New-York tribune., 1885-01-11
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.

The lists Of pictures for the Water Color Exhibition
have been Received during the past week An estimate
accurate possible indicates that well 1000
| works will be submitted to the Jury of Admission
| Last year 9eO pictures were sent in and 663
hung Ia 1888 605 out of ,175 were accepted. In
the memorable year. 1882, 1924 pictures poured in
upon the jury, but the exhibition included only 648.
OF the 262 water coors submitted in 1881, the jury
accepted ia The OF the exhibition does vary
| greatly from yesr to year. and appears to depend
rather upon the capacity of the Academy galleries than
| upon any over-rgid censorship.
Those who follow the watcr-Color Exhibitions from
year year will upon the adequate representa-
ton of such veterans Messrs. Wood, Farrer, Nicol
Samuel COlman, H. p. Smith and James ID. Smlie
Mr. j. Henry Hill submits two examples, Mr.. Kruse-
man Van Elten shows him,efa prolific workman. and
| lists have been received from Messrs. Symngtou,
| Satterlee McIlhenny, Fowler Lippncott Tryon.
Maynard and Minor. 1t Ia probably safe to reckon
| upon something from Mr. Winslow Homer although
as usual he has sent no list Nothing has been heard
| from Messrs. Abbey and Parsons. Mr. A. Is. Frost
| submits picture understood to be ambitious work.
Contributors from across the seas Messrs Arthur
| Croft London. Melchers AMI Pogenbeek. Holland and
Charles e.. Dyer, Munich Miss Abbott, Mrs. Fowler,
Miss Greatorex, Mrs. Il. H. Nichols and Messrs Henry
Muhrman, Leon and Percy Moran. H. W. Pierce.
Bolmer, h. II. Garrett. Chelmnsk, Dewey aud Ria
among the senders OF lists. Mr.. George II. Harvey
artist desoribed in Boston as scli-taught" and a. ,
formerly Gloucester fisherman will submit examples
OF hs WORK MT. d. y. lhOm3 mentions Uatcr-cOlor
by Eugene Delacrox. Some of the younger artists"
a member, of the younger oil society termed.
have del yed sending in their lists, but usual there
plenty of older astinatori to bear them
pany.
The trail Of the amateur appears not nfreauently
upon these lists. II the amateur who sends pict-
which not for SALE and TO be exhibited npon
their merits" 1t is the amateur relative Of the
amateur who presently writes letters the newspaper
offices calling attention to the merits of said pictures
IN they nnd hc,r way into the exhibition There
are many suggestively unfamiliar names upon the
lists many more than will appear in the catalogue
Only lew years ago box sent in flied with
| small water colors, among which were some fifteen in
single howers fresh from the class of West
erD boarding school.
The pictures lately sold at the exhibition in the
American Art Galleries are The Guard" e. Z.
Curran. $50; Summer lime" Albert Insey, S75;
:" Scotch Roses" A. r. Morehcad. $25 AT the
Garden Gate" Walter Satterlce. $6J; " White
Birohes." X. W. Van Boskerck, $50; Sweet Brier,"
and a :. Marne"F X ~ Rehn, s7J. The sales thus
faI amount to about Sl.SO0
Tho Artists Fund pictures will be sold on the even
ings of Tuesday and Wednesday next at Association
Hall. opposite the Academy.
descriptive catalogue of the Watts exhibition OF
paintings at the Metropolitan Museum has recently
been issued and will prove of interest to VISITORS.
I he frontispiece is Mr. Coles engraving of he Love
and Death from % The Century OF August 1858.
