New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-06
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.
SALES AT TIE ACADEMY-NEW PICTURES AT TIL
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This will be the last week OF the Academy
exhibition Its doors will be closed for the season on
Saturday next That this exhibition has been largely at
tended Is testified by the sales of 600 single and 400
season tickets. The last week has brought revival or
the sales OF pictures which amount $500 since the
last time OF writing. The total thus far is about
$4,000 Some 5000 catalogues also boon
disposed oil. In the OF the past week
there have been sold 1.-THE Massachusetts,
Coast by g. II. smillie $1,000; 'rhe Lords
Day." by Constant Mayer, $1,000; "In the Neyersnk
Valley" by Arthur Parton, $500 Z" Ho. Pretty Page"
by $. r. MacKnght, $3.50; Reproof" by j. NJ Tracy
5000; November Snow" by Thomas b. Craig. 5000
"sl Water on the Seine" by W. 8. Macy, $3.50, Morn
ing on the HousatOnio," by T.. T. Case, $780, "Tho
Brook" by NJ. Kollock $3.50; dredging for seallops
near New Bedford" by Harry Chase, $3.50; "septem-
ber," by Widgery Grswod, $780, LEFT In Charge" by
Charles Russell LOOMS, $780, "Lowery Weather" by
Charles Melville Dewey, 1925; and Morning Among
the Rockaway SAND Hills" by Robert NJ Decker 500.
Circulars have been issued for the second annual
hbtOn OF Artists Sketches aud Studies" to be held
the American Art Gallery opening October 10 and con-
tinuing month. Artists invited to contribute
from to three examples Of medium size. Works will
be received October TO- The al resses of the con-
tribuiOrs will be printed 10 full in the catalogues.
There will be placed on view tO-morrow at the Rnoei
Ter Gallery three paintings which may fairly be termed
important. They by Ger0me, nenner and Corot
and with them will be shown Van Marcke,
which il likely to excite less interest. for
Van Marches have become as common
as were VerDoeckhOyens a few years since. The &c
rome picture, and possesses the characteristics
which make his earlier paintings preferable to those OF
his later years The subject will stimulate jaded curt
osy by it's eceentricy. 1t called The Sultan and
his Guardians" The is the Tiled terrace OF a
garden at considerable height overlooking the dOmes
and minarets Of COnstantino9le. The time may be
safely left 10 the maginatOn-for Imagination finds
u eli IN deal wi I'm q
brszen canopy lies the efemnate Sultan, upon diyan
with bright red back covered with a black
bearskiD, his costume, a green cap, a long ycl-
lowsh buff robe, aud bright yellow slippers,
while fan Of peacocks feathers droops from his
less hand. Close beside him upon bright Persian rug
lies a huge tawny lion with head and watchful
eyes, shaggy prOfusion Of hair eDciTcing its massive
neck and falling the broad muscular chest between
the ponderOus fOre-legs, which widely out
stretched On the right stands the sngnaTy gr0tesque
figure which first attracts the eye-a soldier guard in
strange armor which looks combination OF the mail
Of days of chvary and the costume OF the modern diver
His head is lost in colossal helmet resembling
the dome of a mosque, while two Large eye-boles in
front heighten the semblance TO the submarine work
man. The bold warriors stomach is protected by plate
OF metal and his knees likewise His right is ex-
tended the hand grasping spear while the sultan
CARDS him with an air OF dreamy surprise which Is not
all to be wondered at On the left the water in bath
gsens while rejecting the blue OF the sky. 1t will be
therefore, that this painting affords considerable
ground for curious interest. In technique It is almost
needless considering the artist to that every detail
is finished 10 ngernai Ii is, perhaps almost equally
unnecessary for those who have followed the artists
work say that the greatest satisfaction to be derived
from this picture comes from technical excellence.
