New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-13
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS.
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.
Mr.. vANDRRBILr's INTENDED GALLERY-NorEs OF
THE ACADEMY AND OTHER EXHIBITIONS.


new gallery was opened two years ago SO far as DO
himself was concerned this the case, for his homo
was filed with paintings, but hal he been able 70
carry his plan for public art gallery his purchases
would continued In the course OF visit To EDg-
land within the last years he saw the collection OF tho
late Earl Dudley aud noted some half dozen paintings
which he wished to acquire. At the time this seemed
impossible Since then Earl Dudley has died, and the
collection will DO dispersed at public sale withi"
year One picture which especially commended itsen
to Mr.. YadorLit excellent example OF Lsndseer
Mr. yanderblts idea OF public gallery suggested
by the general interest manifested In his collection
Application for cards OF admission to his gallery con-
tinually poured upon him. When the doors wero to
be opened on certain days people waited In line on the
sidewalk and tho galleries speedily crowded to
tue limit OF their capacity. Noting this Mr.. Wander
b determined to place his collection where 1t would
always be accessible to the public. The most desirable
site for gallery upon Ftthave seemed to he that
opposite his late home, occupied by the Roman
Catholic Orphan Asylum. But this had hsen given for
tho purpose by the city rather I'll held on pepet
ual lease at nominal rental Mr. Vanderbilt reasoned
that the generous price which he was willing to pay
would enable the trustees OF tho asylum TO secure
more satisfactory accommodations elsewhere, aud
that tho city would have the advantage OF receiving
taxos on property from him, at least until his In
tended gift formally male. When lie iound aIter
persistent efforts. that impossible TO Induce tho
oher side 10 TO agreement he looked elsewhere
along Fifth-ave. Elnally ne sselectbl
tn. 1enoI estate Just north o. the Lenox Library.
Here again he met with refusal 10 sell, although
ACQUISITION OF the land important 10 him
than the price, So the matter rested although Mr. VAN
derbit abandoned his purpose. Had he succeeded
In obtaining the desired site when he red two or three
years ago. work upon the gallery would have been begun
at once. The management would probably have boon
similar to that OF the CorcOran Art Gallery There was
to be board Of trustees in which, Of course.
the Vanderbilt family would be represented ana tho
gallery would have endowed literally that there
need have been question as to funds Tor It's mas-
tenance. Only Mr. Vanderbilts friends knew OK this
plan during his life. aud among them only few knew
how firmly he held to the idea His gilt 10 the pubic
would have represented several millions and 1t WAS
through OF his that he kept from
carrying ont his purpose He looked forward to gem
eral supervision OF this gallery as an agreeable ocoupa
ton his later years. But tho Vanderbilt collection
remains and It may yet be an Important factor In
American education In art.
The autumn exhibition at the Academy will he closed
on saturday next. Another year. earlier dates VIII
probably he fixed for this exhibition to avoid conflict
with the general preparations for Christmas which begin
on December l. For the last week. however the sales
have sho En IN improvement The paintings sold arc
Evening"" Kruseman Van Ellen, $780, SnowO0und
Fields" W. c. Bauer, Sl75 Morning the Delaware"
T. Addison Richards. $780, Evening" Du Bots F.
Uasbrouck, S75; "Ths oaks in Autumn" Ernest c.
Rost $500; Beautiful in Death," H. r. Bur1ck 800;
Chickens" NJ ". Rogers $35; Afternoon Efect'
c. A. Platt $3.50; " The Old Mil and Bridge j. VI,
Falconer. 1925; and Marie" Medora Hubbell, 500.
The sales at present amount " nearly $4,000, sum
considerably IN OF receipts from last years
exhibition.
