New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-11
FOREIGN ARR IN ION.

confined foreign works. The collection Is even no"
So incomplete that little idea can be formed what us
and value may be when all the works are III
position. At present the display is disappointing
Early announcements OF the attractions OF the exhibit
prepared the public to notable collection OF paint
ings The statement was made thatlt was 10 10 'ho
finest ever brought together in America IL was 10 Ia
cude examples of Italian art which were sanc'iohou
and forwarded by the Government OF that nation con-
sgnment or works from the Luxembourg galleries IN
Paris, etc.
The mind that has been prepared for great things o
these receives shock when 1t sees inc
collection. The OF England Is not illustrated NJ I'LL
except by few Insignificant pictures by unknown men
and portrait the Princess Louise. which IS really
the best work of its class in the gallery althoughH
shows no exceptional power Germany and Austria are
mperectly represented by few hard and metallic pc
lures of hunting life by Deiragger and others OF MS GLASS;
and beggarly array or unimPortant canVases Vi lso
aud patrican genre; Norway shows halt-dozen Ianu
scapes describing features OF tho coast ana "oous Va
that country; Belgium and Spain from both oil which
contributions we're announced have no representation
Whatever and alto Zether the pictures contributed ny al
these nations do not Ill side OF the gallery Inc
most canvas In this part Of the exhibition
| is a huge production showing youth asleep on 'Ho
ground, and IN entirely nude woman, Win Soi' VI
nmbus about and the crescent moon on her oreneau
standing above and contemplating hin-an us'ra' on'
evidently of Llama casting endless sleep upon Emu!
| n,,on This picture Is by ROeser, an Adstrlan' ana
shows considerable power figure painting although IL
Is lacking in many of the essentials OF GOOD "ork o art
II Is SAID by the managers OF the exhibition hat ase
number of paintings OF great merit ana value are uhy
expected to arrive Germany and England Dut Ut
present the display from these countries Is 'HueeSs ID
| showing what they are doing for art
| FRENCH @IMPREssIoNIsTE" ART.
In the canyases received from france one e1pects !"
find some notable achievements. and 10 learn sone'ins
Of the causes that have made that na'lon ''''o'
modern art careful and indulgent examination us
| Closes however, little that is Of signal merit anu
| not much that is above commonplace Tue PrA"-
| cipa paintings interesting as Illustrative Oh
pnase of art that been generally ontAwed In France
and owes whatever small degree OF attention IL mas To-
ceiyed to its eccentriclty. The fmpreSsiohS'es Ao
prcsent In force-the late Edouard Manet cAoI vi 'no
| schoo who has heretofore been known here and In
| Nev-York by his crazy Execution OF MAAlml"h
Claude Monet an extraordinary painter named fsaro'
and Renoir In some respects the most amA@us oil the
lot who uses color and form as has never before oeeh
seen bereahout. Manet has portrait IN fulength Oh
Faure the French actor In the part OF Hdne winch
sr,s,,c and yelasqucz-lke In its action and express
sion Int ba div painted and with hesh-tones that are
nour-pasty where they are not elayey ana greasy lie
o,so sb,vs an "Entombmtnt." which maniests an ex-
| traordnury power OF description, combined with an
inter absence OF invention. and tho application OF
bopeessy vulgar aud brutal taste me corpse Is ielu
fratnre form and dlscoorcd by tine spread
|
ana repusiye pierre of realism worthy OF Ilpera We. !
in to Snow "A natural inclination, but rather an ancca-
uon OF FOR the ghasy " mon IN the oId painter
| gives hs work intellectual charm.
