New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-06
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS.
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.

There was the usual large attendance Ok
Buyers Day at the Academy yesterday AID the sales
opened IN "a disc0uragng fashion. Among tho
PICTURES sold were "Tne Upper TN ison,' W. l. Palmer;
$3.50; THE Antiquary," q. W. Brenneman' 100.
Maiden Meditation" Bcuoni irwin, 800; Behind tia
Fan" F. " Freer. $3.50: Ia the Pasture ]. 4. )
Monks 5000 Washing Day" r. p. Ryder $3.50; On
the New-Encand Coast" George H. smlie' $50; Edge
of a Pond" W. L sonntag Sl40; Please. May Keep
Hint" L. Z. Wmarth $500; "Crab Catching, Greea-
port" Edward Moran, $500; Short Days and Long
Lessons" Helen c. Hovendeu, 500 On the Mediter-
rarean" Frank Waller, $50; Pine Wool Arthur
Parton $500; "Keene Valley AGrond"ehs j. u; bf'-
H. Tat, 500; "A Gathering storm, East HAMPTON
Henry $500; Jump sir" Hamilton Hamilton. ZOO;
Woodland scene" II. ". Robbins, $500 anl Good
Night" 7. W. Wood. $1,000 This is necessarily bat
Daltal list the sales. The total amount thus fas as
nearly as can be esimated Is about SilOOO. IN con-
sum of the catalogues in this exhibition, which contains
700 including several without prices Is 10 round
numbers Sl9s'OOO
These are the closing days of the winter exhibition at
the Mctropoitan Museum of Art, and those who have
not seen the Rem brandt loaned by Mr. Marquani and
other painting-. to say nothing of the collection OK
copies Of the old masters VIII do wei T. improve mo
last opportunities. Preparations have been already
begun for the summer loan exhibition, which VIII 10
opened about May l. Owners 81 desirable pictures are
reminded a. usual that their paintings viii be properly
hung and cared for at the Museum during Their summer
absence.
stated that thctt N4I nt coIPtiiiiN'iH IT," nv"
permanent additions placed exhibition during tho
summer Several valuable gift, have been rece cd by
the Museum il l. said but lack OF space VIII prevent
their exhibition at present
At the monthly meeting Of tue Union League Club
next Thursday evening the exhibition Of pictures viii
consist entirely of watercoors both foreign ana Aher
can, loaned by members and by the artists.
The exhibition the Pastel Club proved fattrrinsly
successful in attendance, and about dozen of the
drawings found purchasers.
Il is seldom that picture 10y Of the pioneers in
American landscape art, Cole, Doughty and Durand'
comes to light in this city, and the appearance OF an I'M
portant landscape by Doughty at Mr. Ayerys gallery II
well worth recognition In Itself the picture Is q
sufficiently pleasant composition, It's tones well mel
lowed by age its execution seeming somewhat artie's
in these later DAYS. There Is stretch OF warm brown
/ ish meadow in the foreground, with a pool IA tho
centre. a mass Of foliage on the left. house Of light
color IN the middle distance, and glimpse Of hay blue
mountains along the horizon There il not the
of elaboration which might be looked for indeed not
! much a. NAV be found IN many later works. such -
painting ~ this should find place In collection de-
signed to illustrate the history of American art mat
such a collection does not exist in this city l. 20 hc
least unfortunate The stranger who comes here when
none of the exhibitions open must enter upon an
| arduOus search If he would gniu any idea OF WhAo
American artists have accomplished; and the final re
suits will be meagre and misleading Probably a oet-
| ter comprehension of the past Of American art II
afforded by the collection in the Penny una Academy
of Fine Arts than by any other single collection IN TINS
country In this city there Il much material oT II 10
scattered and more or less difficult Of access Those
who have learned the way the galleries OF the New
York Historical Society vii recall Coles course OF
Empire and other early works, while there are por,
traits Of marked interest at the Lenox Library ana
elsewhere. historical collection need not be iarge
and must necessarily contain erGdlties Nhi,h Nou NC
disapprOved by ripper taste, put u WOuld possess
permanent value particularly II the work VI the last
ten years could be adequately represented.
