New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-26
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS,
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.
NOTES ON THE EXHIBITIONS ART NEWS
ABROAD.

luc octOHu Ncch vi tHc Society OF American AFIlStS
repeats the story OF the first. There have been no
sales and the attendance has been insignificant II
the best Of these pictures had been shown at tho
Academy, American art and individual artists would
have gained ground In the estimation OF the public.
As II is, me pictures at this exhibition practically
sacrificed. This IS not question OF sales, al
though sales usually considered to be Of sons
consequence 1t Is more important that the public
should have en- opportunity TO appreciate the quality
81 the work which Is being done by many American
painters. This exhibition does not furnish such an
opportunity, and the result is loss to American
act. not merely TO the Academy. So far as general
influence IS concerned, the pictures at the societys
exhibitions might almost as well be hung In thu
studios.
Since the opening Of the Prize Fund Exhibition at
tho American Art Galleries, a dozen pictures have
been sold Among those sold In the last week ar
Evening the Massachusetts Coast F. De Haven
1850; A Lesson in Arcadia william 1horne. $500,
and sim LIFE A. J. Albright, $50 The prices In
all cascs are those OF the marked catalogue The
attendance has been small This exhibition Will
remain open until July l. on July IS, the collection
Will be placed on exhibition the Buffalo Exposition.
Therr are few announcements for the autumn.
Thus far the September exhibition OF American paint
ings at the Fifth Avenue Galleries, and tho
Barye exhibition at the American Art Galleries, arc
the only " HXturcs.' There are reports OF aucuou
sales but no definite information Is Volunteeroh
The Barye exhibition Is to be made an imposing
affair An association has been formed Win . long
IFS, OF offcers members and honorary members, ana
,hcrr will he an elaborate illustrated catalogue
This should the best special exhibition OF forogn
artists work which We have had In this country
There will be no other opportunity OF Haw
quence for the study Of Barye's WORK
pcccp, efforts TO rrsuscitate mezIotnt engraving
have me, with Indifferent success. but there appears
70 Re steady II limited demand for eSsmpies Oh .no
eighteenth century English school. Mcss~' "uho'r'
lk,h & Co. have recently received collection OF me%.
,o,ints principally BY the old English cngra'es' sna
some amateurs will find this work extremely interest
inc on account Of the associations as we'll as the exc
crton There arr a few plates by certain OF me en-
,r,ycr, who did so much 10 enhance the fame OF sir
Joshua Reynolds. The collection includes an eA-
ceIent tmprrSsion OF James McArders meLzotnt after
Rrynollss portrait Of Mrs Norncck. and Jonrss pae
done aftrr Reynolds Erskine There Is one OF the
morr important OF BoydelPs publications. hArons
engraving OF Rrmbrandts Presentation In mo
Tcmplr- Richard Houston's mcEzotint Of Rem
brandt's Cook, remarkable for the clean dehnihoh
ard firm, strong modelling, is accompanied by pls'e
equally admirable in rs realization OF franspaFh'
shadow and softness OF contour, Remorahdts fn'
losOpher7 Dunkarten's mcr1ounf amer KEN.
brandt's "Ananasr Is presented In an Impression OK
ecat beauty &. W. RcynOlds's cngravngs after
smiths's portraits OF the Duke Of Bedford and Lord
Holland Illustrate the range OF the mezzotint in tho
hands OF an accomplished cnGravcr students OF tho
drama Will take an especial interest In McAues mcz-
zotInt after ZoHanys painting OF Gsrrtck ana Mrs.
Ctbber in the charar ers Of Jafer and Bevidera In
" Venice Preserved Mr.. Wunderlich shows several
EXAMPLES OF the earlier Continental enEaves, among
them work done by Verkolio after Ochter Welt, and
IIuchtcnburg.
Mcssrs F. Keppel Co. have recently published
large etching by II. de Los Rios. after painting by
pas>ln entitled Curiosity This Is plate frankly
done for the sake Of the subject and It must be said
that the subject Is picturesque and interesting Tho
scene Is one Of the stone bridges In Venice. Tho
| araprt is lined with eager crowd. Fishermen
AMI priests children and old men. mstrons and fair
ARID girls. intent upon something and somebody
IN the gondola about to pass beneath. Only the bow
OF the gundola IS shown and the cause Of the excite
men, is left to the Observers imagination, thus I'M
parting to the picture a special merit. as an iu'-
tration OF the value Of suggestiveness. Instead OK
one obvious meaning, the significance OF the seems
may be interpreted differently by each beholder anu
Us interest therefore, remains constant. since u
plu"s the universal passion, curiosity. The eAe'u'
ton IL cngravcrlke In paris and Il nowhere rNh'ois
tho highest degree OF technical skin. There is .
lack Of warmth Of line texture, depth. and OF trans
parency In the shadows but the subject will probably
DO regarded as atoninS for any Shortcomings IN hs
workmanship
=
large study OF "Hagar and Ishmsel.' which W"
painted over laid aside IN tho studio and rediscoved
year or two since by Miliets son. THIS Is large
canvas some seven feet By four and the photographs
indicates that II Is picture Of great force The scene
Is stretch OF the sand mounds Of the desert Hasaf
lies PROSTATE in the foreground her face, which Is
raised upon her hand, wearing the look OF forurea
animal. Minct has made his Hagar coarser and less
attractive than many other painters. She might a.
be taken TO represent the Ethiopian type but the
agony Of tho unbeautfu face mono the less impress
I've beyond her lies Ishmael naked the head hsnsns
downward In an attitude which has the relaxation Oh
death. This strong study was probably made sbou'
the time that Mllet went 10 Barbilon. IN 1919 Arer
ward nc began another picture upon the same canvas
which was presently thrown aside. Tbs study Is q
be q feature OF the Mct sale To be held In Pans
this week !. appears that Madame Met and mo
have made final clearing up Of the ;!naio.
There arc some Sketches ana pastels b be sold, 10:
golhcr with all Of Mlet's copperplstes and Woo
blocks all. that Is, which have been retained by ING
family Some Of the copperplates may DO worthless,
and all must be we'll worn, but they Aro to DO tesse
by taking impressions before the sale.