The preface by Irs. h. harrington exp aims. from
init nate personal sknowledge. Mr. Wattss aims and
methods in porrature and the painting of ideal sub
jects. Brief passages OF description follow the titles
OF the more important pictures. Mrs. Bar-ingtuns
close association with Mr. Watts gives her remarks
the character of message from ths artist himself Ii
Ia fortunate for those who interested in the work
OF this thoughtful and serious painter that tas author
1e exposition OF his principles aud purposes should
accompany the exhibition
An extremely interesting loan collection was i'm.
provised at the Art League the occasion Of the
presentation OF the Harper II garten scholarship to
Mr. Major Tho Benedict the Tenth-st billding and
the Sherwood yiedet yarIols painting and sculptures
which were worth more careful inspection than
possible.
This scholarship carries allowance of $500 year.
which represents the average annual niIture
correspondent of The Chicgao lnter-O Ocean wrote
from Munich that " An American ART student can live
here comfortably and pay all his expense, for $3.50
year" Ihis statement has been shown be erroneous
Ia letter 10 the journal signed by a committee OF
nine representing the American art students at Munich
This letter give. in careidi de all the expen of
students life in Munich. rent. breakfast dinner,
tuition and miscellan ous requirements The com.
mlttee says 4" IL il BY common consent here agreed
that 5000 year would be a very mode' ate sum for
any student to 1--we upon and at the same time be IN
good condition to take advantage of his opportunities
and prosecute his work successfully"
Landscapes By Mcssrs. Bruce Crane and H. p
Smith. and shore by the latter. among the
American paintings at the gallery of Reichard n
TO. a. Van Marcke with more variety than usual in
the compost ion. shows group of cattle with high
cf and glimpse OF sea in the background and heavy
clouds rolling up from the horizon. kowaskfs
late / picture, Going to the Hunt IL another Polish
subject which horse and dogs play a prominent
part The is a low plain through which runs
deeply quilted road. In tho background bills
with a village sprawling the lower slopes, its
chief feature being white semi Moorish church In
the immediate foreground the bronzed sportsman
perol IN queer. rudciy constructed cart suddenly
pulls up hs unprosperous horse and nxiously looks
down at the pack OF yellow and black hounds which
crowdng close to tn" wheel In the cart sits a
saucv ragged terrier Another similar vehicle follows
in the distance kowalski has the advantage OF field
little explored by artists, and his realistic pictures
convey considerable information to Polish liie
although the painter ordinarily expends his best elorts
upon his horses
The following prospectus has been recently received
by Messrs H. Wuuderlich Il Co.. of No sos Broad
way: 80 promote the scientific study of the history
engraving in Its early stages 1t would be necessary
to perfect reproductions OF all the early engray-
ngs disseminated through all the public and private
collections OF Europe. the comparative study OF |
which, in the present condition. is next to impossible.
With this aim in view 1t Il proposed to form an Inter
national photographed Society, the same plan
the Photographed Society. which, supported by
ANIMAL subscriptions and by means of the best
processes, would produce year. in proportion to
its income, iaosDiies Of tho ra,est aud most precious
early pruts When sufficient number of subscribers
shall have been obtained draft of the rules of the
future society will be submitted to meeting OF its
promoters. AT present 1t is estimated that 25O annual
su ,ciiptions OF e. will DO sufficient to bring out
yearly an important series OF reproductions, accom-
panied 10y explanatory notice in English, German
and French printed under such conditions to pre-
clude the possibility OF the reproductions being
mistaken for the originals
This prospectus which is printed in English. French
and German il signed by Henri De.aberde aud
Georges Dupesss of the " BbliOthequo Nationale.
Paris; Dr. Friedrich Lippman. of Berlin. Sidney
Coiyn OF the British Museum, and Richard Fisher,
+. s. Haden. John Malcolm. OF Poltalloch and William
Mitchell Those who wish to become mombers of
the society requested to sign the duplicate sheets
the circulars. which may be obtained
from Mes3rs Wunderlich & Co.. who will receive
Tho list of intending subscribers thus
far includes 80 art institutions and individuals,
and among tho former the principal art museums
and libraries OF Europe. Among the individual sub
scribers are the Duo Aumae Juos Caretie, Gustave
Ehare. EnbruSSi. " Cosmo Monk house |