New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-29
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS.
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES
EorEs OF THE ExmBrrIoNs-AEr NEWS ELSE
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shown at the exhibition of the Pastel Club four years
SINCE VIII be glad that there IS TO be another
exhibition Of work In pastel This viii DO opened at
the wundcrch gallery, the latter part of this week
Messrs. Blum and ". NJ. Chase win contribute several
drsvings, before Messrs. Beckwth, Bolton Jones.
Blashhell, Francis Jones, and W. L. Palmer wero
represented at the lrst exhibition, and soma or all
Of these ersts will have work to show the public at
tho wunderlIch gallery. There win probably be some
thing By Mr.. J. ". Ohampney who has been much
occupied with portraiure in pastel Tho exhibition
comes in good time FOR May is month for pastels and
watsrcoiors rather than for tho serious OILS The
exhibitors have proved their feeling for color and
enect' and their ability to secure brilliant results
with the medium. and this exhibition promises to be
which bs enjoyed without any of respon
sibnity any fear Of enforced repentance
The Prize Fund exhibition will be opened this week
There win Be private view on Thursdty, and the
public win be admitted to the galleries on Friday or
Saturday. About $50 OF the pictures sent in have
been accepted There will be but prize PICTURE,
and this VIII go to tho Metropolitan Museum
The dealers who hav. tak,n up the question Of the
importation Of pictures in bond propose to continue
their efforts secure strcter construction OF the
law. The clause permitting such Importation by
associations" for the purpose of exhibition has been
proved to be altogether too elastic Under this clause
pictures imported and practically placed on
sale In New-oreans Philadelphia, Boston and other
cities Tho exhibition Of English water colors was
instance, the Belgian pictures shown in Phils-
dephla furnished another In this city tho American
Art Association led the way IN importing pictures in
bond. nominaliy for exhibition only At first Il
was declared that these pictures under no circum-
stances would be sold. Subsequently it appeared
that this decision was not final one. The dealers
OF the city secured closer Interpretation Of the law,
but this was easily met By reorganization Of the
association. The French pictures shown at the AGA
denny last year were imported in bond and were
nomnaly not for SALE but there To be doubt
that those who contributed these pictures id IN
the hope that they would be Sold These pictures
like others offered for approval II purchase
found Il was easy matter to send picture
back to France and reship IT, and It does not appear
that even this always necessary. Tho privilege
OF importing pictures In this way has been open 10
the dealers well, but they have shown incllna
ton to form Knoedler association for the advance
ment Of art" ~Averys Aesthetic Missionary
Society,"
But there have been plenty Of others Eager to
make the most Of the chance thus afforded, and the
result has been art association" on every other
street One association has undertaken to do business
in connection with o certain popular resort and
others have been responsible for the importation Of
a quantity of usually unmproving Continental art.
which has included some dreary performances By
Ptloty and Makart. If these phanthropic importers
had been modest and II the business had not been
overdone, they possibly might have been left in
parativo peace. But advantage has been taken
generally Of the chance afforded by the law that the
law is in danger Of becoming ridiculous. When tho
clause allowing importation in bond inserted In
the present law, IL was intended to apply to art
and similar institutions and nobody anticipated
yearly crop of art associations" The dealers Of the
city propose, possible, TO secure tho enforcement
Of the original purpose Of the law. Within q few
days action will be takon looking toward this
end. OF course II the 80 per cent tariff works Of
art should be removed, all contention would cease,
but this is rot probable.
Tho Academy exhibition will continue only two
weeks longer. Tho attendance has been large and
about 1000 admission tickets have been sold, but tho
general depression Of the picture market has affected
the sale Of paintings The admirable quality Of this
collection should make the amount of sales the largest
In the Academy's history but the total amount will
probably DO smaller than that realized from last years
exhibition Thus far about s17 GOO has been received
from the sale Of pictures Those sold since the last
time of writing are waiting for Dinner Leon Moran,
$50; Chrysanthemums,S Amelia Langley, S35
Venice Thomas Moran, 500 . Carnations, l. F.
In the still Morning. II. J. SUMTER, S275 White
Chrysanthemums,' W S Horton; $40 SURF Il, J,
Fox Hounds" H. r. Poore, 1875 " Museum at Ant
werp,' f. L.. Durand, 800; and " a Study ". j.
hmDtCAuoICt TloO'
This will be the last week of the exhibition Of the
Society of American Artists. Every Thursday morn
Ing Sunday afternoon the gallery has been free to
students Of the five principal art schools of the city,
and such times there has been large attendance.
on other days there have been comparatively few
visitors The fine harbor view by Mr.. Z E Simmons
u the only picture which has been sold
An exhibition OF studies IN Japan BY Mr.. Mortimer
Mempes has been open this month in London. Mr..
Mempes exhibits paintings, drawings and etchings
representing temples theatres tea houses and street
out OF doors This exhibition, like that of Mr. wores
in this city, appears TO have attracted much favorable
attention.
The Belgian Government has recently purchased the
painting Of Saome,' by Alfred Stevens, for $4,000.
This picture on its return from the International Ex
position at Vienna, IS TO be placed In the National
Museum at Brussels.
"LArt' Of April contains an etching by Mason
after painting by Bordes In the April Portfolio"
Mr. Monkhouse reaches Turner and Girtin IN his dis
cusson Of the earlier English watercolor painters.
The distinction of Grtin's method is explained as
being his actual use Of a painters method in water
color work. that is, according to Pyne, laying the
object upon his paper with Us local color ana SHADOW
shadow Previous TO the practice OF Turner aud Cir
tin, drawings were Swallowed first entirely through,
whatever the component parts, all with bacK or gray
and these objects aferwsrd stained or tinted,
enriched and finished It is now the custom to color
prints" But Mr. Monkhouse qualities some OF Pyne's
statements Another paper in this number treats OF
some seventeenth century halls in West Yorkshire,
which engage the readers sympathy II he have any
feeling for background" and "lOcal atmosphere
Mr. A. II. Palmer continues discussion OF j. c. Hook,
r. A The froltispleco is an etching by Mr. c. o.
Murray after T. Hearne's picture Of Shrewsbury
Bridge etching which shows hard, elaborated
sky and labored effect elsewhere, although there is
some clever expression OF light and shadow. An
Amand- Durand reproduction OF Rembrapdt's larger up
right plate Of the Presentation I'm the Temple" fur
nshes occasion for interesting comments from
Mr.. Hamerton. Last comes photographic repro
ducton Of A Berwickshire Landscape by Thomas
Scott.
Last summer Jan Van Beers, Belgian artist nv
ing IN Paris and occasionally exhibiting in London,
found In shop window in Ostend four pictures bear
lns his signature which he to be counter
felt legal inquiry instituted. but tho Antwerp
dealer who owned the pictures insisted that they
genuine, and brought witnesses TO prove It. Tho
trial resulted in some curious disclosures One wit
stated that for several he had worked In
NJ Van Beerss Paris studio making copies OF tho lat
tels Matinee snretrnes nantina nrlrinala which