New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-27

nerxomer has painted the already oft-painted
Herr Joachim colossal in proportion, but playing
ON violin of normal size which the big hands seem
IN danger of crushing. 1t Is peculiarlty Vi Dii'
Uerkomer to enlarge his touch to the SIZE oi NIB
canvas and this picture is coarsey painted nor Is
onvth,no more of Herr Joachim here to be seen
than may be seen by the least
artistic admirer who pays his hve shiihnes
IN hear and see him In SI. James
Hall striking picture at first sight. whch ailo-
ether fails TO gov more striking or to deepen It's
,"aar;,, az YOU look on it longer The same may
ho cold Of Mrs Jopling's ELLEN Terry as Portia -
= pnrta in CRIMSON, dazzling crimson-a robe in
ub,cb surely she never played the part-with the
familiar cry in her mouth. Bid me tear the bond"
This ia n nortrat which will not let go by with
ont looking: the celebrity of the subject and the
ean,e If red alike arrest you. Probably in any room
of different decoration it would look better thah
here. where eep red is the prevailing color.
At the opposite end of the east gallery hangs
r;oture containing in separate panels portraits OF
three daughters of Professor Huxley by the husband
~ one of them, Mr.. John Collier. loere
il no attempt at composition. The three
faces stand out from light canvas when
can hardly be called background, but which per-
mits the beholder to direct his gaze impartaiy Oh
each and all of these strongly marked faces Bru-
not
with picturesque features. the eyes luminous, the
method of the artist direct almost Photographic In
its fidelity Mr. Halle IS successful likeness OF Mrs
Charles Russell is one of four pictures. all showing
the rapid advance of an artist whose passion lot
beauty and for the ideal finds expression In
" Heben and Phyllis" each charming In her
way Of MI Hollis four portraits two resemble MI
M,llais's Duchess In the fiery carnations he mas
kindled on their cheeks, and OF these twos un-
happy Mr. John Tennlel. who deserved kndner
handling from his brother artist Mr. Holl Is TO De
aeen at his best in the portrait of Mr. Muholland'
fine niece of modelling and moderate in color, as Is
Mr. Ernest Hart physician. journalist and sanitary
| reformer.
Mr. atss best friends Tor worst profess to hnd III
| the face of his Knight" something to admire 10
the general eye 1t seems painted with pigments Out
of the gutter II is even mudder than his portrait
| of Mr.. Matthew Arnold, which somo years ago
nnzyled the visitors to the Academy. Two of MIR.
| Whistler's "Nocturnesp reappear. on which criti-
| c,sm long ago said its last word. But Sir Coutts
Lindsay i. not the man to close his doors to an artist
because of the critics. They do not always
deal gently with Sir Coutts himself. whose
"Japapese Girl" is cordially and deservedly praised
| The Landscapes are feature of this exhibition
Init I can mention only one or two Mr. Eugene
| Rspson,s "Summer Afternoon the Lagoons In
| Venice Ia a much moro pleasing work than MS
other contributions in other styles Miss Jenna nus
.'Tyro Beside Enipeus" is less noticeable for the
| landscap ne than for the Hennerlke nude figure OF
the nymph set In it; drawing and light both re-
markable Mr.. Boughton has two pctures-a
| Dutch scene entitled 1.-THE Peacemaker" and a
| composition which, under the name of The sacre
Mistletoe." gives promise of a break in the mo-
notony which Mr.. Boughton of late years has found
| il profitable to maintain in the motives and treat
| ment of his many successful works. IT, W. o.