The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-06-01

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Of decoration. Everything 10 subordinate to
the decoration and to the premsditated scheme
Of color. and very charming young lady. with
mind Of her own. with undoubtedly delight
full and distinct individuality. and obviously .
most exceptional and inspiring subject. II OBJ
liberated by considerations Of brio.A-brac and
Japanese commodities Mr.. Chass hAs great
vlgor and mastery Of execution. and he Ia \
most effective artist and teacher but he
should concern himself with higher things.
and look moro deeply into his own inner
resources. and into the human side OF his sub.
jeot. Even II he painted much better than no
docs he would achieve nothing In the present
direction Of his effort. What II the use OF such
pictures - The Young Orphan" tho. 2S,?
Wherein IL she an orphan. this apparent girl
In modified black projected against % much
redness ? What can be gained By the expression
OF such coarse and purely superficial facts Is
are revealed In bis fish tNo 28). which 10 at
best only the outcome Of an idle and capricious
hour In his studio. The Spanish Brio. a-brac
Shop" 10 an elaborate effort In the same d.
rection-all iutility. no real worth Of attain
ment. and vasarious and Improbable divaga-
ton. Mr.. Chase 10 no doubt very consoien-
tlous. very sincere and enthusiastic. and be-
things. It 10 worth his whilo to atop and in
Quiro Of himself seriously-whither does It
all lsad2
Mr.. Kenyon Cox 10 one OF the artists Of the
society upon whom distinction has fallen I'M
sparingly. He exhibits wild green landscape
OF violently undul4tory country. very true In
tone and color. and charmingly uncompromis-
ing In respect to any other qualities. In the
matter OF drawing or OF truth Of detail Mr.. Cox
IL not exactine. His Thistle Down tho. 31l
Ia an effectively treated spring landscape with
plenty Of mature thistles In II and . well.drawn
figure. Mr.. Cox's great work. however. is
on the line. and 10 called "A Rose" mo.
| 32). II represents q full-length young per-
son with nothing on but a rosebud. which
| she holds aioit as she lies extended upon
her side on an Oriental couch. She II
chalky In texture. red as to her Henner-
| like hair. not prepossessihg or OF any senti-
ment or refinement In respect to her features.
| and in her drawing abnormal and dlslo.
| Gated. Further detail OF her would be tedious.
She In an Uncomfortable scheme In white and
yellow. adjusted to q silver frame and she
means. II she means anything. prosaic nudity.
| Mr.. Carroll Bsckwith IL not very happy with
his contribution this year tNo. 1O,. q pink child
with mature and handsome hands In large
area OF crude green Leakage. A very clevorly
painted picture Of little girl mo. III ia by Z.
| A. Bell OF Munich. and brings to mind Mr..
Chase's Keady for the Ride" "A Souvenir Of
Paris" mo. 3S) 10 a large. round canvas by Mr..
| Ralph w. Curtis. study OF very sharply ac-
| centuated girl. with u strong leaning to yellow
in her personal tone. and arms like an octo-
pus. Sho 10 sitting at u piano. and her pro-
nouncsd and very charming nose Is elevated
at Its most supcrciious angle. There 10 most
conscientious study OF her back. Of which her
corsage reveals u generous expanse. but tho
general treatment is coarse and careless.
NJ Il nrnch nkett =
| very aggressive American canvas. the Picture
Writer" tNo. a. and manages to mako his
nude Indians as unpleasant and rs radically
untruthful a. possible. Were IL really q oon-
sciehtious and faithful study OF the interior OF
. tsepee. 1t would have had strong claims TO
consideration In spite OF it, technical in
ieriority. Catlin's Indian studies. with all their
shortcomings. were much more truthful Mr..
John Lafar9e II represented by two little
drawings which are interesting studies In
color one water lily Of very agreeable quality.
and the other q hard and vitrsous figure
OF Christ calling upon an ensansuined
and purpureal Eioodemus. all in . mystical
prismatic glow. Number 48 In an extremely
plaln.headed young woman with cruelty red
hair reposing In . gold scallop she'll 1t IL
called "A YouuR Saint" and II 10 . worthy
work. Mr.. F. d. Millet's girl with flowers. "A
Spring Offering" contains some admirable
work. but 10 not by any means ono OF his bes,
pictures. Mr.. Millet's influence. exerted b.
tho work which he has exhibited during the
last two or three years. Is beginning to be
strongly felt. and thers are ono or two pictures
on tho wall opposite to his which show It In q
marked degree.
Mr.. Douglas vok exhibits an ambitious can
vas. Accused OF Witchcraft" tho. $751; The
composition Ia fairly successful. but tho draw
l frrv In nd ~ tall hAa AZ ths
old man. moro deliberately studied and painted
than any other In the picture. 10 out Of proper
ton to all the rest. and the arrangement o
the interior II too deliberately composed. ant
| its gloom conveyed with undue en- phasis Mr.
Alden Weir contributes two Impressions .
roses mos. IS and 88). tone values for the mos
part but OF the most charming quality.
Mr.. Albert Ryder has wrapped his medi@va
italian mantle about him more tightly thar
ever and sends wild. ghosty fisherman hyinl
!. over tina billowy and ioamins mslaohite befor'
. weird gale Of insidious brown glazing AM
/ thick portentous mastic to his remote islam,
> home. Mr.. Ryder had boat In the Academ
exhibition. but she was going the other wa
. under like conditions. In = decorative sens
Mr.. Ryder 10 the most valuable OF all tha OK
hibisora and II he has not the light OF the pool
/ he has encompasssd and mastered gloom O
his own that never overoasts either soA or land
D but which on that account ID BY no means With
Z out very distinct interest Next to him 10 MI
i r. A. Blakeock. who to bland simplicity an
y artiessness of design adds the profound subtlet
s Of color which distinguishes the designs Of tn
r Persian prayer mats. Mr.. Blakelock paints hi
:. landscapes in tho minor and oomstose har
\ monies among which Mr. Ryder sleeps. The
: have the ancient Oriental rug scheme Of colo,
: and they look like the Ingenious landscape
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