New-York tribune., 1884-01-27
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.

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| TOWN.
The Hanging Committee of the Water Color
Society hes completed work this year with unu,ual
| energy and prompttude The north, south ond east
galleries at tho Academy hung by Thursday and
the close OF yesterday found the corridor well very
nearly It will appear at the coming exhibition. Tho
north gallery vt least Is already given the pub
fishers Of the catalogue. Mcssrs. Hamilton Murphy and
Freer certainly entitled 10 much credit for q early
! accomplishment OF very ardu0us duty. Delay IN tho
| hanging OF an exhibition Is apt 10 bring other un-
| fortunate results well rs belated catalogues Whether
the Hanging Committee is to &c congratulated for any
thing besides the rapIuty OF s work cannot Of course
be determined until Friday But the many pleas
ant reports calculated to favorable ancpa-
tOns.
For example Mr.. Wnsow Homer. whose last year.
coOrs opened the Hoodgates OF speech and OF ink
will be represented by two works. one depicts the
wreck OF vessel the other the launching OF boat with
groups OF figures upon tho shore Tie largest picture in
the exhibition Will be elaborate work by Mr. j. Alden
Weir. u Brittany peasant her way to church.
Mr.. Samuel COmau. who last year sent nothing will be
represented IN this exhibition hy several dIawings Mr.
T. :. Church has contributed work called -randoraT
and MI. C. ID. Weldon, whose Droamland" " showed a
distinctly humorous conception. has sent some odd
genres somewhat in the same line Mr. C. y Turner
has forward with large study of a woman tending
flowers in garden Mr. kappcs sends some figure
pieces and Mr. Snyder essays to MI Mr. Smcd.eys place
with "A similar class of subjects. Neither Mr.. T.. A.
Abbey nor Mr. Alfred Parsons nor Mr.. smcllcy VIII be
| represented in this exhibition Nevertheless the half
dozen instances which have cited show that the col
lection will be Ear from weak in positive
Mr. stcfers study OF a head and Mr. Bcckwiths study
of yOungwOman, are among the sales at the American
Ar: Gallery This exhibition Will be opeu to-day from =
until p
new painting by Emile RcnOuf has been lately placed
on "a art "A Of
tive character If not altogether pleasing in quality aud
the action Of the central ngurc This Is peasant who
rakcs dead leaves and weeds upon blazing pile Behind
him level stretch OF ground broken by one or two fig
and little fires and the sky at the horizon shows tho
high c0lOTng OF sunset domestic scene by Bruckla
Jos and figure studies by Eicact fair representations
OF the peculiar limitations OF these artists. Here too, IA
Madralo. hal: length painting OF young woman
In snowy hat with bright feathers her much elaborated
white costume keyed up by a knot of flowers in tho
corsage the whole rendered with the facilc clcycrness
characteristic of the artist local painter Mr. Ranger,
has contributed to tins gallery landscape In watcr-
colors. noteworthy for the of its colorng aud
the mellow quality Of its tones.
At Knoedcr's large flower and still he study by
Robbie been lately added to the gallery. The painting
of the offers interesting point Of comparison
with the methods of such painter for example, as Mr.
Weir In Robes picture the artist has clearly outlined
cacpcta defined the shadows between thenl and cla-
lenged notice OF the skill with which he has not only
rendered each part of the flower but combined these
parts properly subordnated in whole Mr. Weir on tho
other hand loads his with paint and executes his
flowers preserving nevertheless the signih-
cant characteristics. n the works of the two artists
could De placed side by side would be necessary to
c,s that Mr.. Weir gives the spectator the stronger IN
preston OF the fresh beauty Of his roses II Is not
necessary visit galleries OF foreign pictures order TO
very admirable Hover painting Ihere are bakers
dozen Of artists whose work in this direction Is be
| coming more and more noticeable at our yearly e1-
hibitions.
