New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-19

branches interace TO form a bower OF green ohase'
of to the right is stretch Of verdant meadow WIN 'nc
square gray tower of n church rising AIMING VI"
and thrown out against the sky. In the oaoAerouh' "
the left we see gmpses OF the lights and shadows aons
the t~eh trunks OF park There Is no fault To DC ouu
with the composition of the picture. AS U coior "o
couId vish the greens less vivid In looking AZ MI
Abbev apures IL does occur to that the young Sher
woman ia extraordinarily thick waisted ana ti'cA
beyond the robustness supposed to be pecul" " H"7
ra And IT is TO be inferred from the lines OF her com
panion's knees that she is sitting in very
{ashon mon her heels sn. such minor faults detrict
little from the effect Of the picture. lhc ,t ~ ar
given is of tranquility and peace Such ieS.a ct
a. This one cond live WITH and there Is no seNercr test
OF picture. Some, perhaps, might I've GlPyru is 70
sweetness and even harmony ana ~ run IL Thnre ia
be said that this picture is not the DlgnesI arr
nothing to rouse strong emotion, hTeE dIcn mo- sne
with Irresistible force. There is nothing .Io
gestiveness. We make no fresh dlSGoNerrS az ,, fSs
the picture three four times II mus wv Shich
what II ia and enjoyed IN the sunni 'i'ni 'F
is ts chief characterlZatlon' 49,, chat tbis snirit
Yet we can readily find evidences that I,s spi t
lie water color is difficult Of interpretation. "a LAKE
Mr. Henry Farrers Now Game S TIN his marine
views 70 study OF house, sedges ana wsi s
scene in the goaniag and the impression w Si, NV
would convey & that OF quiet repose. But he mas aen
short OF any expression OF feeling ana we sec holihs
but a sad dainess Mr. Farrer IL pronounced n.er''S
here his care uy laborcd work Is utterly Vod OF SEMI
ment Much more cheerful Is me Tr Wood. Ike
MIR Farrer Is a very direct cronicler OF Whit no
hut Is thoroughly at home IN III. s,u ne =" Min bay
life lie revels IN rOomy fragrant na.ns I mar he
and cOrnstalks, and abOundng IN mysterious
loved Of secreve hens IhG very . aTe dear to
him and he has regard Tor crcn con "c"Wru ~, ,Ia
weather-sained hoard He delights III leIE n W worn
Vermont farner-him OF the patched OV9I. = VIZ ,pd
straw hat and shrcwd wriuklcd face. ana we are M
that we can accept all that Mr. Wood brings Us hI ,7 t
correct nkenesses 80 why should we qua ,d sirit
artlcs,ncss Of his picture. NO. 81 S0me
OF friskincss has driven Mr.. Wood on III
ground IN his sketch of maSquerader No. ~, Us
mode of cXPresson IS far more III hrcoi'ShhGe VII" "
subjects which we have grown TO expect OF MN. ,,o.
In thc cast gallery there two noteworthy pictures
hanging the above the other ne nl'I, - a ~
Jad to VyeIcnnc Mr. Homcr's work IN thu, exhibition
and vet his absence has not b'cu long enough 10 "
il himself lie possesses distinct udlNlduhnN' ne
never paints AT the spectator nor seeks 10 !up -, m
commended ~ the painters OF various pictures VI
hang not from his. Percy ana Icon Moi.n ana ..
flowers aud dropping figures might learn RON Nii'
Homer to repent of Their Irpci"h'' mu >" :"
hhition will lGd theme besides the modc Whlh ne
has painted from every pom, III w. ,t I'm BLACK ami
NrJC Beckwith bis ridiculous Dolce lar Nlrhr WIN
Mr. uoucr's fisher cir and learn that striking pictures
,, M ,intei without rc.ortug ancctaton and sock
ing popularity los resort % the off OF ~ cheap tt'A
cry There i, something Of III same quality IN MI Homer
,ykicl belongs 10 Walt Whitman. There j. the same
rude vrily tud independence. Win inc same 'I'u
of conventional forms. n The Voice from the Hn
tbrce fisher girls hrou1cd st1lwart, with likeness
which tells that they sisters stdhl WIN EYES UNI
and lips apart looking upward and lstchhg IH,h %,
the two has her lett arm stretched Straln Guy
over her basket Another artist might have considered
These two rigid arms fault. hut 10 III the seem q" I'm
phgsize In a way the attitude 81 strained attention
which characterilcs the group Thor" was no occasion
for d ling thcir faces such vivid bloom, nor choosing
inst That cha ky whtoues- which siarcs RON me tn 10
Tho hacLrrouud f. would lee hard % ma w"rN more
uctoria than this, but this bears the stamp oi m'u
talty I: IL curious 90 see a." inter disregard y" ~
Ttitn Mr. Homer follows ont hi, own Ideas. Here j.
bis Incoming Tide IN the south gallery. he woman
ON the beach stands with one foot awkwafdl raised ~
air after the stye ~ photographs o; The horse ~ uiooh
And in another picture Inside the bar, the dIt' mas
been go intent upon showing the effect "f Tue wIud uP"
the figure a. 10 forget that hc WAS making lru" ana
tbat me ngurc wlth it, fuerng dGhpcrc- must pre-
sorye relation 20 the rest Of the composition Inc
Tator looks heavy and unnatural The picture
underneath The Voice from the Chn j. A
Winter Tsight," by H. Bolton Jones The contrast 10
Mr. Homer j. interesting. Mr. Jones Possesses an
enual skill IN technique moe poetic feeling ht les
rneryy and hardhOjd OF execution. In t!- picture Nj.
Tones proves himself az home with winter landscapes
"A. IN the spring which hc has souL :" often ~
orange skeich OF pierced lay nall frozen brook
ies ust IN the foreground. Then coincs me Oh pui
pl.h frees showing the gathering OF TIE t"lIEht al"u|
their biugh. Through the branches We eaten gilup''
az tie dark haze OF the distance and bright bars "I -h
along tine hills Of horizon. The effect u 81 exquisite
harmony There delicate blending oi -oitencd cooi -
and depth and tenderness Of feeling which render t-
icurr easily the most adm raplo winter seen" ih tue
e1hibition. In This work Mr.. Jones shows d7uh'l
advance and 10 mu-t bee considered Tar superior 40 p9
of sentiment AZ least to either his spFng Morning Oh
q. Affarg he RAJ