New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-18
AIT NEWS AND CO4uAENTS.
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.

CLOSE OF THE ACADEMY ExHIBITIoN-PRIzEs AT
THE ART sCHooLs-ART NEWS HERE AND ELSE
WHERE
The sixtieth annual exhibition of the Acad-
envy cosrd Saturday with sales amounting TO nearly
600 900 at catalogue prices There have been sold nj
the door 1900 single and 500 season tickets ana over
5000 catalogues The pictures sold since the last time
of writing are: "A Breton Town." Dennis 81. Bunker,
$3.50; THE Home Of the Squire" K. l.. Henry $40;
AN Old Landmark" q. W. Waters, 5000; Writing TO
s.uta Claus" j. II. Witt; "A Field Of Peilletts,' C. b.
Conan $3.50; Roses aud st.l Life" f. Fenett 5000;
| g A Midsummer Twilight" Francis A. Silva $500;
Sunrise over the Sea-" W. Whttridge. $4O0 Panscs
! E. O. Ieavitt, 500; Fruit" A. Matignon, $l2o; A
French Landscape Dennis NJ. Bunker, $3.50; Winter
| Evening"" c. W. Eaton. S75i and Tho Twilight AIT"
| Carlton T. Chapman. 500.
The amount realized at this exhibition less than IN
any year since Last year the nominal amount OF
sales was $3.50 300 but Is understood that about @6Ooo
| we're deducted owing TO the pecunary embarrassment
of one or two large purchasers This would leave the
sales for 1884 IN excess $4,000 AT the door $1,000
we're obdined frOm the sale OF $4,000 single aLu SUI
season tickets. aud 6200 catalogues There appears 10
he little variation in the demand for tickets aud cat
year year In 1888 the receipts from the
sale OF pictures exceeded 100000. and $1,000 we're
received from tile sale 1000 single and 500 season
tickets In 1882. 100 pictures sold for $4,000
aud 700 catalogues, $4,000 single and 500 season uck
cts found purchasers The largest amount ever realized
frum an Academy exhibition was In 1881. when 100
paintings brought SI2s3s. and the other sales consisted
OF 10000 slnge and 500 tickets and 1900 cat
alogues In 1850 the sales OF pictures amounted to
s2s 900 The rise and decline OF the Academy sales
during last years has counterpart In the sales at
the wafer color exhibitions
on june l. the paintings which have been sold ar the
Prize Fund exhibition will be removed and the coee-
ton TO this extent. Will be rehung Pictures by tho
painters OF those which taken away will be substl-
tuted "a far possible Among the recent sales are
Speak" by Charles X Harris $3.50; and Fishing
Boats" by Carlton T. Chapman. 500
The past week has filled With elections in the art
societies. and exhibitions OF przs drawings at the art
schools Little comment IA To be made upon the Acad-
envy oo ,Ons the position Of the Hanging Com
mtteo indicates that the selections for next years ex
hihton will be governed by the traditional policy
Mr. Wnsow Homer Ia unlikely % serve. aud 1t Is posi-
bic that Mr.. George Illness may take no very active part
IN the proceedings The choice of members IN alphabet
zeal order may be convenient AN eIpedent AS any
but there Is no Immediate prospect Of Hanging Com
nittee progressive enough change the character OF
Academy exhibitions. As regards the election OF Aseo
ces has PROBABLY occurred to many artists that the
election OF Mr.. j. Aid Weir comes at rather late Day
ana under the circumstances Is compliment ot doubt
frl value II The Academy had accepted Mr.. Weir and
other strong or the younger artists hye
ycrs ago tho organization would now be IN more Wig
oruus condition. Something is still said OF possible en-
argenent OF tho Academy building, either by adding
another story purchasing one or two houses on Tue
west but this talk Is SIN indefinite as at any time
during tho last few years Tho Academy u SAID To be
too Door for ne departures in this direction or for oher
ng additional prizes. Tie only noteworthy feature oil inc
| annual meeting Of tho Artists Fund society was INC
resignation Of Mr. Thomns Hicks after nearly ten years
president and the election oil Mr. horaoo
| W. Robbins TO nil the vacancy.
