New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-21
A AMERICAN ART GALLERIES.
SECOND NOTICE.

painting OF pictures That OF New-York does not
But before our artists grow pessmistic local dis
enlargement OF ambitious efforts they should study the
pictures painted by their brethren in Paris and ask
themselves whether mere largcness OF canvas is not
OFTEN disadvantage and betrayal IL Is clear Oh
tha THIS depends upon the character OF the subject
rather than on the force OF the painters execution II
our artists were all endowed with in selecting sub
Jects and with happy knack Of composition. the labor
o lew artistic mountains would result In the ridiculous
mouse As It Is. there seems 20 be propensity among
the artists represented in Gallery A. for saying what
they have To at such length that the thread OF
meaning. Ike the sunken rivers OF Arizona deserts.
dwindles away and disappears. For example, Mr..
Alexander Harrison hardly claim any artistic beauty
or the rigid lines OF the tall in his picture. on
the contrary they fairly unpleasant the eye. As
suggesting the sad disaster wrought by the treacherous
which smiles in the background. these lionel ymemen
los OF death have value but this does not the
artist in thrusting them forward at conspicuous full
length Mr.. Harrison has had in mind subtler
treatment Of his theme than that used ny Mr. Peniod
The latter mas attempted combine something OF the
DathOs OF Dagnan -BOuvcrets ManOn LeScdut with
the horrid realism of the came painters Accident"
Mr.. Harrison has left something the Imagination;
Mr.. Penfod nothing. The latter is justified in the size
of his canvas at least he needs large STAGE for
the action OF his numerous characters But who would
care to live with Mr.. Penfolds pcturei Mr. Monks
gives us stone In place Of bread in his rendering OF
Willows at POtigny" The gnarled trunks Of willow
trees shown at the proper distance and point in com
position mag have a charm no less than the frosted
lrays and refreshing greens OF the foliage. But Mr.
Monks seems to have been guided by Manet the
painter in chief Of uglnes for he gives the most I'M
preposessing aspect OF each element OF his picture The
bare hard tree cutting foreground in naked
liberalism the harsh Of the upon hcwaer,
and Of grass, and the dreaIy quarterns stretch OF
tue barn wal relieved only by filthy projecting
from window,-these features are not pictorial a. pre-
senied here And yet any artist amateur see that
cut OF this same material beautiful picture might pe
made. Why not maze interesting picturesl Why should
Mr. Bacon much canvass with his chunky dairy
Laid herself OF distinctly pOrcine quality, and the three
panty pg.l The apparent freshness OF the picture
l., the rouge which emDeLi-nes "A faded fancy. MI
Poore whose ability las proven. paints his horse
and bull well. making allowances for the strong L-Dts
and two exaggeratiOns IN drawing; but what
emotion wnat kind Of interest IS appealed 70 by this
grinac.ng us ssesl By and by Teemachus will be laid
in before him and he Will stop making
faces and become again the and crafty Ody sse
and lead tine Greolan feet to Troy At present he Is
but Improbable subject The technical eAcelence
Of which there is abundance III this exhibition oilers
after all unsatisfactory substitute for skill IN choos-
ing subjects and in the arrangement OF compositions
Ia their devotion 10 the HOYF OR artists. are TOO apt
u Ignore the Wl,atw
OF the portr,its in Gallery A. that by Mr.. Crawford
shows N assured nrmness in modelling, particularly In
head which noticeable a the cleyerness IN ren
dering textures which conspicuous fe nture OF Miss
DOdsOns portrait OF her mother ltte more quelHe,s
more eycnnc-s tones. would bent the latter 10
nothing oi pose Intentionally coAsti'Le' lls9
polson paints with freedom and force, more freely
indeed than Mr.. Hermann IIerkomor III his huSe portrait
OF model Ia character rolidiy Is the Woru Tor Ms
picture oi English navy Tor the trousers rs wen
a. the face seemed we'd from block OF Wood Inc
model was stoid enough, no doubt, but Mr. herSomet
might have remembered that MS SUBJECT uNeu am
breathed sun. the external character II S'NlhE .nd
s sg Stb snarly sweet taco whica hams near w.
