of gray shore, water and
sky while the contrast OF coors IS not uniupress!yc.
Yet no one could reckon this serious work Renters
"Vel Dance a study OF nude model with Oriental sur
rouudn.s wrthlns IN the gsGzy folds OF the veil, Coo
man, study OF sculptor's studio, A c. Widas painting
~ harem favorto feeding paroqu"t are also among
tine LATER pictures ~ this gallery. With them "a char
a.ter,lc pAintus BY \. F. Bunner OF THE Pont,' q,
Venice
The first uectna Of the jury for the proposed Tren
Mai xhiMtions in Paris recently held, VI. jules
Ferry presiding and defining he purposes Of the cIlio
tions lie dwct particularly upon the difference
bet,gesu tho Trieuual Exhibitions and the salon.
While the salon ~ controlled bv tie
,rt.rs themselves the Trcnuill Exhibition Will b. the
,y of l. t,,ycrumau,. The SALON satisfies the n,ccs
SHY Tor publicity and There IS Al undue number Of appu
cations but the plan al the IrenuAl Exib lion VIII De
N orposr crovdiug. The number Of pictures VIII be
Cd to 500 nad Of sculptures to 800 aud ti- number
Will not necessarily b. G!cd unless Sufficient works ss
tain "a proper standard The Government Will bes,ow
upon the exhibition al possible attention and dsnc-
tou Nc'sSoucI Is the president OF tie jury Gc.ou'
and Ca5,n, aro tie viccpreol,n;s and Paul Msntz l.
tGc secretary
Probably tAc largest piece Of bronz" ever cas-: w b.
the l,ecf Tor the base OF the colossal statue OF Ger
,ar which be erected or tie Nicdcrw4iI near the
Rack Forcs. Ia, model, which has recently been com
Melted IS Sea .car long and nearly feet IN height 1t
cont ,usr,ar.y 400 figures am portraits, those ln the
f~.rl II, very high relief while the others rcccdc
,f and more uutiI those IA the background o. this
bro.zs picture IN extremely low re-
lief The fnrcmo'. figure is the Emperor
william surrounded ny his generals On the left is the
Crown Prince With the generals ot t"c First aud Ihrd
Army CORDS and on the 5ht Prince Frederick Charles
with his niccr5 Zach commander Of an army corps "a
surrouudai by the scnrrl OF his divisions This work
w placed upon the front base Of the pedestal OF the
colos. ertnuna banked by symbolic siAtuc' OF Peace
and war. it has occupied tho artist Professor ochinH
| for two lc-ra
rho iu,,ueiue Zeiltug speaks In terms OF high praise
r,rlg the picture wDlch Francis Adam is painting Ia
Vruicb Tho subject. taken from prominent event Ia
M Franco Prssian War, Ia the famous cavalry charge
~ Mars La 1o,. where Prussian cavalry rode down
The French artillery. his Is called by the writer an
ideal battlc-pece"
Melancholy accounts given Of tho Fine Art Exhibit
tiou "a. Rome \ spoudcnt OF he LotdoH Tunes
u,.rolr,e. II " amrntb,c failure from every point II
view" Tie adds that, although the exhibition was called
r,,.rrotiou,l a strong feeling devcl-
ond AGAINST encouraging great foreign paint
ora to send works, the ground
that tnls were done Italian art would be compelled
70 lake the second place in It's country, aud Italian
artists would suffer pocket" No facilities were At
forlcd outsiders and many Withdrew. OtLcrs suffered