New-York tribune., 1886-01-11
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS.
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.

exhibition and exhibition of wood engravings at the
Groler Club offers unusually favorable opportunity
for the study OF original bask and white work done Dy
illustrators and of tine transations of that work by the
leading American engravers. At the Grolier Club tho
proofs sent by each engraver are grouped under AIS
name. First in the order Of arraneemsnt comes Mr. W.
b. Closson, whose sensitive touch Is shown to excellent
advantage in engravings after the late George Puers
Nydia" and other paintings the peculiar delcscy OF
which has been we'll preserved BY the sympathetic
engraysr Among other eDgrayings from pair tngs ~
Mr. Coss0n Of Christ disputing In the Temple"
Mr. Johnson follows with series 0f strong portraits
of Herschel Garrison Webster Longellow and others
after Rembrandt and Carolus Duran Mr. T. Cole might
have made more remarkable showing had his engrav-
nes directly from old masters been available but 10
Is, one may easily be content With his accomplished
renderngs OF portraits OF Carlisle and CourDet, ana OF
water -colors by Mr.. winslow Homer. Mr. +. D. King
translates Messrs. Church and Abbey, also meeting
the varied requirements Of illustrations for The Vegas
Rudder" "The New York Stock Exchange" and a
recent article upon the French painter Bonyn Baryes
Tiger Hunt" the alehouse scene from she Stoops to
Conquer" aud illustrations OF Tho Vegas Rudder"
and " Leon BOnvin" among the subjects engraved
by Mr +. H. Wellington. Mr.. Henry Woif shows
engravngs after Messrs Reinhar Gibson aud Low. and
after goua,h aud india ink drawings by Mr.. Abbey
Mr. f. French well represented in the superb series OF
engravings after Baryes bronzes He contributes some
finely executed floral designs as well IS engravings atef
Messrs Reinhsrt ard Low. Dir. X. A. Muller shows
engravnys after Barge, Vedder, Hans ana Dercggert
Nativity" AMI Mr. J. NJ. Turkey reproduces Messrs
Siillet Gibson and Pyle, Barge, aorris's Friends OF
Foes and portraits Jackson aud Prudence crandal
nave been engraved ty Miss @. A. Powell Paget,
Dielman and Mrs. j. G. Sheppard have furnished sub
Iects for Mr. s. G. Putnam. Mr. g. Eruells engraved
portraits OF Grant Lincoln and Dsrwia are accom-
panied by q striking Heal OF Russian jew" and aro
ane r.yed after Mr. Kappess The End OF the Hymn"
Ir Elbrdye Kingsley contributes one or two engrsv
ngs directly from nature with several copies, Mr. j. p
Davis translates Messrs Alexander. Pyle AMI Church.
and Mr. J. g. Smthwck sends eugrayings after Messrs
Abbey, Smiile and others.
This brief list imperiectly indicates the scope OF an
exhibition OF uncommon interest The engrayings
shown have been all nearly all published In HdTprs
Or The Century, the engraving as 1t appears In he
magazine often passed over as son ehng entirely
mpersona. In the GrOlier Club exhibition tue maya
zne reader il brought into personal relation With tho
artist engravers who have contributed so much to MS
enjoyment often with little acknowledgment. The
technical methods of the school of initiative engray
ing in this collection need not be discussed
here bur it IA safe to say that the exhibition affords
additional for pride In the superiority mainained
by Americans branch OF art The exhibition also
that tie advance in the ncecs OF printing Whlca
warmly recognized by foreign critics has Kept
pace with the development OF American w0Od-engrV
ing And yet IL Is impossible for the engraver always 20
receive due justice In tho printing OF enormous eions
OF the magazines and therefore this COLLECTION pnc-
pay OF proof engrayings Is peculiarly satisfactory.
Altogether. the Society of American Wood Engraversk
to be congratulated upon its admirable showing
Circulars are issued for the siItyhrs annual exhbi
ton Of the National Academy OF Design Lists OF work.
for the exhibition must be the secretary OF the
Academy on Or before March 6. and card bearing the
title and the names Of owner and artist should be
attached TO each contribution Wo.ks will be received
at the Academy from Monday, March s. to Thursday.