Mr. Winslow Homer has opened an exhibition OF water
color sketches In the gallery Of MessrS RccAari Co.,
No 2oG Ftthave. These water-colors dies from
nature made among the Bahamas and at Santiago de
Cuba artist has shown no little tact IN choosing
fresh and individual subjects. racy Of the soil Neso
divers fishermen sharks, palms, orange trees hurri-
canes and variety Of street have oeen preserved
by the artist in sketches simple but torcible There
has been no attempt at working up finished pictures.
often the problems presented by sky and water haye
frankly let alone for tile artists aim mas evidently
been to present suggestive memoranda OF unfamiliar
scenes which most strongly attracted his attention,
viewed in peculiarly brilliant atmosphere As there
has EFFORT at harmony OF colorins. there is
gar4hness OF the sketches which Is doubtless
true to nature and yet decidedly unpictoal However,
these elaborate pictures. as has been said Dat
sketches OF whose freshness and ygo there can ne no
onsstion The visitor comes first to q clever sketch OF
little negro boy elaspins tho slender trunk OF Palm
with only a short space loft between him ana Tue
milk IN the Cooolnut There haltnude figures
OF conch divers aud shark fishermen modelled with much
drmness and effect considering the slghtness OF tha
medium. There is ghasy suggestion In drawing OF
sharks laly rolling in the water and rubbing thei
hideous Jaws hunsrly against water logged boat The
water l. is necessary to take largely faith but the
study has a character OF s But Mr. Homer shows
that he can work carefully II need be in drawing or a
ni bridge OF rocks whose forms and texture are Judi
Gated with considerable detail. This ace Oriine ia tho
catalogue, Is called Glass windows -Ee Iihcra,' bnt
posy the numbers aud cGalOsu 10 not agree. Some
Thing OF the In cci tain drawings OF
houses as In No. 26. No l. Blackboard IS Intended
as an ina,nct suggestion Of the days OF the pnc-
caneers who sailed the spanish Main and eit moro
traditions thrilling TO youthful readers than ridden
gold. No. IL indicates the AZ pron'h OF HuFreah9
with palm bending before the blast The COCKPIT
receives due attention IN two OF three sketches ~ QUO
water color No :, NEGRO woman T. seen ,'yr5 Hs
game cock by garden wall above when the irult ahd
FOL age add touches of color which mpar TO the ctute
appearance OF crnieness Inc artist mas t'Hen o,e'
OF market boats, spo0ees. nemp n1wsrs ana b'hsnds
ritcts from MORO Castle aud the Cathedral down The
street scenes less unc0nyentonl! tldn the ohcr
highly colorel sketch o. limestone walls baking IN me
sun These water coors have an advantage over mary
uomoraua OF travel I'm this drectucss ana freedom or
execution The observer feels that the artist Washed
in the e%Sye b pS ts q" brilliantly and noyey anil not
troubling himself to 20 beyond MS hrst ana tresIetb
impressions. To who IA willing 10 accept what NJ
Homer has done Nthout hi ,ming him for what he did
not do. this spirited little collection shocld ahori an
extremely interesting h0ur.
There ia at the same gallery oil painting by Mr.
Homer which similar to that at the Academy This
picture contains hut single figure, fisherman IN on
skins and sou wester pulling his dory over hesyy
-, and turning his head anNOnsy to watch the gray
bank along horizon which tells OF the COMING ol to
iSs ccsepnS sr aGsS one 81 the heroes Of seafarnc o
face TO face with one OF its prru- and ath9lsn tse
er.t "a enlisted in this ragged. manly figure. The
picture rervtdcd by dull ieaien tones me water
mas an appearance OF immObty. so that tde dOry rising
uuon "A swell seems to he firmly fixed npon rock bus
this is Il simpler picture than fhe herrlug Net anu
on the whole perhaps more impressive
The last number Of The Art Interchange is accom-
n,ned bv a reproduction Oi n rod crayOr stiiB ~ q
hnad Inv Mira Fowler ant Wild rose design FOR a IAN
mnlut The fr0ntisplece reprOdnces drawing ny
Duet. A corresponding OF this Journal say ron l
wins IN some OF the different studios 10 would seem as II
,ho S,ciciv OF American Artists we're going 10 ma G
,rod exhibition I'm the spring aud Mr. Cnase says tnN
t nenber, of the society resident abroad nave prom
,"d HEIR c,.oper.ton." 1t appears that Mr Kenyon
|oH is tn depct spirit OF the MOON the graceful
oHr, nth large pink wings with witch she has howu
over the hill in the distance. down thOusa tne
~ slowly appears before the rccumDr1t nsure
80 90" in the foreground while Just appearing over
,bo hrov az the hll rises. This DC ''rnioh
ny ,p, oiuv yvbei the edge OF public curiosity. There
" ~ bc tcture OF Jerome Park during race by Mr.