New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-16
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS.
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.

PLAY OF METAL WORK-NOIES ANON" 'ih
DEALERS.
II is now more than probable that the Loan
Exhibition the Academy will result In considerable
addition to thep destal Fund The exhibition has met
with most generous patronage AT the door the sales Oh
single tickets at so cents each have averaged about
100 daily OF the coupon tickets twelve Of which are
sold for S. twelve dozen usually ind pur
cbasers In the of the day. The sales OF CATS
logues the price OF which 81 vary daily from 200 10
800 These figures given being exact but they
are nearly enough TO AFFORD lair estimate OF tho
receipts at the exhibition As the sales Of tickets show
the attendance has been extremely large and the interest
in the collection appears to be well maintained
Meantime the samagundi Exhibition Is somewhat
oyershadowed by its brilliant neighbor Fewer people
than visited the exhibition which enters to
morrow upon its last week. closing December 81 About
twenty-five pictures have been sold thus far and the list
is as follows The Inlet" by A. F. Bellows. s25 90;
two sketches by Mrs Eliza Greatorex Far Away" by
Girscb $45; In the Harvest Field" by r. C. barley
$50; "A Winter Evening" by stephen Parrish, SID;
Fishing Smack" by Harry Chase S75i Psyche" by j.
W. Champney S35; Twilight" by G. II. McCord, $50;
By the Brook" ny c. II. Eaton, SI5; Study OF Ducks"
by Charles volnar. $50; "Litb," by ~ b. o. Fowler.
SOS; Autumn Sketch" by c. f. Goodman, SIS; The
Brook" by c. f. Goodman. S15; A Country Road by
c. f. Goodman S35; A Goose Party" by Charles Vok-
mar 800; "The Twins" by j. W. Pattison, SD; ana
"A Jersey Swamp" by Julian Rix. $75 The sales
work WAS lately held at No l24 Fithaye., under the
auspices OF the "womans Institute OF Technical Design
There shown much sounding brass with little cop
per and German silver beaten into shapes appropriate
for various articles of common use The designs were
not worth considering regards originality. There
was the usual liberal borrowing OF japanese chrysanthe-
NUNS storks and dragons. The workmanship appeared
OF good quality technical work OF this kind properly
directed would that there might be found new
fields for skilled labor in which much wasted talent could
utilized. IL is necessary OF course to submit To the
constant encrOachments of machinery upon hand labor,
but nevertheless there will always demand for hand
work OF genuine WORTH aud artistic designing has already
wrought great improvement In many mdehne-inado
products The fruits Of the increased attention paid OF
late years designs for Wallpapers carpets and rugs
can be stores, and in private houses Any
thing which tends to infuse more artistic feeling INTO
common life is certainly be encouraged, and IL is cer-
tany to regretted that art Is too often regarded as
something entirely foreign to the ordinary life OF the
average man; II art were represented merely Dy oil
paintings or statuary, which only belong to the
wealthy. Anything which enables persons OF moderate
means their floors and walls beautiful aud to
possess graceful and pleasing articles however common
they may be, for household does much toward re-
moving this feeling. And IL is in this, rs well rs the
training productive labor that the merit lies OF such
schools as those South KensingtOn In Philadelphia
Mr. Charles is directing industrial and technical
training with results OF great promise. In this city tho
industrial and technical schools connected with the Met
ropoltan Museum have it is understood suffered for
lack OF funds although their objects certainly merit en-
couragement. In another branch of the same subect
Mrs Wheelers remarkable exhibition OF embroideries at
the Academy shows what already been accomplished
Some Incidental instruction Is necessarily given by such
practical schools OF decorative art rs the establishment
of Mrs Louis Tiffany, and That still directed by Nr John
La Fargo But there course this city approachto
the South Kensingon schools, no general and easily ac
cessbe Of securing m industrial and technical
training Ii shall include designing and certain branch
es decorative art. Meantime such attempts as thab
accepted f0rerunners of something better hereafter
And the only moral OF this as OF the Christmas
the designs Of Others but poorn
inal with themselves.
