New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-30
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IN AUTUMN EXHIBITION,

PAINTINGS AT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES.
Tbs autumn exhibition ct the American Art Galleries
contains 227 paintings wfcn nave been selected with
considerable discrimination. They arranged with
Intelligent reference their mutual relations and u the
CONVENE OF the vistor No especial efort has been
made obtain the american Salon paintings. bat fifteen
twenty have been contributed. and tho WORK OF
Messrs Chambers. Denmsn and Howe Is tue most am
bilious u the collection ASIDE from the Salon pictures
aud ant show of portr ,turc this collection Is COM
posed OF medium and cabinrt sized laudscsTes, ngus
Tieces genres heads and Of which It
bs SAID that very few ara devoid OF interest AZ an
Autumn Introductory exhibition " tn no pretence TO
the elaboration OF the sprog displays few requirements
left unuldled. is exhibition TO bs visited with
interest and revisited with pleasure for II seldom nap
rers that tie spectator tails 20 md himself within reach
OF some example OF American art which Is worth his
attention. This due partly the that tina younger
landscape painters and several OF the dgufs painters
are we'll represented AMI also the vglsnt supervision
which caused rejection OF more pictures tnan wers
accepted The result Is exhibition 10 Oe called
markabe only by comparison, but OF an evenly meri-
torious character. We recall autumn exhibition OF
such excellent quality throughout as this
Although important" works are In q small minority
we may cits Mr. W. Ii. Howe's Normandy Bull ~
picture which to tho familiar phrase would 10
honor to almost modern collection Cattlspieees
are apt barren OF Interest the gsl
leryhaubter Is concerned but the sturdy comfortable
lazily curious animal which Mr. Hove ha, paintsi
quietly aud well has Individuality whish the
cockEey appreciate. II IS trohf i, inelli
gent and sympathetic wnich Mr. Howe has done.
his picture ass tho essential qualities of life AMI
atmos Much has said of American subjects
for artists and suclLa pictlrO Mr.. George W.
ChamberSs End OF the Day shows that SONS artists
in the West we'll some in tho East thu looA
for what characteristic and also pic Oral IN
national e Mille piated the peasant lifr OF Grucny
aud BaIbzon, which he knew best Mr.. Chambers has
painted American peasants dusky held han Is In our
Sodth returning la the gioannk wearied by day
OF toll. We have hal u surieit OF humorous negro
ge,s and It s doubiy pleasant 10 motto tue melancholy
dignity witch Mr.. Chambers has inve,fei his prn-
ciPa figure. The coorlnx OF tue picture NAY be unfr
p0sse-snely esdsD, the Virginia rai fen mas DO I'M
duy conspicuous IN tue composcD hut this IL higher
direction Mr.. II. q. Denmsn seems 10 ne ut tie part
lug VI uncertain WHITTIER not 20 follow Dir.
combinations alone As vet he DOES net ignore the claims
OF tine and form and texture bat ms Trio :; is rray
" symphony IN mAuve." His Wsnipra OF tue gsmut
OF reds is not witbo Il dexteri,y altaorgn the comb
non OF tones is cleversr and more Harmonious in tho
second picture, but obvious defect In both Is the
is Offensive not % much perhaps trom its 30 or which
almost vermou a on account OF ats sharp angie and
the line OF the harp most unfortunate rhe dgurss
sI@nsiy groans ami III pot PieIe' notan,T 10 ias
ter the sheet music Is disturbing from It's hgn vald- and
the light blue Jar uneaSy near tue edge tie table
Clearly Mr. De man must learn TO com, ose TO cho"se
his centres inteligently 10 prng ms pictures og ther
like an unconm0uiy resb AM attractive eAsDple OF Tao
French Ian school by Onys thertr-e, anu
painting Ell allied lhe Cooper b. Mr. Charles
e. Parker. which is enccvc In naive way, are among
the Iic from the AdtOH OF the others sni OF Mr.
GrOrsmifh's npies conventional English art Of
must speak at another time.
Our home artists uave contributed generots number
of landscapes which iuclue at MS ing variety ot
ots. As example or tone tue cha ing bit OF
color which Mr.. Tryon calls October II leasaBt
resting place fot the eye. and Mr. Stiles in Two land
sca.es shows the impre Of simplicity A.ssrs
Murphy aud Crane show work which agree BILE N not
remarkable and Mr. Parton sends nicely pantod little
1t Hand scene winch Is possibly suggestive or Dr
Leader Mr.. Gay has air aud ace IN MS painting OK
eslt-m3rseS better ctufe than tnat In tho Academy,
bnt boats the lett only be ex l,tnei on tho
theory OF poiuts OF virw. M-s-rs Davis Boimrr.
Butler. Eaton. Dewey. Filter, Ursyson. Minor. steele,
Wlgens, Sartn aud Weyl are among other painters u
laniscapcs Mr.. Ulrich essayed 10 pant female
d with results hardly satisfactory Tue cur ,usly
distorted face in ais Happy lhru ht does NOS bear
out the tte. Bis picture IN Gallery b is attractive
enough colorins, but tue PAINTING Is not workm mike
Mr.. Miei's " Girl Recalling 10 a clryer example OF
while Mr. Juenslins with much less skill. and with
eupsraDunds 0ce OF paint has nevertheless msnsaed
Faithfully to in cato certain childish characteristics.
OF figure pal srnt by Messrs Birney, WIZ
Brown Mr.. A. r. Ryirrs feeling for opulsnt co orng
has transformed stable Interior Ito picture watch
recalls t Gercaults work But IN pioi Of tnis
size AIR. Ryde"s weakness as draushtsman Dec,rues
Mrs r. n. Nichols. pictures OF Venice Oy Mr. Nicnos
shore by MessrA Coke, Richards Butler LYMAN,
anu HOeber. marines by Mes-rs- R-Un Slepi ard
and portrait OF rOl0Oe r. c. Ingersol by Mr. Strick
ler Those ana others must wait another time. fwD
paintings not new are Included IN us cO.c On Mr.. W.
L. Marshalrs colo sal Heal OF Christ" with
craving. and Characteristic child genre by the Late
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