New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-25
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS.
NOTES IN STUDIO AND GALLERY.
COMING EXHIBITIoNs-NEw PICTURES AT THE
DEALhRs-EvENTs OUT OF TOWN.

which grows more arduous every year. or the LOO
pictures Omitted notmore than 700 800 can be hung
yet this is larger proportion OF acceptances than
in other exhibitions 1t is said that an unusual
number OF genres have been sent this year. and also
pictures than expected OF large size. III many OF
the latter accepted they will of seriously cur
tail the wall well lessen the variety OF the e1hi-
btion The yearly increasing demand for room Is likely
to arouse again talk Of attempt to extend the present
Academy building. II ia interesting reminder OF the
uptown growth OF the city that the first exhibition OF
the Nation Academy, under the leadership of Profess
sor Morse In 1926 held at the corner OF Broadway
and Read,st
The Brooklyn WaerCOiOr Exhibition has resulted In
sales amounting to about 81 800. which Is very hat
tering result IL has been the policy in Brooklyn to
make up the exhibitions chiefly OF pictures which had
been displayed for weeks before in this city Inc
suggestion that only pictures should be accepted when
have never been exhibited before gains fresh weight
each Tune that the Brooklyn Art Association opens It's
doors There seems be reason for the complaint
Of their pictures are crowded Quit by
the old work o. New-York men, which must exercise
dampening effect upon aspiring home talent. IL would
be worth while try the experiment OF an eXhiDition
comprising on fresh work and, far possible, rep
resentaliye of Brooklyn artists.
The next ou-of-town exhibition is that OF the Pha-
dephia Society of Artists waercolors and backand-
white work will he received up TO next Saturday
The second exhibition Of the Illinois Art Association
opens at Chicago April 25 This is only for works
in black and white
The San Francisco Art Association opens its spring
exhibition April "A.
The Domingo at Knoeder's is of heargest exam
ples Of tits ar lat which been shown in tins country
II study of n figure. drill sergeant IN slouched nat,
drab doubct with green seevesGnd green 6reeches whe
the tops Ligh hoots which are OF soft Cordova
leather are eeSs crImped over. The figure is soldy
planted but n specially pleasing either in the colorng
or modelling There Is OF course the attention To detail
which ia a marked feature OF foreign genres OF this
school hut tins mnueness has been followed ont at the
OF General effect IL IL not real sergeant
VINO Ia shown but her exceedingly clever piece OF
painting For the rest. the background rich In tone,
but the two soldiers the lett show at such dispropor
ton 10 the sergeant TO puzzle any student OF perpec
tive Next this picur. is Hide and Seek" by r. A.
J. Dagnan In which the artist gayly mp and down
chromatc scale with intent TO exhibit bis skill IN jug
Cling with color. An interior Is presented-a room with
shadows on the left and very dark blue rpet clearly
| shown next 20 which table with somewhat
lighter velvet cover, which appear cabinet and
Janancsc fan while AT the end OF the table young
lady In pink dren with knot Of scarlet flower, at her
waist and ut her right falls a bright yellow portere
from whose folds pc ps ont the face Of child. The sue
cc.siyc grndato. Of color a-e indicated in the back
ground Of the wall The Grison, which Ia spark
ing and excellent mpie Of this artists style, depicts
market-p see M a French town IN the time Of LOUIS
| Kill A young artist sits probably sketcbing a
| pretty village maiden who stands by the Old
carved stone fountain, although she would appear TO
| be out Of tn range OF hs vision. complacent
! . atron stands behind him. with young Ia ~ waving
! back come TOO curious children. On the left are
/ IN, rich stuff. aud trinkcts OF brcA-orac shop
Beyoud the fountain the right Is the market with
worthy izen suHpcl1nsly smiling melon pressed upon
him hy youbls mark woman, while In the r'ground
l. mass Of bright and dapty flowers All 'his Is seen
against backg Of quaint oil houses, with oddly
eahd roofs aud Of gray sky The pain ing by Eugene
Fronenti SHOWN here has for It's subject the march OF
caravan I'm the desert under the OF Arabs who
ride IN I'll tho pomp impaired by nutterng draperies
fiery stccs and streaming banners Yet this martial
ceson plays secondary part Ia the composition OF the
picture Tncre IA broad eXplnse o. blue sky painted
n tue harI metallic fashion exhibited In Zems works.
which attracts eye away from the sheiks aud their
followers II woud that interesting picture
mig nave made had this caravan been given the
prominence which Of the painting would indi-
catc Another addition 10 tins gallery Is an unmportan
painting by R'noer, "M,rchahts Ouerlhs prayer IN
| Crossing the Alps"
There IS much talk tho dealers as TO the effect
Of tue Increase import duties from 10 TO 80 per cent
upon works u sr Tae opinion Il THAI there
vii, D, marked falling OF IN the purchases by Ann RI
| can dealers abroad during the coming season. One
dealer fectacs himself that his ldrge stock now on
hand which Is coyercl by an insurance Of $sOOOOO
I W his nrfu through next year. Az
Other states that several commissions bestowed abroad
wond not have been gwen had such an increase been
looked tor He also relates that while complaining 10 a
srangcr wishing his gallery OF the 30 per cent duty his
visitor remarked ION, no, the duty works Of ait II
not 80 per cent" When this shown to be the fact
the stronger said 81 Dever knew thai bcfor &.
and was instrumental drawing up the Tarh Dil,"
then r,yea ing himself as a United States senator.
DESPITE the petition forwarded by artists for reduc
ton OF or the aboshment of these duties Ia said that
other ARTIST. used such influence they could command
| at Washingt. TO secure their increase.
| The main collection Of porccIains at the American
Ar Gallery la. been removed tho large on the
Broadway side, where 1t still remains on exhibition.
The proposed exhibition OF American water colors IN
London appears 10 nave assumed definite shape. An Eng
sE gentleman here who spoken OF qualified
for the task, viii return TO London abo1t April ID,
takns with aim a collection OF pictures which he will
Il nibt M u the West Eud galleries Az this Will
not be National and probably not representative eH'
hbtion It Will be advertised as "aseoction OF Ameii-
! eau Water-cOOrs"
Among tie New.York pictures at the exhibition Of the
Providence Art Club. now open, are "1ho Modern Re
beccl" by h. II. Biashleld; "The Sutan's FaNorite,'
| by william NJ. Chase; "study OF Head by
Mis-, Dora wheeler; a Line Of Beach," by william
sarain and "a Breezy Day" by Harry Chase
Mr. rlihn Veddcr has twenty paintings on exhibition
at Williams 4 Everctrs Boston. Thc largest Is Land
,capc-"Central Italy" Mr. George > Masson Il show
ing thirty at the Chase Gallery Mr. Charles
H. Davis displays scvcral works AT Doll RichTds and
Mr. Carsen /. exhibiting stllle sudles at his studio
| all IN the same city
Matthew Marl,, the Holland painter who has rapidly
grown into wcl.mprted favor mere within the last three
wears etched some tne since Mllcts famous painting.
"Tne sowcr" which las been for two years In Cottcrs
| art rooms on Fnhave. OF the plate, The London
AhenGUm says: This ia perhaps the finest translation
OF a picture by Milet into black and white Yhch has
ever been accomplished by the needle The etching mas
nor VET been published. account or some trouble IN
acquiring satisfactory impressions IT II Is rue "a there
seems rea ION to believe, that none OF the pictures
uante la the last general ion he expected To endure
ON nccnmnt VI the mp -re,L plgnchs empIOyed tNeIy