New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-23
TIE WA1ER.CoLoR ExHIBITION
LAST NOTICE.


In The corridor carefully hung where cross
lIrbts do most prevail we find picture by Mrs. Maria
sparal stillman which shows that Ros-ett, although
dead attn speaketh-to a somewhat Indifferent audi
ence Mrs. sullmnn the pupil OF Ford MADDOX
BROWN who although older than the original members
OF the cotere-Bossett. Hunt Mlllais and Woolner
who began the pre- Raphaete movement In 1913
and i.ued IN, Germ In lsJO-fell strongly under their
influence and like them followed Rosseti In return to
the spr and subjects OF early italian art Here Mrs
stillman has deincated Tho Meeting OF Dante ana
Beatrice on All saints Day. and true to her masters
methods she reveals amarked tendency toward an APP
proach within inevitable limitations. to the art Of the
a,ocb which she represents. Her tall and sad-cyed
women can be duplicated In almost picture OF this
40 DOL "a for example In the figures IN Burne-Joness
chan d. mour Yot there Is grace and tenderness OF
sentIment In Mrs stllmans pictures which we fear VIII
proye IA seed upon very stony ground II Is easy
10 nick flaws in her technique the curious defects In
perspcctlye shown In the pavement the comparative
% Of the door In the background and the management
Of lines and II f. easy TO sec that Dantes ure Ia the
Immediate foreground l. msde 10 appear smaller than
that OF the mduiy majestic Beatrice The picture Is
not n popular one, and yet, curiously enough while
nothIng could reveal an adoption OF mannerism more
sronely we feel that this Is something In which the ar
.t believes 40 Implicitly that her work has the merit OF
urconsclousness as well as OF perfect faith The head
e Among tho Vines in Tuscany" IA another delicate
mourn ful-eycd cOuntenance which, Oddly hnd close
counterpart I'm the last salon ia Deaunays~ fania"
gr. Kappe., Ike Mr. de Thalstrup and Mr. smedley'
feels no need Of choosing purely pictorial and agreeable
subjects In No 20 he brings before us plain harsh
elderly woman who has borne the heat and burdens Of
thu day. whose life has been emlitteTed by tTlais
and soured by dlsappo.utmenls Who holds to her
rigid Calyinistlc creed With dismal enjoy
men Of It's very severity, and whose cracked 'olce
dwes with especial eror on such threatening lines OF
tho closing hymn she mentally apply to her young
and pretty noghbor. MrKappes's force aud faithful
ness IA well as his CLEANS Of Insight into human nature
are well worth praise but we cannot say as much Tor Mr.
dis Thalsrups snglarly ungracciul painting OF IN UNI
brslla woman and chll which hangs near by. He las
done better ana more Impressive work In HIS less aubi-
tlous In the Trenches. Mr.. Smedey has dclineated
we'll the rural dignitary ~" Generation Ago." who has
been carefully brushed up and put In repair by his faith
fl daughter and who starts stlny oil to preside at
~ town meeting or to consult with his brother dcacons
put WHY ia there such disparity in size between the
aurc OF the dearon and that OF the daughter unless abe
4. some quarter OF mile away And why does the road
onpeor 10 run 80 violently up hilll This Is clever
character .tndy-hardy n picture. In My Neighbours
Daughter It would be interesting to know whence Mr.
sedlcv gets the Hight which freely lrradates the VS.
oge OF the old who sits behind pillar MT e. y
Turner Inns been unfortunate In the name which ne n
nlos 70 his hundredh attenuation Of beach scene.
Tia fewning brows and fixed gaze OF the heroine suB-
ct .nvtb ne but sunny Days" Can It be that the
Iodv upon whom her wrahful eyes are fixed has been
conducting n sly Irritation with her husband Or Is she
simply looking volumes at the how toilet OF dear
friend ~ Mr. Alfred Fredercks's cold and mechanical
delneation OF the Hudson requires no comment
bu we can pause for moment to note stronger tOu CHI
in Mr.. George H. smile's pleasant Swamp Willows
Mr. louis Tiffany sends very clever study, in nearly
rn.set parb of Florida scene and near this In the north
Gallery We find Walter shraws dainty little Near
liza arem Holland" which Is an excellent companion to
his canal I'm the south gallery. or Mt ShirSws
Crumbs AS OF his Italia IL be said that there Is
much skin and grace spoiled by certa ahec-
With Walter sateree's Wayside Cross. Mr. J. Alden
Weir contributes four smn studies, and the exquisite
ou at az the landscape and white roses In the north
gallery leads wish that he had sent more Important
work "a Hillside at Fohrine GeTmsny" by MI Mr.
quatance and reveals unsuspected truths OF harmony
There sO%SSS Of se s t SS u joan mr. Berg for ali their
awkwardness and lack of confidence reveal nnon prom
Cabin a forcefa example OF realism. In contrast are
the works OF George w Edwards, whose ianta r,
notice and OF r. g. Church, whose striyings for the
eccentric are abored this year than last Other Pic
res There are of which would gladly speak. Mr. II.
swain Clifford has acquitted himself with his usual credit
without surpassing his past work. MT shelton gives us
drawing OF his fortune Is a very clever picture In
i.elf Mr.. W. + Riehards remains m,athe%asies!iy
| Hamilton Hamilton and w. Hamilton Gibson, have we
mot sas% Iiw " e excellent piece S OF as
nest Grsets sleeping Ion let us modesy hope that It
| btion py the New-York Etching Clue, and must
| therefore attempt only very general mention
Tius s,nears 10 ia In no way q remarkable exhibition
II IL an interesting record OF work which in many
| must be classed IA experimental. We find iaen
Yearly making their rst essays th Is encouraging
IA showing the progress Of interest IN this art while II
selection strictly made their work would DO ex-
cuded. The artists show some signs OF growth. yet
Sew-York should furnish an exhibition of work eyneng
attained by greater simplicity of methods. We glad
to again Dr. aadens Lancashire River and to 70
Joseph Pennell Mr.. Van Eltens characteristics are
familiar. and so Of O. A. Blatt. j. Q. Nieoll Henry Far
rer and the hadozen others wo are most laig9y Iep
and yet which we leave with sense OF dsappoint
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