New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-20
fJhfrd Notice !

[7hfrd NoteeI
The Academys turn at prize-elVihg comes
pext On Wednesday the exhibitors VIII crown TOUR ot
of over eighty Ian,ncs with the Clarke ana hhi'en
przes Unless the Clarke prize is assigned Oh OF Deoio
the third ballot award will over to another year.
Fifty exhibitors at least must vote the Hallgarten
awards pnd successful pictures must receive ohe-lhu
Of all the votes All these conditions were luineu
last year but in that exhibition paintings oi unusual
ruerit conspicuous than in THIS Last year
prize winners do little more than hold ther own o"
their continued promise should make MS bopeiu Oh Dec
things in the future As regards this years competi-
TONS the majority of the pictures subhltted can TO
promptly thrown out OF court Already tDo 'a'N
probabilities is becoming more specific. Much % ''"
regarding the work of Messrs Bunker, Murphy f. ~
Jones end Harris There are whispeFings cohcei"ins
Mr. Maynard's Strange Gods" Mr. Percy Moran
Coming from Church." and Mr.. Leon M0rahs wa!
laid" both OF the same pattern. Possibly Sr THOMAS
Aliens Ian escapes may make friends or the eAceieht
work In Mr.. FowIer's Fama may meet WIN ap''e-
citation, though it DO only study OF mead INC
promise of Str. Rices two portraits may percn"nOo
receive early recognition Some one may be fOund 10
sneak for Mr. Birneys "Her First Letter. MI has
broucks Oct ober Afternoon" Mr. Palmers The lnlet'
Mr. IT, r. Buffers street Scene, Morelia." Mr.. Lyeh
Carr's Hard Times" the landscapes OF Dr. foS''
The world will much the same Whatever seeo-
tions made Wednesday, and disappohtu aspr"'S
will live to fight another year.
Among the PICTURES to which we have previously given
little notice Mr. Bunk ss varied and the whole success
fu contributions deserve especial attention HIS portrait
and view of Brittany town may be dismissed as Roou
work. but his Bohemian " and French Landscape are
so netting more. The Bohemian artist picking out
tune upon his guitar has lively and Interesting
individuality. The light which is concentrated on us
head in rather distressing serves to reveal me
clean-cut modelling and admirable painting OF the TACO
The accessories prove Mr.. Puukers skin IN detailed
rendering of substance and textures. The SHADOWS may
not be altogether true, the artists touch may seem
thought metallic and there but looking at this we'll
posed expressive figure one wOuld deny r buhkers
ample promise a painter of ge'res
Now turu TO the French Landscape" The
Bohe milan" a study OF studio lights ana studo
effects The landscape breathes the spirit OF out door
life. In the former the artists touch seemed baru'
Here lie shows and deicacy In rendering grass
and foliage which we have not In his work before
The LANDSCAPE seems newly washed with rain. The light
green foliage middle distance recalls by Its de~y
freshness passages Mr.. Innesss" LOwery Day. Inc
sky is peculiarly luminous the light suggested rainier
than expressed. The risag distance with lis green
masses varying their bues is well Indicated This Is
an unprete ling little work. but pure and fresh
summer III Drning. Landscape and genre painting anil
por,raiture, and not a single failure. Mt. BuhKers
record in the exhibition Of 1885 is surely full OF promise
Mr.. Maynard shows good work in his Strange Gods,
and there is least the merit attaching o careful
execution in his Grandfathery Advice" But we
cannot feel much interest III his Egyptian detes and we
do not believe that his palpaby modern young women
care for these little craven images This u not
a picture OF POmpe, II Il picture OF to-day. ana we
only congratulate the artist upon his model ana his
success IN painting her What Pompeian girl might
think in the presence of these strange gods Is quite
hevond Mr. Maynards reach. After artificial work
az this 1t IS relief the hOmely flavor In Mr. T.
