New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-28
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.
NOTES on THE EXHIBITGONS-ART NEWS HERE
AND ANKOAD.

AND ABROAD.
The spring season" at the picture galleries may
he said to be AT lis height, and no centennial
visitors" who arr Interested In paintings and prints
need 90 away unsat-Gcd. Two of tho spring OH
exhibitions ar, open at tho Academy Of Design and
the American Art Galleries. The inviting collection
of tho Pastel club may be al No 27o Fifth
ave. Mce,rs. kcppcl IL Co. exhibit collection
Of watcr-colors. and MesslS. Wunderlch S Co. show
a few paintings by Whistler and small collection
Of old English mezzotins. Several Changes have
been made IN the galleries OF the dealers IN OIL
paintings.
An exhibition Of American work In oil and water
colors viii open the season at the Fifth Avenue ART
Gallcrc, I'm september. The circulars state that
paintings which have never before been eAhipitcl
I'm Ncw-York will be received during the first week
If Srpcrqbcr and II I, requested that the lists DO
sent ~ Mr. George H. Gait az the galleries before
the first week of July Pictures viii be- collected
and returned in Ncw-YorI free Of charge This
exhibition viii open on september Is and close on
November >.
The last week has been duh time at the Academy.
Tie total amount Of the sales since the opening Is
| about $4,000 Among the pictures sold last week
worr The Flesh and the spirit H. ". various
800; November Kenyon Cox, 300 signed ana
Niincs,ol.7 H. W. WatWus, $50, and OAysah'hc-
NUNS L. NJ. stewart, 40.
There seems 90 be trouble over the selection 81
picture, lr Franco American artists foi Tie TN
vcr-al Expedition, according 10 letter puoHHh"i
in "Galignanfs Messenger The American artists
living abroad were informed las year If the forma-
ion Of Jury OF Franco American atIsr " 10 AID He
Government Arr Commission IN PecelVlhS ""rhs VI
art and look after the artistic Interests III uc''
/ cOuntrymen living abroad" All American a'sc'
wen, invited IT, apply for space. and tnoy Weie III
formed that tie decision II the " jury" woulh Dc
oprn - revision by the Art Commission appointed
by the American Government But. on appIcd'IoA
~ the conlmi-.ionrr the said officer hal prdS7 MN
self not to interfere with the decisions OF tho jury
The complainant quotes the jury a. declaring INA.
| they did not take into account the Iu'gmeh VI
m, salon and remarks with much feeling that This
is not astonishing a. 1t might bc II II "cic ho'
% generally known what intriguing and wire working
thc salon honors IF our just 81 and Impartial %
countrymrn were due The 'dOssIs Of the mentions
and medals Of these men, with ic" cA'rpuohS'
v.ould be amusing and interesting reading 10 the
| General public 1t l. said that three out Oh four
| pictures were rejected by the jury, and as ne
commissioner refuses 10 interfere, tie disappointed
writer thinks that the American Department Will be
comrsed Of the works of the seventeen jurors and thei
| ,r.ud.- But A. one OF the rejected, he probably
take, a very gloomy view OF the situation
Tho Nnssr,. Dowdcswell, OF London. have been
holding An exhibition Of the paintings Of The Barbzon
| school which IS received by some OF the London
| ,ouynals ike new discovery. So The London News
lis down the natural!suc Rousseau as a leader OF
the Eomanticsts, and D.az l. described a. virtually
| H.. ,,,rn \ marvellous perfection of drawing
In sorrc Il Diazs pictures IS also noted The London
| v-,r,d, rmarls The Good samaritan and The
! Raroue o. Don Juan are not much OF DeacroS, bu,
! - oxer,rllfy what there was Of him after all
r. Ibis socal.cd romantclst exhibition lngres was
associated with Delacroix, and there wse pictures
/ ~ Van Narcke MeissOnier and Gerome and also
7 rE4 IsFfa TpG ltL Wf.rE.f
o be- the finest painter represented except Corot7
The leading paper of the April Gazette des BeauS
Arts +, NJ Iacne,trcs study OF the late Alex sndrp
! CabaneL OF the portraits of CabaneIs last fifteen
! vears when be painted ~ many American and En- gst
! danes the writer says: Each exhibition showed
to the public one or two Of these amable cflgies
! always appreciated by amateurs, even though thel
discret elegance. designed 10 ravsh the sight amoas
appropriately appointed surroundings, lost somethinl
Of It's charm In the midst of the brutaltes Of the
Palace of Industry. The studies of women, less
| shltI. that 10 pleased himself With mwuplytp'