New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-08
PAINTINGS or THE BROTHERS HARRISON

A sDecial exhibition of forty three paintings
by Messrs Br-e and Alexander Harrison was opened yes
terday at the American Art Gallery These young artists
are among the latest products OF the Of Par
san training from which Of the earlier members OF
the Society of American Artists graduates Carolus
Duran and mt the Ec1e des BcGur Arts Cabane and Go
rome have been their Instructors Their pictures have
been hung not unnoticed IN SIOn for the past three
or four years and they have at last gathered collection
of their work, In this city which gives opportunity
OF seeing what American artists are doing abroad.
It's natural to expect plentiful evidences OF technical
dcxtery and clever manipulation, and we are not dsap
pointed We GEd also extremely delicate bits Of
color such az the d" IIarbor Of Ccuoarneau.' and
GRAY Dav" aud " Sea at Evening" which are modest
and harmonious little shore painted by Mr. Alex
ander Harrison more important example 81 pleasing
tones ard fine color is his Rainy Day. POntAyen'
Brittany" picture possessing atmosphere as well as
refined Color quality in which some OF the other works
seem to us deficient The "Ohairar en- ESpagnea paint
ing particularly plump boywho has abandoned his play
I'm the sand lie at fun length laziy listening to the
pash OF the waves the shore beyond and the
:, Little Slave" which shows the twin brother
Of the dreamer posed III ungainy attitude against
wall coarsely laden with obtUslye c0loring. arc the
largest works which Mr. Alexander Harrison exhibits
but We confess they make to very little appeal IL IL
easy 20 recognize some extremely good painting upon the
figures and elsewhere in the former. but Mr. Harrison
figure in his compositions There Is mild curiosity ex
cited ma to the motive OF the artist I'm labelling that
remarkably earthly boy builder Of air castles. Surely
he never built ANYTHING less substantial than mud pies
and his ina gnaton never extended Beyond sand forts
And we are unite In doubt to whether are expeciel
TO pity or ausa at little slave Tie element Of human
inf rcs in these works ShpwrrCked" and In
gOds dr IN ie two shore 81 considerable size
are anon the vcnty-seyen works contributed by Mr
Alexander HARRISON. -.
Mr. Hrge HARRISON sends his poorly conpoel First
Communion" which IA. been exhibited here before, AMI
4 Waif nom the Soa" among his larger wOrsss The
after shows n fisherman and his in t2rpalln aud
sOnwnS:eTs" bending over the corpse OF rhd llNltl
To ina. ana washed by the In these hShrei
there certainly genuine feeling one point Jhdl
we do not understand this picture aud in few Others
by both artists the treatment OF perspective Ana
an Their point IN such works Tne Milkni1 and
effect Of sunset looking East" calling Home the Cows,
Friends Foes" aud half dozen others
In "Fricnds or Foes" Mr. Harrison shows
mounted Indian gazing sdge-brusn plain at sOmt
distant tepccs Now. Mr. Harrison having visited the
West should be able to speak with authority. But on eX
DcrienCe sandy wastes show more red ANA yellow
while aka deserts usually betray indications of white
with grass would in the dry show cOlorappac
ing this and that color would verge upon brown OF
show an undertonc Of yellow. However are glad "a
see that Of artists who has enjoyed the best al
vaLtages Of foreign education can nn1 subjects IN O
own West as well IA 1t POntAven EcOuen There j.
wealth CT material yet untouched IN tho far West Only
awaiting iudciOus assimilation, and inclined u
believe that Nj. Harr5On's Western experiences VIII re
suit neither In plnOrunaS nor geological surveys. feI
hans the future both these artists viii HOund greater
depths than they have vet reached As II the exhibition
clever aud interesting bat tie interest OF the sur
face rather than or the heart.