New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-10
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.

PRINTS.
For the benefit OF those who regam New-f ork a.
an inviting summer resort, an exhibition OF hiie' 49,,
and foreign paintings WAS opened yesterday al 'no
Yandell Gallery This exhibition VIII continue
through July and August. At present. however INC
western exhibitions Of special 1hPrcst W nv !
artists Of the city. Many OF the pictures winch W.
In tho Academy now at the Art 'nsu'u'e "a |
Chicago. Another collection will be sen out 'hi'
week or next 10 be shown In the Chicago sxposiuoh
Building There arc also 10 be loan exhbnnns Ill D"
Louis Cincinnati, Columbus and milwaukee, -
Tho growth in Western interest in art means OF
course larger opportunities for New York artists VINO
will be expected to contribute considerable pNpor
ton OF the pictures At the Chicago Art lhSn'ete
Mr. Louis Moeler's "Appraisemenp IS mohuohcu -
not unlikely gain the Ellsworth prize Among 'n'
paintings in this exhibition are George Fulers s.uuy
| for the Romany Girl Mr. winslow Homers E,sa'
Bells1 Mr. Mowbray's Evening Breeze,' MI. "er
dons Dreamland,n A." January Tow" by Mr. BoggS'
| and "a Breezy Dayn by Mr. Curran These PICTURES
which are from the collection of Mr. T. B. Clarke are
| not entered In competition for the prize
At the exhibition Of the Milwaukee Art Association
which will be opened on September l. inc assooi"
| ton will purchase in accordance with It's means
number of works exhibited, and dispose OF inc sano
| by lot among its members.o Lists should DC maae
out and sent to Julius oldschmdt, secretary Of the
association by August 1. 1t is also announced 'ha'
the Milwaukee association desires to purchase from
rstclass etchcr engraver plate and from 2oo W
500 impressions Of the same, for distribution among
its members The requirements are that prints rom
tho plate shall have been In the market ana tbat
the plate shall be the sole property of the ASSOCIATION
| after purchase. Proofs, together with the price,
should be forwarded to the secretary before August L.
| Among the pictures In the present Salon which will
| come to New-York are examples of ALBERT Bernie
| gellecour, Goupll, Charnay and Mmo DemontB reton
| purchased by Knoedler & Co. The Market 1or
loves by ALBERT appears to be rather distressing
fantasy which represents Loves undergoing the treat
ment Of captive chickens. :" At Moorings' by Bernc
Bellecour depicts two sailors lounging on deck
The RAIN by Charnay is painting of landscape
| with party Of people caught in a shower GoupiPs
Country Party and Mime. Demont- Breton's Twins
complete the list of Salon pictures. The same hrm
have also purchased large painting by Gerone, The
Rug Merchant and Jules Breton has executed COM
mission for a painting of a single figure, peasant
| woman walking across field. There was shown In
the Knoedcr gallery last week an unusual example
| of Isabey, picture Of Greek pirates attacking
Turkish vessel, the bright costumes and broad white
sails relieved against dull grayish green sea and
| leaden sky.
Some OF Mr. whister's latest "Notes" with the
etching needle have boen received by Messrs Wunder
Itch & Co. The sketches at the " Buffalo Bill show"
were not placed upon exhibition, but several Of the
| Naval Review "Notes" and Of the Brussels and
| Houndsdtch etchngs have been shown during the
past week 1t cannot be said that these etching5 are
| likely to give much satisfaction to those who are
| familiar with Mr.. whstlers earlier work with the
needle His "Naval Review sketches are the slight
est memoranda, often vague, and devoid OF force OK
lno concentration and genuine exprcssiveness In
| The Turret Ship, tho lower half Of the paper Is
| blank and a few crazy lines indicate vessels which
have 10 distinctive character The lines to be sure,
have certain spirit but 1t is clear that Mr. Whistler
| has gone the opposite exrene from most OF the
| tba Jov 'hn Ia
the Ioundsditch sketches. presents group OF Children
al a doorway beside broad window. Here there Is
| some approach to composition and 10 an adequate
rendering of form. Tho figures, especially the hgure
| OF a babe, recall, without equalllng, some OF Mr.
Whiser's earlier London studies, but exprcssVeness
Is impaired by seeming Indifference Better WORK mas
been done in Of the Brussels studios better at
least as regards architectural effects. or this the
Courtyard Grand Hotel, Brussels" IS an interesting
example although inferior In completeness OF cesieh
| and execution to rhe Palace, Brussels" "COmplc'e-
| ness, is Of course, only comparative term "hen
applied to Mr. whstlers work, but In this case It's
use seems appropriate. The broad facade u Ver'
freely and sometimes vaguely skctched In broken
line Int there Is a general truth OF effect, and the
doctrine Of retcence and omission is not pushed 100
far Still 1t must be said that these etchings leave
| an Immersion of an exaggerated mannerlsm persist
Ing after tho loss Of much of tho force, spirit and
singular etistic aptness which have earned Ior MI
| Whistler his high rank as an etcher.
In 1870 onchalf the plates declared by the London
| Print sellers Association vera mezzolnts. In looo
the proportion had fallen to One-ffth The attempts
OF Mr. Haden and Others TO revive mezzotim engra'-
| ing in England have met with slight success and no
| large results can be looked for. Even the old
mezzonts are becoming comparatively rare III inc
shops a sign OF their limited interest But largo
degree of personal interest at least attaches To mcZzo
tint porraits like those received by Messrs "uhder-
Itch & Co last week These portraits represent me
great school of English mezzotint ensravers whose
work I'm the eighteenth century forms an important
part of the history of engraving. There is nothing
| by McArlen, OF whom Sir Joshua Reynolds once said
that even il the coors of his paintings fade McArdeFs
mozzotlnts would preserve his fame. Bnt there are
mezzotlnts by the two Watsons, James and Thomas
by william Pcthers and John Dixon, who were the I'M
mediate successors OF McArcll, and belonged to the
band Of cngravers who reproduced the paintings OF
Sir Joshua during his lifetime. These engravnss take
ono back to age Of powder and patches OF ruieS
and periwgs, of hoops and sedan chairs, an age OF
splcndor and p!cturcsquoness as well as misery ana
brutal sensuaty,7 the age when George, the Third
was King when ono might have heard DIR. Johnson
at The Club growing against the American rebels,
| and have sat with Burke, the finest taker In the
world, and have had Garrck flashing In with story
| from his theatre"
One Of the figures in the society Of that time is pre-
,ented I'm an excellent impression OF Thomas Watsons
mezzotint dated 1873. after Reynolds portrait OF
the Honorable Miss Parker. Sir Abraham Hume Is
also handed down to painted by Reynolds and en-
| graved by C. H. Hodges, and Thomas Newton, Blshop
| of Bristol engraved by T. Watson Tho portrait
painter who preceded Reynolds In tho favor o. English
stters is introduced in Fabcrs engraving dated
1873, after Knellers portrait of Richard Steele
print certainly interesting in subject The pre-
decessor of Knellcr n favored portrait painter Is
represented in Thomas watsons engraving after Sir
| Peter LOWS portrait OF ono Of the beauties Of tho
Merry Monarch's court painter earlier than Lcly Is
suggested in James wason's mezzont after RubcnS's
Lady in Chair probably painted during the Flem-
ish artists stay In England. Among the other mez
...Ia.. s IAiekInsnn,s engraXng after nnriralt OF