New-York tribune., 1885-02-09
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS.
THE WEEK IN ARP CIRCLES.
NOTES s-OF THE wATER-COLoR ExHIBITIoN-NEw
PICTURES AT THE DEALERS.

Business, 800, TIE Sick Child" S120-all by 81.
Kever; "A Quiet Life" W. T. smedley. $3.50, Waiting
for ORDERS" X. r. Zogbaum, 500; Sunday Evening"
A. +. Bellows, $780, "An Old MILL" A. +. Bellows.
$3.50, In the Garden,"J ". Champney. S17oj Per-
fectly Happy" J. G. Brown, $275; waiting for the
Signal" I. de Thulstrup. 5000; Putting or" q. w.
Edwards, $780, st. IVES" Arthur Quartlsy, $175i
Dutch Bachelors Breakfast" ]. @. MelchOrs $3.50,
"showery" j. r. Murphy, 1928; Day Slowly Declin-
ing" A. NJ Turner S250 "solltude," Henry farrer.
$500, "Two-a-Penny," Hugh Newell, 1928; The Way
farers" James ID. smillie $125 Paint NE and Fido,'
j. W. Champney, 300; "Lc Banchisseuse," E. L..
Henry $3.50; VteHc Nornand," Alice Hrschberg. $15O'
"The Bath" q. W. Maynard, $175 Spring Sketch"
W. IL Gibson, 800; and Merchant OF Morocco Walter
sattrlee $100 The total amount Of the sales Is about
$1,000, at catalogue prices.
The etchngs the catalogue Of the Etching Club are
by Messrs. Henry Farrer, j. c. Nicoll, Thomas Moran
Peter Moran, j. A. s. Monks Walter Satterlee, T. s.
Church and Mrs. NJ. N. Moran. The numerous ilustra
tons Of the Water Color catalogue IN from
drawings made by the artists.
The last Art Interchange contains cOored study Of
winter landscape by Mr. Percy Moran aud black and
white sketch by Feyen-Perrin from the Christmas
number OF Figaro
An exhibition OF paintings selected from tho studios
and another Of Oriental embroderes will lie opened at
the American Art Galleries on Thursday next
received from lntenuinR tO tne
Prize Fund Exhibition show that general interest Is
felt by artists in the plan. Here few names taken
very much at randomJ. Alden Weir, Thomas Hoyenden,
W. NJ Chase Alfred Kappes, Frederick Delman George
Inness, W. III. Low, O. NJ Dewey, Hermann q. Her
komer. De Forest sBrush, +. W. Freer, j. A. s. Monks
Brge Harrison and j. II. Calga Messrs. James NJ
Hart Stephen Parrish W. T. Richards, NJ. +. II. Deaas
and Gay will DO represented among tho older
contributors, aud two Bostons favorte artists,
Messrs j. Appleton Brown and Foxcroft Cole, have
promised examples OF their work. There will be
strong showing by American ARTISTS resident abroad
Mr.. Il. A. Abbey will send an oil painting and Mr.
Whistler Is snot too thoroughly Angiczed to enter
picture In an American competition. Possibly his con-
teution the precursor Of lccturlng tour In tho
States" AIr Boughon will be represented II his engage
permit On the other side o the Channel several
PAINTINGS consequence already under for this
exhibition. Messrs. F..A. Bridgmsn, W. T. Dannat and
Charles sprague Pearce presumably endeavorng to
surpass past The long list OF intending con-
trbutors in France includes Messrs Henry .Moser,
NJ Boggs CLIFFORD p. Grayson. Walter Gay, O. A. Platt,
@, II. Davis, Kenneth Crawford. Elward 4. Simmons.
Alexander Harrison, Charles Il. Dana, bennett Grover
and Chester LoOms.
