New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-07


4 nrrat deal more lcnearsn,. There good voices
in H. bur the finale OF tho hrst showed wide dher-
euccS OF up MON ~ 10 what the colpoee' Ioi'N'"
PAINTINGS AT TIE UNION LEAGUE.
The close relations with which the Union League
CLUB has maintained appropriately illustrated IN
the loan collection Of paintings which formed
valued feature of last evenings celebration Tho
occasion was a memorable one, and any oceasicn'
at tho Union League Club IS certain to teach Us Somc-
thing regarding tho rich OF our private gai-
leres Or the progress Of American art This was mo
first exhibition held under the direction oi tha new
Art Committee, and 1t is to be hoped that the cNoet
appreciation OF the paintings by members 81 the clno
and their guests sufficiently rewa ded the cOhhittecS
special efforts. 1t Is not easy task to bring to-
geth.r collection of paintings Ike that shown lat
evening The exhibition represented the tastes OF
many collectors, and It's interest, as feature OF an
important social event, was enhanced by It's cath
olcty. There we're many figure pieces, ldeai, MILL
tary, rustic, sentimental and humorous; there were
landscapes by Fontanebeau masters, examples OF
French historical art aud animal painting, OF mo
clever taans. of English AID German painters
of tho figure, of Dusseldorf, and OF few earlier ana
also Of recent phases Of American art. The colloc-
ton was remarkable for variety and general interest
over seventy paintings were lent In response to the
appeals of the Art Committee for tho silver wedding
exhibition Half dozen of the largest filed panels
In the ball room an appropriate place for Mr stewats
clever picture OF LAGOS, diamonds and pink coats HASH
ing in the mazes of Hunt Ball cotiiloh Next this
brilliant scene the sombre studio interior by
Munkacsy, with portraits of the artist and his WIG,
and elsewhere In the hall were Laurenss Columbus
and Isabella and paintings by fcquerdo "er'hoh-
Der and Berstadt. In the picture gallery there were
three examples of Breton, a MONDAY lunch OF peasant
women "Siftlng Rapc-seed" and " Le sOr" Tho
last picture painted We believe, about 1eeO, IS Known
one of the simplest ana strongest
works Of BrctoAs last ten years. The motive IS SIM
liar to that Of the Cola CATERERS" One peasant
woman rising from her toll stretches ont her arms In
the abandonment OF WEAKNESS. Another kneels be.
side her looking upward, and Behind them line Of
STOPPING figures creep forward the plain yhcIc
the greens are already dulled by the shadows and
rising mist. Knaus, another favOrite with American
collectors was represented by four pictures, firmly
painted head, pretty tdyl u the spring, child
gathering flowers and two decorative little paintings
of Loves and roses. Dctaes Cavalry Charge work
of unusual spirit and DO Neuyio's Morning Paradox
and Removing Prisoners" commanded the littlO
company OF military paintings There was group OF
cOlOriss in which ISabey was more conspicuous IMAM
Delacroix IL We DO guided by the spread Of can
vas, but there are many amateurs who would not
hesitate over choice. Delacroix's Tiger Drink
Ing7 shows the great cat driven by necessity to tho
water which he hates like all his tribe, approaching
it reluctantly and snarlng he LAPS 1t up In color,
action and as regards completeness, this IS an adj
mirablo example of ono class of DclacroiXs work
The large I,abey Loves Message to the CTaces" Is
an interesting specimen OF color and texture. Dazs
Fortune Teller was another excellent example of
brilliant cooris and tho harmonious combination Of
more restricted range of cOlOrs was illustrated in tho
left hand part Of tho Troyon, picture of meri-, but
| UNEQUAL This brings rs 10 the ca.tc pictures OF
Troyon's pupil, Van Marcke, who represented by
| two good examples which were accompanied by Rosa
Bonheul's Pride of the Herd,' study mellOwer IN
color than usual, and schreyers Arab al fonntaln'
| French academic art we'll represented In Bou-
| guerean's Aurora a large painting which he'd \
| place OF honor" MISSIONER tavaiies' was cX-
hDlted. for contrast to tn shape, exact dlnca
ton of the master vi the nnniicy htuc, There WIj
humOr OF NlcOlS portrait OF an unlcay
else study OF the nudo; Boughtons sleepy Hollow
| sunday Afternoon and Indifference, ia Gnol )
Painters Rest and examples OF tumin Guard,
| Meyer Won Bremen and Jminoz were among Oth'r
paintings of the figure Jimnoh's Pastoral an out
door study a greens ana grayS, Is To be noted a.
now departure. Tho landscapes OF the collection IN
cludcd autumn woodland scene painted IN R0us-
seau later period, large NGI Ailcr tho Storm
and vigorous little sunset, large lake scene and
| sunset signed COrOt and Rousseau, Daublgny' )
Banks OF the Oise,' pictures BY the tonalSt Calin
| aud by sanchcz-Perrier and others by Rousseau,
| Duprc, Pasim and Andieas Achenbach
Tho Older school of American painters was recalled
| by an adequate example Of the late ;. Il. Clifford
sunrise In tho Mountains and q small scene In tho
| OF the Puritan maiden Priscilla by Mr. Thomas llcls,
marine by tho late Arthur Quartlcy, an important
cattle piece by Mr. Virgins, and landscape by MI.
Van B05kcrck somo OF the pictures In TINS eoiee,ot
were seen at tho pgobascO ard Graves cNmhtoiS isi'
year, others were from tho collections OF McssIs W
bert Spencer and Jordan L. Mott, and others WON III
| by Mrs NJ a. Osborne and McSsrs. T. :. ChaIin, ~
| c. FahneSOck, c. L. Huntington, Geoiso !. ~
Robert Hoe James A. Garland, A. van ga " ~ ID
stokes and e. & Brcc In view of the interest lh"
In the exhibition Will be continued through 'ho "0''-