New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-06
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.

TCREs AT THE DEALERs--wHI PRIYATEGALrK-
RiEs ARE NOT DEPENDENCIES orr OF Town.
Preparations fora Pedestal Fund Loan Exhibi-
ton the Brooklyn Academy " Music follow quckyupon
the closing Of tho Loan Exhibition at the Academy OF De
sign The Brooklyn exhibition It's origin 10 the Rem
brandt Club aud amateurs like Mcs-r. George Seney
r. T. Cox, Thomas Howell John 7. Morton and Aaron
Healy counted among its promoters. Yesterday
the first day Of ceiyng pictures and It evident that
there will be no lack Of contributions. There Is promise
OF q collection selected with discrimination aud good
Judgment Tho private galleries " Brook
Ign certainly contain material enough for an IN
tcresug exhibition and II The pictures arc wisely chosen
the collection should be well worth journey across the
river Mr. Seney contributes Jules Bretos Evening in
the Hamlet OF Finsterrc,' which, last year. was on view
at Mr. Ayery rooms, an6 at that time was described
In The TRIBUNE Next to BretOnB lie h0ir, TINS work
may be considered characterized by deeper feeling
than anything this artist which has been brought 10
this country II will easily be accorded a higher rank
than his "1he Rainbow" from the Last Salon. Mc Sehey
also sends examples OF Munkaczy, and landscapes
by Theodore Rousseau There will be the usual sprnk
ling Of works by Corot DluO my and Dia but 1t IL de-
pressing find msdcrablc prominence given to thcprom
Use of u painting b. Gabriel Max That the exhibition
will not b., Ut the order that in the Academy OF
Design may be readily taken Tor granted BIT 1t
NAY easily prove popular, IT, unfortunately, popl-
lary ara hyu artistic merit not insepara0lc. This
exhibition Will be opened on Wednesday next.
Since the receipts from the Loan Exhibition ut tho
Academy have been made known to be somewhat over
$4,000 it has pointed ont that this amount was
realty exceeded by the Centennial Loan Exhlb Ion,
held a; the Academy in 1876. The object OF the
latter WIS 10 free the Academy from debt and to AID
the Metropolitan Mlseum The receipts. 10000 were
sufficient to raise debt and 20 give few Thousands 10
the Museum. That collection was made up OF picture,
rpo the galleries Of the late f. ID. Morgan and other
private ndyidu L.. and remains the most profitable loan
Exhibition OF painting ever held in this city.
On an average 30 people daily testified TO their
interest In American art by visiting Mt Catkc's cJc-
ton at the American Art Gallery. Thelalge't mm1erof
tickets sold in one day 2l5, AMI the next to the
largest 1877. since the last tim: OF writing the receipt,
from admission fees have am0uutcdto from 500 to 500
fhc total receipts thus rar about 800 This eAhbl-
ton Will be open to-day during the same hours as Oh Last
sunday
japanese symphony in red must be counted strange
and puzzng combination, but this Is The ute "Ach may
he given painting by villa. recently placed
ON view in Mr. Avery's art rooms. There IL
Jopancse lady with wOndrously fair skin
swahcd in tho folds OF red slken robe eaoorltey dec
GRATED with Powered designs TIE lines and disposition
Of the drapery the lights and shades and consequent
notifications OF the color have evidently been studedOy
The artist with view achieving triumph OF
clevcrness; perhaps he would call 1t t0W ne Jorce
The Japanese belle holds aloft in her left hand
branch bearing bright red berries which are longnsy
eyed BY auea pig peerDg up from the porcelain eahda
her lc AT least the composition mas the merit othoFe w
al most IL shows much cleyerness. painting oy
Segnac records an Incident in a provincial town, the
passage OF wed ling procession down Lane with three
musicians at the head, while group OF peasant girls
children and old women ont to comment upon the
bridegroom and white-rOhed bride picture Oy NIX
Rent shows the uprOarious gayety Of dance share1 by
peasants and fishermen, In "a low d ark smoky room
nv ONO de Thpren there Is stuiy OF horses
hnt1l
whose branches crash beneath the rising gale while 10"
crnq clouds tell of the coming storm An inte.O., WIN
study o. a figure by Pamaron aud an odl little Monu'
CELL are the other recent additions to this gallery
Mr. Vanderbilt has not yot decided whether u continue
his custom Of throwing open his gallery Oh one day H.
