New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-28
PAINTINGS At 1HE ONION LEAG UE CLUB

The prepOnderaDce- of French art at the
Un,ou Leag ue last night may be taken appro
pirate iment to tho guests OF the evening aDd yet
Ihe Same tribute 81 France IL Laid by nearly
all loan exhibitions. Many OF our private collee'
tons inaccessible aud there an exhibition OF
masterpieces only impossible. But the club mas
proDaLly never held exhibition or equal interest 40
early in tue season. udee there been but few at
any time OF the sans consequence An exhibition OF
American paintings was worth considering Under Tue
circumstances. anu the cuD has SHOWN Ia its own gal
eres representative American exhibition Of ex-
ceen character is posi- 'e Yet FEW OF Us would Will
ugly OF Inc oe Of the pant
ms first shown last evening For example, theirs was
Millets Waiting" peasant woman pcrring down tue
road toward tho sunset, an Old Olnd Gisn emerging
from doorway cautiously feeling for the STEP tue ny
ures like that OF AROUSED hard by painted with
characteristic truth OF action, tue coorng warm and
ricu in quality This picture, which has not been
exhibited beole in tue city. lent 10y Mrs. George l.
eney who contributed tue Lumber OF nifty
odt OF tue egbty-cisnt psinInEs one OF the TOUR or
pictures winch Mlet painted OF favorite subject
The Lovers" was lout by the American Art Assoca-
lion. The Old WItcn" by Knaus. and Mr. George Ii.
Bouehton's snow In Spring" are both our
public In he Old Witca is dapicted crowd OF boys
abu,ing oil ungr subject not worth
thu while OF this clever superficial paiDtor OF rustic
genres "Snow in Struggling" shows group OF Mr.
Broughtons characteristic aud curious figures shrinking
from the but It furnish adequate reason for
the artists popularity. There are three pictures Uy
Alfred stevens. deftly painted study OF lights aud
shadows aad reflections upon 1ssn called Iete
Rouge" a pct OF n.ures 10y tue sea- hOrc
and another conventional The VISIT All excol-
lent example COiOts stronger aui letter manhur.
Nymphs Bathing has been Leaf by Mr.. j. A Garland.
and find near At hand Daubsby Of unusual ioroe.
Troy.u aud Dupre I'm perfectly represented KUhs
al OF the ii9htur order OF art, genres.
,utasias AMI cost stu-s. there Is abundance in
the prtures OF Alvarez Jullne1 Delort GuSin. kaem.
merer uaco aud Barhldo. the last, OF
the many foil yors OF F.rtuny. ILe Iupressioniss
ClauJo NJ nets Mail Post at Etrrtat These. Ike
Mon enards brilliant painting or highway III southern
ger- Arrival at Tie Ball already familiar 10 Le
gallery haunting public. Leon Lebermitte one OF tue
visorou, of the younger meo wno nave taken 10
pOrtrayng peasant life since Mlots tipo IL represented
by The Rest t. Harvest tIrld unequal picture
containing one hgnrr the wolan sitting. Of nucn ply
steal grandeur israe!s heturu from Fishing :" aud
Making Pancakes" pictures Of pOrancs. will
WHO have loarhe u recognize the artists
sympathy with his subjects. tiberts GYPSY Fortune
Teller anu Geromes touhtaih oi 'le Orooouie zen
nothing More Interesting IN supJec ~ least IL
Geroine's The Baihers, wnch his touch becomes
ought less hard than his archec urai details. and
hardness feeling OF m-chaiisu AMI
the boodlr IN lemlc ngures Of Bougue
or tho " kebecca " Of CabaneL
tOr the rest ny note The presence or various ex
amplos OF Henner aui DsZ including !ar.e landscape
of Interest by the lattr strong study OF head
Jules Breton. with one two other mall pictures.
In nice es rather than with bread h. AID pictures oy
COur DIS. Lefebrr, Max tn little water color Tiger and
SERPENT rhe American artists represented In tue col
lection are Messrs Edward Moran. Eastman JohusOn
William sartain. II. Is. Jones. AMI H. }. Mowbrax, the
last with pretty continuation Of his Oriental hsfnes.
Mr. Moran has pau ted NJ. Barth0lfs statue rs II will
decked with flags Tins painting and anther Of the
scene ut tbs arrival Of the Liberty hung in the
large ball The loan collection we may add. VIII remain
exnUltion through the week for the benefit Of the
CLUBS friends.