Mr. tuoiges portrait. the worA Oh ucuui1u ,tio
worth attention. which Il more than can De sald Oh ny
Heaton's theatrical portrait We had almost sam,
poster OF Nile Nevada Mr. Grenets clever trine;
ied |ans az # Martin" ana Miss Lott. faithful
Friends Of tue Artist" pictures which we remember
pleasantly. Mr.. Walter +. Browns excellent subject
suffer. from gesture OF the girl casting the net
The other galleries show aInicabe mingnS Of od
and young artists from Messrs at and Cropsey 10 Mr
T. G. CoJe Mr. ". V Birney who certainly mas IDEAS
regarding the effects OF light streaming through WIN
dow. and who pants carefully and zeaonsll tAhlots q
picture called Midday IN Bayaiian feasah' li9ns
Mr.. ". NJ Chase sends garden scene, Tue lSHtn
apparently bitter IN ana the Swallows s1anui'5 ou NJ ~
relief. Miss GreaioreAs Cury sautheuiuhs' 'l
Ulrchs Dutch Typesetter in which he shows himself
more at his ease than III the etnuy III "ui', and Wr
BUnce's Moonr1,e. IN his rSuhe hahneI' ai ~,
Trrgos Halt" among the occupants OF ,raletleS
small wcrls bus the Moonlight in Virginia does not
seem characteristic example In masking tHe
rounds OF Gallery 1t Is easy to PICK out an ehosr's
number Of pictures which. for one reason or another
worth attention. Here Is one OF Sif b3KeocA Ilvn
Old masters" IN close contrast TO Mr. James ne NE
HaJtante" A little piece OF warm colOrlng by Mr..
Bunce lends little light to- gray scene by MI I9Hcn
Tith an inviting Afternoon by Bolton Jones, large
gray view by Mr. Boggs and Mr.. Harrisons red sAl1
e gsioTs To Mr ' W. H. chs harmonious OF
ktaryy, with IL en-cfive accents OF color
to make many friends and Mr.: WANT anl,cdle Is a
GOOD example OF his style Mr. Maynards Bather ana
orcr M.srs Rehn sh9rtlef Van Boskerck and Baker
exhibit mp TO their wonted Levels ana NJ VI.
admirable painting OF hounds we have spoken ~ DeDI
Mr. Elder has unfortunate SUBJECT Ior hls
debut but Clusters Charge Will appear 20 P"p"'aai
curiosity. Mr. Beckwith seems inc0rlglDt. heIt -
another studio study OF costume, transparent pAHl>n
flesh and effective background unred! 10 luf l"51
degree and without the charm o. an ii-le ~. ~
There few artists who you'd be more peIcu,ul ~
getting out d doors IN The nrst lnStluc' 'ui Dy ~
the value OF simplicity III tne recOii - r. and
- one Evening" Nr. Curriers' Beech Trees an"
Fish" ana Mr. Bridgmans cafe interior a. Wei a. M
" Cairo Horse Market make a ue a M SIas.r.
attention OF the visitor Mrs. simmons ana alts,rs.
Moser and simmons furnish more examples OF flilsan
work and Mr. Caiga sends a sooerS @ n,o1rs ~
conceived portrait OF Mt. Lnnehlag' VINO hPt'''' ~
less advantage than usual in his study Of hea., ,r
Mr.. l.. G. Minors ominS ntpiln' ou r W., ,e|i7lis
landscapes in the collection, nnpresses u As 1el
cloud masses varying in color over low SS country
diversified by difficult effects o. gnt ana sniIg' 81
subject which viii always prov 90 he
ha. some strong effects ht. and he gives the IMPRESSION
of distance bat neither his cOOring nor MS
seeIus TO Us satisfactory and cannot out thhA ht'
20 nrtio, J.. iii kiug experiments.' Mt Ulrlch,
on the other baud. has settled down coAortapH m
man shoud do what he can do best. When the method
OF picture absorts attention the author j. plhiTs
rather than artist and We truHI Una. vi i,, 81
devotion to texture, will not override the Claims ~,
human interest. IL i tIne that the stove anu ne'a
nj the press In his Duich Pointing once are l"htsu
better and draw attention sooner than Inc ngAIe :" n
bov But there touch the upward roll vl tne ia
eves as he feels MS thirst pleasantly as7haEe anu ~
h. attitude, the hand unconsciousy caIe's s In,
caufnrted stomach which gives reason ior hupc tHh
Nr Ilrch may prove himself more imam palmer VI
textures or "A verbatim rel Orter 81, . .....t.,,
other pictures which have been uuaDe 20 entlpn,
vi.ors viii no doubt md ont for themselves 20 many
i",r re.ult. OF modern French training nave rarely
-, ,,fbercd together In this CITY The ceycrnes~ II
In ispuabe but visa that we could oitehef III e' Win
SPINE thing ulurH.