The week TO those who have been given cardS Oh aih
SION The reason for his hes aton IL the same WHICH
caused Miss Catherine Wolfe and Mr.. August belmont
TO close two admirable private galleries to the puplc
The privilege of admission TO private galleries III TIM
city has been shancnully abused Take MI Nlh1r
bs case. For the two years since III, gallery WIS hSt
opened been to those holding cards OF invite
ton every Thursday during the season. On some
DAYS nearly thousand people nave visited ns colcctoi
Persons who obtained cards brought their own
relatives an their WIS relatives AMI any 0le ci'e ID
whom they wished to offer an economical FORM OF eAc1
taInmeut-all upon sin gle invitation La ono instance
a sin gle card held 20 cover the adni>Soho fourteen
people The children too, and the dear litle lnho'
galcrcs while their parents poked the cure7 with their
fingers and with the magnifyng glasses Oh course 10
the owner OF the gallery such examples OF popular
education must have proved highly ihSpii'l!H
Chairs were p hcd back inst tho IRA ne' w'ch were
also hammered at by mlgnfying glasses AMI nm'relaN
until pieces OF the gliding were cracked OIL IN severe W
stances. Two valuable books OF cngra'inH5 ""cn ny
u,on the table were paved and dOS'earcd BY bS
c,relesy shut when the leaves were not laying soo'S
II was necessary to them in much injured
condition and also take away portrait sti'u"to
of Mei..onier in bronze which was hnlrtcd
about as though the visitors had special SP'e
against tue famous artist MANY % 'n'
neope who came consider that tueir CARDS.
them permission enter the house and roam nou' '"o
private apartments Of the f'miy In one cas- 'n,}
mon opening the folding doors between the gallery ana
the house. and forcing an entrance; inc 'I' ~,
and babe him desist, but the man made two or th AZ
tempt and 1t WAS finally necessary 10 sow hln la
could be employ ed. This was country cNIIN u''' ~,
49, ~ nrivate g,Ilcrirs People seemed 10 con.
slider that one card would admit any number to WI.
mOnt's gallery, Jndit was no uncommon thlhS 10
vistnrs in yae the drawing room and walk uuoi.h
the dning-rUom while the family were AZ lun'n IA .Ac
com neuLs In It e'riul AMI eas' ti~uloh uDn "'s o..
! they saw Miss Wolfe had the lme experioncr htoe
customcd admit the public on Que ia! ht Toe wSrH @
! known to insist upon going MP stairs hl' ,t
ing the private rooms, and looking f sD%T
were a Luncheon Very fow repettions OF h incidents
are needed TO close private SilUry, ~ I "a,
con slcT themselves aud were considered pore lS ~
spectIble, In private life they would probably "smv
tnrir behavior ~ above criticism But th'lr go "uo
speaks for itself Now the Doors and brutal ,"s
| among these visitors were undoubtedly ~,
| small minority. rhc majority were pr9Dlo%
Sarsons VITO appreciated the that favor had been
done Incm and conducted themselves ac'OriiSy. p'
tie sins OF the minority have brought aDOui thc Ic''
conIiiion of affairs when nearly all the better Known
private galleries o. the city closed to The puIu' aa
N l. uncertain whether after an experience O TWO l'
the public Will not be excluded from Tue lllStt,, ,t
waite collection OF all. IL hardly necessary 10 POM
thai owners OF private galleries under no oDhSAOs
whatever II throw them open In case they 10 mo- va"
D oHt by their generosity certainly owe them ''le %
ire OF thankfunes, and consideration. 10 a'''Pt !.
favor and then pro npty destroy the doors prop igxn
calculated TO produce more fayOfs ne sPi,s has
| by visitors private coHcttlohS
deprived many OF the benefits be derived rom sttS
o. the many admirable examples OF great art't IA
Ihn rullecIlunA NeM-l Olk N-'