W. Woods studies of rural New-knglaud Characters
Mr. Wood is doing valuable service In Preserving The
quaint ind types which may yet be found among
the Vermont hills With all their uncompromising
defiance of everything that Is beautiful In coorins mis-
pictures more truly American Than the WORK oil ms
yOuLger and more accomplished brethren; me
Difficult Text" argument atve carpenter seeking 10
corner" clerical survivor oil The time WHEN the
parson, the doctor and the lawyer we're counted ~
simple drectness of purpose and sincerity ms children
are often anything but chkc but hls older types are
usually. and IN tnis Instance parucniaiN ndlNu s
the gallery hangs excellent shore view by MI
Coast which disappeared in a blaze OF glory the
seney sale. Scar this again IA al interior with study
OF a single figure, Making n sampler by Mr. g. g.
Curran picture which seems 10 be well painted and
certainly letter pa %S n ss sS e
fast" Mr. j. II. CauRa, with elects OI sOIeDeu hght
and fairly good figure work. It has plenty Of good |
butler BOner aud Minor belD to rob the corridor oil ia
traditional character. Looking about the galleries We
sea tDo many examples of conventional training like
Mr. Louis H. Burr's safe In Port. one Of he most |
hopeless srecimens and several ambitious put strdhSe
conceived and cridely executed attempts Ike tue |
lay hgure of martyr No 1868 which HANKS Mr. Story
innocent schoOOOy IN the south gallery lheIe IL s' OF
the gray than IN the exhibition across the way,
but MPzsrr Pearce ana flhtt VINO nave taktu utRctS
IN this school, are followed ny BEGINNERS IKE mr. T..
L. Wait He has learned the fa.Oriie rccI C. paint In
gray monochrome relieved II relief must he had by |
touches of dull red" and We have the canal. the !
topping red-roufed houses and the du sky oil tradition
an harromized a fashion which would he nOBcnsive /
enough the execution hard and dry and the
feeling Of distance ant OF atmosphere almost entirely
wanting The artist will do well 20 cut the acquaintance
OF era" for a time and prepare himself by
moe thorough technical acquisitions 10 paint pciures
a richer and varied Interest. In the Sdre gallery
Mr. Buffers happily composed and brilliantly hguted
MOred fine III the contrast ot the
urlf, Iult a
sign this with the OF OF the trancD-Spanlsh
painters and IL would speedily acquire beauties now not
dreamed Of IN the eyes OF trusting an ateurS' Bnt
colOred. heless Process Server Ana yet there u an
abundance oil figure work equally bad or worse In It's
presence ready TO cOndOne the obtrusve back
ground dryness and lack o air and vulgar ngre III MI
Iarris's Mouders IN view of the accurate execution
and renderngs expression which have some relation
to the ways and manners OF humanity. Or TO take Is
subject selected by the painter with INFINITELY more |
Harris. almost overlook Mr. i. & JODc-'s !
and technical shortcomings because there
certain sentiment In bis picture The abundance al
crude Or slOVeny merely Ac6feinlc hlnre wOfk |
dri for relief the noble landscapes OF Mr. Inness.
lind satisfaction, too III the pleasant BITS OF
country portrayed by Me=sr. Murphy 1ryoD and Crane
Mr.. Murphy expei mentiDg with autumn effects. aud
his PICTURES show sensibililJ joined to
facility In expression which Ia not always CLEARLY |
directed. His Vanished Tints" which We take to be |
Indian summer study. Ia suggestive. but little over
noted In Mr. Homer Martins treatment Of similar !
themes Even In WORK Of the portical" order some
attention should be paid TO the Interest OF tie com
position, and To substance But we are not inclined Id
quarrel with picture. for imaginative work Ia rare
enough. The Yellow Lear" q rich. weli-tnellnwed
painting OF golden leaves against dark forest back
ground and Night Again Descending make up Tor |
Mr.. Murphy representation OF marked excellence.
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