New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-13

exhibitions really unfair between concert OF
chamber and elaborate rendering OF opera
like "Lohengrup semiramide." The quality OF
THE collection abundantly usthes the Boston artists In
opening here representative exh biion OF their works.
and the only for surprise is that they have not
Gone this before. Appleton Brown, Foxcroft Cole,
George Fuller, and Mrs. whitman have yearly sent
isolated examples to be scattered through eXhibi
TONS but here their work ia brought together and sub
mited to the NewYork public for the first time the
artists themselves could wish.
There are two exhibitors whose work stands ont pre-
emnenty above the rest and forms the feature of the
collection These George Fder and ]. j. Enneking
the former OF whom first introduced here by the
Society OF American Artists and has ut length earned
well deserved favor, latterly exhibiting with the
Academy well with the Society The picture which
s the centre and In way the keynote Of the exhibition
liz Mr. Fullers "Dandeon Girl" The tange-haired
barefoot little asse has for the forgotten her
while her whole soul is absorbed In putting away
the feahery seeds OF the daudeon ball which she holds
in her left hand close her ps Her right hand grasps
her switch which like upon the ground The
light strikes full upon her right and gds the
rebeous ringets Of her hair The robust little figure
stands solidly, well brought out against a darker
background of the field and trees among
which Craze the This very prominence empha-
sizes the stiff lines OF the dress In front and certain
woodenness in the feet. Certainly these might have
been subordnated and the drawn less strongly to
them. Yet such little flaws count for nothing IN COM
parson with the soft harmony the dreamy richness or
Mr. Fulers work The approach of evening gives excuse
for his coloring and cannot here regret that
the artist nature through haze
The chief painting which Mr.. Enneking
has contributed is alarge Winter Twilight notable for
its poetic realism for It's avoidance OF the bare and
CHASTITY appearance OF many pictures OF this SUBJECT
Here opening in the trees the snow cngng 10 the
shrvelled ferns and brown leaves which still remain,
while above rise the dark columns or the tree trunks
from which bare gnarled branches are tossed aloft
the cruelty of winters reign Toward the horizon the
grows brighter and in the distance CLEAN rd bare
The sky, cold splendOr OF the winter sunset
Nor is the OF entire loneliness, for the road
through the opening and the lights o1 the house DeoDd
| lend toJch of human interest, .
Mrs. Sarah w. Whitman sends an admirable
portrait Of q little girl. all in brown, save her
| golden HAIR and sunny faoe. MIR. Brown ana
| Mr.. Cole are disappointing IN the quality OF
Mir Browns most interesting pictures married by Its
harsh, nnhnis ed sky. while Mr. Coles largest picture
"A Norman PASTORAL" 50 apparently belongs 10 the
school Of painting which prevailed here twenty years
curious to note the Influence OF Corot III the
artst's "Sprng." Some indifferent WORK Dy T. h.
| Wright and Mr.. Robinson spirited marine by 3 D.
Tuckerman, two clever but unworthy pictures OF stu
life by Emile Garrison, and pictures BY JOhn b. Johnson
f. F. Vinton and Elizabeth BarUl can only De ahuded 10
| In present space.
new departure has been taken by Mr. Sutton in afd Z
ing to of each picture appropriate label
bearing litle artists name, and often pice Ihs pre-
cludes the necessity of issuing elaborate catalogues Inc
gallery Will be open free on Thursdays during tue nOntn
| that This exhibition continues.