New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-13
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS.
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.
SALES AT THE ACADEMY ExHIBTTIoN-ART NEWS
HERE AND OUT or TOWN.


the first week over 1000 single admission
tickets have been sold, and than 1000
catalogues. Buyers continue to show preference
for small pictures at comparatively low prices and
of the large and costly works have yet been dis
posed of. The paintings sold since the last time
OF writing "Andante" william Morgan, $3.50;
"southside Road" II. II. Du Bois 1925; " Her
First Letter" W. V. Birney, $3.50; Grandfathery Ad
vice." g. W. Maynard " Farewell" Hamilton Hamilton,
$780, "Veied Head" Hamilton Hamilton $3.50; "The
Old Curiosity Shop" Charles Muller $3.50; In May
time" J. ". Champney. $l75; "a Summer Day. Carl
Weber, 5000; "OR Venice" W. L. Palmer. $50;
Poverty" John Kavanagh 500; Socialist" Robert
Koebcr, $3.50; 1.-TWO German Peasants" j. II. Caliga,
$175; Interior at NewWndsOr," Hamilton Hamilton,
$500; Head" j. King $50; "A Quiet Vale" Leonard
Ochtnan. $9j; Morning" c. A. Walker, S35; En-
tcing" J. Decker, $50; IAN October Day., W. NJ Post
$50; Head" L. NJ. Bulentin. $50; and 4" Summers
Farewell" Leonard Ochtman, $50.
The regular Academy catalogue is supplemented this
year by two Independent publications. The National
Academy Notes." edited hy Mr. Charles NJ. Kurtz enters
upon It's fifth year which sufficient proof OF its popular
acceptances The present volume includes catalogue,
many illustrations accompanied by amiable dc
scrptve text and considerable pertinent information
relating early Academcian and the art attractions
OF New-York. Mr.. Kurtz's useful handbook certainly
has for existence, but 1t Is hard TO see the
ras,n de6e of the Echings OF Notable Academy Pic
lures" issued by g. w. H. Richie The volume is neatly
printed but little can he said 0ri it, 1t is imp0ssi
bic that the artists whose pictures selected as not
able be held responsible for the bad taste OF this
publication. II is anonymous, except that Mr. Ritche
appears the publisher and the author OF the ncon-
scquentia e;chugs Add these the selections and the
prposterous text which really makes good work ride
uous. and Mr. Richie bears heavy burden Of respon-
sibity.
The Subscribers to tho Przc Fund" will meet at the
American Art Galleries to-day and choose a committee
decide upon the acceptance OF pictures and to select
the works which will be purchased for
iious museums. Everything relating to the
position II the exhibition and designation Of the
called prize pictures" will be in the hands OF the sub
>cjcrs To the fund ON Friday. which Will be "Varish
ur and Press iav the committees decisions will he
nacard by cards attached To the paintings selected Tor
purchase. The exhibition Will be opened 10 the public
week from today
II definitely announced that the Society OF American
Artists VIII hold no exhibition THIS season. Since the
Watts lection remain the Metropolitan Museum
aymab for The socetys usc No satisfactory place OF
exhibition could Ice found that
rule ia councils of the ely. After only seven
annual exhibitions the Society OF American Artists
tak OF autumn exhibition and OF great revival next
year Boston viii gain by he sooley's failure To hold
s.rnS cSmb.iioh. Tor many pictures winch have been
kept back FOR the Society viii now be exhibited In Bos-
An example Of Domingo has been placed exhibit
ion IN NJ Avery'- gallery, the subject Vcla-qucz
work upon large canvas ~ MS studio with Philip ~
The background. The picture is Interesting for
%. display ~ technical facility and for the treatment OF
sht, although the f-lrr painting is not equal IN pre-
cis.on and vvldness TO that IN the Spanish Cafe"
large plr re by LcicNTe accompanies Gcyfcs " PrOd
eil son" The latter IA an excellent example Of the
artist His conceptions were Thought ont and executed
with furmhlity never entirely suborilnated and
usually pfeaO unant The sprit IA which he painted
"", 10 '9m eAte 4. an laher in,s RON tIo classical
scuonl of the cary years or TINS century. Never
ueie-s his pictures contain occasional eN
prcssions OF sentiment which must be recognized
even by thoSc Who pronounce ms 'hrciuliy hhiShen
work weak AMI bOOIlcss. In this picture the central
figure the mother. conveys tho idea genuine feeling
Aside from thlS thc painting i worth study as mus
tratiug certain school OF At the gallery of Messrs
R.icharl * 20. group VI American pictures is shown
which includes examples OF Mesrs luness, WANT and
Bolton Jones. Dir. inu's's sptlnS scene presents in
"suhSrt al tho Ac1deny Tie foliage ia the left fore
ground turned to hrgAt yellow by the sunlight is
trees in the middle distance iGe contrast
- not 80 strong rs IN '"ipe Of Mr. inosss pictures. ana
suit fOrcibe than the picture pitched IN
one kew rou shout and this painting i, by no means
the least successful OF Mr. nnesss recent minor works
The picture 10 Mr. Wyatt il delightful little nlustra
ton OF his treatment OF sunlight elects upon
foliage.
