New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-14


s. ,oar exhp,tisu OF ps,nnnss opened 81 the Union
ano ~ ,, Trur.aav evening is a welcome break in tho
S. q, /. ouiet season. As 10 usual ut the annual
,,r. thu art co nmittee have done their best to
.. ,uautv and freshness and their success VIII not
4. questioned 1t Is ungrsoous 70 sttempt COMPANIONS
t,.en the many admirable exhibitions which the club
q. hsla but the present exhibuon Is certainly 70 Do
eouuted among the m st remarkable displays OF the
,hs of our private collections There five Corots.
g., nhIruys three pictures Diaz aud three Nillsts
A. ,h,s COLLECTION aud the number includes some excel
liant exam lies Of artists m'srepresentcd 40 often that
THAR aues alone lost their impresstveness One
nj the best Troyons which we have was shown IN the
olub gallery last evening. together with Breton OF
souud merit which from the rroaasco sale, and
examples OF the Belgian Legs. the English Orchardson
the Hungarian Munkacsy, the Germau Knans and
French Orientalists. coorists. military and genre
paiuters and painters of landscape aud rural life
Out OF sxty-eight paintings twelve are by American
Artsts With the exception OF Mr.. Richardss upright
marine and Mr. Rosentnars large Dancing Lesson"
picture conscientiously painted Out dry. painru In
action spoty colorng. all the American pictures
of are iansc ,p.s evidently selected with
view to quality. specifically perhaps quan'y VI
tone and the guests OF the club Will ma tna tno>o
American landscapes by means put OUT Oh c"un'o
nance by the test of direct comparison TDe WORK vi
Mr. George Inness Is q feature OF tnc e1"i"''ion'
Two of bis len Escapes bang In the smaller room on
etber aide OF Mr. seney gorgeous Isahev and 1t will be
found that Mr. Inness's recent work has been worth
waiting for Of his pictures Is view OF a SNOW
covered landscape, q hillside and lower country
strrtchng away In the distance with groups OF pale
broyu trees house and nures furnishing relief aud
color The time is after sunset; the twilight shadows
aettlng upon the changed Its tone to blush
white but the western sky 10 still anaIne The land
scape which is brought together perfectly 10 perhaps
by force OF the sky and yet an
carly twilight effect realized with su cient exactness
h,a., arfala rirfn Ta
remarkable seeming simplicity AMI breadth OF treat
ment In his other painting Mr. Inness has cared less
for entire harmony Of tones, but his picture Is more
varied and positive and exhibits no discords Tnere IL
green hillside the foreground with tree foliage green
and yellow a hayrick and building or two among the
trees in the middle distance, AMI beyond valley
varied with trees light end shade and SMOKE underneath
we'll situated sky partly blue. partly covered with
clouds This is characteristic picture forcible. auda
cious penetrated with fine feeling for ghtar and dis
tance and anything but literal ana ruil
OF ufe pictures show signs OF loss OF energy
Mr. fnness has exhibited little OF late that these pct
ures will command general attention Another ne"
nsintng comes from Mr. B. Jones, truthful view OF
shore at low tide nv hdet& rather than
by especial beauty or color or variety mere are TWO
GOOD examples Of Mr.. Tryon. pleasant autumn
scene by Mr. Murphy, Mr. W. L. Paimer's January.
merlorious work which We have noticed before; prom
mng cattle piece by Mr. Virgins and pictures ny
Messrs. Dewey ana +. c. jones.
Among the foreign Landscapes is a" Dance OF the
Nymphs" by CoroJ, darker ami more decided III
han ling til usual, green wood scene called june
winch might almost be Listaken for an example OF
Dc Cock; a landscape lent by Mt Spencer III %ncn
strong whites employed with unusual freedom as
accents, and charming little study OF marsn wiz
white birch the right We must content ourselves
with noting among the Daubignys the Twilight on the
Seine" picture thoroughly expressive ana paiute1,
example, "A vigorous Michel. study Of broh Trees Two
small studies by Rousseau and an example or f"SlnoW
are among the other landscapes IrOyOns Landscape
aud Cattle superb example OF tie coiorlsl' anu
Breton's Gathering Herbs. a eomparail' ely cary
tine OF tue landscape are Doth hiniI 70 'he
amateurs OF this city Dupre Is worthy Represented py
brilliant sunset scene AMI there is boar hdnt by
Promentin The three Millets are The wool Carder,
4. hnes: Going TO Work. subject changed slightly
from hat Of the welknown etcLhs, anu me M y,
Pleasing on account of It's warmth and luminosity,
Although figure LACKS simPlIciy ana force Dlals
sAnnunciaiiou Is a beautiful example OF his carrier
period his stuiy of Ccrreggio was stu readily 70
Be Tns Interesting picture is Accompanies Wy n
example OF the artists feeling Tor c"lor ate ana
Hounds The colorist lsabey is 1eprsrn'ea oy atge
Entering composition IN which form we'll color is
made necessary by the raca'e or ehurcn bu'
Tbsre is large DECLARATION by Legs pantei in ls63
and shaving some thing OF the early Flemish M
merit OF careful design aud execution Is otianoed 10y
Munkacsy's study OF Pharisee one o. bne
deficient The modern Dutch school Is Represented W
Arts Returning Home SHORE scene ~' beauty 81
expression Or cnoi. Elsewhere tue visitor VIII nna
Tttis mcture. Ler,iie's Rising Moon" a good Van
Marcke an example OF Orchardson one OF tue better
English PAINTERS OF day; Alma Tadenas Ilnuilhs
At Jelos' an excellent Roybet, Soldiers AT Cabaret
Two clever Viberts and WOrmss Fortune Teller.
large Christmas Eve by Benllure full "f glare ana
glitter a good Cain, a spirited DE NeuV.Iie onI
1r,sei" with smaller examples of this artist ana
betsllie and pictures by Domingo, Knaus, Frere,
lanrens, Cnarlemont, JAG lne AIireu o'eVenS auu
Pasiu Of which much might he said.
TAe list OF VINO nave lent pictures lnci1ues
MI Charles Cracker and Messrs. C. 3 SMITH u D.
seney j. T. Martin Albert Spencer. K II. Halsied j. A.
Garland g. Mannhener. II. T. Chapman, l. H. Clarke
and q T. Baker The exhibition will be open to the
guests of the cluD to-day and to morrow