March H. Nonresident artists must send their contrl
buttons to agent IN this city, as no exhibits In
packing boxes will be received at tho Academy.
Attention is called usual to the Clarke and Halgaren
prizes Tho first, Of $780, Will be awarded to the best
American figure composition, painted Ia the United
States by American citizen. For the three Hasar
ten prizes OF $500, 5000 and 500 respectively, all
pictures will be considered 20 be In competition whic1
have been painted ia tho United States by American
citizens uader Thirty five years OF age, and which nave
not before been publicly exhibited Ia this city OF
vicinity" meeting OF exhibitors to award these przct
will held at tue Academy on the afternoon Oi April
2l Vanishing day will be on Friday April 2 from 10
a. m. TO p. The usual discourtesy is shown 10
critics They are invited after p. NJ. to take their
among vsrnsh pots and stepladiers It hard
FOR Academicans grasp The idea that morning view
for members the press alone Is most advantageous
to artists well as writer's The Academy exhibition
will be open the public April ). closing on May To-
a Souvenir OF the Gsnges," painting by Mr. t. Ia
Weeks which received honorable mention at the last
Salon. has been placed exhibition in the gallery OF
Messrs KuOeder Il Co. In letter from the artist mo
features OF this vast composition are explained as
follows: The dying fakir is draped in orange cotton
cloth a color worn by nearly all fakirs or religious
fanatics In the background, the red temple IN TIC
centre rising out OF the canvas is called the godea
temple all the spires etc. are tipped aud plated with
gold Below Is the burning Chat where cremaiions Is
always going Along the shore at the bottom OF the
steps platforms OF paaks built out over the water
where the 3rahnin priests ahrsetc.. oathe anu ies" %
mating on which the owner names are otsn Paiheim
red letters soIne corpses arc noatns ia tho W''ef'
bodies VI people too poor TO nay their bufyllg
used to keep a boy with long pole stationed IN tao
boy OF my boat to push them on 's they nohtei Oy,
Tne background Is absolutely as IOuhd H. ahu saw
the incident OF the dead man being ferried across ~
they believe that II they die on tue other se they arc
changed into some lower animal and do not attain INV
1t Will therefore. that Mr. weekss picture has
so me claim upon Attention OF the cufiOis, ahds
certain value IA a faithful record Of tharsotersuo
phase OF Oriental life and ,eath IL represents an a
ious although uDsuccessfO attempt to capture S4ol
medal. a competition IN which tue siLe OF tle c.ns
kind are dependent sub that II IS harI 10 Iaa
in chem other qualities except those OF lecihqo ~
nm ot tbe water AN the bright stone steps aud
walk aud In the sky Is doubtless Approximately trn
nl hut as regards the least It is extensively
earlsb The perspective l. faulty and conuSins ~
difficult guage the distance from the loat % tuo
ing aud still difficult to reconcile The compi,'M M
size OF the hgures IN either place with the appae S
tance once when Met crlticsLg the AeA u
atmosphere In painting Of an Oriental scene Sos np
ANY country" replied Met, there must De alI 81.
so 1t may be said that there must have been AT m w w
scene although tho artist Fails to express H. ne M, @
also cccsssul in diferentiatDg teXtlr
light cotton robe OF the dying fakir falls III ios ,rsr
ingly rigid aud heavy as the wOoi OF urv !, Se4,
patched old boat On the other hand thsre Is s ,hs
strong fgure work In the drawing and nodeluh. All
dusky half nude forms OF boa man and OF lahts 80
the artist shows skill N his architectural en
As has inripated, there is no question hete ~
higher motives but the painting IL anOit'o
has "a dramatic side. and 1t contains evidences u '
artists progress n Gis profession
No engrsvngs by Mr.. Henry Marsh are snoWI hn a. sn @
Groer Club exhibition, for the reason that ~ uV a,
grayer's III health prevented his recent pracS
The art in which he has done sucD eNeeIen,, wi,
Durnl his illness however Mr. Marsh Eas ehtcat Ar
new ncld of occupation and the American ~.
galleries there shown some charming eN1hEri
his taste and skill In china painting Ihese ,gns