New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.

BONG.
At the exhibition IN the American Art gal.
lerea dozen sketches and studies have been soi for
total amount ~ about $500 The number includes
"a ox mis-. staten Isand" v W ko't 500 f'ss
Pan ~ snow woodiand study" W ~ Bsher. T250i ION
the iiou-ato Rivef" ". g. rtof. e,ol september
on birch Brooh" y =. Hasbroot. go and sho'ehesW
g. g Cunan. 4. r Iappan anu = schiller
The salea at tho salmaznHdi exhibition amount THIS
fat IA eVrf 5nu gain of 5000 upun ss rafs ietai
receipts Among tha ofY'nye ple'ufe' anhl sfa " ihs
Invitation" H. aohelL fioi - Qtlot '"h'i' W.
" iiuri, Fi) Tho Naonall"j y t'pr'. " Fppi
81 Tho ni,,k aud White" a. NJ Gregory, sou inlat
Lohl-" Julian RNi Tho Parting BAY" Hamilton
Hamilton, $50 before Inc Wni, q, ! Chapman, fioi
4" on stony Lake." " g. ritlsr 80 q Pot liin'ef'
A D. FROST aud sevea. small sketches aud e'ehlnss
An illustrated catalogue similar Ia that of last Year
will be- issued FOR the eighteenth exhibition u The Water
Color Society, which will open on February 2
It's announced that HE iH Union wil henceforth be
published quarterly, and each number Will contain at
least three cohngs In the December number e leading
feature Is article upon Mr. Watts, by Mt WI sun
man One writer protest, against the plan Tor a"arihs
prizes - tn spring Exhibition OF the American Art As
soation ana suggests that either the exhibiting
should upon the pictures. that the contributors
To the fund shond simply buy ont OF the exhibition
such pictures they fancy aud let IL 80 at tat Inc
original project contempes tho selection OF jury from
be bought -. 800 each slc pictures being aiicrwari
distributed by lots among certain public art naseums
Another writer vigorously opposes the admission OF
pictures covered glass t. oar exhibitions. something
which unnecessary and ought never TO happen hdior-
ally an appeal il made FOR moro general AMI faithful
cooperation Of artists with the Art Union. I; Is stated
that "enough best American artists are members
OF this society Ia control al exhibitions Of American
pictures offered FOR SALE and Ia exact In all eases guaran
OF sales the payment ~ reasonable sums For tho
| loan OF pictures" This principle might Do applied ID
writers who light form union To control an Aneri
can mlscrp offered FOR sale and 10 exact IA al cases
guarantee sales the payment Of reasonable sums
for the loan OF their nuscrpt IL would be Interest
! ing to know how high value publishers and editor,
would pl; upon the loan OF manuscript
AMONG the profnsion OF supplements accompanying
tie January ir imqeW surprising design ior paint
ing Oh six Dr. Miss Dora Wheeler which doubtless mp
pear, t. excellent advantage upon the ya'A postiers
pr which IL was intended, but bears printing ory.
This and other signs illustrate an interesting pager
upon The Associated Artists" IL h explained thit tho
orr FINAL nrn II this NAME with which M,ssrs. rntny
and COhnnl wcrn closely connected, hu Undergone
chang, MI. Wheeler, her daughter Miss Dora Wheeler
Nj. Roaul Enmet AMI Miss Id T. Clark
compo,o Ga, present nrn OF "Ass)citt~l Ar
lists" levotng themselves 10 d'slgnlng All working
out cmbroilcr.rs \ valuable accompaniment 10 THIS
work . been the securing OF and suitable st' In
mi. country. According 20 The writer. the re.it has
been that the artistic fabrics now malo her" Or" fny
eonn ~ those produced anywhere IN tho world -ome'
thing has before ~ th" stun woven Tor hpes-
tr ~ tho Gonkaya royal IN texture, with ia varied
color effects and of the mome sik' In which the color
nont. ike hloom above the surface. To these must 30
added the Raih the Beirut ak.. and the last new fab
rte moss .tuf TIE history of the lat named f. the his
| tory of al and will illustrate the got work
which the Associated Artists are doing In the
| education OF the American weaver Mos,
| Ga. tfftru nf IL uf
rood Green's broken through with silver AMI crimson.
with now and then CLEAN ~ rhf athw ,r the surface.
