New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-08
SOCIETY OF AMERICAN ARTISTS
TENTH EXHIBITION.

TENTH EXHIBITION.
v few brilliant performances, much clover pain'ins
done with considerable zest and force and much WORK
which Is simply tentative may be found IN the eAhrr
ton OF tho Society Of American Artists, which VIII %
opened to the public to morrow at tho fandon IAorS'
Fffth-ave and Nneteenthst. Tho Willingness OF sno
Academy TO accept examples Of all schools OF art mas
removed the original reason for the societys eAh"-
tions and the latter no longer have the oisunouVo
character of half a-dozen years ago. TWO OF the
society's founders Messrs. Warner and b. Iauocns'
have contributed nothing, although they are repro
sented ut the Academy and other members, inciuons
the president may be fairly judged py thoir "orA az
the Academy exhibition Yet the society gallery VIII
he found pleasant place 70 VISIT for IL contains many
assurances OF progress the mastery OF technique ana
II experimental work Is sometimes ovorprohhnon''
tb,c /. promso Of moro substantial achievements ID
tho future. $500,
Tho exhibition contains many portraits, as usual
Mr. sargents fulllength portrait is not the knd OF
work upon which lasting regulations are foupaed. IL
has almost the effect of hasty SKETCH cleverly dashed
off, with much enjoyment Of the snowy arrangement OF
mink and black the drspng OF the MANTLE ana pose Oh
the head but without any attempt at 'no aaoqua'o
exnresson OF tho form throughout or at truthful ora"
ING On IN. hands or elsewhere. Beside this piece OF
pyrotechnics is its opposite quiet, restfu suDs's
TALLY painted sympathetic portrait OF man WIN
violin by MIR. Wyatt Eaton, an admlraoie picture v"
the other side Of Mr. Sargent is portrait py MI
Dopoho, which pretends TO be noIhlhg nloIo tu""
sketch and vet II portrait is to interest us In the SUD
feet as we'll as in the artists dexterfty, MT Dohoho
ang his sketch for it is hardly need fear compar
isons Mr. Chase's charming fulllength painting OF
neither and child tho former in japanese te%so
her face barely seen, and his clever stuoy Oh NIL
Cheeks are only to be noted In our Limited space
Mr. b. W. Benson's outdoor portrait OF young lazy
in white with a sunny, green field beyond ana gar
den in the background may safely be numbered Anons
tho brilliant things OF tho exhibition, and this exhDi
ton Of delicate perception. hrmness ana seucoh'roi ~
expression stamps the newcomer as painter VI nusn
promise. Elsewhere we find Mr.. Beckwiths aSsillii&
ton OF Whistler, in his portrait OF two little orphan
girls standing hand hand Mr. Cox's portrait OF MI.
St. Gaudens at work; portraits by hessfs'
Weir and Rice and Miss Brewster, who seem to have
been haunted by desire for something "ehective" IN
color portrait By Mr. Tarbe who fails to live up to
his last years work portraits by Miss siade ana MI
Cur an, and an excellent sketch head by Mr. Dannst
The figure paintings show an increase In IDEAL SUD-
tecs which is entitled to all legitimate encourage
ment even though there may be nothing hero which
can be praised without reserve. At one end OF the
gallery IS Mr.. Tifany's largo memorial design inc
chief figure excellent color, but strangely plain ana
drawn the children apparently portraits Benesth ths
is Mr. A. II. Thayers An Angel" the face beautiful IN
its simple devoutness In Its delicate execution ana
refined color but tho neck strangely slurred
aud the shadows turbd. At the opposite cDd OF inc
gsery is MIR Maypards embodiment OF Civilization"
sSure Of considerable dignity, injured by chalkness
and absence of color. Mr.. Cox, who continues TO
paint model Of abnormal Drawn eShSs a. s.nus al
piece work these days. when exact expression Oh
muscular action the nude hsIre SO SsS0 Of
endeavor, and yet the artist fails 10 convey roai
of tho play and tension Of strainns Ina
Mr.. Cox also exhibits nude figure, september the
the figure relieved by better effects of color than usual
Mr. Wyatt Eaton exhibits an Ariadne" ana MI DOW
leccd but the Japanese robe and background forming
delightful arrangement In green" MI Den 1I1
who has become a claSsiost for the nonce exhlDls
painting OF a Greek maiden making an Offering TO
Aphrodite picture of refinement ana techmcal OK
ceence although the flesh colorng Is not above re-
proach Others of the figure paintings arc Mr.
Walkers Chloe picture Of much merit ID Color ana
false IN perspective and drawing specifically suggest
i've If Mr.. sargent and yet piqusnt and engaging MI
his Indian ana LiiyS better than usual in drawing
although the strslnng figure is anything but pictorial
by his Westward" head by Mr. Fitz and another
which shows the excellent work of NJ Renout Nothing
MIR So3 George s Htcheecks Dutch Tulip Carbon which
viii be found to deserve the praise bestowed upon IN
rounding every object is rare thing even In this day
colors of the tulips so gsrlsh In Gerome's painting
OF this subject keep their place here the bgufo 10 nrny
faithfully worked out After this bright airy example
of an artists tact in Interpretation comes variety
chase. Bogert and Coffin, showing much freshness
and delicacy of observation Mr. G r. Daylss OPAQUE que
been wretchedly hung. Mr.. Tryon exhibits large
October Evening" and two smaller pictures, ana
tbere are several interesting studies in gray by Mr.
Twachtman. Mr. Murphy brings, Gloom and little
else Mr. Palmer shows good work, the Messrs. Jones
have taken up the painting of snow, and there is a
very promising winter scene by MG GchiI9eIger
Plat and Teggln among the other painters OF
landscapes. One of the exhibitors surprises Is
furnished by Mr. Smmons's Bay of ST. Ives at Even
ines picture of much subtloty OF color, although
the point Of and certain questions OF comparison
are not readily explained, Mr. Horatio walker s
sPg.styn a bit Of admirable color, and pictures by
Messrs Loomis, Whittredge, Tggn and Kost Tho
sculpture is of less consequence than usual Mr.
French exhibits design for frteze, awkwardly com
posed and lacking and grace. Mr. Donoghue
Shows an uuremarkablo bust of Mr.. John Boyle
OReilly and there Is work by Messrs. Elwen, Hart