New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-05
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS.
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.
NOTES OF THE ExHIDrTIoNs-ART NEWS Else.
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NOTES OF THE EXHIBITIONS-AKT NEWS Else
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THE TRBUSEs announcements OF tho Spencer sale
and the verestchagIn exhibition appear have been
received the most important art news Of the
The Spencer collection IS famous among all American
amateurs for its high quality. and THE TRIBUNEs
news has aroused the liveest interest The dis
elimination and intelligence shown In the formation %
this collection have been frequently recognized In tho
course Of the past weeks discussion, and much regret
has been expressed that complete collection should
not DO preserved as II stands. 10 would be difficult
II not impossible to form similar groups OF tho works
OF artists like Rousseau and Daz. which wonld ilus"
trate as fnily the various phases OF their ant Theses
pictures like most in the collection are small bnt their
quality remarkable and taken together they form
admirable presentation OF each painters art. II is
pity that these groups should be broken up.
Neither Mr.. Spencer nor Mr.. Avery has authorized
any formal announcement. but II may DO said that tbs
time for the sale has been fixed and the catalogues
arc already we'll under way. The collection VIII
probably be placed upon exhibition at tho Fifth Avenue
Galleries. the latter part Of next week. the weck
after 1t Is understood that the exhibition viii
tlnue for ten days two weeks and the sale viii DO
held tho last of this month about the first Of March
There are about sixty pictures and their sale viii
occupy only evening. but II probably safe TO
that no one Of the larger collections offered for sale
In New-York Of recent years has had high and
even an average Of merit As TO the results Of tho
sale which have been frequently canvasscd IN tho
gossip Of the week, opinions naturally differ but good
judges estimate that these sixty pictures should bring
from S225.0O0 TO 100000. Tho drawbacks arc tho
dullness of the season, and, according TO some. tho
small size OF many pictures which may prevent some
wOuld-bc purchasers from approaching their value
At his former sale the collector insisted that every
thing should 10 sold literally without reserve and
and tho coming sale as everybody believes, will DO
conducted In the same way The catalogue OF Tho
collection VIII contain etchngs aiter several OF ".
pictures and II IS expected that this publication VIII
hold It's own among the various luxnrious eAhlbhlon
catalogues of the last few years.
1t TO be generally considered that the verest
chagin exhibition which will open next season at tho
American Art Galleries Will prove a popular success.
This has been the abroad and tho subjects Of
Vereschagins pictures should prove. interesting,
whatever may be thought OF his manner Of treatment.
The various opinions cited In last Sundays TRIBUNE
show that these paintings stand their own
merits. at least Illustrative art and IT Is 10 be hoped
that they may be exhibited without any Of the clap.
year and half
Tho prizes at tho Water Color Exhibition will be
awarded by the vote of members OF the society at
special meeting to be held Wednesday next. it
will be remembered that Mrs. Frank leslie has cs-
tabshed prize of 5000 for the most mertorons figure
still life subject painted In this country by an Amerl-
artist, and Mr.. W. T. Evans offers prize Of $500
for the best landscape marine. under the same CON
aos o These to1di9ns PROBABLY par par S p r
work Of McSSrs. Blum. Wilcs, Weir and other OF mo
more conspicuous contributors will he eligible, whe
among the landscapes there Will be plenty OF 0pp0f'
tuntes for differences OF opinion.
The first week of the Water Color Exhibition has
been reasonably successful both in attendance and
sales. The sales exceed 81 GOO Pictures sold for
$25 and since the last time of writing are Piazze
strosSc, Florence X II. GreatoreN. 800; Lite
Breton Bcggars." Waiter Satterlee.' 800; a" on sun
day Afternoon Charles Mcnte. $3.50; a Summer
Sketch c. T. Goodman. $40; "A Brown study" A.
W. Harrington, $50; "Twilight' Julian Rix, $50;
"The Broken Parasol" 7. w. Wood, 5000 The House
by the Pond" Henry Farrer, $50; Mistress Anne'
V. d. PTcntiss, 500 4" Feeding the Flamingoes," louis
c. Tiffany, 5000: The Village Road W. ;. Macy, SO:
"a Good Lfc," H. d. SHELL $50; "stll Life,' +.
Maischal, $25; Sheep r. L. Johnston, 30; still
Lifc7 ]. Baumgartner $50; Nasturtums," MIS-. L. :.
kellogg S25; -" Red I. c. Earle; 500; In oGober'
SO. "say Thar X. Mowry, s35; Landscape c:
EatSn So piI Friends so A. c sGcs Far # snny
storm. sf5 q" In Portland Uarbor,7 NJ. X. LongfeIlow,
Tor1 a D Gcss, 5000 %% R@ady for the un
Leon Moran, S75; a Quiet Spot C. r. IIalon; SIS:
Dor Sa S" Perc T@ Moran sioo P SpTns J. a. :
Monks 49, Cape Ann y G. Ty t bI S90 AItE ga
teree 500 Talking the STEP" F; r. Green $50 9 on
o GG"eSlsT ar NG1os csaP% onr island
Bruce Crane, 500; and son the Bronx Edward
Moran $780,
The passage of the bill at Albany permitting even
Ing sales or pictures has been followed by
for activity in the auction galleries. since there IS no
reason suppose that the bill will not be signed by
Governor Hi. Pictures belonging both to private
individuals and to dealers Will be exhibited ard sold
at the American Art Galleries within fortnight
some Of these pictures were to have Jeen sold in tho
autumn, when the sale postponed on account of
the law. Kealny and Mott collections Will soon
be placed upon exhibition at the Fifth Avenue AIT
Galleries
Faith in limited editions OF prints is sometimes
severely tried by the number of impressions which ap-
pear from a source apparently ineNhaustible When
any etching of consequence is published there IS
q great deal said about the limited number of I'M
prcsslons, but this has come TO be taken. Justly or
not with many allowances. There IS association
in this country which attempts to regulate editions,
and judging from accounts the PrntsellerS'
Association, of London, IS not regarded by all collect
ors as the possible At present, how
ever the London Association is vigorously denouncins
outsiders for publishing unlimited editions and cutting
under tho regular prices According to The st.
James's Gazcte' the members of the Association arc
anxious to learn "W no supplies the stores Win
prlnts? At present all the efforts which have been
made to discover tho delnquents have failed Inc
result IS a serious for the members of the asSO-
citation, who are bound by It's rules TO sell me pfniS
which they publish at the full price, except to tho
trade The stores however, sell considerably under
The published price and all hon gh the publishers make
every effort to prevent this. seems Impossible Tor then
to discover the sources from which the cash houses
obtain their supplies Another longs andns g w.
auction These gentlemen who are without the pale
Of tbs association hold periodical sales by auction,
when artists proofs sold at prices much below
at all be made. The statesmen seem to flourish,
I however; and two other dealers have thrown I'm their
lot with them during the last few months