New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-05

ABROAD
The exhibition Of the Society Of American Art,sts
comes last upon th" seasons list Pictures for this
exhibition were received the Fifth Avenue Galleries
during the last week, and there will be priva,s
ve" on Friday or Saturday. So far "a the public
IS concerned these bclated exhibitions count tor
very little. and II Is difficult TO give very conyincn,
reasons for their continuance. The specific causes
which called the society into existence have dsan
iearcd. and the exhibitions really represent littls
beyond an art for arts sake which IS often purely
experimental and tentative in its manner ~ en-
preston Yet these exhibitions are Interesting 10
amateurs as we'll as contributors on account OF M,
considerable proportion Of workmanlke and som.
lines brilliant painting But it Is not hard to SEQ
that this would be mon effective al the Ac ademy Of
Design.
The celebration appears to have han very little
effect upon the picture galleries. The general
iepor' Is That there was no increase In sales AMI
In some cases, none in attendance The visitors
who remained in the city over THURSDAY were ca.
pected to show substantial interest In thing,
aesthetic, but they wer, possibly discouraged bv m,
portraits OF Washington in the streets AT the Acad
envy and the American Art Galleries there wers
lever sales than might he expected ordinarily, Of
course the galleries were closed Tuesday and
Wednesday but It was supposed that some picture
buyers would come and rman ovcc Lut m.
visitors seem % have been absorbed in the ceebra.
ton and In sightseeing.
The annual meeting and dinner Of the National
Academlcans will be held at tho Academy on We'd.
nesday. The question of a new building or of ,ba
enlargement Of the present may be discussed,
but 1t Is toerably that no definite action Will
be takcn-the usual result OF the annual mectngs
Yet the present building doe, meet the demands
OF the exhibitions or Of the schools. The pupils are
compelled TO work in badly lighted basement
which no sanitary expert would recommend, whereas
they should have an upper floor at least upper
rooms with adequate north windows. The utter In
adequacy of the present makeshift arrangement Is
familiar fact and yet year after year passes and
nothing Is done. This is task for the younger and
more vigorous Acad 'mcians. Whatever may be lief,
undone on Wednesday, IT is certain that there Will
be some elections. Last year the Academicians dis.
tinglshed themselves By fcir pnnerons admission OF
aSsociatcs, 6ut there Is plenty Of good material left
The exhibition Of the Pastel Club at No. 27s Fifth
ave will remain open fortnight longer and II will
be found that this brilliant little collec deserves
more attention than II has we'd. Mr. Twach,man
appears the chief exponent Of Landscape In pastel
contributing over twenty examples. some Of these
are Of too slight texture 10 find general acceptance
and even amateurs will object that some studs
represent an excessive devotion to artistic short
hand. But Mr. Twschtman has the great merit Of
never exhausting subject audience. He invites
the Imagination and his pictures always contain Sug.
geStions slight perhaps and yet essentially truthful
OF tile pictures which will be popularity called COM
plce, the best example is the beautiful Road 10
Rdgcfeld.- study Of gray and yellow road and
buildings with accomplishments of green grass and
foliage underneath sky whore the blue that comes
after rain" as the Chinese have IT, shows between
the lchtrst of white clouds. This might be called
ono oi the obvious landscapes, but the deScacy
Of its harmonious colOrS is by no means easily
hauscd The study called &" Hay stacks is another
admirable example of picture making the best sense
OF the phrase and the sympathetic coOring and subtle
feeling Of atmosphere will pass un-
noted. Tho apparent simplicity Of the pLs
green and gray sketch The Road over As
Ill.,, really diSguses tactful art than appears
In many a prcten'ious and elaborate composition.
Mr.. Twachtman has done service by showing
the charm which exists in the humblest and
most familiar landscapes rightly and interpreted
MeSsrs. Weir. Bolton Jones and Palmer are smous
other contributors Of landscape work. which realizes
the purpose OF the artists something more might
be said Of the charming little garden scene which
come, from Miss l.. G. Hrs contributor, whose
management OF graceful figure among tho bnSh!!
wye!lmOdcrat"d grayS and greens, show, few signs
q tho prentice hand Mr. Ili'cIc%cEs Tulip Garden
Is easy to feel that the background trees with their
Of the atmosphcrr is less apparent than in the oil
picture OF the subject Mr.. IiarriSons Boys Bathing
effect, but his iandscaps Is bladder than the artists
Tsmai work Mr. Ia EsEcS japanese ,sSss sketch MT
, by Mci &s and Robinson
remain 10 tempt the inspection Of visitors.
Messrs. wunderlich & Co. have added several
pictures TO their Whistler exhibition. The largest
two studies Of fireworks which recall the famous
libel suit few years since. They are accompanied
by several pastel studies OF figures in dAphanou!
drapcres, which show some grace OF line Is wen
as Of color. A study. OF young woman in elsss
aud yellow Is one Of the comparatively complete
additions and there Others which exhibit whistlers
clever use OF cclor.
The art schools Of the Boston Museum. and tho
New-York Institute for Artist Artisans and tho
Penns ylvania School for Industrial Art have been
invited by the United States Potters Association to
compete for prizes for gns for domestic pottery
The prizes arc small. $50, s25 and $40 respectively.
but the implied effort to develop home talent deserves
reeo gniton Government aid Is out Of the question,
despite some pretentious plans recently advanced,
and Il would profit manufacturers who need applied
art in their work to tho schools which arc
endeavoring 70 train artist artisans. Some firms have
done more less their own account, but oppos
tuntcs for education In applied art are Is ySs
| take no account OF applied art, and the schopts
founded ior this special purpose are hampe,od y
lack OF means and facilities. ON one side theTS -
a want. One firm OF carpet niAnufac tureis, Wiz
YEAR, and these designers foneignen. The hrni
would prefer TO employ Americans, but AmernUnt
designers who will satisfy the requirements csahot
be found. This Is tho story told us by the heAd "
the firm. and 1t IS certain that many otner nsJ
actulers would say the thing On the other lam
there are few schools, almost invariably nneyaos,n
and poverty stricken which are Struggling 70 ,us~A
American artist artisans. II would Do 70 tho WV0'
| Of manufacturers to help this work