New-York tribune., 1886-02-08
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS.
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.
NOTES OF THE ExHIBITIoSs-ARr NEWS HERE Ann
ABROAD.


romarkablv eood showing for the hrss week
Since the last time OF writing the iohO"hs
mixtures have been sold, of Fastnet LiGht hehy H.
smith, 5000; winter" II. b. Jones, SID; AT ths
Fountain" f. II. Blashheld, 800 Brush burInns'
Edward Moran $500; An Afternoon Call, L H.
Freen,an Sl5o Zaaniam, HoIl and" Samuel Colm"h
s25o. Evening" Henry Farrer 5000; "Ihe Earth
hath Bubbles" John Johnston $75; Early spring
A. b. Tompkins $50; November Afternoon u. r.
Hasbrouck SI5; A Cloudy Day" C. W. E"toh' s-o'
wa,,ip, - walter Satteree, $40; Chd's Head,' = NJ.
r,eeborne SIP; a Summer Day" |. r. Wies. S9o;
q who's in our Frontr T. De Thulsrup, $3.50; Coast
(;uord station" j. F. Hind, $50; Nov mDer Evening"
Carleton Virgins S35 Cap" J. Baamgarthet slo;
" Twilight" r. Lovewell $40; Head" JIG BeeKVlth'
eco. g Nca- East Hampton" Bruce Crane, Sio;
a pasture Land" W. J. whittemoe. S25; " Heah.
= q Curan S35; "P.nks" A. T. Moorehead, S29;
" Early spring" W. J. whlttemOIe. Sl3 winter I"l'
uqhtU I. Ochtman $50; Winter Evening" T. J." "h
Corder goo; Near Buffalo," j. c. Nieo, 800; Just
as he I, IT Them" S G. Norton $780, Looking mp the
R,verp Arthur Quartey SIS; stll Lfe." G. t. van
co,der s15: In Portland Harbor" NJ X. LOngtehcw,
$40: SKETCH" Charles Parsons, so; sweet "'Fi
Graduate L. L. s. Adams 500; Palsies NJ brpNh'
s3o. Hanging ont Clothes c. C. Currai' 7l"i
a English Breakfast" NJ E. Sands, $50; " "Podhus
Peas" E. L. s. Adams, $50; Hillside" j. f. Murphy,
800. Marheheal Light" VI :. BoodsooL $50; Al
A,teruoon Cau." C. II. Freeman, $40; " An Ausdsi
| Morning." W. ]. whittemore, $780, " \ studio T. I~
| Hunter Sl2j After Ram" Henry Farrer, 500; on
/ c. Z. Chapman, SD ouh''t ii'"hJ N"t'oi'
! so Will ylolet," A. W. storm. $50; Twilight IL
| 7 Rates SlS; Banks a stream" j. f. Murphy 500
| GRAY Morning." +. X. W. Rehn S6oi ohihe, Nl'
| Cohn $40: "The End of the Toilet L. Moral 9-ooi
ON the QUAY" c. \. Platt 10; Edge OF the 'laso'
| BrIce Crane 500; ~ S'uiy," L. Mason 800; FT'es
! ~, G,rJ,, 4 Cross s55; Mulhanys Castle" y. \.
! Wells 500; Red Lion Inn," W. Masrath' Sloo' inc
| G,od Book" g. ~ Mitchell Sl3o; y" Inc fos Bell H.
