New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-28
TIE AC4DEMY EXHIBITION.

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fnd plenty Of imitators within the next few years
So, p,uarocnez Venice and a Score OF equally
familiar names have done duty season after season
SIMMER in America be made AZ Interesting as s'l-
nner in France and there Is no lack OF suitable suece III
thts country vet untouched which is more than can
IL said o. the run OF foreign selections II Is unexpected
70 find one OF our older artists Mr.. whttredge going as
far afcd o., Colorado FOR his subject but he has set an
example which his younger brethren would do Wen To
follow Hi, picture No l0S is not characteristic Vie"
o. the great dry plains which stretch through Eastern
Colorado and another would have been less mis-
leadn but the original his painting could readily he
found - H. Percy Moran has shrewdly appreciated 'he
pctor possibilities OF the Southwest and contributes
swo studies around Santa Re. In New Mexico the ar
As clear AMI brilliant and the sunlight rs intense as IN
enai or Algeria This atmosphere Off the bits OF
Moorish architecture the quaint types of Mexican liie
the picturesque Pueblo towns and the dashng Navajo
horsenan In a manner which should appeal to any
artist who has weaned from the fashionable srays
We can readily predict that sesTs Nora Birge Harrison
Necaf and tho few Others who have entered the South
west viii suffer from lack OF company MT brush,
We presume. rcserYlng himself Tor the e1hlOitlOh oi
tho younger artists. Mr.. Berstadt upon whom time
works no changes, and Mr. Ye.and, a san Francisco
artist We believe send paintings OF near Non
fsrey California The magnificent park around the Dei
Monte with It's mnglng Of the trees, shrubs and
flowers Of the seui-rOpica and temperate zone shoud
IN itself present almost strong attractions to artists as
fhe famous of FOntHnebeau Now that our Dusi-
uoss men rsaze our to Mexico We may expect
some OF our follow in the footsteps OF Messis
Ferguson Thomas Moran. The former sends paint
sag OF tie river and peak OF Ozaba the latter Market
DAYS IN san Juan" Painters who thlAk great Things
NJ spain can ind scenes equally fun Of local color as AM
mated aud as interesting in the morning markets o. a1y
large Mexican town 1t is absurd that artists when they
start Oh search for subjects should erook -he riches
within our own borders ana a Mexico.
Il is Pheasant find that such landscape painters rs
Messrs Bolton Jones C. II. Miller. J. f. Murphy and
Bruce crane continue TO ind their subjects close 20 home
Evidently te artists tell all about the material
aonc Eastern seabOard from Ny Brad ords Laura
dor Fishing Fleet" TO Mr. swain Gifords" CoAs. OF
Florsla" Even Wcehawken has been laid under con
f-ibuti,a by M Youmcring II Is interesting % note
lie fhflnesS the veterans true In their art rs in
1heir ccts TO the vicinity Of the Hudson River MI
Cropy carries this FIR that De has transferred the
Amc-i,lu autumn bodily Italy in No. f5-. Mr. Bri--
T. has taken the Hoeue Valley The AGron'3cNs - Jne
subject OF OF h, most aooro1s pictures No 2o1 IN
IS "a, one o. u, best We ind amore than ordinary
I'm Ill AIcEntees shadow, oi Autumn. No. l..
