New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-17
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS.
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.
NOTES ON THE EXHIBITIONS ART NEWS
ABROAD.


Academy will open its doors to The public tomorrow
At tho American Art Gallery the splendid
exhibition Of Baryes bronzes and paintings
and the hundred masterpieces Will doubt
less attract the expected crowd OF amaehiS
and the curious. On Friday and yesterday tho
friends Of the Union League gathered TO improve tho
fortunate chance which enabled them to compare
Occidental masters OF pictorial and Oriental masters
of ceramics 1t IS to be regretted that the examples
OF Rembrandt, Tenlers and Van ostade cannot DO
placed upon public exhibit on for longer time. Tho
gallery OF Messrs. Wunderlch a Co. offers the col
leced work Of pantcfecher who has earned genuine
distinction, Mr.. Charles A. Plat. Messs. hepg'l ~
Co. show we'll chosen collection OF American water
coors Tho doaors have their galleries in prepare
ton for expected visitors. Messrs. KnoedIer q 20.
show examples of Corot and other members of that
group, and Messrs. ReIchard & Co. have hung smah
collection of paintings by Mr. Inness.
Yesterday was a busy day for amateurs. who were
drawn in three different directions at the same nho'
1t was natural that many should mako the Barge
exhibition their first choice, but there was alr az
tendance at the Academy and the Union Leag"c
gallery had the usual number of visitors. s'Verai
sales were reported at the Academy, but tie opinion
was expressed that the opening would have ooen
Itself. The conflict OF openings was certainly IN
fortunate to say the least The Academy IePrese da
months since, and It had a prior claim, which #
would hays been courteous at least 70 f fS nress
We WE'VE aS f'''"' was '0"S''"'" 'n' ''' viz
The story OF tho silver Hon. lent by Mr.. walters
for the Barge exhibition, illustrates the artists per-
feet simplicity and scrupuOus good faith. He was
asked to estimate the cost Of such lion, which the
city Of Paris proposed offer Of the prizes
ct tie races Barge gave the number of ounces OF
silver which he considered necessary but his estimate
proved too high. After Mr. Walters had purchased
the lion the sale OF the Count La Oranges colec-
ton. Madame Barge wrote him that II he would
examine tho bottom o. the pedestal he would find
several bars OF silver fastened there, which had
been added by Barge to make cool his estimate as
TO the amount Of silver required. These bars remain
where Barge placed them and they can be seen on
examining the bottom OF the pedestal
Among the summers additions to the collection
Of Messrs. Reichard & Co. are three small examples
OF Daublgny. marine a shore scene. and an apple
orchard in blossom The first IS painting Of turbd
gray sea with a yellow undert0ne where sails are
seen beneath a sky overcast, but luminous This
sympathetic little picture is accompanied by broad
free sketch OF a dark beach with the beyond and
the third and possibly most decorative. of the pictures
resembles the Luxembourg painting Of an orchard
in several features Of the composition remarkable
example OF Michel presents an unusually elaborate
composition. There IS q road with figures. wagons
and horses in the foreground. A Hill. dark brown
IN its prevailing tones, rises rreguary on the right.
on the left Is one Of Mcheps familiar vlstas, view
OF broad plains stretching away to tho distant horizon.
The sky Is covered with vigorously painted gray clouds
The picture is low toned, mellow and rich IN color,
plainly showing Mchels thorshtful study OF the Old
Dutch landscape painters The figures and horses are
by j. !. DE Maine. native of Brussels, but rsi,
dent OF Paris whose study of the works OF Potter ana
DuIardin was turned 70 account In pictures Deter
known In foreign galleries than in this country.
Messrs; Rcchard & Co., also exhibit an admirable
in painting Of brown plain with pool in the
cottage beneath their aed 6oaEhs in the Of
the composition. Beyond THIS group me pan
white cumuli fail hide the brilliant blue The sub
ject IS familiar enough, but the manner SHOWS INA,
The picture was painted while Dupres powers retained
their vigor
The speeulations as to the final disposition of tho
"Angeluss have been revived by its public exhibit
tion. and it possible to make choice among sunhry
conflicting accounts. According 10 the American Art
Association the picture to yield Its returns from
exhhitions I'm this and other cities and after six
months it is to BE- taken to Europe and placed upon
exhibition in various capitals. According to anoher
tale the picture Is already sold to some mysterious
Western banker railroad owner who VIII take I9, o
privilege of exhibiting Il throughout t2e COUNTY,;
A S,,nor tst tbe Ancnso had been bought under
some sort OF an arrangement with an Eastern ah1enr
who was to allow the iag tbe 20 picture for six
months when he would take II AT pr!Ge aII any
deenined upon IAN, wholly Without any Satisfactory
confirmation.
Mr.. f. Meder has published carefully arranged
catalogue of his collection of old prints, when IS
shown at the Kackner Gallery. The first division |
NJ the catalogue offers the prints which regarded
ss the finest and tarest" and this IS followed by
list of old prints with the artists in alphabetical GrdEr
Bartoioyzi and his school and portraits. Each print
is accompanied by a few words OF descr ptloh anu
The sixteth annual exhibition OF the Pennsylvania
Academy Of Elmo Arts will he opened on January 81
lists Of works must be sent in by January 4. FROM
January 10 inclusive, the Academy Will collect any
oxbitits IN this city, and will return them amer tho |
exhibition without cost TO the eXhiDitos, prOVu
timely and sufficient notice is received The pan
~ the exhibition is sufficiently comprehensive, since IL
includes not only oil paintings ana scu'pV
~. but also drawings, architectural de-
inns ar models. echngs and engrfv-
rcs and original wood and stone carvings painted or
worried tapestries, ard any original productions that
may rronerlv be considered as coming within me
ala ~ me ine arts and not commercial MANUFACTURES
NJ femme Trust Fund yields each year 500 for
tbe prchase Of works of art ard tho issue OF ne3s 70
4marican artists represented In the annual exhDu0n
A,i a,mnatsd income amounts to about $4,000
All American exhibitors are elsloie, Dut no "orhs
Vii he or mcdalled tSic II mono be submitted
Uactors of the Academy. Two medals may 9c awarded
each year 20 thc best landscape or mafnc' Other
tzes are offered for the best pictures by students OF
the Academy
Mr. Robert Dunthorne, the London print publisher,
writes 70 announce some new publications of consider
at,o interest Lagllerme is etching a plate afber
MI orcharlson's Young Duke" one Of the much
talked Of paintings at the last Royal Academy. Mr.
cl,stc * mezzOtnting Mr. Wattss famll ar painting
10 and Deathr aud Mr.. Frank short has BEEN COM
rEe'oncd 10 mezzotint the Diana and Endym on" by
W Wsffs Who IS reported to hay been much pleased
,,h Mr. shorts mezZotnt Of the "Opheus and
! Eurydce."
Tho Courier de I-Art' denl's that Madame pommery
is to present Mnlcts " Cleaners Immediately to the
| ron,ro oMadame Pommery has informed tie Govern
! chit. tn. opte nh . f0ovld~r' Re" Nher.
~ .ho, che would I'm her will assure TO the Louvrs
ats rim Of mis- pictu after her DEATH rihe
| GIoaners' is By general agreement work much
pio as. ., The .Ancelus. NJ COtcr has left all his
e,i,ection TO the Louvre but he has assured tn
utr,,ct IN his willow. and it is only after her death
thot tbe museu,n will enter into possession of the
| collection
The first Of the sculptures to b. executed for the
p,rtbaon will be the monuments to Mirabcau and
| victor Hugo NJ Inialbert has received thu commits
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