New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-04
THE ACADEMY OF DESIGN.
sIxTIErH ANNUAL EXHIBITION.


sIxTIETH ANNUAL EXHIBITION.
The Academy galleries have q crowded APP
pearance although the number Of accepted works is
smaller than for FIVE years past and 1t is therefore evil
dent that the painters Of large pictures are on the IN
crease In fact, from the number OF new names when
encounter here and there upon the walls signed 10
paintings both great and small we infer that our army
of artists recently swelled by multitude Oh
fresh recruits And of them are safely past the
stage of the awkward squad. Taking one distinguish
ing feature exhibition. the unusual amount OF po
tiature work of the veterans readily claims hrst a
ten0n Mr. b G. Porter's charming portrait boy anu
Dog" decorative and needlessly fanciul II you Please
but yet an artists work. and Mr. Eastman
trait Of Mr. Evarts naturally noted FIRST In the
east gallery Mr. f. D. Millet has creditable portrait
and across the room hangs one by Mr.. o. W. Turner'
Mr. Alden Weir fails to show his best work In either
OF two portraitf and Mr. Porters second portrait NO.
3s4 has little than the vaue OF likeness for'
traits by Messrs Huntington Lay DcLuce 10 op Heay
Story and sellstedt may DO dismissed as charactesc
but we would gladly say than we can regarding
that delightfully."- snug. selfcomplacent individual whom
the venerable william Page transferred some years ago
to canvas labelled Portrait Of Gentleman" Or new
portrait painters we find at least two, Messrs w. NJ j.
Rice and r. G. Hardie the former represented by TWO
pictures in south gallery, both of excellent promise
notably No. AGO. and the latter contributing clear-cu
firmly painted head in the east gallery, which shouu
tell us much as character OF the subject Mt H.
C. Cole proves his versatility by turning from MS recent
paint pot and palette knife assault Niagara TO exc
cute portrait which reminded the Hanging Committee
! so strongly Of whistlers white Girl" that they
promptly buried the gloomest corner OF the cor
dor With all absurdity OF this picture as regards
conception and the modelling and drawing OF the b"ay
the fact remains that head is excelenty painted the
face individual and interesting so far as the unlucKy
hanging permits anything to be seen.
Marine views plentiful throughout the galleries.
Messrs Onartley Harry Chase, Edward Moran and DE
Haas send paintings OF the and Messrs W. L. hich'
ards c. g. Pearse, George H. and James d. Smilie HOO
ber Nicol Silva and Edwards have been content to n-
ger on its shore. The example of Mr. Richards viii be
counted a. one Of his Important" works by adj
mrers of his manner not unlike that OF Mr
J. D. smlie who contributes an unu sually ambitious
panting OF the Cliffs of Normandy feature WHICH,
the idea Of distance 10 us somewhat imperiecy
expressed. There is nothing by Mr. j. q. Davdsoh'
whose paintings battles have been seen at pre-
vious exhibitions but Mr. j. q. Tyler Eliminates DARK
spot thu corridor with marine called Flying IRON
the Alabama" As to landscape art we have two large
paintings by Mr.. George Inness, sunset
and "a Day in June" In the FORMER
which has the "place OF honor IN the
south gallery the artist has essayed the combination
or rather properly the opposition of the greens In
his foreground and characterstically brilliant sky.
with little Intervention of perspective The result arrived
at by rather execution will be staggering TO those
who delight in harmonies," but the picture contains
only artists effort, but positive richness IN Color,
ing add that the best point OF view is from the
corridor or the north gallery In the latter room
hangs Mr. Iuness's June landscape picture character
lied 10y the prevalence of less snbdued green's
which hold toeether In way TO indicate more care
ure which, notwithstandingits bear
retouching. Messrs. Glford. bolton Jones, Srhhe
ar are among tho many familiar names OF landscape
painters Mr. W. b. Baker sends a largo wood scene.
Messrs Ehridge Kingsley G. A Walker have turned
from wood engraving and mOnotypes 10 reproduce land
NJ I Trar has q
his narrow specially to essay nnaseape uon aroer
scale and his S So by this
is surprising than Mr. William Harts deserti1n OF
Ba9ssga Sc sE M eyng s a
anything whatever TO do with Cinderella we positively
The multitude OF figure pieces genres apd interior
studies which make up the larger hai OF lhe pictures
up school OF detail painters we find credlta5e little
work by Mr. Louis Moeer n at
expression OF an odd ndlviipay Near Gy ma hnnss
painting not only but admirable here and there
but marred by tho vugarty OF the statue ard the pain
shop is an example OF precision unrelieved by sense
color or by any ne artistic tic ieeg Mr.
the background. This Azure is q picture in itself
VEIN but to them and the uncertainties Of perspective
and % ns 9t by we sa nnS rhSm
besiowng flower upon a prisoner. and MT franclsC
which we m Ist also defer another time. Mr. Caligas
lchelor's Breakfast In the corridor MI Birneys
Her First Letter." Mr. Shirlaw's 81 Under the Corn
Stack and Sorry for the Goose" Mr.. Bunker's well.
painted "A Bohemian, Mr.. Dielmsn's ex ,elent stud
Of players. Mr.. Kilpatrlcks ski,iul painting OF
marbles and other accessories, Mr. kOehers rampant
"socalist." Mr. Churci's Peacooks IN tho SNOW,
Mr. Thompson's advance of the Enemy"
and Mr.. Baers strong but particularly forbidding
work No 49, these are among the pictures which must
wait a more favorable time. Such strange and wonder
full academic effort Miss DobsOn's huge Invocation
of.Moses requires little comment II revelation IN
itself as Is Mr. Stewards painting of the Indian and
the eagle just opposite And may add. Mr.. Edwards's
"View from the Brooklyn Bridge. with its prrposter
ors nutcracker figures and absurd treatment OF lights
and sphere Is another unconscious sefberayaL
We are glad to that many pictures are
entered for the prizes. but several OF the
number are likely 10 receive little atten
ton Taking the exhibition a whole It certainly has
the advantage OF a positive characters II seemed In
Yesterdays survey that the most aggressive works were
positively bad As usual, the first line Ia largely occu
pied with pictures which their place only TO the
force Of tradition II would be a very sanguine OBJ
server who could find in this exhibition many reasons
for encouragement But perhaps. II II is no better. 1t
is at least worse than its predecessors
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