New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-20
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS.
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.
PREPARATIONS ron NEW ExHIBITIoNs-FREsH PIC
TUREs AT THE DEALERS-N0TEs OUT OF TOWN.

mont feel themselves suddenly burdened with great
weight OF responsibility. There certainly many In
dcaOns OF honest effort to make this exhibition one OF
peculiar strength. Tho popularity Of work In water
cOlOrs has increased from year 10 year. and as TINS DC
comes appreciated by the artists there Is offered wider
range materials from which to draw for the exhibit
TONS Several artists Who have been known almost eK-
cusyey painters I'm oils Will contribute to the coming
exhibition and it may DO expected that entirely new
names will appear here and there in the galleries. And
there Is hOpo OF something from the water But
whether the striking present not, the
collection regarded from tho decorative point OF Wow,
will be quito to maintain It's standing one Of the
prettlcst exhibitions OF the year.
The etchers. rs we'll the painters in wacr-colors.
have been hard work with needle and acid and great
things promised OF certain plates. The growth
OF etching has much than kept pace with that of
work in watercoOrs and the exhibition Of the Etching
Club will probably be tho largest yet held
still another medium OF expression has attained
sufficient Importance for public exhibition, and the
Pastel Club is shortly to present collection OF pastel
drawings Mr.. W. NJ. Chase. who fits from oils to mono
types andietohngs charcoals IL
understood have tho of tho Pastel Exhibition
much at heart and doubt 1t Will contain some inter
esting performances.
The Brooklyn Loan Exhibition is stated TO be drawing
an encouraging number OF visitors 1t therefore prob
able that considerable addition will be made to the
slowly augmcnting Pedestal Fund.
There seems to he revival of interest rather a
wider interest In American art at present which Is In
dcated to cite instance. by the gratifying figures,
over $4,000, reached at the Artists Fund sale. No
doubt the high character Of Nr. Clarkes exhibition and
tho attention directed to havo had results highly bene
fetal TO the artists One two OF leading dealers,
not previously noted for their devotion to American
works Of art have lately taken to following local cx-
hill tons with commendable persistence. Altogether
the prospects .artists brighter than the
suits OF the autumn Academy or the SaImagundi eN-
hibons seemed to Indicate It IS curious to notice that
the enthusiasm and excessive zeal of some woud-be
champions OF American art leads them into wholesale
crusade against oil foreign pictures II Is hard to SEQ
how tho standard OF art in this city Ia to be raised by
sweeping charges insinuations that many OF
works imported by our leading dealers are forgeres
That ia rather on ugly word and ought to be banded
without In sputabc No doubt there are
forgercs OF French pictures Ia this city, Just as American
paintings have been and probably are forged here. But
| forgcrcs arc not usually handled by gentlemen with
regulations stake 1t Is only fair to recognize good
work Of whether it be French American. English or
German. It Is not fair to seek to cast stigma upon
works OF simply they Of foreign origin
And regards French paintings against which the rage
jealous chiefly directed 1t Is certainly UNI
expected to find artists apparently seeking TO avenge
the wrongs OF the great American Hog Surely pork and
| art were never arTayed together before.
Mcssrs. Birge and Alexander Harrison VIII shortly
give special exhibition OF their works at the American
Art Gallery.
Mr. schaus has lately placed in HIS gallery two exam
pies Of Bougeeau which will be interesting to those who
admire that artist large composition. the Holy
! Family with the child st. John. A painting by Jules
Iefe,re called "Tbo Language of the Fam" depicts
brunette In japanese robes OF red and purple, forming
decided contrast his usual choice OF subjects ana
| coors Geromes "Tulip Mania has reappeared In
this gallery and with It study OF Al Interior with
figures by Alfred Stevens "Tho Gossips" by Jiminez
| Amanda an Oriental by Pasni, and sketch OF
Spanish bull-fglers st ease In their inn by Worms
Here also is large example Of Van Marcke
II Is stated that Mr. Eugene Meeks. American artist
was elected Royal Academican with the tile Of Pro
fessor at the annual meeting of tho Professors Of the
| ROYAL Academy Of Florence.
| The twenty-nnth exhibition of tho Boston Art Club
WAS opened on Friday evening by the usual reception
| This exhibition will remain open from January l9 to
| February 16.
The Studio which now issues etchlngs supplements.
has been enlarged by the addition of new departments
md begins the year with ygor which bespeaks pros
perous career the number OF January IL appears
long article advocating the establishment of National
Salon The writer SAYS "The Government can use ts
snrplus revenues; establish Salon. 1t can award
prizes; it can give scholarships and above all things
can BY It's broad seal OF commentator and recognition,
|
hand" This is admirable in theory, but raher more
practical and cold booded view ia that taken by Mr..
Koebler I'm The Maga-ine Of Art lie says: Another
doubtful project that has lately been talked OF Is the es-
tabshmcnt of a National picture gallery at Washing
ton for which Government is to buy the pictures
One hudders t. think the sort OF collection that might
be brought together by a committee OF Congress which
would swayed by political preferences or possibly Dy
tie theory OF cqnllaoo t ~ n oner s @rcsa
For the present however tere Is no uHet S & E
has no power In the matter" ON the other hand the
writer in The St"dio remark ooigreSs mas per
right to establish National salon there can Do no
doubt
The February number Of The Magazine Of Art presents
DaIou's terra-coita La Iseuse rontispleoe; ana
tbc openne article upon Pictures Of Cats, by Mr.
Waiter orres Pollock contains much that is interesting
In regard Godfrey Mind. the " katzen- kaPhaeit
There follows All article Mr. Charles H. Miller by
our present Minister 10 Persia Mr 5 e. W. benjamin
CONT Of his reception by the Shah which was attended
by highly une1pectGd deo"Sme more n
tone than Mr. Miller and finds lin his best works muCh
Ts sns, a nna Geera ILLUSTRATED papers upon
ces in Cups and Fashions for the Feet an article Dy
Co,mo Monkhouso upon the realats OF the Constantine
Ionides collection. and the second paper upon Inc
Lower Thames. furnish wide Tanse Of profitable rad
OF Victor Hugo one the marble portrait by Dad
hr,nze bnst by Rodn These busts seen here repre-
sent extremes IN art one cOdly ana sevetetv class
teal the other full Of Gothic spirit OF unrest tue Work
OF an artist virlle and Intense
In the valuable department OF this MAGAZINE devoted
TO American art Mr. Koehle refers apprecatlyey to the
by TIE TRIBUNE ana DINER lOunalb upon
the Clarke exhibition. which no calls an honor 10
American art MIR KOeher presents copious notes lea
of AIT Museums and Art Associations
from Maine to California. Their number appears To DO
continually on the increase and there Is revealed sur
nr.ng amount activity in the of the formation OF
classes the opening OF exhibitions. and eyen as at Fort
land Me, the building OF Art Club-hOuses
The first nlmber OF The Art UiOn has appeared,
handsomely printed illustrated monthly art journal Is
sued by the American Art Union" whose objects have
beeu already explained. The Journal which Il accom-
named by one of Mr. Henry Farrers ctchngs, contains
fu descriptions with cOpiOus illustrations OF the pic
tures now exhibition in the Fouteenthst gallery
two papers upon the drlf ON works oil art ana Con
yersatiOn Eith Dir. William Hart"
There IA remarkable array OF great paintings upon eX
! bhitiou nrpsent N London. the GrOSVcuOr Cal