The Brooklyn Art Exhibition appears TO have died and
made sound But Is understood that the sales were
fairly successful There IS talk of loan exhibition TO Do
held in Brooklyn in aid OF the Pedestal Fund The loan
collection Of paintings brought together st year or
some charitable purpose certainly well worth seeing
remarkable group Rousseaus with the pictures loaned
by other citizens of Brooklyn, made up collection which
such new works would doubtless be contributed
At the American Art Gallery there has been placed ON
view painting by Theodore a n h when TSe. Is a@
the ChuIch-dOor at Wittcnberg" The subject VIII be
t ron eo U5 too rptrey thugs 3 Of the past but the exc
cuon dry aud hard and overrcalistc In compar-
som with the better class OF modern French paintings
There was a picture in an exhibition at tho Academy
finite amount Of painful The subject simply the
end peacOcks feather Every line and shade Of color
was rendered with wearsOne elaboration aud fidelity,
but the spectator naturally found himself asking Alter
ALL what does 1t amonnt to e Probably many who
Gangcngig ut the gallery or MesSrs Moore and Clarke,
asked @ tg s n S woT of me r " op
three years sent the pictures here for exhibition alter
they had been tried upon the Boston public. For tho
whole three years Mr. Gangcngig appears have been
up his studio. abOriousy tong over some small
studies from models, upon WHOM he has tficd me effects
of various less picturesque costumes These ca
net genres are bright and clever They show that IN
painting satin or indeed any stnn Mr. HangeSlsl nas
attained order Of skill There Is no originality
in conception and certainly none In methods IL Is upon
nencss OF his ins tho microscopic eXaeness ot ls
work. the artist rests his claims Ii Is hardly neees
sary TO speak OF this, as low form OF art Anal Is
much clever facility aud snch capality for labor Plo
the city possesses companion pieces 10 those pictures
regards subject and stye save tEat the works s 81 ts
could DC readily named WHO have long ago exhausted
this field Mr.. Gangcngigl evidently has iaen but ho
has taken poor way OF proving It., IL Is unfortunate
that 50 .mauy attempts should be made To bring this col
lie taken rs typical of American art, they would certainly
lessor in Henry Jamess Bundle OF Leters"" They
rotten before they arc ripe"
painting likely appeal to artists, and ia TO be
hoped the general public Is lie ChdsscurS 10y Her
4 CO. The subject il French sportsman IN seventeenth
century costume, standing beneath tree. his held at
arms length resting the ground, and his three hounds
close at his feet Something in the treatment suggests
Franz Halls Re9ans tue light HRog the ieGs l oRS
face Is clearly modelled and strongly brought out The
costume admits OF free use OF color and much graceful
arrangement OF folds. and the hounds have been pOr
traycd by To whom animal painting WAS evidently no
unfamiliar work The pose of the figure Is Strkug aud
the whole painting is vigorous work, which well en-
uurcs the lDss OF eolDrs in the etching has been
etched by Wltncr aud il is hardly necessary 10 sag that
tho elective points have been preserved, while the
shades and the high lights are translated Ioriby aud
satisfactorily Other pictures In this gallery
nord mother and child by PerlnnL painting OF gdD,,t
lighting cigarette, by Pcza peasant woman with dis
tH In an orchard by Emile RcDDuf aNcrbOcvkhOyCl, and
a large landscape Icy Edmund fon,
In speaking of the bill lately introduced for the
inoya OF tari upon works NJ art leading dealer
snfI al AN
loss In the stock which now have on hand. But
should be glad 10 bear this account Of the principle In
volycd TO the tariil doesn't make much difference
as some supposc because costly pictures are bought only
by very wealthy people, To whom few thousands moro
maxi, no difference hclirVn thsp Hhunld