The eff required f. given n color study Fle weaver
r,o I'm vain to produce II. aud 1T length, a the end of
his samples throws In the remaining thrnals 10 nap
balarl The samples are submitted. All ARE failures,
u, Ina the last reckless effort LEA the germ ~ Success.
ue tries siin with ths haais. and guided bY IN
rrtins to bring the alng the surface hero AMI -
bring forward the warp there the result IL nlrveous
material for drapere'. beautiful in bo'h tins aud tex
ture."
me i ine,ssr also contains an illustrated article
upon nonl and Jules do G,ncpuri. and the tah' npon
moleline in clay and wool engraving arr Continued
Awning tho Vres on Decoration" Ia tho following
ren tcnirfins space- IN the Metropolitan un''nm fer
an artist unnsu taste IA fnr decorative work az ihs
nlanl ifir walls iteptly uler tho archel r''f N TIA
t,,st hlil tahnnt tho authorities hn indiae ~
nrttnita q rrnpalifpn win this nnl w viruF
Nj r,aR nlrflee'l oflstna drawing " fha Farewell
,u t,els nrnHt 10 reproduced 40 tho fani ple'n ~
iha january HlJfsias ~ iH, ~ ruhhsoIinh Win 80
article u,nn Afl iiehsa'a illustrations of" Hfnnn Hhf
fuef" Mr Claude Philips introduces !" hh Hhsll''
audi nee Puyis ie thaNainHs, whp Is siiinl win
Baniry fftebyre and few others the chic and most
u,slg barrier u the inrhshnE sle u realism, which.
no nssr content to occupy rs proper and legitimate
place n ths lels of genre, portrait and landscape,
would low invade the precincts Of the highest decorative
art"
An unusual amount Of spaee Is devoted 10 American
art and c text enliyened by aketches o. the new
American Art Galleries and OF pictures recently shown
there AMI AZ The Academy. some amusing expressions
% opini,n occur here aad there. For example, mo
one may yet allow thar In hi. .peci y M
KirU4trick occupies a high po.On-far hgacr for in
nsrt1 without regard TO it, ab-urlity appear
curously TAR fetched to h3'r aelhntea witn sne OLA
liant color iupTe,syn' oil hoL1'.ei on ta oi. a,
aud TIE other the careful rendering OF suDstance,
ana textures BY n t young 20 'ris s referred in
comparison by TIE ears. thi' artists peculiar facility
might b. compared 10 Alma raleinas skill Ia inter
pretins marbles, but with reservations, me presr1a
that lin future ages sach work as Mr. !. g. brown
speedily forgotten artists that it, repetition here angur
i'll for the Immortality Of Mr. Brown, stos % n,S ,
u The Magazine ~ Art upon Mr. Wattss wers. SOM,
two wears M cosmo Sahh ,S Gse.''d ah mo
bv NJ WAITS diseased IMAGINATION" AMI III
pyeference Tor sin retrbon and death" AID another
oddly misleading comparison follow-.
Tho remarks upon the American Exhibition 20 be held
In London in $50 not OF a h0pefW nature " We
confess tnat we upon this Threatened exhibition
or AZ least upon ts art department. with ieat ~ VII
dcnend o her upon tae management whether the ex
h6itlna caisc OF pride or source oil shame =
Americans and Il j. simply private undertaking ~
urncfpal aim Of which II gain, ana as morcofer, I'M
hands which arr direct l. arc the same which a!s'
directed the so-caled Foreign Fair held IN b ,on Las
vear orr fears would 10 he Justified one of th
worst am0ng the promi artistic features - the re
nroIncrion OF Tie facaG~ and interiors 81 rcmarkab
hotels aud public buldng,-n itself sufficient 10 81! th
r mind with gloomy forebodinga.'
One of the recent results Of the --ncnts IN th
n-ocess associated with the of G0upi', that 0
nhotocravurr. Is the reproduction Of two water colo
!, drawings by Jo-ci Isra'ls and VI. Auouge fhes
,yhinL hi.cl. .cl az ONO lcnnl