New-York tribune., 1886-03-22
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.
NOTES or EXHIBITIONS AND ART scnooLs-,pr
NEWS HERE AND ABROAD

NEwS HERE AND ABROAD
The paintings for tho Academy cxhbitir, bs,o l..
sent in, ahd they will offer varons intricate p-o,,
| to the Hanging Committee for the next fortnight 40
number OF pictures submitted is larger than last ,.,
and it is probably safe to count upol an AcaGea a..
hbiton of generous size II would not be safe 10 nr
diet marked Improvement in quality There are q
be three OIL exhibitions this spring and past expcri
ha. shown that the number Of really sroYq rict
urls available at any given time has very definite
limits.
1t is doubtful whether tho managers of the aPr,e
Fund exhibition, will DE able to form collection #
any size without including consd 'rat lc amount of
"paddng" fhc Society OF American Artist, ba,
special reasons for making strong showing howcror
small it may be- and the members will Couhilc., be ex.
pccted to send their best work TO the socetys czh.
ton With all these opportnue, open there should Q
no artist poor 10 he without picture IN an e7h
bition There complain; this season of lack
of chances or coming before the public
One Of the topics suggested by the Morgan sale las
been the profits of picture dealers. According 70
some of these gentlemen, they perfectly coutented
with gros profits cf from 10 to - per cent
They aim that the percentage OF profit in the picture
business Is less than in any business which deals with
articles of luxury Ike diamonds the finer kind, Of
house decoration. Yet dealer seems satisfied that
all his brethren invariably content Themselves with
from 10 10 20 per c'Lt Another subject Of discussion
has been the account given in this column last week Of
the misuse of photography by artists. II is
poor excuse that foreign artist, do the samo
thing. one very apparent reason for obtaining help
from the camera Is the desire to produce much
salable work a. possible another manifestation OF tho
commercial spirit when il mirriug American arr.
And. as was said before. the camera IS often a con-
venieut aid to incapacity.
review of ten years Of excellent work is furnished
in the recently published Report of tie Art Students
League" There has been steady increase in tho
number of pupils and OF instructors and 1t Is now
claimed that this school in the varied instruction it
Offers and III its standard more nearly approaches an
academic school than any in the country. The life
classes are under the charge OF MesSrs Shirlaw, Cox
and Sartan The classes for painting from the draped
model head or still life instructed by Me-srs. Neir,
and W NJ. Chase Messrs. Bcckwith and T. l.. Scott
are the teachers OF the antique classes. Mr. Blashed
has cared the composition class, and Mr. Thomas
Eakin lectures upon artistic anatomy and perspective
There are also costume and sketch classes. The corps
of is evidently strong one, and Tn" results
of their teachings have in many eases well rewarded
their zeal and interest in the school. The management
is characterized by ambitious and progressive spirit
which should meet with abundant encouragement llr.
Frank Waller the author of this Report writcs;
The purpose of tbs school ha, been from the outset TO
raise the standard of art by establishing classes which
would be attended only by lose whose aims were
high and who lad passed through the preliminary
STAGES Of study That the standard l. lower ttan ~e
desire is very true-fOr no art school with the true
sIirit can reach what seems desirable; but We feel
that our standard is lower than might be had We the
opportnues which a moderate amount OF means and
comfortable accommodations would afford Ih'Ss
who pay aud support school are not largely from
the wealthy class but on the contrary to large
extent from those who working part OF the day 10
earn the mopey to pas for the instruction received in
our school during the other part. Teachers from
Cooper Institute and other art sci oos in tue cty arc
here as students and members aud influence goes
out through students in our school, over the whole
United States From the outset the lite classes
have been those which we have considered the most
important The school has been catholic in its
influence and all the best European schools have been
rc,re.epted in lis instructors Education in
tho technical alone is liberal an education as
we claim for art and practicable we shaIi es-
tabsh regular course of lectures on subjects Whlch
are OF interest and instruction TO the students Mr
Waller points out the varied advantages oi tns et as
" a most excellent soil for founding school when III
time may be truly national aud believes that D
schopl established and maintained for ten years 10y tho
students Themselves, with a standard which entities
il To rank as OF the principal schools OF the country
il Indeed il is not chief Of them all-nay hope to Do
Mr.. Waller points out that higher education awsy,
costs more thsn received for il from those who with
to study says As II il not for the beneht OF one
but increased advantages foI all institutions IKE
iay ard or ale have no hesitation ia InahlGS an aP
peal tor SUI port or tie means To 0Hcf lhceh>td dc
lies for study The Art Students League has up 10 me
present time made request for any funds to lnriher
The end II steadily held in view, but mas depended
solely upon the students Themselves Ny: NaItr
nov shows the need of wel-yeutated, weli-lighied,
wellheated permanent rooms suitable for Stucy and
sufficient endowment To remove the necessity ol irNIhs
upon popularity a means OF support and thereby Sc
cure higher standard Regarding the deserts OF the
school hr repeats that II Is Incorporated IL Is man
aged by the students themselves who are members ana
whose profession Is art. IL gives mole hours OF study
from live models than any other school IN the Onitrd
States 1t has the best corps of Instructors III the
country II has Supported itself tor the last ten years
and ha, no floating debt whatever. Ii lds 400 stu
dents yearly in attendance" Mr.. Waller writes OF tho
purposes OF the League with an earnest enthusiasm
| which will command respect lhe quotations rom
ms Report may TO indicate the character OF
school which has always been progressive ana when
has trained many excellent artists. Inc spI o 'lo
school is one certainly deserving OF enconra- cement
and il is to hoped that the League may be enabled
! 70 broaden it, plans become still more import
ant and influential factor IN our art lhe League mas
lrlped t,e,or ten years. and Us history would amply
! iusti an endowment from an OUTSIDER lie only
question suggested is whether more could nos be- ac'
complishcd by union of some OF the art school. o me
city now working sci aratcy. Sooner or laer, as II
! seems to us, thI, point must receive attention
| That there may ne no misunderstanding regarding
the school recently opened uhuel the dN'l''e va
the Socie of Decorative Art the managers stat" tht
the school i, not lor the benefit oi those "ho me,
dabDle III art Tor pleasure, but regular a'dI'hc
! school where earnest workers can receive tie most
thorough instruction in drawing from life dud M cd''
in painting from life. from the costumed no'ri "nd
| from still life These classes under the pefsonH
! charge of Mr.. +. {. Jones aud Carl iiuschotfS tr
classes in design and III tacluicil and manual Fhplng
are under the charge OF Mr. }. L. ladq, WHO na' pTSu
! ~ successful in this direction IN Philadelphia lne
Society of Decorative Art has opened these ci'ses ~
supply to contributors aud Others not ONLY iue ~ -
and most thorough distraction at yer, nOnllai P'I',i
! but TO give them the opportunity 10 "ofh ~ W.
| hrhted and ventilated studios. The evening cdss
mostly free rapidly filling up aud tIosc enf''t
dnr,rS, th. dov i'm earning a livelihood in some art
profession would ell to inquire al once s"u'u ~
da.,r, IN ioin the classes for tie remainder oi III"