The subject Of the Henner readily be cOneoured
nude authenticated nymph with reddish brown coll
orng either side shedding its warmth upon her flesh,
with bit Of deep vivid blue beyond. aud above sky Of
a a u
color which form the centre OF the picture The uies
"Iruth." and the nymph whose back is turned. looks
down into the water OF fountain. The flesh nts arc
ably perfect more warm and vital than IN the usual
OF Henners works seen here Seen In proper light,
the figure family sfs d VITA the rich glow from
the of warm color beside IT, introduced for effect
not with any thought OF detail Ihls Is very IsVOraoio
example OF Henners management OF color and AS such
The [ orot in it, comparatively low tone and yiger
OF execution bears evidence that 10 painted before
the waning strength ana uncertain eyesght OF the
artist affected s best powers It's composition Is less
pleasing than that other cabinet Corots owned
massed together with biz OF greensward beneath ng
ures one wearing the inevitable req cap ana beyond,
lance seen beneath TIE n'ea syeRS
a herd OF cattle in a meadow. One lying in the
ground by whose head is abruptly
turned as 10 Offers difficult problem In foreshortenng
which leaves impression ofGawkwardness despite the
artists skill But there is not much to he SAID oil the
lively unpleasant the cOlOring and the lights upon tue
level meadow are well MANAGED, and the picture may co
taken very good example VI the artist
Academy of Fine Arts VIII open on Monday October ~
aud close saturday December 3 Works intended Tor
this bOn Will be cOlec ed free OF Charge IN thls Guy
from October 10. Drawings for the illustrated caa-
logue must be received 0y October Several prizes VIII
be awarded at this exhibition the Mary smith prize Tor
the second time and the Charles Iappan prizes 10Y the
second time
Ten sketches for a statue OF Theodore Parker have
been submitted a Boston committee by Daniel c.
French Martin Mimore. r. R. Gould, Henry Manger,
Pierre aud sydney Morse None OF these sketches
considered satisfactory As regards tbe sla!ue OF
Paul Revere the committee appear to be ruthlessy ex
ploding the story OF the famous poem Nr john EnnS
king has lately made exhibition OF his works AT WI
Jams & Eyerctts in Boston. the collection embracing
several subjects besides his usual LANDSCAPES ana tnus
presenting range wider ana OF more marked interest
Several models for the fountain aud statue OF Lincoln
10 be placed IN Lincoln ParA Chicago are Oh exhibition
In that city. From the descriptions OF the designs Tor
aions OF dOlpnins. manaccd slaves, shells, blood
hounds festOons OF CHAINS, fishing nets, rlpe-headed
nude women The first sketch for Recommendations are
deslgnsls triangular in its general construction
with figures OF Lincoln and figure or Liberty, fugitive
slaves. Columbia, Agriculture commerce ah1 so on az
HatScd1 The second Is similarly overloaded. IL Is
pity tnat Mr. Mehius cannot learn the dh!ly OF SIM
plcity
NJ Louis GOnse. author OF the forthcoming work upon
japanese Art nas Lately gathered rspiesenta'Te COZ
composed of tine best objects from twenty Gnerens
collections II embraces me Isa yfpiG 81 poUSs
ana embroiderles and exhibited az PeuPs Gallery IN
the Rue Sege Paris. These obecs are carefully cass-
ed for NJ G0use believes that be has cleared away the
shades obscurity which have hidden the artistic
chronology OF Japan
At the recent sale of the Narsekne collection in Paris
the TO al receipts amounted to l072,320 francs The
Consulta ion" by Peter de Hoogh, brought 10000
francs: "Old Woman, by Rembrandt 81 900 francs;
portrait by Abrecht Durur, $4,000 aud The Dance,
by Defregger $4,000. "Ihe FishwOman," by Gerald
Douw was bought by John W. Mackay for 1000 trabes
and small study OF figure by TerourS was purchased
for $4,000 francs by Baron james Ro1hschiid.
The Ia Gle SALE recently held at the Hotel Drouo in
Paris was noteworthy nom the number OF COrots
which were offered GdigHdRl SAYS:
" charming spring effect III the woods, with figures,
the whole half Obscured by mornlng mist Afforded
snrcimeu of Orot's welknOwn skill IN pOrtraying such
sIbiecfs and fetcned 200 francs Anotler view
Vile d'Ayray excellent example OF ioage-painting.
sod for 1900 francs and attractive bit OF landscape
in the of Seyres for 5000 francs. Among
this painters works brought TO the hammer yester
Gay were Une Rue de Village" executed with great