New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-27
ART IN PHILADELPHIA.
rur SOCIETY OF ARTISTS AND THE SO.
GETTY OF ETCHERS.


PHILADELPHIA. JAM 25.-Neither OF Inc exD'pi-
t,ons now open in this city Is representative ID
.,,ar.cter The Philadslphia otchers make them
Lee tell moro forcibly than the painters. but the
,f teature of their exhibition, which is certainly
,.nc,s in il. excellence, is the loan collection OF
.,cb,oo,. But considering the lack of substantial
.rnnort afforded artists here as compared Win
NevYork and the consequent frequent migra'iohs
a, the metropolis these exhibitions arc highly cied
table 10 tho energy OF those who remain. ha' VI
the Society of Artists contains $40 WORKS. inoi.,u
ing "A few trifing pieces OF statnaiy. rerh"p' '"o
,,,o.t ;mportant product of Philadelphia itudios
which ia show n is tho luminous Z" summer INC 10
the Land OF Wcrs (Campobello. NJ Dbl W iioopoi
T.. Seuat, which hangs in the north ganeiy. Inv
ouality of the picture so full OF Dri.lian'
ders 1t the most conspicuous obectih Inc gam
fa;,lv kills it's immediate neghbors ms is ho' .ho
..,ar;nr which Mr.. Bunco affects in his Venetian
,na,,nss INIT the tone of the picture approaches
nearly that of Venetian view exhiDited iast
80. nv Mr. Palmer with the Society OF American
ar,;sts The painting shows u stretch OIL Piaciu
,votsr mari aking somewhat OF the turquoise ana
a,so of the emerald in It's nue.. WIN Tue aisao
covered stones of the beach showing on the rlght'
While bevond the mrror-like surface on which APP
nearsa single sail are the walls Of weir and arrange
of hills along the horizon. Some poles rise from inc
water IN the foreground theii green slime rehec'eu
below in exaggerated coloring. The atmosphere Is
clear and translucent the sky bright and OF VIVA
.blue against which te W snowy clouds stand out
like cuttings in intagho 1t is not the inii halsh
1ivht uf Spain and Northern Africa. but luminosity
~ .ofter tyne thai the artist has attempted, sud
vary successfuly to depict. In this respect the pic
ture is certainly admirable. But aside from atmos-
pher,c effects there are crudties OF cooring whch
sxsrt disturbing influence. and which In picture
% t,;s sze appear as magned yet fail to destroy
the revelation of artistic feeling Something Oh THIS
1--we for and appreciation OF the sublect reappears
in Mr.. Senat's study Of an abandoned Weir at the
Grand Menan. His smaller Camp0bello sketcheS
eynce a certain badness in thinness OF coioring
,rtended no doubt for realism, but which fails VI
pictorial effect.
Mr. ssnat,s Large picture in she north gallery has
Cor a v;sa-visa work which at once arrests atten-
t;on nv n boldness and decided character which
appeaI like an emphatic protest against the wishy-
washy stuff that appears so freely mere as ih every
exhibition of any size. This is Mr.. FREDERICK
I.ms.,s q Perc6 Fisher Girl" She stands firmly
aud stolidly her right hand holding ner cIeel, her
left re.tinc on her hip her face seen threequarerS
font In half light bronzed with the glaze OF the san
and the dash of brine. while her black eyes stare
half dcfantly half stupidity from her brosd' heaVny
moulded face. The texture OF the Jersey-nKe gar
m
we'll rendered and especially on the front is shown
very clever piece of painting IN the definition OF
I;raa and management of sem-to The striking
taature however, is the vigorous naturalism ana
.,mness of the DOSE This elbows q strength In
handling the subject and directness OF purpose
which are worth more than dozen mere attempts
at prettiness Mr. James B. Sword, who EXHIBITS FIX
pictures is evidently nclied as in his large shores
of Conapicut" to regard nature like Mr. Cropsey
in the light of pyIotechnical display ana ne aso
betrays depressing desire 10 foist upon us style
of painting which bears not remote resemblance
tn st,npling One of his pleasantest pictures is a
little study of "A Bright Night" IN which IL
.b,mld be said the night is SO bright as to RS
semblc midday. 1t is more encouraging to study
Thomas Eaklns's Drawing the Seine on Windy
Davn and T. B. Craig's pleasant little view OF
sand dimes at Point Pleasant. Mr.. Newbold ii.
Trotter failed to grasp the opportunities ahordeu
him IN his subject. The Prairie Fire." lie CONVEYS
no impression Of the wild war and whirl OF hame'
of the frantic rush Of all animated fe but he gives
us studio picture upon which just criticism MAS
passed by fair spectator, who asked why don't
those antelopes runin Peter Moran has sent a
broadly treated landscape with cattle, The Donns
At York Harbor. Me-" while Gerome Ferrs's chief
oo,tributon il The Studio" This. at least. has
the msrlt of differing from the usual Corner OF a
Stndior There is presented a white bearded.
black robed master looking like an old magician
whose chair rests so insecurity upon table that
the tankard and glass close at han4 cause q lively
fear for the aged mans safety. Behlna hlm Is
.tretcbed a huge canvas revealing frenzy OF
colOring while his eyes are nxed upon two lofty
stalks apparently OF Pspss ss IL rspresented by
sTwilisht" "By the Mill Pond" ana TWO or three
other i.atureless works, while ME- Dunk con-
fSu,ss se and among which study
of a girl waiting for the Stage. George y.
Lambdin Charles Llnford; and a dpaggy. VINO mo
betrays u tendency to follow A. III. Ihayer IN his
atmospheric effects, are also among the Phlladel-
phia artists represented. -. 49,, .u.o.
: The works Of New.York ARTISTS bear generous
propvrton to the total contents of the galleries as
mas been intimated. Some eighty metropo!itan
artists contribute to this exhibitlon, Dut lneir
,ict,res are chiefly those which have been already
SHOWN in New-York. The painting which occupies,
in popular parlance the place OF honor; y hon aa
spYipg at the National Academy. 1t has justly
attracted considerable attention for IL em0odles an
ambitious conception and an ihi I anouut VI
faithful effort and serious honest labor. On these
grounds the picture Is worthy OF commentator, Dut
not for higher reasons The criticisms which have
been passed on costumes anu sat es ~ Thy
fact that Mr. Hovenden has failed an the aItstic
sense to make picture. lie has CHOSEN models,
draped them in brilliant attire ana rangeu tDeH
nbout another model who lies upon bier clothed
in white. In this there arc badness ana lack OF
reserve which have an ehect ike tuat wnich Touiu
follow II one were taken behind the scenes, shown
the making-up OF the performers. initiated INTO vhe
"details Of the mechanism and tho explanations OF
SCENT effects and then put before the footights 10
preserve his illusions unbIokeD. There Is no sus-
rsstiyeness in Mr.. Hovenden's picture: lie leaves
nothing to the Imagination. MS ID partly re-
snonsible for the mechanical effect OF the painting
and this is its radical tdeect aside from questions
relating directly 10 Technique. w; L. LICK OK
MarsSn hangs in the Pennsylvania Academy is
best represented by his light and airy After a
cere and effective study OF an old negro fast asleep
and c. Y Turner sends two clever little pictures
entitled Village Bellies and Afternoon lea
AZ the Academy the Society OF EtcheTs has
gataered an admirable exhibition, extraordinarily
high in character of nearly 100 etchines, VI
these Mr. James l.. Claghorn has loaneS 600 iiom
his rare collection and the number includes excel