New-York tribune., 1884-12-14
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS
TIE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.

followed b, fair attendance and encouraging sales.
but the unfayorabe weather which succeeded the first
day exercised its usual depressing Influence. Among
the sketches sold Twilight, Saddle River, ~ d."
Julian Rix 1925 1.-The two Friends" Carleton
Virgins. $50; :" Lett by the Tide" Charters William
son, $50; "At Anchor Oh scbeyeningen." Harry
| Chase S5O Maidenhood" and - Mosnin =" NJ. u.
| Fowler. each $50 Clearing Away" W. &. Fitlcr.
sI5 Convent at Peekskill." g. II. McCord si5;
"Old MILL G. H. McCord. $i5; Mother w. T.
Smedlcy, $50; ard studio, by c. j. Chapman,
| Charles II. Eaton. Van Cleef DIdshun. l.. T.. Van
Gordcr, &. f. Cooxman, e. G. Cusran and T.. scbert
| The total amount of the sales at the "naagural
exhibition which closed the American Art Galleries
| on Wednesday, $10,71s. Some of the pictures
sold since the last time of writing are :" Holland In
November Charles A. Plat, $3.50; A Village on tho
Plain Charles II. Davis, 500; sundown,' Bruce
Crane, $l75; 1.-THE Girl | left Behind" James
Symington $3.50; Winter Twilight" W. S Macy
$50; Violet" J. II. Caliga, $3.50 " As through the
Fields at Eve pass Il. Lorraine Pyne, $500;
&" View on the Scme,' J. H. Twaclman, s7j; Even
ing Sunlight George Inness $1,000 Interior Of q
Bi~kra Cafe Algeria f. A. Bridgmln, 81. 700; and
Breton Field,7 vesta s sinm ,n5, $1,000. The
receipt of 50 900 for three American pictures sold in
the same week ia something uncommon in local exhi.
bitions
The selection made by III, inry Of artists elected TO
award the IagatCu Harper sch laship Is understood
to have been ba.cd upon Mr. Mj),'' aecirac agnrc
drawing He submitted s,rla on aal Black and white
stadc, from lie and from ne aa.ilar, and althoagn
nj, lack of experience rendered hi Oh strdai lifile
moro than experiments hs ciicf drawing gsin'i
him the prizc NJ Ericst L. Major the first % MA
this schonrship Is nntiye of Washington anil hss
been for some TIM stud Mt A. thc At Leiyne IN ta
citv The htrt bettd&ch mrch attention upon The
met,s 81 August Iellcr lr. 81 tolh .boiohgh, X. ~
th6 ras tepic ohtci VS. the mitbe etihp Slahshirr
IS, the nn6c,at" *hlca Is stiil ~ ih- ,caasng at
Ztirr y a hhtcrltd6a T. chtii Hlrrtrhs arh
4p,ApM ,hr pt8AB 8At if8m 4 tiNi Wltk 8i Miihie
~ AZ aApA3fsbp VA AiiAfh Va ~ liir tH WSik
ess aAbNN,sA lhaH Wsa ekns'si Ml eh'W,i 8eFa
sat Tram diAfeA1 plipi ~ Ihe y 8 N9A iW'a'f;
mia lgA irqm lhe Aeliemy aai ~ llsW ,sh9al,
IA this city. IA sripr Ql lh0 lll1lahip, WI ~
gemeMhered, j. eailled 10 thgee yeas aladI abFpad
No small amount Of work Is alre,ly uaiee way ior
the exhibitions OF the WeterColor Society aad tho
Etching Club. II seem, probable tha. the numbnr of
ctchng5 shown viii be larger than at any previous ex-
hblli1n The rapid Increase IN the demand Tor coh.
ings has induced artists to eteh %h' never etGheb
before aud has encouraged the dh-cnco OF The older
ctciegs. Since there ~ unlikely t1 he any LEX of
material, the freshness of the exhibition might b,
enhanced by excluding all publishers HorS, and
requiring that every proof shown shoalis b. from
plate prepared with express reference u thH eAhiOs
tiOn, 50 far as the exhibition Eacii % c1ac'ruri, "
may reasonably be supposed that such eonr'e would
increase popular interest Bat Othc. c)lsid ,rltions
may cause different decision.
Over a thousand sketches and studies have been
offered for the exhibition which will he opened on
Thursday next at the American Art GALLERIES, In
addition to tho Veddcr aud Edwards exhibitions,
which will be held at the same time and place, six
pio ures will be shown which arrived from Paris too
hts to be included in the collection of paintings from
the Salon. These pictures by Miss Ellen X. Baker:
and Mcssrs Robert kochlcr, Ward de i.anecy, aud
tIppuSCiic,
Alexander Harrison, and The Sand Dunes" by Mr..
