New-York tribune., 1884-02-03
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS.
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.

OUT OF TOWN.
buyers Day" at tho Water-color Exhibition
characterized by large attendance and encour
aging number OF sales Some fifty watercOors sold
yesterday for nearly $4,000 and abou thirty etchIngs
Ths water-coors bringing over 500 wero "sunset at
Sea-" H. +. Smith, S400: Incense" X II. Greatorex
$125; "The Hague" f. Hopkinson Smith, 5000: Place
de Ia Haute VieIe Tour Rouen." William Magrath, 1885,
Grandmothers Petticoat," O. W. Consnt 1928; "a
Creek" j. C. Nlcoll 5000; "Mommy and her old Man,
Alfred Kappes, $500; "The Elopement" c. u. Weldon,
S300 "A White Study" Ross Turner, $3.50, and "Tho
Love Letter." Percy Moran, Sl00 Among the other
lists whose pictures sold Messs Bruce Crane
Harry Chase C. NJ. Dewey. Charters Williamson, j. I"
Burnett, N. Bastert W. Eaton L. Richards and NJ C.
w. Reid II will be that the greater part of the pic
lures disposed OF those offered at low prices Among
the etcngs sold proofs from plates by Joseph Pen
nel J. Nicol J. W. Champney Gabrielle ID. Clements,
f. H. Miller Henry Farrer, j. A. g. Monks, stephen Par
rish, William Unger Kruseman Van Elten. Blanche Dbl
aye, James d. smillie and John II. Mlllspsugh
The exhibition OF paintings at tho American
Gallery closes this afternoon at o'clock Out of the
pictures in the collection twelve had been sold mp
TO the time Of writing for total amount of 81 635 re-
suit certainly encouraging to the projectors Of the
hibitlon. The paintings sold arc, Corleia," by J. C.
Beckwth, 81 900; Landscape" by W. r. Baker $3.50;
Lobster smacls New Bedford" $3.50; Head" by
j. IT, Caliga (SficfeD S225; In the Adirondack by s.
r. Clifford $3.50; "A Wood Interior" by Lucy HobrOok,
$50; "Late October" by II. b. Jones. $I75; Tho
Poppy Field" by T. d. Milet, $375i The siesta" by
Louis Moeler $780, Breakfast at the Kennel by H.
r. Poore $3.50; "sunrise," by F. A. Silva, $3.50; and
October by James b. Snow, $50.
At this gallery on Wednesday next Will be opened an
exhibition OF paintings by Messrs Birge and Alexander
Harrison which will contain forty-f0ur works. The
catalogue presents brief bOga hical notice of the art
ss who are both natives of Philadelphia and the list of
subjects variety Of shore scenes Landscapes
and figure studies, tho last predominatng.
The recent decision Of the Society otAmerican Artists
will make this exhibition postscript to the regular art
season The members OF the Society appear to believe
that enough interest in art will be maintained through
the hot days OF tho early to warrant them in
holding exhibition extending from May 90 10 juno H.
Heretofore tho exhibitions OF this Society and Of tho
Academy havO nearly concded In point OF time This
year the members decided 10 exhibit in tho south
gallery of tho Academy in preference to tho American
Art Gallery contrary to their custom of late The
reasons change understood TO be briefly fol-
ows: The gentlemen representing the American Art As
sociaon offered their gallery 10 the Society the
latter Of course look after the hanging and also 10
furnish their salesman but the exhibition to be an
nOunced under the management of the American Art
Association" for the very natural reason that the As
sociaon is the Of the gallery. To this condition
tho members OF the Society refused their assent No
other suitable place being TO them they entered into
negotiations With the authorities in charge of the
Academy. 1t out of the question for them to obtain
there until after the close OF the Academy
hbition which occurs May II. aud then their
possession OF tho south gallery was made conditional
upon a promise that their exhibition should remain
closed on Sundays. II would seem that this must have
been rather bitter pill to swallow. But the alarming
ghost OF the Sunday opening has been laid FOR year
the Society is concerned As regards the wisdom
OF holding an exhibition late in tho season there can
hardly be but opinion. People do become satiaed
with pictures with everything else. After an un-
broken succession OF exhibitions through the and
Immediately after collection OF 700 500 paintings
has been on view In the Academy for month. 1t does
not seem probable that tho public Will manifest any
rotOus enthusiasm another exhibition appended TO
the end OF tho BY the middle OF May the current
OF European travel Is setting I'm strongly and by the rst
OF Juno many OF amateurs thinking more of ex
changing the heat and dust OF the city for country or
seaside residences than OF buying going to look at
pictures Formerly, also. artists exhibiting with the
Society able aerward to send their pictures to out
oi-town exhibitions opening in June. Now this becomes
impossible The many friends Of tho Society," indeed all
those who have heretofore been permitted seasonabe
enjoyment of its always interesting exhibitions, cannot
fail to regret It's action. But the Society Is to be con-
graduated upon thorough accomplishment Of the
feat of cutting Of its nose to spite Its face.
The water-Color Society holding long lease OF tho
Academy IS Independent regards the Sunday question,
and there does not to have been much opposition TO
the motion for Sunday openings in support Of which Mr.
Silva spoke at the last meeting of tho Society AT a
more recent meeting of the Board OF Control it re-
solved that the net proceeds OF our Sunday exhibitions
be devoted TO some charitable object, such object 10 be
decided upon by this Society at lts next regular meet
ing"
A new painting by Donnat has been lately placed on
view In the gallery OF Schaus & Co. Tho subject is
~ tiTTpa
its white can whte sleeves bluo skirt and dashes OF
color readily lends itself to pictorial effect And the art
is presents some excellent flesh painting But after all
tho figure is rather subordinated to the background
which occupies undue proportion OF the canvas The
picture would appear to be fully much study OF
background a study of figure. and 1t Il difficult TO
identify the background with anything In Particular
although the figure Is supposed to be out OF doors
There are graded shades of brown from golden brown to
deep buminOus shadows. and suspicious OF greens tho
Significance of which Is not apparent Not much In the
WAY OF CONN ent Is excited by" Une Fanaise painedby
Gustave Corols also recent addition TO this gallery.
Here Is model in japanese robes, now much fanced
by artists of certain order with left hand her
hin her right resting upon chair and her head turned
10 the eft-a pose which perhaps really suggested Fun
trsie to tho painter Among other works here
little landscape by Harpignies
M Alexandra Louis Lelolr Is better known among
amateurs here than NJ. Jean BaptIse Auguste Lelor,
whose death was announced on Wednesday. "The
Portrait, by NJ. Louis LeOir, who pupil OF bis
father "a IN Mr.. Vander5ts collection and his works
are frequently DO met with In the galleries OF our
dealers NJ. Auglste LclOIr was born at Paris IN 1909
and was pupil OF PcOt He was known as decorative
artist by his work In the churches OF Saint German
PAuxerroits and Saint-Merr at Paris and Saint-L Leu
Taverney and sant-Jcan a Belcville. The subjects OF
hs paintings were chiefly religious classical Among
them were Tho Holy Family IN Egypt; Marriage OF
the YirgIn."" Ruth and Naomi" Daphons and Chloe"
Death of Homer" and Horace Thur" the last con
trbuted to the salon of 1878 NJ Lelor was Cheyaer
OF the Legion Of Honor.
The death OF another even more distinguished artist
was also reported on Wednesday the French sculptor NJ
Augustin Alexandra DumOnt. He came OF family or
or,ista UIs eat-Orandfather, Francois DumOnt,