New-York tribune., 1885-02-23
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS.
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.
SALES OF wATER-CoLORS AND ETCHINGs-NoTEs
OF COMING ExHIBITIONs-ART NEWS HERE AND
ELSEWHERE.

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Considering the unfayorabe conditions, these results
will be deemed encouraging. Among the pictures sod
since the last time Of writing Stripping Wreck
Edward Moran, $500 Twilight. Holland" George PoS
gcubeck $50 Schooner Alloy !" +. g. Cozzens $500
Ashore In Fog" T. s. Cozzens, 5000, Dutch Land
| scape." A. r. Van Laer, $50; advance Guard"
Jan Chelminski 5000; Far Away Thoughts" Walter
satteree, $500; "Tle Pale Descending Year." Henry
Farrer, $500; "Fece," Frank Fowler $50; a Winter
Brook" l. W. Sewer $50; AT Sans Point, Kruseman
van Elten, $780, "The Nearest Way" A. f. Bellows.
$500; "Ryo and sorre" Harry Fenn $3.50; Neglected
| Correspondence" G. W. Maynard, $3.50; "Threads OF
Gold c. d. Weldon. 500; A Wlntry Walk" N. E.
Sand ss0 Reading the Gazette Fred James, $3.50;
! Puss," ]. W. ChampHey, 1928; "A White Day.
Charles Parsons" 500; "Cosc Of a Winters Day
W. Wadsworth. Sl25; "An Inquiry" Jan Chelminski,
Sl25; "Thc Night Serene and still," Henry Farrer,
| $3.50; and Antwerp" J.. X. Harrington, 1928.
The exhibition OF Mr. seney's collection and tho
Academy and Prize Fund exhibitions will be the
next events" of the art season. The
seney collection Will remain upon exhibition
for fortnight, and those who desire
cards for tho private view" should send their names
and addresses to the management of the American Art
| Galleries.
The plan for Messoner exhibition at these galleries,
which discussed early In the season. has not been
finally Abandoned although little progress has been
made during the last month. Ncssr Eyarts and Butler,
enlist owners OF Messoner's works in this city, but the
success of the project IS doubt III. II Is mol unnatural
that there should he unwillingness lend pictures
rs valuable ~ these even to aid the completion Of
Lberty's pedestal II this reluctance could be
overcome collection OF between forty and
hny paintings by Mcissonicr could be readily made.
iir. ". H. Vanderbilt has seven Of Mcissonrr's oils
Mrs. \. r. Stewart three Miss Catherine Wolfe two oils
and wa;crcolor, Mrs Charles Morgan two Mr.. A.
= Spencer two and among the local owners OF single
examples are MS VI. o. Roberts. Mrs. Paran Stevens
and Nessrs j. j. Asor Cornelius Vanderbilt, Theron r
| Batter, August Belmont, g. J. Osborne, Jay Gould,
william Rockefeller, j.. o. Mills j. H. Stebbns George
l. sency and Theodore HIyemcyer. Boston newspaper
recently published a surprisingly absurd reference to
nr VanderDts Mriss oncr which cost - 10 900"
The newest of Mr. Nanierbts Me,,oniors is the Ar-
rival at the Chateau" bought in Paris year ago
for 2OO.o francs or $4,000 The highest price which
! Nc~soniercyc obtained for painting wa' 33oo1D
r most costly Nc,,oni6r thlscoun'ry +, liz" Is07"
fog which tr lac \. T. ste Tart paid 3o1OJD francs, or
GOo|n The "Char.e OF tF Culra 'srrs' WAS purchased
hy NJ ProbAsco OF Cincinnati .Oc something Ike 10000
! francs.
| The rohancing o, the paintings by Mr. Watts at the
Met.op9itn Nu,c m wii. be found to be an improve
been move, several f,rt 4" north am; the entire coz
lection l. no" placed to the south of the screen Nearly
all hc portrait, are grouped upnh tAr east wall win ihr
majority of tl" ir .-natlye WORKS opposite. The Md
day E," - nuut at tie south end or the gallery it
j.. rr~c'r p's'" % see il a. proper distance The
smaller picture, Die hung upon the sclecu he space
| accorded IS ,t1 too crauped for -Ich wOris
and a., jud:acnt 6ut The '',D PRESENT ar
aprrncn, UNDERSTOOD 70 Doe The bt that pos,b.,
ia 90" ro"dri condition OF tie Museum. This
rt.. . uuGe,-tood 20 br du. the active interest
Co m M 'r Pc ror'roi @ s BY M MI HG9ry 9 f., g. NAr2aa
4.frr of 'ir W1;', Sou. v -iy+ That this exhibition
4an .r PERSONAL ate"t 90 to the matter a, We! as
l Ie.ua.trr at uAs A'lrrl To overcome obstacles
,-s tl. fY ....- ,,r distant place oi cYnl tou
oi' 30 Ioa. i, .-,u,. So a.uy important works OF
/ Is. d
sut ls .''r.- % '.' h.lt NHtoI. II $50, also
question 't 'a c,If fea. e.: ...-a- tc r tur.s h.re
.. ''u, .tr.a iu 90, a.t ut Ir Watts Hud ia the
t4-ie M f4e eo.a of Other ar. .,t- some COURAGE vl.