The members OF the Tile Club and Authors Club who
visited Baltimore recently have been enthusiastic
in their Irase OF tho Walters COLLECTIONS and the Barge
bronzes. one pleasant incident OF the day was Mr.
wateiss gift OF $500 the HarperIallgaren Scholar
which will stand atthe western end OF Mt Vernonracc.
opposite tho Bary memorial Will arrive from Paris
with Mr. Walters's Barge gallery, the monument and
the Barye collection In the CorcOran Gallery. this
country better opportunities for the study OF the
great scuptors WORK than the country OF his BIRTH
Az the gallery OF Messrs Rechari & Co there Is a
painting by Hector Leroc the subject OF the class which
anl,l first brought into favor in Franco Tae plctIEc
miynt be called BY the Wnysde" IL represents a
.fr f,tf f.,F fvtta itanl Than
sitting upon hedge by tho road her turned from
tho spectator toward tho ricks I'm field near which
laborers are at work. Some sheep stand beside her
The harmonious cJorus Oi the picture glyc5 II sympl-
thetc character AMI t VIII doubtless be admired rs
work agreeable IA sentiment II not f0r,hle There
euriou, raueuess IN textures thgou shoG aud he
monoony or the coorlng aids in rendering the pc-spee
tive or rather the definition OF values sometimes yusue.
Sew American per4cs ~ this gallery arc CgossDS.tho
Brook" by 2r. r. &. Jones' and landscapes boy Mr.
Bolton Jones' In the first. two awL wardy posed figures
are introduced against background in which tine artist
has set himself the task depicting the sparkle and play
OF lights among thick underground ana young trees.
The result is 4 spot;iucss which viii probably DC less
noticeable after a time Mr. Jones appears TO io.lo~
the practice OF his brother IN painting directly from
nature, AID limiting his studio finishing" as much as
Possible.
ne " painting by Kaemmereris "a shown at tho gallery
favored subject sparkling IN g9Io eieIer IN tle iSh,
derng OF textures, entitled The Pretty Nurse girl
Iue hulD!c ntEOlut III Ntil SV"H
quite the reverse, sits upon bench ln garden holding
her small charge. admired meantime by beau In the
sonic at this gallery the largest oi his pictures which
has been seen here The theme is Village wedding
procession passing eiOre tho selgnor ana MS friends
the time, the sixteenth century.
The painting by Bargue which has recently arrived
here the sixth finished OIL painting by this artist In the
owns one the Metropolitan Museum acquired another in
the Phuulx collection, and MIR. ". HI, Vanderbilt has
three Playing Chess the Terrace. the artists last
elaborated picturo An Artist and his Model" and
"Tho Aimee" An unfinished study by Bargue which he
signed hen upon his death bed In hospital shown
last year at the gallery OF Rechard Co. The example
last purchased for this country Is here ana not IN Paris
as a recent cabo dispatch would Indicate II Is study
of French misketeer IN seventeenth century costume,
holding his long weapon In his hand The picture Is OF
mastery qualities illustrated by the examples In the
Vanderbilt collection VIII saiey count upon nawiess
technique this painting II Is said lhat Bgue painted
only eleven finished pictures during MS dssolute ana
checkered lro. His works commanded high prices but
the receipt OF money by the artist was tne slgha ,or
Immediate suspension of all painting until every sou was
spent the Messrs. GOupl OF Paris had picture
by Bargue IN which slight change was desired Inc
city was hunted through for the artist who was nal!
locked into Il room with the picture aud the Implements
Of his craft For five hours he was kop prisoner Then
touched Barguc not IN the mood. The half hours
work required too much Artists and writer's WHO
usually ended by performing their task, but Bargue was
iudomitable CuriOusly enough considering TIE hgh
quality OF his workmanship he was little Lnown IN Paris
ono o the largest dealers IN city told American
not long ago that he had never heard or Batghe one
gwen IL tldb was oioHoig
with the Messrs GOupil, who acquired hts pictures
soon rs they were painted. There in this country
OF some I70 or Barguc's sketches and studies
purchased after hts death IN sS3 when AL his studio
effects were sold auction fOI non-payment Of rent.
This cotton includes many studies I'm different stages
for hi, pctures many rough sketches IN oils and few
prs all illustrating his admirable draughsman-
shin The disposition OF the collection remains undeter-
mined It may possibly be seon here before tho close
OF the season.
The catalogue OF tho Boston Art Gibbs thirty first cr-
hibtiou IL abundanty illustrated by the Lewis EnGrav-
Ing Company which reproduced tho Neddcr drawings In
part Tho rrontispiece, printed With much delcacy In
tinted ink presents" The Return from the Pasture BY
Mr. Charles spraguo Pearce, pretty peasant girl
leading whte-laooi across Held. Other iustrts-
iinns arc Mr. Enneklng's November Landscape"
.Monadnoc" aud :" The Harvard Boat House" by T. b.