New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-27
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS.
TIVE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.
yn,zrs FOR WATER coLoRs-SoTEs OF IHh hA
praITiOS-ART NEWS ABROAD.


HIBITrON--ART NEWS ABROAD.
A" prize Water-Color Exhibition Is prom
ised for the autumn. Tho American Ars As' ,..,su
win open the season with representative eAO
of water colors by American artists ana the ~
will offer first prize OF $1,000 with prooaps ,,sts
three others. Circulars wi soon pe sens ,snS.a 70
whose contributions may be desired " 49,, ,hs
x.re.s srcf care I'm the acceptance OF WORKS 'a' eo
collection shall be Of fine quality tnroush1u or,sr
NAV he IFS size. The cooperation OIL A" ~, a. -
,s,a.n, abroad Is expected and 1t Is hopeo 'na' o
., ,f,I, represent the best American work 'h "as0
gs n,,yss viii be awarded by popular VOTE
.h visitor TO the galleries will deposit ballot ana tne
.rt win not be made until the close OF inc eA
bhition The American works from the odo' anu o'"'i
mixtures painted expressly for the purpose VIII DO OK
limited at tho same time with the collection OF wafer
colors As At the "Inaugural Exhibition" artists az
home and abroad viii be invited to contribute. one
psmber of the association Mr. Robertson is already In
Paris and another Mr. Sutton. will sail for Europe Oh
MAY O. to perfect arrangements for next years e1nip
tons
Tn order to secure facilities carrying out these plans
further additions the American Art Galleries WI" 10
made during the coming summer Inc hou'0 oA
adjoining the present galleries o" 'n
has been leased and entrance VIII be cut
70 this house from landing midway In the stairs lead
ING from the original gallery TO the three adoea as sum
er Turning 10 the left at the landing the Vis'or WI"
enter round octagona room, beyond which VIII DO
considerable sZc Hocl hDcNo VIM fS-'
Se changed INTO still larger gallery, although the plans
a not vet completed. The rest Of the house VIII be
zee for the reception and storage OF pictures Ihese
I'll furnish remarkably convenient and COM
uite of galleries, equal to any demands when
are likely 60 be made In January, after the samaguh
Exhibition the American Galleries viii be occupied py
Retrospective exhibition Of American are
The National Society of Arts New-York Branch) has
MANNED an exhibition which shall represent American
art from 1885 to 1885, This may be called the "Exhi-
btion OF Century" and it viii be the first WORK OF inc
kind undertaken by the society. The presidents Mr'
Cyrus j. Lawrence and the vicepresidents are Messr
Daniel Huntington John Taylor Johnston, Morris n.
Jesup BENJAMIN III. Field and Henry Parish, jr IN
formation regarding the purposes OF the society VIII
coon be published In circulars. accompaniment hSt vi
the trustees and forms be used in applications Tor
membership.
The first week Of the Prizc Fund Exhibition closes
with sales exceeding 1000 in addition to the $1,000
paid for prize paintings large attendance is re-
ported equaing times 1t Is said the attendance dur
ing the eney Exhibition The pictures sold thus far are
"The Pursuit. William T. Trego. $3.50; "a Glimpse OF
County Kerry" A. ii. wyant, 81 900; Fieur de Lys'
j. H. Caliga, $1,000; "The Antiquaries," f. L. kirk
patrick $500; "a Courtyard in France" Irving X
Wles 1925; "Environs OF Washington" Max Weyl
$500; "a Dress Rehearsal" Charles X. Harris, $780,
"In Portland Harbor," A. T. Bricher, $500; Moon
light in Venice" Samuel Coman, S75oI Landscape
f. De Haven, $50; Return Of the Hero" Charles f.
Pierce $500; "a Country Roadside" X. Swain Clifford
$3.50; Evening at Bsrbzon," Carlton Virgins, $500
a. Summer Day." r. Swain Clifford, $3.50; Autumn
on the Housatonic" William G. Filter $2oo and "one
Day IN June" William T. smedley, s4oo
Predictions Of boom in American art seem TO be
Partially fulfilled by the results of the Academy Exhbl-
and the sales amount to $40 500 at catalogue prices
T9s S'STs sSa sSs 5o
on the whppany River g. II. McCcrd S275 :" Falling
sa 4 a say FsSas s
$50; .'Indian Summer" Q: IL. Eaton, $40
f noTss rse $500
the Alabama, j. 6. Tyler, $500, The Dairy Maid" j.
$50: Remiuiscence F. j. Boston, 500; On the
o. Johns j. asads S9 a Pasl'g SGoT
Pot of Roses" Andrew Teggin, $40. and On Jockey
Hollow" NJ olmstead, S2o.
Recent reports from Paris describe the exhibition Of
greatest art attraction in the y is said that up to
ahs 5oTe Exhibition SsSa WITH far less
ton for very naturally Dore never had any suceess at
s Of Sasod picture. relied mp packed
paintings are hsdiH sese esteem IN kngapd an EFFORT
declined TO touch the sale and the proprietors Of the
AFTER this rebuff" says The London World the eKecu
tors returned 70 Paris and young expert NJ Las9nin
ventory he terrified at the prospect Of disas
trous sale that he went about seeking some other ex
Conducted jointly by XXI Issaun and Georges Petit
who viii do their best to save the posthunous glory OF
that the pictures went for prices which wiz seem
strangely inadequate TO those who have considered Dore
April l3, says: The rst portion ofthe sale Of Gusave
Of the pictures and sculpture The former realized fair
prices; Scotch landscape sold for 200 francs,
superb oomposition Tho Eagle brought 200 francs
the highest price Of the day His large picture Of the
three, and which was exhibited in the salon Of 1870
went for 2.400 francs. His scenes IN London were
francs; the Whtecbapei oldcieties Man. so5 francs
and the 'Flowerseer 900 franco ~ Alexan ode
franco and the bronze human pyramid, Les satlm-
banquss for 1.2oo francs The first two days sale has
produced the sum OK I22 600 francs"
been sent for the Royal Academy Exhbtion in London
Room be found for only one-sxth OF the number An
from ten to fifteen seconds devoted each picture by
tho jury Sir Frederick Leighton has four works.
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feature OF this exhibition Mrs Butler sends another
sas and Of Mr. Federico Sa'd oooda has
painted An Incident Connected with Khartoum ss5"
A Ans mSs ' Of SAINT ERPi a
waterhouss with a subject and Mt Edward Armitage
seymour Lucas sends a historical work called From
painted an AndrOneda and Mr.. Thomas Faed contrib
aiss canvas depicting t1s interior S Of aGna9d cot
asleep beside her. Mr. Alms Tadsma sends picture |
sopSsrs residence in sicily The scene is the space in
trout OF Dorc temple built elf overhaDging the
dressing an audience Mr. Gass chief pictures for the
spring exhibitions are portrait OF MI Gladstone the
interior These works are described by me st. Jaaess
Gasehe follows: The lastnamed shows group |
an ornitholOgis lies upop sofa aud dlates TO group
81 chGSe or he h. beauties so nd psS
niihoiosist himself Is free portrait Of Mr. Thomas |
oIen he hod int and sheYo aof