New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-19
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS.
NOTES ON THE EXHIBITIONS.
SALES At THE ACADEMY-ARr NEWS rLsE"HERE'
The Halgarten and Clarke prizes Will be


The Hallgarten and Clarke prizes will be
awarded ut the Academy Wednesday. The catalogue
OF the exhibition indicates l3j pictures fulfilling the
requirements Of the competition. But TINS large mum
her not to prove EMBARRASSING. Tor the majority
pictures be safely put aside nc once III Is
not encouraging the rounds OF the galleries ana
the quality of paintings submitted with some hope
OF a prize Amateurs and beginners may gain courage
from finding their pictures actually hung and marked
with sar I'm the catalogue, but the character or the
exhibition not improved thereby. Fortunately the
exhibitors. whose hands tho choice IA wisely placed
can atone degree for the lack OF discrimination
shown by the Hanging Committee.
There is a vast array OF studio and other interiors,
whose chief claim upon the observers attention thr
abored painting of furniture and bricabrac This sort
of pnoto graphic the increase but Of really good
subjects strongly painted there are but few
First In size among the competing pictures Is
Mr. C. Y. Turner's ambitious painting OF the Dridal
procession of Priscilla and john Alden Inc sho)ec' 81"
good one and the picture bOCn In its conception ana
the OF honest which 1t represents Is Tar
above OF its companions Yet Mr. Turner fails here
rs has failed before to intere. one in the personality
of his Characters lie seemsto be aware oil what MS
figures ought express and yet to lack the power TO
express IT, Perhaps he trusts to those who see MS WORK
supply the missing individuality. Or true human IN
erest there te although tbs artist resorts to patent
devices to make believe hs characters are real
and IN earnest Here MS pcture IL WEAK. iHi'n
beautiful work, hut beauty In coOring at least not
to be er pected Yet it necessary acknow edge that
few OF the young painters have shown themselves pos
sessed OF such ideas. and tins az well a. some OF
the workmanship much to Mr. Turner's credit In the
same gallery Is Mr. +. G. JOncs's painting OF pretty
model overhaung the books IN an OLD chest Inc chest
ami books exceently painted the graceful reader
an effective figure bat model after all And yet one
lakes little more Interrst SIR JOnrss reader than In
the two figures OF Mr.. Percy Morans "Divded Atten-
ton" This Is "a wellexecuted example OF work which
has further for existence than the display oi
the artist. proficiency. camera placed before the
two models would reader til IN with as much
feeling and it ma be that Messrs.
Percy and Leon Moran have lost some finer feeling
through familiarity with the BIt there Is much
delicate dexterous painting here although the relations
OF the lounge The wall are dubious. and the pIctdre
peascs the eye better than Mr.. Leon Morans Inter
rupted Conspiracy" Mr. Bar'e, in his Plaster shop"
pants frankly repeliant picture, cold aud bleak IN
color and with little other interest than the artists skill
in initiating the OF the shop THIS skill Is OF no
Orler but there Ia promise OF batter thugs IN tie
natural attitude " cure here which one could wish
Of some real Importance and OF the hgure in study IN
the east gallery Mr. j. Il. wes's devotion to cleyer-
ness" HIS produced technlc. results than his
CorLer Tdule" mas howe the merit OF GER
tam vyaclOus cxpressveness Mr.. Brney contributes
various studies OF children ana wndow-sAt effects aud
interiors OF winch Is remir6eOl-. alhou;h Inc
Book
Concert" sholi please the ayeraee gallery visitor
Mis- Lesley emphasizes the fact that faces and figures
IN the immediate foreground of most impressive size.