George W. Chambers, will remain in the gallery
Mr.. schauss howcd last week little black and whito
drawine signed by Theodore Rousseau. TIA" subject ~
| a Iandscane with n river coming down into the
foreground. the trees along TIE bank ieiceted
di.ncIy m the water aud in IN, distance the
the horizon above stretch OF uud slting plains Tho
careful working of the details indicates that tho
drawing done Cor its own sake and not as sketch
for a painting. Mr.. W. l. Walters has in his gallery
two or three "reminiscences of Roselu of this nature,
| but examples of Rousseaus black and white work
! ere rarely in this country although he,
ike Deacrcix and Gercanlt executed large number
of drawings in pen and ink.
| Another change has been made at the gallery Of
Knoeder Il Co.. and Mr.. knights Burning Brush"
| is replaced by Kray's "AphrOdite' which presents
the goddess rising the foam of the ocean attended
by nymphs and loves. The picture is III the vein pf
other examples OF kray which have been shown here.
Another late addition is The First Step" by Brozk,
| a large composition OF SIX figures
| Mr.. Avery exhibits some fresh sketches by II.
Escosnra ihe a,ti,t, now in this country. has duly
paid hi, respects 10 niagara and advent red as tar west
as Chicago, and meditatcs journey across tho
| continent.
The ecctr0typc reproductions of the antique plate in
various Russian collections, wai'k are exhibited at
the Mctropoan Museum Of Au f',m the subject of
an illustrated volume OF ninetysiy pJ by Mr.. John
W Miles. These Icpilc2S are di i~.ea by Mr.. Miles
in Chronological order tho inst ior chapters being
devoted tD the Gicek, Greco Scy ,ui.n and ami uc
Rom9u peccs The rei-1inda % ta, y1lsmc il cecil
PIE viii the oarly Russian, French. G'gnan Italian
anil English eNamp.c' tie original, o. dates
,t,.s .f fa.p nsH Il u o
Century some account is gwen u .a' circumstances
Attending lh' discovery Of he originals. explanation
"a afforded of Che mythoiogca. historical and other
porir''cd - the decor "tlihs aa" ih9nShout
The le.c~p ions the author einuha i<c' the features
which seem 80 him Of especial artistic worth by the
aid OF the Illustrations tie ANALYSIS of the itg-two
examples ch,+el for particular Discus "a = rendered
clear and full.
It viii be rcmembn,cl that ONLY two Other sets OF
Icplcls of this treasured In,'ian plate have been
made One is in the South Ken ingioa Museum in
London the other in Cincinnati. lir Miles call,
attention to the value Of this collection to ners and
artists "a well 10 students oi the history o art
saws: to he hoped that this fascinating collection
has not come 10 as. - has cen anesesttt, Two
generations too soon and that IT IL W meet with that
Li.h aru.rriatlon which II VI .iits. Every
na,io,r heart viii ccho the wish 'or n"w at THAI
Shall wci,r oit oi inspaDls derived njn na'aie aud
rast ahi l.aiers distnrtiyeit Am.f ~ W rh1fhcer
ari sentiment" Ihis. NJ Miies considers, VIII
depend trf, laiety uroithy apnriHitn nnt ,itmani
"A The rrai ruhp eunma'td ht familiarity vita
s,,rh a,t e8hpcprs as THIS "a luns-aA rrtolnrons.'
A. ,hp seen, iniefnai etiiiiiiN ~ DO bas,sg
Att tiab ne Aals sirahsih 80 $50 p%hHihss,'
s.an,iieS ~ 30 It's Ahttii.lt itt i az iiptNtts w
Moo Ai-hNs anj M'ss iiaii; ANt Ait7sis en.,iief
LNnpklAe, fiehppii aNA iHiai
Mr Migsiaw iiamef's hermitage 0R iba haine easst
10 despntai "a ihp bosipA ilnHlA - iNllgss
a,a,uOlp Us leh 10 pA perllnNa,pH pi ,hp malaaad
from lapa Enlahat, pny sha.t distance hpm
iorlland iioats Neck Is nafFew stun e gagsedlg
,ieiutc,gge land 4 few rds above the heaqt aud
roieo,lug into the se,. aud ho naIowes poInt aud
boides. hult of th,s neck l. situated ihe liile rcd
eoitaae ana studio oi Wmsow Homer. Here sinoe his
quarters have been fitted ia bear the strain the artist