n simple little composition, but touched "iyl TIE h'4-
melancholy sentiment peculiar To this artist Fo: aim
tle lc low Autumn Woods" No. 61. Is III expression
O. 1pr.,irlucd iub,latiOn Nj Guy shows suggestive
desire variety in his lurid picture Of dome-'r sweet
ness ana light No 315. lie has painted his cEiiran l-
Tght recum5-ut and in every possible attitude Wt now
b. paints one turned upside down Mr.. Woods Good
night" so. $50 contains much careful work and no
doubt viii have IT,, audience. The other study o. char
usro which hangs beside is curious resurrection OF
Ulss dorl and Gcse. sohaD Is hum)r Is a50red. and
We cannot give ourselves the enjoyment OF CHING at
instead OF with the artist before that extraOr-
dinary -piit spring" No. 4s3. by Mr. W. H. Beard
NJ. II ?. smith Is represented by one picture much
after order 0f his cOi0rs, bat less directly a
pressiyc Mr.. W. r. Richards, that most faithful re-
oorler OF facts presents with literal transcript OF
rocky shore with every crack and Granny IN the cliffs
ready for prompt identification. That Mt Richards ia
good draugatsman and In general wel-frlued makes
his pictures less uuusplrins. Ajuiic!ou mixture OF
NJ Richards and Homer could be taken with great
Ratlsiacton Mr. HomeTs attitude is that Of the coast
guardsnan In his pic ture who dedanty thruats bis
boat into the face the public In other words udlrd
pa and dram this picture s is quite time 20 d6s
o. the artist better technical work than L. Shown IN Ills
iupo,sille and motiOnle,s water ills absurd waves ana
NOR, accurate treatment OF his draperies Note the
SKIN tight swathing Of the skirt around the rescued
yyomau's .egs Only stuff thin fine silk or per
haps muslin could e ike this without lold yet We ale
elsewhere lei consider this serge or woo..ea NJ
Homer pictures the primary quality OF being orig
IN, and vigorous but il ia not enough TO say ills and
overlook l, frequent c,us.Ges in expression and LIS
techuca, shortcomings.
{ BIr l. Palmer sends an airy, we'll ishted view on
tho upper Hudson and studio Interior IN which Tie
opposite wall uetrays curious m3n3gcm OF persnH-
i've Mr. Van BOskerck has gone sadly backward II NO.
g. au October landscape is the best work he has done of
late MI shrjed contributes good Adirondack land
seape vfta O foreground much suggestive OF Mr.. amt.
and Nj Robbins treats Us 20 a sunset IN Jamaica Mt
ulJupSUu'~ NOOrl>n Hunters ana pleasant -l'c "'t'
o. door scenes by Mr George H. Smile and Hiss Enl'-
beth Boot are encountered iu the east Gallery Mr..
Higgiu, mas fallen back from his Little paintings oil au
tumn with sheep. and sends harvest scene hot u
ooloru- feeble expression auI altogether common
place There q spring twilight hy Mr. Julian Ey. and
Nj Max Wevl who showed excellent work last year,
send. rather hard and compromising scene on the
Potomac No So aud Tie Edge of the Wood, OF inter
est although only 10 be caSsed skcLcE Mr.. Dana
shore always possess enough attractive elements
T. make wish that the artist Id add the something
else which they require. but we are quite content 20
accept despite their limitations In the south gal
ley Neutc tells the story OF me Sudden discovery "
two sleeping tramps by little girl and tells with
much Jpuc.s and force. The Cap maker No. 2-7,
g. the work OF artist Mr.. Henry Alexander, who
promises bye aud bye 10 win his as detail painter
OF figures Mr.. F. A Brdgmln's " First Lesson IN
ARABIC Is nou-coUrDttal work and Miss Dora
Wheeler Chestnut Gatherer is % the order
There good painting in the former, but little below the
surrlce whc Mss Whcelers picture possesses certain
sentiment hidden under unwlsey taught and e4tra,4
CANT mauneusm in expression.
IN the corridor Mr.. G. " Edwards has a gray shore
scene No. 644 in Hagborgs vein which is th0ughtfuy
tucked "A doorway. Ike Mt. Aliens vigorous
ON Guard 10 the east gallery, and en} or other
s. signed by W. c. " Reid who less successful
here than in the water-color exhibition Nj Champuey
IN, done honest work upon hs Opheia bat the result
s-Ikes rather uerVelesS Dir Lows Telling the
u recognize The intention or the artist than 70
beauty .u TIC picture Diihcilt Answer No 'Io
by Mr. C. Jones' Il wei worm e1aiuiiilIon sIlIiIl
for the OF the young lady bend aud the expire
OF Der ace re lace esl*C'"l Is %G ina ao f ~ INC
lively rendered hhen we @hy ~ tAe ilVs " sa5
and note ght hand shall be- inclined u hna 'ht,
bur points have Indicated the artist has acquil
ted himself we'll Flower piece, there are In the leua!
abundance. but think f0r the most part unusulily
Bath" Il somevhat inexphcaJe composition. and Miss
Abbott and Mr. Dillon have sent fora offerings which
The ~Ork Of practised hands. Then there j.. the
,,1t I'm ieaytbg the eTbibitIon we can saw with Gear
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