New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-03
AMERICAN ART GALLERIES.
THREE NEW EXHIBITIONS.

The opening of three exhibitions and Of the
new art rooms made Yesterdays private at the
American Art Galleries unusually interesting occ@
sion. During the summer three ne rooms have been
added on tho left of the galleries opened year
Ihe.y arc small oc2gOnaI for prints. Oriental
ROOM and above these gallery OF good size, with Moor
h lattice work the middle aud along the stairway
ons OF the many instances OF the excellent taste Thch
has regulated furnishing Of this sumptuOus home
art The suite Of galleries opened Will not coon be
eanaled but regret that We cannot say the same OF
their contents Fist the Prize Water Color Exhioi
ton" This includes lao water colors hunz In the new
Gallery Z. We may well say at once that the eIhihI
lion is a disappointment This is not the fault oi Us
promoters for thoy given the artists due notice.
they have offered generous prizes and they have GER
aiuly hung pictures than can satisfy any rasoh
ably high standard The result is not superior to the
usual collection In the south Academy gallery AZ tho
regular water color exhibitions We have always he'd the
benefits Of prze-giving to be doubtful and this exaoE
ton seems to indicate that work above the common run
cannot he forced by such stimulus as money prize
puttn the prizes aud the anticipated special effort out
OF the question: we lind that this collection ncuaeo
much Interesting and some excellent work. ssthousa
Il cannot be called thoroughly represehtstS@
There are pictures by Messrs. smiliie Tri&
cott Ross Turner. FAny. Chapman, Bolt
Platt Birney, Gibson Hamilton and Reha.
OF which we shall be glad to speak at more favoabh
time Miss K. H. Greatorex's free and sweeping slys
appears in a large figure piece called Thstledown.'
which might slso DO termed An old head upon youns
shouders Pleasant in color but faulty in drawing ana
indstnct in atmosphere 10 further express tho motive
is this picture lad ths artists looseness IN ex
ecuon teo closely allied to careicssness This the oppo
s,ts e.treme from the work OF the veterau Dir. J.
HILL whose sketches much IN the careful Ens'h
manner that we might pect com incubation from NJ
Russin Miss Abbatt and J. +. Baker send flower
pieces aud there other water coiors By hesfs
we,r Bsrusly Ranger, Nicoll. Van E!ten and Bolmor
In the arst gallery hang the Salon paintings few 10
number but usual generous In size. Mr. Carl Saten
gives us something new in faithful transcript Of
characteristic American sce1e. an army OF worknen
upon one OF the great Dakota wheat farms Tho eae'
pctoral value of his huge canvas lcs IN his happy n
dsrng OF the clear atmosphere aud wonderfui spacious
moss of the roat Western plains The spoty PROCESSION
IN the foreground must be passed 10y In meianeho'
silence II realistic, but 1t Is not art Ana ye'
frank attempt like this to treat dstincuyey American
theme is worth dozen such hackreyed subjects rs arc
presented by Nessrs. Hoeber. Grayson and sinmonA
although the Ia.ters 4" At Low Tide IL more g"neue
than the average Salon picture. In " La Id5"e' Inv
Wave" NJ. Alexander Harrison deals with s""j0''
similar TO his Cropuscue" In competition nhs ~
,nass But the lighting OF the picture Is entlrev ei
fersnt and the irdosccut effects o. color npsrt
brilliauoy which not found IN the othon "a
point Of S,ye n' Ss Crep"1ca an
over tara There are two fair examples OF M; D
"A good interior, Au EtCner Slu,liO' W
piutt spine views OF turbi restless water ana rus
vessels 10y Mr. Bosgs, aud firmly handled saosnn S
oorirait Of Mr.. Allen by Mr. Caiiga. Ihe Us, ." ~
irhutors inc uiss the names OF MessrS Parrish, ps
chaux Baird, Dana and Donoeo, hut there arc nag
oul.s,ous 10 Indicate the mpossibilty OF secd'i"~
conuctr showing OF American SatoH pictures a
Gallery ID aud the adjoining small galleries cons ar
miscelllneous collection OF oils OF which We coa
ljtte even were extended comment esSenu1s- ina
the first named gallery some oI.ssr
Inors ambitious works by Mrssrs. j. ". Aehrs:
MAY WryI, DE Haas. Waugh AMI Minor. hs Ars4 .ar
depicts his sitter INDUCING IN aesthetic HOVER .v,oa.
sugRcsttvencss and the artists equally apparent nns
for orignay Mr.. Francis Miller furnishes M INA
NJ uregiy nyure painting. and there II an evening sd
Iy Mr. George Inucss Looking about che Walls Ion
uictures by &. y. Harris. Biakeock, Crane La a..
rracy Virgins and IiasSam, and Occasionally "a az
comner something nncX pectod IKE the resppe"fs Mr.
"Thn Golden Horn" by the late ;. X Gin1r". s ara
ritan's tDpo graphical yisg OF Venice In an III .,ss
nearly three hundred OF paintings WITH ~" ss walls
NJ s.,ilpture by Messrs Ewr and Thomps'h ,.rrs
re ma where oyererowded There would ps "a
anIount of vacant wall space AZ all The pc'a's rsbs
removed which do not 1.-Two up to- these aiH
galleries.