New-York tribune., 1884-03-23
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS.
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.

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difficulties nseparabe from dealing with i700 or 800
! pictures In 80 limited space have revived mild
and Informal discussion OF the project for
enlargng tho building. At time 10 was thought that
the land just north OF the Academy should be leased and
on addition built But while this plan still in pro-
OF Incubation the land leased TO others and TO
be occupied It is understood. for place Of amusement
II impossible at least not advisable TO extend the
Academy the west and there only remains the chance
Of growth In altitude II would seem TINT the necessity
OF retaining skyghts would prevent the addition of
other story. but II has gesed that the present
galleries could be lighted from windows. while shyllghs
would OF be readily attanablo for the upper
story. This has been Sald IL but suggestion and not
koy to be adopted. For q change from skylights to
windows would probably ruiz the lower galleries in the
eyes OF OF the artists and practically nothing
wOuld be gained Despite the various discussions 1t Is
entirely improbable that majority OF the Acadomiclans
! would for any change In their building. They he
eyo that II will all essential purposes for many
years yet despite It's ncOnyenences and the increasing
| pressure Of the annual exhibitions.
Some 500 pictures sent In this year Ind about
| generation ago Mr. Ingham. artist Of whom many
NewYOrkers have pleasant memories. opposed the
| cupanoy Of small building In the nelghbornOd Of
Bond-s by tho Academy. because he considered that
| much room not needed. Qnoth Mr.. in0bam:
There's enough in the parOrs Of my house for all
| the pictures the Academy Will ever hang"
ASIDE from tho Academy. the Increase H. the number
vol the szo OF exhibitions has long caused
demand capaciOus and suitable exhibition galleries IN
THIS CITY, There few small galleries. but OF
any considerable sze and the Academy ia constantly
occupied throughout the that this year
cety has been paid waive It's lease. and another waits
until summer for its exhibition This netd Is severely
olt by artists but 1t is likely that the demand will meet
with rcspUnse In form At present the permission
to subet asked by the WaerCoor Society for next year
must have appeared meaningless to many. for there Is
place the city outside the Academy where this
Society exhibit. 1t is unlikely that sufficient
thusissm the Sunday opening movement can be
aroused among the members TO lead to any extreme
action
In fact this appears to have been discussed
OF late IN purely practical spirit prominent
for tho ecen probory decision Of the Academy Board OF
Control said to have been that Sunday openings do not
On the other hand of the waterc0lOr painters
have reached tine conclusion through their late
perence. one member says don't think that there Is
very lively interest taken in question by OF the
water-cOloriss. Probably majority arc somewhat In
favor OF Sunday openings. but they don't care enough
about the matter to incur any extra expense" Aud
Academcian gives his opinion that the opposition
OF the Academy Is largely that OF passive conservatism
They have succeeded In getting along very well without
Sunday openings thus far and they encouraged
to Try experiments Some OF their patrons are hostile 10
the change. and others inf fenced by Mr. Hunting
tons opinions" 10 Il easy to understand that those
DTOugnt pbrSoNsly III contact Win Dir Huntington
wond receive his views with the utm Dt Difference and
consideration. Yet Is for predicting that
the Sunday openings will be frequent next year
than this.
Mr.. F. NJ Boggs like tho Messrs. Harrison. Aneri
artist cehy resident abroad. will shortly hold an
exhibition of Ills works in this city.
Various nquire, have been received relative to means
OF visiting galleries OF Mr. ". I. Walters OF Bat;
upon the Walters collections published in TUE TRIBUNE
Those galleries will ne open to the public on Wednesdays
benefit the Baltimore Poor Association. since
the opening OF these galleries Mr. Walters has received
painted by Coro and called 10y EuLene Dcacroix the
most SINCERELY rel ious picture Of the nineteenth oe-
described in TuE TRIBUNE.
The CHEEKY little exhibition Of pastels has found favor
It is TO be- hoped that this interesting display may
ists Those 9ho visit tho water eShibtians viii
find 1t interesting to make comparisons. regards
eral cecs,with the pastes at the gallery OF Moore Co
Circulars are issued for the tnirtcth exhibition Of the
Boston Art Club. which will be limited to waiercolOrS
black and white works etchings and sculpture Con-
trihntions will he received the club no
Dartmouth ana Newbury Ats from March 81 until April
2. Tic exhibition viii open April IL and close May 10.
The Syracuse Art Club has issued circulars for ts frat
exhibition. % II cude OILS waercoors black and white
work and sculpture; Works will be received from Aprl
2l 20 April 20 by Francis Hendricks. No East |
yette-st Tor unpacking delivery at the exhibition aud
reshipnent |
The rontispiece of Aaga,ne or Art for April an
engraving of Bottioellie painting OF Esmerado di |
Baniinelli;" in he Constantine Ionides collection.
BlttcnSs Dy InAieS brtSOfy anu lue Bravo. Dl
Enrique erra also reproduced full page lIustr
tons, Professor Neolas sObko contributes readable
which ia entitled Battle and Travel" This Is illus
raed by portrait OF the artist and engravigs from his
Turks and Russians at Tesch Tue story the artists
Pyrenees down the Danube aud into the Caucasus
he followed the Russian army into rulieStan In 1867 and
travelled in Central ASIA not fighting against
the rariars on tho Chinese frontier and IN Is7 after
London and ~. Petersburg he set out for India lived
HimaayUs during tie winter" Settling near Paris no
proposed to paint two pictorial ecs OF the British con
ques; Or India He used two studios, ono immense
spartment, for winter WORK; and another for the
mer on shielded platform moving on rails with the
evcpVtbi%S and hurled f" the van op the RUSSIAN uier
under Gourko. Strukof and Skobclcf he
badly wounded but he saw the surrender of Osnan
Il, Pleyha crossed tue Balkans with the Russians at
shpka, witnessed the battle of Teich, served chef o.
the staff III the cavalry raid on Adranopic and was en-
Tor peace During this time lie mado over hfty studies
many OF which were unfortunately lost From those
painted "a OF pictures Oi the RUssO-Turkisi
campasn which exhibited later at South Konsing
work we're exh lied At ST. Peiersburs In two mouths
nearly 100000 people visited the collection and at the
rvbcs-a silver ruble Is worth fraction over rs
Otler exhibitions iolowed-one at Vienna visited by !
10000 people in mouth. and another ai Born at
tended by $4,000 visitors Meantime tne artist in
Paris painting pictures OF scenes Ia India and FUR
kesth Another exhibition Is III prospect at ST. Peters
burg.
The second article upon ".The Country of Met," by
Hugh de L. G'aLeOrUOk. appears In this number Tue
observation OF the 3nd his C0piOs sketches
hglres ani give pie sant acquaintance with tho
phases or peasant fe which Met loved OF the people
Mr. Gazebrook says: Sturdy Independence strong clan
feeling that dictates the cordial good morning. kins-
man or kinsw oman. Workers slaves thoy all
landowners Tho women natty. bright and ntgROnnes
their country colOred and varied by day; at igtall
mysterious and suggestive For the stranger all this
pcasant life has wondrous oharns What subjects thero
IRE for tho artist landi The breezy cattled moor
lands dipping into rich valleys their bold outlines stand
ing I'm sharp value against the distant sea tone The
NIIuea The
MONDAY drOwsiucss the sudden rush OF merry madcap
children freed r schOOthese all subjects f'r his
pencil Then. the dou<s In sunny sabbath calm. or
warm interiors busy with whe-capped spnncrs. Then
dreamy ewes, when strange mild hgures creep toward
IN. I.I.. .ul.