The trustees Of the Boston Museum Fine Arts have
sscd their report Tor 1884 Tue years Attendance is
Owen as lGS.2@'. The receipts at the Mn.cum we're
D. Park,rs bcqucst OF 100000 is evidently warmly APP
preciAtcd. much j. saIi IA the usual vein regarding
lack II funds Tor building purposes and Tor additional
pdrcha.cs tbs lack prevents the trustees from secur
ing the Two Etrnscan sarrophaS decorated Win recnm-
beat h-i aad hi'rcleis &hlch were Drought 10 los
ton for the International LNA!ptiOu OF 1883. Ii is
thu ,tltguts az TIE Nh have obtained
bali the sum needed Tor the purchase Of RegnaHts
Autour iOn.' II the sum needed Is $1,000. ;hc
price for time upon the picture oncha oi the
amount !" more ihh Wa la' lof te pIlhtlhS Dy the
speculative gentleman who j. endeaVorlns 20 eject It's
sale Tue gs received by The Museum during The year
Included pottery, glass, and coins rOm the excavations
OF A-sos cast of she al,arPece ia the Metropolitan
Appleton tud one 81 paintings and Japanese CurlOs from
III, late thomas g. Appleton.
According to The Bai more Sn the ClaShorn collection
of print, been purchased hy Mr f. Harrison Garratt,
l .spf his tlttf AN ~ e,eI
at fist MI r. H. Garrett IS spoken OF rs an intelligent
collec OF illustrated manuscripts and missais"
The latest foreign catalogue l. that of the pictures col
lcctcd by suermoudt OF Rotterdam. which Will he
sold NJ Amsterdam April Is Comparatively lew OF
the artists represented are known In ms country Inc
works OF NIuVe the brothers Aatl Neuhuys ana ArtI
have been introduced within few years and received
painter. Kockkork. Biomncrs, B9.boon, j. H. L. DE |
Haas, YerbUeckhOycn. and NeyvasSat are also |
more or less familiar Inis ftonoouon Is COM
Dntch ana Belgian pictures The Dutch art OF to-day
mas no nconsidcrabe influence upon our own painters
although IT scauty the corrections Oh ahl
ntcurs Every water color exhibition shows abundant ap
probation Of the style OF york In which Mauye aud Mars
Tie leaders. IN" manner OF me btIsian artist YER
boccLhoyen belongs I" the last generation bui Herr SHe
tecmrd by those who were ms neighbOts during MS NE
WitUA the few years Americans, as well as English
crn Dutch and Belgian painters picture by the Belgian
artist Van Ger VHaet'f mS roriin f. he lon
den the picture reprcse nts the moment before the
execution beautiful sr condemned To death for the
assassination Of a spanard who had insited her The
story is one of the best known In the annals OF the Neither
, and the artist hns portrayed 1t with no little mas
frrv lie paints in the wcliknown manner Of the strict
Antwerp school. which IL one Of the few schools IN
Emrope that encourage these serious historical paint
ings.'
The LouI0p Nctes says: "a portrait OF Madame Mod
iesKa who Will play in London next week In Adrienne
Leco:vreur at the Iycenm may now be seen at Messrs
Dowdeswelrs, In New BOnd-st. II was painted by
vounc American artist Mr.. Frank Fowler. ana Is the
rnncrty of the lady herself who has lent 1t for few
dys only It is remarkable for its curious scheme OF
coior-a pale green and gray being the predominant
tin,s cnpoyed as a contrast to tho bright complexion
md dark hair of the sitter
Regarding tho recent exhibition OF the -" Be9helm