New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-18
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.
NOTES OF The fXHIBITIONs-ART NEWS Herr AND


ceedcd By the collections Of Messrs. Mott and heaf-
new The private viewr of the Gibson and Van
Flten exhibitions was on Tuesday evening. when the
most enthusiastic lover of art might have been par
doncd for declining face the Storm and yet nearly
1870 people present, several OF whom managed 10
make their way from Brooklyn. For the benefit OF
less Jealous amateurs this exhibition will be continued
and II IS announced that the sale VIII be uelcrleu uh
March 20, ~ and %.
Credit may or may not be due TO THE TkIBuNEs
suggestion that New York a. well Boston should
have an exhibition of Rembrandts etchings, but 1t
appears that such exhibition Is soon to DC helo'
Me,srs. II. Wunderlch & Co. announce the prepare
ton Of Rembrandt exhibition which Will contain
several very rare impressions. The exhibition Will DO
considerably smaller than that held in Boston, IN
Guiding about one hundred examples but their quaty
Is described as exceptionally good such an object
lesson I'm classic etching Is sorey needed at this time
The exhibition will probably be opened In about
fortnight.
Reports from tho Academy encouraging, buf I'M
bapply optimistic predictions have not been Always
sustained by facts. There s nothing cheering III III"
prospect OF a large exhibition or OF one In "hch INC
nlctmres of Academclans monopolize the line Fort
unately. It Is reasonably certain that more hocrai
sprlt viii be shown The fact cannot be too strongly
emphaslzcd that tho Academy, as the organization
which represents American art tncurs weghty re-
sponsibily II appears that Mr. lnness VIII DO repre-
sented by the September Afternoon" owned by Mr.
T. B. Clarke which was recently shown at the Athletic
club Mr. Sargent Will 10 represented by portrait
after all. instead Of a sketch.
There is TO be a spring exhibition OF American
pictures at the American Art Galleries, but whether
will bc prize fln&7 exhibition or not, Is uncertain
This exhibition will probably DO opened In the iaitor
part Of April
The bill providing for a National Art Commission
which has passed the Senate, calls for the appoint
mcnt by the President Of four scuptors four painters
three architects and three laymen, who shall serve Tor
three years without pay. The result is not unlikely
TO b. uncommon activity on tho part OF poltico-
artistic workers. with results fully as disastrous
AS any for which artist lobbyists Of tho old regime
wore res ponslbe Men whose opinions would be I'M
partial and Intelligent hardly likely to make tho
nation a free gift Of the time and effort necessary to
fulfil the duties OF tho commission
loan exhibition OF nearly 400 ctchinss Is to bo
opened by tho Young Mems Christian Association OF
Orange at Association Hall. on Wednesday next The
exhibition viii continue for three days Tho adj
mission tickets consist OF coupon attached to
large card. upon which Is printed sketch on the
Passalc River, near Paterson, etched b. Mr. Thomas
Moran.
The Layton Art Gallery in Milwaukee viii he for
nallv presented TO the city by Nr Frederick Layton
this week or next, and aferward thrown open to the
publlc 1t Is said that the foreign paintings in tho
Gallery are valued at 10000 which. Of course, sight
ncs lttle IA 20 their real worth There are also many
pictures by American artists.
ono Of the additions to the Vatican objects Of art
IS described hugo bas-rccf representing Prince
bismarck receiving, in very ohs"qnous attfnde'
the Popc's award tho subject OF the Caroline
lNlahHs' MS 'uD"'o e'i' % 80. , .. ~
hon1" S'"I"",' 80 ., - ,i. 80, I'm
famous ''"'i J" 81" - -.
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Tho secession from the Grosvcn0r Gallery VIII add
another 10 the list " London exhibitions. The com
roittoc Of the New Gallery. which viii compete with
the Grosvcnor. consists Of Mcssrs Alma Tadcma,
Burnc Jones Richmond Alfred Gilbert, Herbert
Hcrhomcr. Holman Hunt, On,ow Ford J. ". north
and Alfred Parsons Mc,.rs. Comin' tarr and Halle
arc described ~ working cnergcucaly 90 secure
strong exhibition for their opening, and tho rivalry
between them and e.r Coutts Lindsay IL said TO be
OF tho Iecuc,t
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Of vhlch the saxon capital Is so justly proud In the
new catalogue the director, Dr. Wocrmann, declares
that several pictures recently purchased at high
prres arr not ccnuiue, and that twelve ont OF
elrlfccn pictures bought I'm 1919 are copies IN
territorial fauls, or tie work Of pupils. As these
nictlr.. ,r,. sad 10 have been purchased with part
- the war Indemnity paiI 70 stNouy hy France, Tho
Landau Ncg,~ remarks that, although forgery Is an
prtn.,btlv Woo some French knights at arms Will
b,ve secret sympathy with tho forgcrs Of the sham
old masters IN the Dresden Gallery A number OF
uirfrr., wcrc bought with tic saxon share Of tho
r.A ,,rif,,fs TI..., mixtures or ,eVcral Of them
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o be- HE fairy gold, that turns into dry leaves AT mo
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FOR surely Irutons would nor MUS 0'rau" THO id'r
lari ono wholly lvocryphal MASTER David Myt-
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perhaps II does not much matter who painted It,
d., Oh, ,h. ,l.c.s u.rc boirht i,r their artists names
- f,r their rsc.llrnc. lcf thl, be a lesson every
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