New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-21
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.

IHE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.
I NOTES OF TIRE Neutrality-suspicious. AMERICAN gTcH.
0 INGs-ARr NEWS ELsEwHFRE.
Q INC hcauemv exhibition vas well attended at
se'"ruaS private Wow" Tho eagerness for pic
lures apparent at present and illustrated at last
weeks saie' may help the Academy to the average
number Of sales by the close of the exhibition de-
spite tbs absence OF the best work OF the artists
Another "private view" was held yesterday at tho
gallery Of Messr Reichad q Co., where visitors
were shown portrait and other paintings by Emilio
Renouf The proposed exhibition OF French paint
ings collected BY NJ Durand -Ruel has been abandoned
or postponed. An exhibition Of American paint
ings will he opened to the public at the American
AT Galleries week from TO morrow
The Water Color Society at a recent meeting passed
resolutions euogstic Of the late Arthur Quartley,
and deploring the death OF Francis A. Silva. Tho
t"enueh exhibition Of this society will be opened at
| the Academy on December 81. Lists must be- sent
In by January g. and pictures will be received from
| January 10 to IL. Tho dates Of tho Etching Club
| are the Same
Among recent prints is a very interesting wood EN-.
craving by Mr. Elbridse Kingsley. which has been
| published by MessIs. e Klackner & Co., of No. IL
East seventeenth st. This engraving, which Is after
painting BY Mr.. } F. Murphy. Is remarkable for Us
Ldehty and the ruth OF the local coors The original
REPRESENTS the Opposition OF a darA landscape 10
hey sunset. lhere aie gIasses and bushes tho
foreground, ntue brooA rejecting the red light and
further removed there twlsed Trees and tie shell
No1 Va nouoo oOahcuhs dedln-l inc
ky. Neary the foreground Is in comparatively
ueep sLadow. but the shailng varies greatly popor-
u0n o. coufse " TIE LeneIdton vi the sunset hsht,
which CONES nedrly horizontally with VARIOUS inIer-
.up. on: one o. tue ensrs'er's Rrob.enls was TO
ierresent this Narled lBnting gray Au-
o.het was " express aeequatey the intense coorlng
tonic fidelity were Probably sinvAned By the usc Of
an azaiino phoJgraph thus obtaining correct va'uss
kings,ey's worhnisnsnip Is dlst,ng uishe'i Sy great
uencacy ana SAIL Engraving OF the INITIATIVE school,
hobein or OF Bewck, anu when refuses - scAnowl-
edge aleoance To Mr. Lntons pure line, Is adequate
y illustrated In this beautiful pnnt On super
ncial examination II would harry be taAen for
engis',ng, but possibly for monoype. It has al
most lhe softness. breadth and range Of tcnlc ers
tIoa- o. cha coal drawing. Not oG!y tue coons,
and the painters treatment arc hapl ny represeSIo
Me.srs lac ner g. 90. have also published largo
much ta,kcd of COMMUNE alts." ITvbaIiy tho
tax gave the idea OF the etching. less ambitious
sLbJect would have been prudent. But artist
has wOrhed cOAsclenuOusly upon the etching, which
Was male i Is announce with the APPROVAL of sir
HAM ton las translated has subject As literally as
lOssi6ie but the eApleSsiyenes vi the Principal fig
uIcs suffered In the Translation The strong
v hlle and high lights have tnae tho question Of
and My stronger contrasts creator variety Of
tones ana more dc. ell Indications 81 etXure as well
hat the etcher was exact copyist in his drawing,
but the gran iuothers hand which rests upon cane
bias curously distorted appearance. and IN his de-
sire To make the gr hand assert Itself ia it, relation
70 the dr. $, the eeher has left II iomlcss The
l. likeness OF the antlng 1t VIII probably be found
'aIisIacUoLy Dy
The fontispece of the December Magazine Of Art
Is an excellent pho ogravure OF Meis,OnIers "lsi4"
MAJ oeon In ueeat the picture which ioIms the
Ne. ssoner's fidelity to details procuring copies
If the EmLeror's clothes, made with Chinese
many donnIng the great coat himself and Chamber
NJ INTO saddle UPON the dummy OF hOrse that he
he most readable article in this number is an ao.
of @ sa sd which uPeh scaSs Ss
10 % OF It's Thru century now contains 800 pupils
anlns an unusually liberal education. The teaching
dlaS,ns has become part Of the I regular curIcu
chOoi subject for two lessons week, the time given
mounting to about three hours weekly. Tho work
resrlcIei " irrehand outline from the fat Above
iets sos ens so ch HIsna AM the %aoy
,hooi occupies the original schoolroom built in 1884
GIFTED by deep mulloned windows. surrounded by
cen decorated with aome e%Sor aVUn ha a
ssc OS The Plan and Of the boys with
e% the part played ey art IN the ho Of tho
ON casts charcoal work. and even studies from
ling %0d slt s5 s few N - u not to 30
though the room is de-lgned as an aid TO art euca.
,n The upper panels Of the daio contain. por-
o names. dates and countries beng given. and on
g walls above are specimens OF their work rem.
2 Arundel Society. series Of incidents. legendary
historical VIII be Sr1amged as feze around
' TED at the Royal academy Il Is not the purpose
e this instance OF the recognition of art in general
naton, something often attempted but seldom met
tn IN such a pleasant phase a here. OF the value
this work there can be no doubt If il is properly
&c 81 As NJ Chesneau has said: II drawing and
history Of art made really Interesting To ali
- at school there might not be such a total want
harmony between the public and art
The announcements OF tho cart Journalo for tho
ming year In Jude series OF papers describing a
our in England and Wales by Foreign Artist"
ch will be written by NJ. vlilaS, and illustrated
NJ Myrbach who furnished drawings for Gar
Ia sur les Alpes." Mr.. Mac Whittier will illustrate
ers upon " he Land Of Burns and scott" 10 be
ten by Messrs; David Hannay and X. Walker
D FEATURES which should prove Interesting will be
ces upon The State Collections OF pictires - by
J. C. Robinson. Keeper OF Her Ma lesty's Pictures
upon The Royal Collection OF Miniatures and
wings, 'by MIR. r. Holmes. Her Ma esty's Librarian
no Will also be various Iapers upon the industrial
and architecture: he only American subect
led s Santa barbara" which will be described
Mr.. Edwaris Roberts An etching by Mr. C. o.
ray, engnvings by Messrs. Yeames and Mac
rter. and photogravure after Cerome ara to
a the nontlspleces for the next four months