,i, % .I' ,1I' ,'',.. 'i'' , 'ls ''-1.i..H'
- h. .rl'"f.I - Nr. Nlrlrat aal 6,aer, w.J L4,c
a., y .d ah,,tr Ao ,,,, .' co1coi .'', i re- Z.
a.aia -, t., i..s. lu tAtough t.e -Um"er
4 rr.'rts '',ei rra.rr.t,l,. gives ne l-' q in
-.a, 'ac r...a. m,l.s,r, fa.es charge Of d,
..a.a; aid OF tac H.c ca.- Ho,6
- '1 e r i ',nil g o. r. e. c''3 Lon 9ic r s..n 6. ~
i- ' .. W.T. Ill.,, T. 'cr -...ar aspect -
f.,.. AfhHr rrcs ari E-l.s: !. Oils.
in4oH--r ''r, a htae !s under ta. clr TO. Nr Julien
". D. vow Nr lro-, Johnson 'ra hes object drawing
and w. john H. tr''oH instruct. thc css, lu carriage
rril. of }. o.i,.. tor tU, . st., rom if VI
artistic know o., vel %. w b ;hc necessary tcchu
ci. Information uc school, said to snow an eucour
ph-h much valuable work
Mr. Juuc, jackson Jac,cs y.i.tcs from Rome: Mr.
William ~tol, ht, lu~t completed SECOND Cleopatra
Hi' 'ir'I ii, Wa. "''t W more lHio a general type
ot HhlAaurri. 'cAutW Egyptian queen. aud par aac,
Gret.u aud Egyptian a-,houc elements. uaAug 10
morr representative ol tA" country it>r Ia her Time
herself "lth hr complex eha Ter and i~cinaions His
h'" ''"i"iA Is Tue result o. G"ir Hnotaer view or her.
HOW fltIfii ~ ~ft ct
nr,t -it I'm qc.nl. state and costume: The second rr
rir., ,,r o, - oich with her. c r,tln ON her
bent and uIud, gazing iutrnty AZ the spectator
TIGER, saiu aud head lie beneath her. aad.us To the
,,ct co. hcr piercing eye, passion f,d features In
woman lye or hate as nurturcd under the fiery s!es
OF E.yuL'
Aror " rhr wonder story" uy Mr. Arthur Hacker,
which reproduced g1r me froutispece OF the March
Aag g-s"r = tI comes al cns''.' M %. Nh f. d. Mnets
painting No Oa"'eo"Ic Guest Concerning the artist,
i"' WrrL oi Il. @',r a r. npIn NE i .'L E@' institute
ant1sI. o" thC r'ttq IA OH L1S.i~h Ite-antasia-
n Whi. there is some, ,ung of MI B1d-htOu and
whose name b. neither Able, Bou -Aton. bat Met
a,clcycr and Winning Is yoH could wish tosce. one 10
& r,,,r, ,,rI and g,,c,'u i6r t,i,io Grt f & ~
attractive than personal and new or the other No
br sort ti9i is TO saw tnc lines, the sr"npn, t,,
arrangement. tile cool. clcar color the sense of fresh
ness and Cleanliness the quaint oIda>hioncd grace of
ana While"
Nr Claude Phillips writes IN this magazine regarding
rlc " Madonna Au.iior," lamarly called the B.cu-
helm Madonna. ol which much has been said II
Vas offered the National Ga'ry London Tor the un
prcccdcntcd price OF S3oO.0oO Mr. Richard Heath
hrvius Il discussion OF Nicolas Poussln In Ihc
Monthly R,coT Of Ame'fcm Art Is the following para
graph:
"1ho outrageous proposition advocated by the Library
Committee OF the senate to buy with the peoples money
Mrs Fa.srtrs picture Of The Electoral Commission for
Ouu and cNptul the snug ttlc sum oi $4,000 on
purtrnt of General Thomas painted. as the story goes,
on au enlarged photograph, by Miss G. :. Ransom, |
hitherto unknown 10 fame. seems, very fortunately, to
have been killed by the vigorous protest Addercd 20
Senator sherman hy Nr. Charles Henry Hart, OF fhia
dclpha. and echoed 10y numrlou, newspapers. really
colprut board ur eXucrt. such ~ the Paint AMI lay