| r BooIgooI, 500; \ Fairy Talr' '" u D. harpcr'
! sz50 Ideal Head" VI b. o. Fowler %'oi FOuh-
tain - W Ma,rath 500: Gray Morning :. H. BRAD
lev. s5O November in the woois" W. b. Baker 200;
and The Battery Cation T. +. ZosOAun, 500 Al me
xhhitn of the Etching Club tue sales amount to over
$500
This week brings the exhibition Of the collections
formed by the late Mrs. Mary j. Morgan. Ihe MIST
view will he upon Wednesday and ON FRIDAY tue eA-
hittou will he opened to the pubic at the Am'i'"n
Art Galleries o. the 2i0 paintings some 80 OF ~ "e'e
shown az the Union L-sgne Club last winter ana we're "
that tims discussed In the rRIBUNE This WI. he the
most important sale OF paatinss ever hed IN 'h'S 'o
try and "a of course there IL no ntt'e se'O
tiop a. 10 the results t is understood that the cost OF
th, n,inngs Wa, between a million aud million ana D
.,or n ia .sti a 90 that they will bring about three
ouarters of niiion estimate Is lower than hht
a million. Some representatives of foreign 'oHec'ions
are expected the sale AMI It Is aready KNOWN 'Hs
buyers for mu AMI private buyers VIII Go present
from, all tue Larger we'll as Eastern cities
The p,nrinss alone would the exhibition aud sale
| int
character OF Mrs Morgaus collecting Is oy 'H'
,,ct that tho catalogue contains 2,62s numleIs oreh
tal art is represented 10y nearly 200 cXsmpIes Vi Ou'o
uorcsaius old cioiSohne enam"s, antique auu moieth
Japauese brouzes iades and asates AMI over -oo
mans Of decorated Chinese poreealns ca iDet egg %
china gaz,-. silver ivory ca WIGS, gVt ~ ,,yI
crystal old satsuma and oth'r prnann,s III III S.r and
art,ts. Pnere are 800 pieces % t i,ci mn
nearly 200 examples OF Euro iean ceramic afI lil luz
Seyrrs Roral wOrsester, Mutton, and Nlcnls VII VS.
tvian enAnels aui carved erysths .na P'fiI triIa,
plaIes pIatss pi ces OF Webb cameo glass anI M
i,cei ,ricous objects number nearly 300 tnd hTfe are
over $50 bruuzes, marble and ivory SCULPTURES 1re a.
cabinets and pieces OF EnsIiSn g.~a oo c.
and etchnss. rLe sales, beginning March s. VIII not DO
concluded until March TO-
Meantime local dealers find some reason for gum
bing tne frequency OF picture es 1s ms season @ Inv
sr-lns TO eur Ous fact thIt prOpe "ho heNer nE
S. AZ AUCTION sales and 1t is also true tdat re9uar
y picture buyers arr apt TO be t.:ehsen 1S @ ,b iner.
l. Partly account, perhaps nut more "n account "
l. tne tari, ct Iiis sr,so1 Mr. Sohaus has male
changes Ia "a lery since bis opening Ol u Is uu'a
/, tn" that his Re nbrat If it is to lie SHOWN al ALL VIA
he broign orw ard publ, interest IN suen matters
is tully aroused the Morgan exhl"l.ipn MI hIey
has Exhibited notfns tnis year Du II s POSSIBLE "s
he vacancies III his gallery made by tine recent s'G %
~ the Rogers Bookwalter-Avery collections VIII, 20 i
, tenlamt npon tariff legislation have naturally c"a,rd
protr.et.i hesitation ressrdns ioI9s sa,H .ua Win RI:
l. appreciation Of the great Horlty OF asust Du'
dealers are py is supposed to have 6e-n ot
the bro ecton OF American artists, they certainly ans
acton will be taken publicly VI on this question
The table OF contents OF the 39th volume Of LAri a'
usual striking summary of the ricu PROVISION h'u,
traous aud special articles made by the conductors
tus admirable periodical for ITS readers. l. arr ~,
January cont .us q reproductive etching OF esl~.a
interest from w.ich IL inferred t.at de>t. 'e
death of NJ Gaucherr. the art department OI the mo-"
ziur viii De maintained III its accustomed sNcrHt VS
II The cteiny il by joe after painting OF s1s:
y figure called January, by FrauJsco Ma'rlrfd i.S
u subect fashonaDly dressed wOman Mr'pPei IN t,s-
r. with face Indicating rather tnln
III represents modern motorialisttc ait In
~ ali
,d closely the needle follow the Drnsh iie t., nds
,h dcaea tue painters b.ush WORK ne has lhtspro,J
H. textures with siderable degree OF skiltd dl'
Is nation and he has preserved the values {" tne os'S
SO rAnting iml aPtilg great variety anu Waru W.st w
ne colors matter OF tue plate h@s pe. .n
Is over and over, and all available resources
he n.ed by both eTcher and printer But In the ,mt
r. q, values ana the etching Is
ne although anoher artist ngnt have etehel ue pou.
Dd with greater simplicity and drectnoss, ths y ~. r-
rc monty example OF the current
ductiye etrhng which ~ br traced BACK 20 ,h1.
s Tho process of helrgravure Is also lad unGe and
Q, ton for this number. Boucher. ad hus,' hu,n T'Id
%, Moretus the subjects OF Illustrated Artre m uo,
III for January Is. fne etching OF the nullnrt ~ "
on dant after Rembraudts " Portrait OF a FANNY