New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-13
AET NEWS AND COMMENTS.

The invasion Of the conservative Academy
Of Design by the French radicals forms
trast which IS not without suggestveness. Tho colec
ton represents little which not illustrated by the
exhibition at the Art Galleries, but the add
10 round out and complete It's character
There 10 an expressive and excellent portrait
b. Ms Mary Cassatt. an American artist
OF uadoubtei talent who has joined tho "iE
pgcssi"nist" SCI )o within few years "a Family
Group by the artist is lent by Mr.. A J. Cassatt,
Who $50 lends a Holland by Manet and
river scenes by that brilliant painter. Claude Monet.
Manets Boy with the Sword. one OF the best Of his
figure studies comes from the collection OF Mr. Erwin
Davis who lent the picture to the Barthodi Pedestal
Fund Exhibition. Mr.. H. o. Havemeycr lends
pies OF Monet and Psaro and there OF Degass
cleverly ugly ballet girls who "Repeating tho
Dance" and shown Behind the Scenes" By Rcnor
there are two large paintings Of dancers which have
the merit Of certain vvacity, together with study
Of woman in a garden, which Is more than
usually hanboyant and irritating in the juxta-
position OF crude coors. Other new pictures will
be found here and there in the galleries and for
visit the Academy will not result IN One new
painting by an artist who IA not an "impressOnst"
hangs the head Of the main stairway and IN It's class
10 TO be ranked with tue examples OF Laurens and Leroe
THIS is Melns Hounds Hunting. superb painting of
energetic action. suggesting the yigOr of treatment
inheritance from Deacroix. In the south gallery
.Boy vim the F,fe" ana bis magniacentiy painted
"hoture NO,ts" on one side and tho boy with the
gallery. where the pictures OF Laurens ana Roll
have been placed 10 better advantage are
RcuOirs large FshermaIIs Children ana his Dance
a. BouSivaL" the norm gallery contains Manets Beg
gar" AbsiDtbe DrBker" and Philosopher" win
other examples including the "Confct Between the
kearsargc ani Alabama" The pdsels ana wateTcolors
sre the part the corridor, and tie northwest
gallery contains seurars "The Blthers." and other
more examples of the school, together with
Touon" the Oriental scenes of Huguet. and the paint
fngs Milan among the pictures fouside OF those
By uni ressiOnsts" winch have already made friends.
Within this school the paintings OF Claude Monet alone
would form most inspiring exhibition OF rcsh and
vial although uneven work by artist for whose work
fbuDdant appreciation may confidently be predicted
Tie sale Of NJ. Defoers pictures, which TOOK
place Paris May D. the most important held In
that city years. NJ. Defoor is Belgian whO to-
eether with brother made fortune Ia the service OF
Paris years He is described as show
ing marked tastes except for gambling until he be-
amateur Of pictures Of great price which he
hung the walls OF his billiard room; and then sud
deuy after the publication OF tho results OF the great
Morgan sale NewYOrk heard that the Det0er collec
ton be brought to the hammer" His forty paint
ings twelve pAses and drawings sold for
1885 900 francs, S207 600. Not single picture
purchased by an American Mr. Knoeder 10 quoted by
Albert Wolf In Figaro as saying of MeissonePs Ma
poe0n-leA which brought 30 600, IL had tho inten-
ton OF buying that picture but with duty OF $4,000
added 1t would have cost $33, 600 because An an
American" Thereupon n Wolf remarks. /" 80 much the
better II tho of the masters remain 10
Ssaass Even without Americans there 10 stii market