Two Montices have been lately placed on view at
Mr. Avery's gallery both noticeable for detail and
sefresrant usually apparent In this artists bursts
| of color painting by Veyrassat dated 1877 shows
the exterior Of a blacksmith shop before WHICH Is
group of sturdy white horses In the light walls ana
reddish roofs Of the houses i hint of Brittany
picture by Conrad depicts monks at WORK upon Pahei
painting of the Madonna and an expressive ttc WORK
BY Pitt tells the character OF group Oh chor DOy
G. L. Muller painter of The Rollca IN the Reign OF
Terror is represented here By study of dark haired
Young girl with daring color IN her costume, who Its
beneath a with background of foliage watching
/ two butterflies. The title Is " The Coquetie
At Knoeder's art painting Of peculiar IN
terest Mllets portrait Of William ~ Hunt has been
on exhibition during the past week Readers OF sonser
will remember that it in June. lel9 that Ahet
! left Paris to make his home in Barbizon. where ar
Hunt soon followed him. 1t is pleasant to recall In tn
face of ~ VOLTS structures. that those bitter
Drecaton Two Of his three pictures M tie salon OF
! 1853 were purchased by Mr.. Hunt, aud the third
! Ruth and Boaz,' bought by AN American 10
was about t.s time that the portrait wa- painted "
shows thin, sensitive face seen in PRONE, tne nose
prominent the beard and niu-tiche short ana DiacA
and the flesh cOOriug perhaps undmv warm but III mar
mony with the mellow richness of the OacA grouhh
MANY who this portrait vii recall that SHOWN at
| the Metropolitan Museum some time since lhe later
likeness showed wistfu face worn by the experiences
of vears is character changed sOGeW lat by tue beu
! which had grown 70 a patrarchal length those VINO
remember Millets cray0u portrait OF himself executed
ia 1917 will hardly need this assurance that hls range
of powers was broad enough to include p0rtaiture so
cessiully The picture At kn0cdlcrs n owned IN bos-
ton and remains here but short time Other recent
] al tn ~ "A 81.
! and ocean view by Mr.. W l. Richards.
new painting by Mr.. d. Rdgway Knight, called
"The Departure of the Conscripts. ia default Of a
better title on view at the art rooms Of Rechard
Co Some peasant girls at work IN field are looking
quite unconcerued toward tricolored dag Haunting
in the distance beneath which are grouped II" FaSue
figures. The meaning Of the picture j not obvious pue
the landscape is pleasantly painted The hghfe are OF
the artificial type from which II appears dihcgit TOT
Mr. KNIGHT 10 free himself There II no lack oil cbat-
! actor In the bright little Grison lately shown here
The scene il aseet corner III ho0'n "ith the famous
coT tower in the back grOund and the time probably
/ the seventeenth century. gay gallant BOWS grace
iv In the fair occupant Of sedan chair who responds
coouettshiy while of the ap0pecuc char men SITS
| down and wipes his forehead. apparently much eX-
haUsted The Characteristic action vI TIE dhoeht ug
ures impaTts strong interest 20 tus ceNory panic"
and spirited little example Of discerning genre
painter. There Is recent picture by Julien Dtp1e,
( peasant girl milking her COW IN "a meadow which has
! much of the vigor of execution noted IN the m4St
painting By this artist shown az Air SohaFS arr rooms
~ the fifteenth triennal exhibition Of the Massachu
sets Charitable Mechanic Association, TO be hold IN
September and October the orr department VIII as
usual be made a prominent feature The circular an
nounces that the association will purchase from ART
lists sending works directly from their own st1di"s' OF
those which have been executed within three years or
since the fourteenth exhibition, TO the amount =.
$4,000. The selections for this purpose VIII 20 niaue
6y di.interested and competent committee represent
inv the association Medals also 10 be a"aruea'
Ii Is stated that artists may send Their pictures 20 she
huidug AT nav time As the gallery u nov ready aud
he paintings received VII DO ~ once Insured