bat the fact does al! 10 the pictorial value or her
work. granting II TO be without eKassrraton she gives
gimpses Of child character here on winch nope may De
based better tings in the future Mt De Luce IN
The Kings Health shows that he has had IN mind the
emotions which his characters ought TO feel yet
they have been peryers. like MS coios, buc there Is
not mach to DC said for the quality of the painting
II Is not difficult matter select one strong land
scape among the number although ths committee mas
.kied Mr ". A. Collins " Moonlight IN Harvest" ms
is sound ami piece Of painting The landscape
with it, excellent distance expresses the quiet OF the
night time The SKY might perhaps bear tonlng down..
the picture the whole Is SO good that one can
hardly hold the artist responsible for tho " reflections
ia the next gallery Messrs. q w. Eaton anu Ochtnann
evening and other landscapes, some OF tue
pleasing Order and others by III. Et,on approach.
in viorucr OF Mc-srs HlsDrouck. Rost and 1udel
Among tho waterscape. can be said Tor Mr.. Palm
er's towards the LllI " hdu for his blush Vene-
tan moonlight brilliant a. 1t Is. Mr. j. o. Tyler paints
the rocks shore with impressive fidelity In his
Looking Seward" but his marines represent him
poorly. Mt r. c. COxe's " The Fog whistle deserves
better place There is life in this picture and a fine
sugges lyeness The yachts bow ioD ning mp through
FOX adds almost dramatic toIcl me uneasy wa
may entirely At least these aro not
the TIN waves winch know well Mr.
III. L.
size which shodd prove popularity attractive
Both represent the artlsts lovs OF detail OF tine fin
ISM" which carried with curious results Ia his
painting Oi an Italian mounttIn lis Last Uiean Is
very favorable example OF manner OF rendering ma
which, untortuna iy hardly be regarded rs IN
diydua. To return to the figure paintings, something
should be said Of Mr. FOwer's head AMI an outdoor
study marred not by too much zeal, but by too much
paint, aud Of vtrou. efforts by Mr.. c. c. Curran. in
Guiding or two pretty heads which show promise
Mr.. Blu nnemann furnishes an example OF detail paint
ing good possibly anything that ne bias done, very
clever without feeling for color aud with too little
atmosphere AuoIer cherries example OF this knd OF
work Is by Nj. WatrOus Messrs. Rice aud Dowda
send stndl,s for the latter. Taxing Header Is moth
ing else. Way not plcturcsl MI AIexanders portrait
OF Dr. McCosh still seems To rs study. IL Is excellent
for its quiet aud dignity, but why not allow the body to
show itself define the features more clearly. aud suodue
the green wlicn out of keeping with the well sea-
soncd me apnysItanI Mr. Has,an's large street scene
may truthful enough but these bleak rows Of Boston
houses interesting. The artist might borrow
hint from the vyacous individual h5ures IN Jean Be
rAuds street scenes. There arc other pictdres Dy
licssrs f. Il. Green Baer Norris an a or more OF
Others, with hints OF promise. others with tho
promise yet invisible Others still like Mr.. Rheafs huge
pain ing Of stod figures and wooden draperes, embody
lag the faults OF schools or other artists
The three most nportant mpressionst paintings
at tho American Art Galleries rank among the best
works publicly exhibited this city Of recent years
Ierors The Organ" has had an 0cd3h conrteT IN ms
Potato Gatherers." large canNa, shown lew
III unths IN the gallery OF hulIhru x Co.. where
small paintings by TINS artist nave frOm tune 10
tine been exhibited. But The organ IS the work
upon which .rOle best afOrd To stake MS reputt-
The picture is cur"usy misnamed III Is not the
organ but the singers VOICE which Doth artsJ ana Ou
server nave most mind II Is TO this that the men
ana women listening VINO stand or 81 III attentive
IN the rear Of Tue choir "a ery Eacn hgure
III ely ndIvduaLci ana pDsci with aimirablS truth
fulnesS Before IN the front or the gallery stands
tLr slender grsh nsurc or her Larger al-
dience unseen below. her voice going out
into the empty upper space OF the church
TIE feeling OF space vvtdly conveyed. he ped
by the contrast OF the hight church walls ana