New-York tribune., 1886-05-08
answer. ~S WI
THE PRIZE FUND EXHTBI TYOy

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opened to-day at tho American ART Galleres ana m
prize pictures" will doubtless be properly label.d
that visitors may make no awkward misfakcs rte..
pictures as seieced by committee of sub.crfbsr. "a
the fund. are Midday Dreams" by Mr. Chr ,rd Graz
SON. "At the Tnu" by Mr. r. d. MiIlet: "y,rna, ~.
Chili." by Mr.. Edward Eners0n simmons a,d ci..
Blowers OF Burano." by Mr. g. =. UIrich Fac, ,,.,,.
Is to be purchased for 5000 mr. Uirch'. VIII % a
the Metropolitan Museum OF Arr, Mr. Milcr. 10 ,hs
Union League Club of this city, Mr. Grayson's TO ths
Corcoran Art Gallery and Mr.. sImmoDs's 10 public
| gallery In Louisville, KY.
This IL "a sirong and encouraging exhibition r, will
do more toward impres.ins the ability OF our artists
npon the public than any exhibition Of this year r I.,
The are more example, OF serious ana ambition. work
than in last years collection and tho average Of tae o
! pictures Is higher Mr. G. IT, Divis's besutfal "Co.e
OF Day and Mr. Twachtman's truthful Impression OF
summer showers effect may be nstanced with land.
scapes by Messrs George H. smillie H. X. Baxter C. ~
Eaton. K g. Minor, Arthur Parton, lila nil.
ton Hamilton and dozen Others all exsnpll
| flying an earnest purpose. which wish migDt b,ya
been more fully realized. painting Of s.ru,.
Cling horses worth noting for It's forcfbl. 90,
preston comes from Mr. Hor,tIo Walker Mr. R.,n..
"ClOse OF Summers DAY." Mr. BDgEss The Ta,ms,,
marine by Mr. Quartley, and Mr. HarrisDns "rDa
Surf practically replica stand first among the water
scapes our Two leading military painters well rep
resented. Mr. W. r. Trego By "Bart-ry Halt :" IN.
most important picture OF the kind winch remember
In ali American exhibition despite the burnt sienna and
MI Gilbert Gaul by his Holding the Line at all Uz-
ards or h2ure pieces there is Mr. kappess cleyerly
expressive negro genre "Tsuered and Torn. with Carl
Marr's Gossip" and VI. Beyles BAD News" both ex.
empt from competition, and others by Messrs r. j.
Boston, ". L. Metcalf. b. r. Fiiz. W. " BirDey Miss
Rosina Emmett. aud Messrs Creifeds and Crawford
The f.ure which is the nobest conception an execu.
tion In the exhibition is Mr.. J. Alden WeiPs
History" This picture is upon altogether a different
plane from the ecnoes of modern schools and masters
and the painting OF costumes and details There Is a
strong portrait OF Mr. John Gilbert sir Peter Tca.te
by Mr.. J. W. Alexander am a gOoi likeness OF Mr.
Sidney Dillon by Nj. F. ID Mllet
We fancy that committee OF artists will pass over
the pctures of Messrs Davis. Trego and We at least
hut the subscribers having paid money have ira.
ditonal right to make their choice This has been
done, AS we know, carefully aud conscentiOusy,
and like most conscientious efforts, Will not gvs
general satisfaction. The four figure paintings
selected by the committee represent two foreign
inHu-uo's The work OF Messrs. U!rich aud Mlet may
be traced 10 Dutch something Of the Abbey
influence IN the latter case ami Messrs. Gray.on and
Simmons have usually kept time with the army who
have followed Jne Breton as he followed after siet
Mr. simmons has shown in his WIunDwers" that he
Is seeking 10 20 deeper than the superficial aspects OF
his subjects IL IL possible to recogniz, In his work
distinct personality which nothing foreign.
This power OF sympathetic expression viii be ielt In his
Mother aud Child" Tho mother. a French peasant
woman. has fallen asleep at her household duties, and
her head rests heavily upon the edge OF rude bed
where SITS her child wi 10 awake naive utterly
scious OF the mothers weary toll uaconsclous too that
there is any question OF The is good
This is not storytelling bat the picture expresses an
idea, and the sentimeut will be recoSuizrd
universal despite the uSness OF poverty and toll
which many condemned Ia Mlllet's pictures Inc re-
taxation OF the mo hers figure is admirably expressed
There Is good drawing ani good painting here. Tho
faults which seem to us apparent are the high light
upon the angle OF the mothers face. which brings tho
line OF the jaw out harshly and the blfumnous quality
OF the shadows Mr. simmons is painting in
more individual manner than when he painted tho
Winnowers," aud the influence OF Breton. which
hampered him then. seems now to be shaken Oft Mr.
Grayson, on the other hand, paints the exact Jules
Breton type OF peasant, who can be seen In Ar
Hartwich's "Resung the stile." His land
scape belongs to large class Of out
door pictures characterized by profuse
use OF French grays and much confl-
sion in the values which have been rapidly
by students abroad since Bisten-eptge set some
doubtful examples. There is picture somewhat this
vein very Mr. Grayson's achd sitting in garden.
short Mr. Grayson picture eems to US the work OF
very promising student rather than OF artist who
has gained strengh and maturity enough to stand
tirey alone. His subject is peasant girl sitting her
barrow in field, her hands casped about her knees,
sorbed in day dreams The A cure well and
the expression OF the face bears the pictures title
least this peasant reflects simple and serious g
lres Of Bretons earlier pictures and tho af
iectel characters OF his recent WORKS one obvious
ault In the picture Is its sharp division into ion
)f shade and another Of light. Then the full light upon
The middle distance bring, that part OF the field
'vey forward There might have been atmos-
phere but inclined TO think that much Of tho
outdoor" effect was put in In the studio.
Mr.. Ulrch has painted the interior q glass factory
With blazing fires about a central chimney. aroand
which stand workmenone holding purple goblet whose
ten and base Still red hot aud talk ng with
v who sit in the foreground, another blowing
reat red bubble of molten glass third peering INTO the
ery furnace with an indifference to its consuming heat
which seems to be shared by others Judging f4om
heir proximity. This picture shows that Mr.
jlricn is improving in mis- treatment OF hyurea
aintng more broadly and conf iently. and
oh Of his first picture OF the kind with this
Iuch announcement; But his Glass Blowers
'ondermen;. but not FOR the admiration of the cOnnos
eur. His canvas Is OvercrOwLed- His picture has
ght the other Is the timely painted. obrusively brill
lnt bluishgreen jar IN the for. ground. Ihis
picture Is confused and dlsaneting His !. Lace
lakers, which is 40 much simpler, would be better
ndow view Mr. M-ss AT the TSn is the best
that he has exh bitrd here within nwedse
svaler at the table and the pretty waitress with tho
g OF ale nave all become familiar features OF current
etoria art. and there Is no parc meaning In tat
except chance for good subject. But the picture
very dextcrously and admirably painted 'own
the white table-coth and the contents OF
e table. The guests bright coat makes lively color
Dte but the prevailing ol-s OF picture cool and
iie The waresss sure does not illustrate truthful
ld exprrs@ive action Dut the pose and expression o
10 other figure excellent. The picture shows
uch both delicate and accurate. ana craftsmanship
foreign name Is TO win popular SURFACES. II - tms
r our public TO be introduced TO such extremely
ever example OF American craftsmanship as tais
10 fresh and wholesome uiyOr or an oldcn time.