New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-10
PAINTINGS At THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB

The eighty two paintings shown last nlgnt
at the Union League Club form the last oil exhibition OF
season dsting ushed by displays OF exceptional OK
ceenee This collection which will be open to invited
guests to-day and tomorrow, is not Oh 80 me qua''
IA its predecessors although superior to the average
club exhibition 1t contains many popular eiemebt''
but there is much which will fail TO enlist the sympathy
of conpoisseurs Mr.. T. A. Howell lends t"o
OF the best landscapes, one OF Diazs loroS'
glades, with the effect OF sunlight on INC i''"h
vividy rendered and painting true III so"'
ment by Daubigny. One of Duprts characteristic oi"e
green marines Is accompanied by small shore NeW'
executed in palette knife fashion. heavily Loaded Win
neint bu spguIary expressive There are TWO Ifoyos'
n CorJt lent by Mr. Sidney Dillon. and an unmpOrtahV
tudy by Prone ntin II is TO Mr.. HoweH also tnaV We
are indebted for example OF Jacque, Ihe SIorh' III
which the execution OF foliage and SKY is more loroe
and the ensemble mere impressive thah Ill INC vo"'
of later works by this artist.
The Franco Spanish schools represented oy Don"s'
Rico Grison. Alvarez Jimeuez, Villegas and
Vbert. The Villegas Interior oil roman
Church." lent by Mr. +. W. vanderbilt Is OF
the tour dc force order OF painting an "u'
dacious treatment OF reds the subject group OF cho
boys in brilliant robes. carrying various ecclesastea'
properties while behind them the high altar IL all aDaze
with lights The Vibert exempllfies the artists usua
welturned sarical portray ais Of the superior priest
hood He has painted Hebrew peder Offering crucinN
for sale to cardinal. Three pictures by Deiort anu
large painting by Trmn-Grard tell us nothing ne" re-
gardng these artists Mr. George C. Clark ehdS an eN
ample of an artist little known here Herring VINO from
beginning as house and sign painter aud driver Of
an English mail COACH to considerable
eminence at least in England, "a painter
of horses. Jacquets Reyerie" and " fensNe-
ness and Courtois's Japanese study fairly Illustrate
the STYLES and favOglte subjects OF these painters Inc
large "Canp Recreation" by De Melville. is an mpor-
tant example of its CLASS aud there pictures By De
fregger Constant Beugereau and kowalsRi.
The feature which especially distinguishes this exhibit
ton ia the unusual number works by American artists
There are two paintings by the late George Fuller an
Ideal Head and A Waysde Shrine. Neither repre-
sents Mr. Fuers best work The latter Is envened d
one well 10 sed rc and the tenderness of c0lorlng
necnlinr 10 MIR Fulles pictures Is wanting but II II
by such studies these that he should De
William Bisphan lends of largest cattle paintings
of the late Henry C. Bisphan. picture which WIN De
recognized one OF the most AMBITIOUS productions VI
an artist who was fuhfui workman aud possessed an
intelligent knowledge OF his chosen ilne OF suplectS
American landscape art - represented IN W
Mcssrs j. f. Murphy T. 9. Minor, shrlalI: Van flfh'
Van Boskrrck Bristol and the late = X clifford In MS
Autumnal Grays" Mr.. Murphy has blended the subtle
renrments OF landscape seen through an ihulah sum
mer haze, and the brlancy of a singhdrly luminous
sky. III "A manner showing not only imaginative iorcc.
atmospheric ehecis Mr. Minors large Close OF Day
presents suggestive features III inc treatment ~
foliage aud light The tgure-piecc include Mt. o. u
Buffers iull length Nenrt an GIRL Mr.. Freers HifI
In Black The treat" by Mr.. j G. Brown. ana MT
Eastman JOhnsOns apt anu characteristic = uilN9
with the Squire" Mr.. Francis C. Jones Is represented
by "A composition called " Won't Play which Is cur
oIs minglng Of promise 4 experience. Mr. Jones ha-
painted two pretty yong women, both apparently
stud ed from the model and both in artistic at
tire background 80 pronounced IN cOor mat u
stares the observer out Of conienance To the rRh i
discOrdant confusion OF cOlOrs intended ioi
"a stained glass window. which IL un-remly ahd
Injurious Although the effect OF the picture - spven
,y the coming forward OF the background the Iojr
handling light and the barbarc introduction OF the
window there is much 20 ID painting on tue hcais OF me
two PRINCIPAL figures and elsewhere whether the thlrd
figure is "A doll a child we cannot tell Mr. Jones
talent enough In this picture TO Indicate that ne
can do better work