The annual exhibition OF the work accomplished by the
pppt Of the schools connected with the National Acad-
, cou.i.cd OF black and white drawings from the an
ti,ue and frnm life studies in oils, represent
ing much conscientious labor on the part OF ~oud-Oo
artists The students and their friends with many menu
beers OF the Academy eyinced warm interest In the dis
trbution prizes Friday ovenint. which VIA made by
Mr. 7. W. Wood The awards we're n follows Antique
SCHOOL Elliott silver medal for full length figure. TO Louis
f. Dcs>ar. Honorable mention, H. q. Burgess, Paul
Couillund william souhworh. lr. Life school, suydam
silver medal A j. Keller Say dam bronze medal 10 IT,
! l. Cousc Honorable mention. Lacy T. Fenner. L. j.
Van Gorder, Paul CouiIlond Elliott bronze medal for
,tudy OF "A head 10 Elizabeth Combe Honorable men
ton T. H. Farmer. Jessie NJ Utter Slight class. Elliott
silver medal for full length hsure to Ruth Merinston
| Honorable mention. s. W. Guest Hallgarten School
Prize Fund. first prize. $40. to Ellen b. Roberts"ni
second prize. $50. TO Lillie L. Lindsey
At the exhibition Cooper Union Art School there
were shown some nvrtorous drawings aud two
woo,ans Art School under Mrs Susan n. Carters man
aocment il certainly encouraging. Some 400 Iuts have
pronted by opportunities offered In the school, and
nirty-four OF the members have proved competent to
act "a Instructors The pupils have received Tor work
sold on their own account the handsome amount OF
$1,000 The collection OF casts IL ono OF the largest
and most representative In the country The annual
awards of prizes were IA follows Antique class hrst
urze SO To Eleanor Woodruff; silver medal, To Mary
| bnirnt bronze MEDALS to Florence Brane and Mary
viuton Porirature. first prize. 40. To Carrie Pnce;
Taidwip. ana bronze medal TO Fannie Cook. Ele-
rntAry awning first prize So to Fannie NJ kepphcr;
! a bronze medal TO sara DSnach. Normal IN ,ustrlal
drawing two first prizes OF W to Grace H. s,mons%a
VI. Patterson. and n bronze medal u Z; D. Mck,ey.
rsnn hssv p KSr S2 bronze NC S to Mary r. Gscr
Mi,s sarah Hewitt "a granddaugnter OF Ieer oooper'
The.e Here awarded 20 Mss Heal aud Miss Baldwin.
TIr committee OF aHard consisted OF Mrs Wheeler aud
Mrssrs clifford j. AWeir. ST. Gaudens. Leonard. LOUIS
g. Ta,ny and Montague Flags Il is stated that In the
engraving class Miss Eleanor wrsgg Las gained prizes
for three years IN succession ana bliss A. hhloral
and Miss Jennie Ogden receive special mention
The June art magazines not OF surpassng interest
Ibs Portfolio contains etching by W. strhg Gale
watched nv an old man; subject In which, as Mr. lam
erton remarks. Millors influence IL plainly apparent,
A 10 execution, the full lights are LETT 10 the paper pu
the shadows aud background are cross haiohrd anu
worked with tue dry paint aud tue roulette IN d1ereoe
10 ths taste for elaboration which Is prevailing now
among English etchers as well a' their brethren OF othe
nauonaliles The expressive ana wen laeet nsurT T oc
oger Ward Of windsor Castle" by II. Hnilton and an
ensrayIng by AIfre Dawson from Turner's water dot
Wal DAosia Battle OF Fort Rock. the other lrau
ing Illustrations The en9ro wing ny MI Dawson prh,eu
f., s.nia and black would he mre readily taken for u
and some one OF the photo processeS
nrobaby aided its preparation. pure meILotnt cOuiu
moi give this effect Mr. W. W Lloyd dscusses in tbs
number The Drama OF the Greeks IN Relation 10 the
Arts The Art journal continues Its series OF line en-
cravings Presenting by Mr. j. G. Army tage ailer
n painting called Requ-iiioned" by A. g. Cow when
shows "A troop OF Hussars making demand Tor 81 plrs
mon "a sorely embarrassed miller ART IearhihH "a.
Cbarlerhouse IL described by Mr. Gerald Davies ana
Mr. J. = IIodsun explains two mechanical variations O
etching under ihe caption OF Modern Processes Oh
Automatic Engraving" In topographic etching nc
.ct I'M been through the