| Monet shows several landscapes whicn nave been
iustly sked They look Ike the work Of my Oc ANA
;eur and have value Of any sort llshrro seems 10
se h.. nigments mix Vita meal. ana produces pic
,r use shIrh look like cross between oipalntings aud
| Errln wool norstcd WORK He draws Viey hud eN-
pcross the gallery through inverted oOcrag glass
not without charm: All these me III iact. sh"" very
mental or ocular srabismus that their case seems hope
i i ,hap fhr verdict OF condemnation that has breu
n.sscd upon them In their own country IA based upon
t rsnvses OF Renoir should not be ignored those
| NJ a member Of this dernnged coterie All his nsso-
80. .aect low tones aud sOmbre cOOTs lie, on tho
| contrary with All admirable audnciiy, runs Hot Ia
| purpes Greens and yeo"s which 10 uses 30 po,nis
rnnn.y that IL possible 10 see ia picture oi sl ana
Children heads of nAir pain eli one IN each OF these
unsuai coors Put creatures thus topped into land
| WI cor'no-cd OF all these hues rOu -hly iumDcd
,oretner and backed by pnkish sea- without pro-,
COMPOSITION or drawing and you nay get some u.A OF
, n'nars Rcnoir has produced In te largest 81 bis
ot,inutIons 20 tue collection. He also shows picture
nhoi - nIIed with reddish atiirrd In tim gHuzc
SHIRTS and yellow hats and women IN blue anu green
% III bats which IN der NJ Reuoir's nand have become
r,c roue and irrecontAblc Units. the artist
rimatcd to something like tone, and certainly
dives an open expression TO us picture "hioh must
| bs recognized as trutafui anh natural; , a..
These pictures comprise nearly an that u new III thc
French exhibit, and they attract bt,enuYu oiy
az heir stranReness and the perverted Originality OF
their AUTHORS Besides these there are three arse 10
net', nVns brUsh that have been seen Boston, while
AL show that not Without ieA'"1 ~, nj rcied INV
three pictures oi which Is equal 10 any that hAs
80 ~ America from hand, but neither lac nor Cour-
Het can be considered representative or the present
school of French art. NilerOy has large catls piece
Scn hears marks having been In the Salon Hare1u
T. rrnresentrd by admirably painted landscapes de
scrblng views the Thames Husdet contributes some
warI- toned brilliant Algerian scenes and BeIcLetc
Isnnre Boudn. Wahlbers, Munthe' WERNER anu other
men of lair bu. remarkable merit display one OF TWO
| pictures each. ms 10 not "'eiJ '''V"o '"V''"N' ~
| must be confessed
| THE ITALIAN DISPLAY.
T., tn. italian department both paintings and satuary
are ,houn and neither branch there much to at
s, attention or excite admiration. The paintings
almost entirely works OF genre and are based upon the
coars.st possible motives An uncean ana g'nttonous
monk FLOATING over pot OF macaron; two others OF the
ssm. brotherhood, who are reading book whose SUD-
.ct matter is evident, and displaying the one his tongue
and the other set OF teeth whose dlSoo.0atOh ana
49, the artist has described with sickenng exact
ness which speaks much for his skill aud nothing i0f MS
tse; cabinet pictures with inane titles painted some
fines with rare technical skill but invariably showing
b,se and iRnoble hDmOr-theso are the contributions
which tho revived art Of Italy seems to be making to the
treasures OF the present time. few OF the paintings
have merit Ola negative sort but very few seem to he
in any large representative OF national school or
IT, liz Italian sculpture vreitincss and grace OF form
poyerty of Invention. The marbles show exceedingly
skul worE"sa'SI, o' ilttle OF atustS gen, Il,
bust OF Kins dun -td small equestrian statue Of
Victor Einn.eue IA 80 mas room harg WIN t an
pn ia,,a,st - MOI Coireggo, Tinoretto Rem
hr,nit md tho ~. department Is under the Ill
rection o. Mr. sa-es. rEo has provided tho etfopol-
nan Museum n ;sv YORK and the Yale College Art
Gallery aow-lia'en with many pictures attributed 70
the OIL nasters- tue present eAdhpes seem W 20
in respect less authentic than do most oil those mas
terplcces.
CRAVFORD'S EXAMINATION TO BE ENDED.