The perennial fable to the effect that Mr.. Vanderbilt
ba. commissioned Messouier to pant for him large
picture revived during the past week. although
hardly month has passed since Mr. Naldcrblt hlinseI
cmphatjcally Ienied the report The story told by
some artists the other day with notable cxctness OF do
tails Mr.. Vanderbilt had glNcn Mcssonlcr commissions
for picture nine mctres-abOut thirty lcet-sguare
The price be million fTancs-about 100000. IL
would that such preposerous tale must carry its
actually Believed that Meissoner was about to produce
picture Of these remarkable dimensions And upon this
text was hung much EOralizing rs To the good the
million francs might accomplish If expended upon
American at II may Ge harty M worm wg 10 dey zen
n matter OF fact Mr.. Vanderbilt has given no commission
MeissOnirr for new work MoisSonier refuses under
any circumstances 10 paint large pictures. Mr. Wander
b already Elk Of this artists works. and-but ii IS
needless to continue.
In the Brooklyn Loan Exhibition is a small painting
cataogied New Weir on the Wye" by j. NJ W..
an interesting although NOT important nor ihoonShy
characteristic moonlight scene Such CHARACTERISTICS ~
reveals belOng to Turner's earlier period about tho
time when, adopt Mr. Ruskns classification. tho
artist was emerging from his period OF development into
thirty years before tie splendid Fountain lndo
lencc in Mr.. Vandcrblt- collection The history OF the
painting given by authority which may be assumed to
be reliable and which can he readily corroboratcd i
very simple From Turner 1t passed 10 Chaon the
waller color pdIntor whose familiar at least TO
English arSts or Chalon 1t was pnehtsed ny MI
lish connosseur whose name has appeared not nIe-
quently in reports Of important London art sales Mr.
Wallis is sl living. can he easily addressed and has
bought Of Mr. Wallis by Sir r avery Of This cy and
Brookn Exhibition. II Is quite evident that the picture
can bc readily traced and has passed through very few
hands I addition TO this IL may bo remarked that
Turner made several studies along the river Wye Two
of these views engraved i'll the Ltber StudOrup and
third painted III oils was s0I ~ the se OF ts Eis
collection In London, May 80, 1852 But is hardly
necessary lay any particular stress on these minor
points for this very picture has been engraved IN mezzo
int OF the size aud its Identification therefore -
is u list the single plates engraved nom Turner among
which page 56l appear New Weir on the wye thI
grayCd by L. G. Lewis. Turner himself never valued
This picture enough to send II to any exhibition for 1t
docs appear IN the list Of ms works wIich were con-
stcmcc o the engraving II appears that II this picture
is not authentic, some one must nave taken the itghDe 10
COPY literally IN composition and Size one Of Turner'S
small and unrcmalkablc oil studies, and this copy, which
must have been made many years ago. was imposed upon
Mr. Wallis Bat since tho picture passed directly to
Mr.. Wallis FROM Chalon. the latter must nave becn the
coryist- superstition manfc.tly absurd There is no
need of heaping np evidence The facts already given
rendered interesting by recent statement to & t9s
art must sec ut once that this picture Is "a nihlsy
forgery"
The Studio for January 10 contain. q manly and
straightforward definition OF the position taken by mt
periodical IN regard to art criticism Ils Is sdmhNuuP
IN nm, followng seuteuce: We Use picture gallery for
the purpose of demonstrating 10y practical example What
we believe toe the Iig i's and theories III reSau 10
arr: ana not Tor the purpose of dealing Out compliment
nrv notices tn artists II merit made the sole cIl-
tcion all Publications devoted TO art the whorSaJ
hittcring with praise frequently net WIN Np'h
become thing or the past, and TIE opinions oil tese
journals would gain respect and recoSnll2n. ,, MI.
suould certainly find nothing 20 complain o ~ lhe al
tulc assumed by NE SiriiO. for the coint,s OF our
nal which proves it, dcs 10 MAINTAIN hsU n % nay l
partial standard lar more valuable lo tiUc HhVnH
he discussed than characterized 0hy d! MUS
crlrinItc and ,ulsOmC aduat.On.
Paintings intended for the Paris salon must Oc III
readiness 10 leave this city by February ID
OF the exhibition OF the Boston Art tlin ne b's'on
Is fr better than that Of many other local coiSetO''
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