New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-27
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS.
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.
NOTES ON THE ExHrBITIoNs--A8r NEWS HKzn

rhere is a renewal OF activity at the sales galleries
and for the next three months there viii be lack Of
exhibitions Tomorrow thcrc will be q private yisws
Of tho stebbIns collection. at the American Art
Galleries This will be followed By the exhibition and
sale of the pictures collected by Mr. T. H. Capen presi-
dent of Tufts College, and Mr. w. H. Warren, of Spring
field. Mass Among the paintings in this collection
are seven by Corot, seven by Dabigny, four BY Dias
and SIX by Troyon. On March 10 tho !" old masters
belonging TO the Duke OF Urca will be placed upon
exhibition at these galleries. and an exhibition Of
American paintings will DO opened early In April
At tho Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, paintings BY
Messrs. j. Alden Weir and J. IL. rnachtman VIII be
placed upon exhibition OH February l. This collection
win BIO succeeded by another special exhibition which
viii present the work Of Mr. C. II. Miller. In the
latter part CT February the collection Of Mr. Thomas
Howell, OF Brooklyn viii DO placed upon exhibition
This contains about sixty pictures, including examples
of Corot, Diaz and others Of that group OF painters
After the Howell sale and the Artists Fund Society and
Artists Mutual Aid Society viii occupy this gallery.
The latter organization has lost two members within
year, L. o. C. barley and II. W. Hubbard, and the
exhibition Is held for the benefit Of their families.
There will be a collection OF drawings and otheR
works BY Mr. barley and Of paintings BY Mr.. Hubbard
Mr. s. p Avery, r., exhibits little group Of paint
ings by Knaus which win doubtless receive much
attention from the many collectors and gallery.
haunters who Interested In the work Of the popular
German genre painter The largest Of these pictures.
"A Child's Funeral dates back to o period in
Knaus's professional which IN all probability
has not been represented before in this country.
The picture shows humble procession boy carrying
a cross draped IN black, two others singing hymn
they walk little unconscious child the venerabls
village PASTOR hymn book I'm hand, accompanied By
young GIRL and the coffin with ifs ugubrious drapery,
borne upon the shoulders Of peasants and followed
by the mourDers. The procession passes along rural
lar be9fd dland uka tka
atmosphere tells Of the coming Of autumn. This
effect has been somewhat overdone, perhaps and
II would be easy to insist upon better expression Of
afr in the background and cleaner definition, but tho
artist has painted his picture in the foreground and
tho foliage furnishes merely convenient setting.
This picture, painted in 1855, when Knaus but
twcnty-seven years of age shows decided tendency
toward strong color as well as talent for design
and sympathetic expression. Instead OF an un-
interrupted harmony OF low tones clear, vivid reds
introduced in this color scheme although ft must
be said that they hardly sustained by the other
elements Of the color scheme The cross-bearer
brilliant red stockings, boy behind shows red
waistcoat, and the bearers weas waistcosts OF
subdued red. Some attempt to carry out =
balanced color scheme indicated In the blue dress
Of the girl beside the pastor but the final result Is
imperfect. The figures interesting even II over
wrought sympathetic, although not devoid Of con-
sciousness, and certainly most admirable work for
artist OF tWcnty-SeVen come VI races, HOlaDiy
the face II Inc smallest child. with tangled yellow
hair might be taken to support an argument THAI
certain of Knaus's children have undergone little
change IN all these years. But prolific painter
must necessarily repeat his types more or less
The other paintings by Knaus In the Avery Gallery
represent the work of the last year. The largest
of these pictures, "A Frugal Meals represents
gray bearded beggsr eating his crust II Is said thai
the artist himself places special valus upon this
picture, but the reason IS not apparent. There is
accurate drawing, but the sombre coloring Is by
means preposssssing, and who has an eye TO the
future might suspect that bitumen turks In tho
shadows The expression of the old beggar has been
well studied, evidently from model whom It was
difficult 10 invest with a sentimental interest. In
as the eIeS ss a 5as
hardly excuse. But il IS certainly an ntellgenty
are two. small pictures, a TyroIese hunter psusins
IN his climb up the mountain side 70 light his pIpe
and a bright little study OF comeiy westphaian
peasant woman in her snowy holiday dress.
The fifth, or January, number Of Sun ard shsds'
continues Its purpose Of illustrating the work dons
by the Photogravure Company, of New-York. and
the examples selected are extremely credtable.
There is landscape by Corot printed in blue ink
which Is thoroughly pictorial, although there Is an
obvious lack of atmospheric delicscy, and this 10
presently followed by the head Of an old which
shows what can be done In the way OF clean
defpton and firm modelling. view IN the Capitol
at Albany, a landscape or two, and gllmpses Of
horses in motion serve to make up a portfolio Of
prints OF much interest
The January number of the @Gazette des Beaux
Arts7 contains the first of NJ Paul Mantz's papers
upon Vatican, tho second Of NJ. Portalis's articles
upon engraving in color dealing thus far with the
early history OF the subject the conclusions Of NJ
MoliDer's study Of the treasure Of st. Marks Al
Venice and NJ. Meheps account Of the commissions
for the decoration of the Hotel dc WIFE, Under tho
Oo,. L.. 7
up recent discoveries which might well encourage
amateurs to contribute, TO the endowment Of the
American School at Athens and the purchase OF Del
Phi for exploration In preceding article reference
was made to the has reliefs discovered at Mantnce
by NJ. Fougeres, OF the French School at Athens
These figures, representing the musical contest OF
Apollo and Marsyas decorated the pedestal Of group
which Pausanus attributed formally to fraxitelcs
~ Fougeres hesitated to express himself positively
NJ Reinach believes that all the indications agree
In establishing two facts that these has relefs wero
executed in part perhaps by assistants but after the
models and under the direction OF the MASTER Tho
must DO briefly noted. The principal fun page plates
are Borrel's etching after watteau's "Embarque-
pastel head Of young sri BY Boucher printed IN
colors Dujardn heogravure In colors, reproducing
cOsnay's miniature portrait of Mrs. Damer. and 2
portrait of Lady Caroline Price
In the January Portfolio. Mr.. Hamerton pays
graceful compliment to another art Journal by devot-
Ing brief paper to review Of Habert-Dys, whose
decorative drawings in "EArt' We have frequently
noticed. sThe editors of LArt,'' says Mr.. Hamer.
ton, have always had the laudabe custom Of help:
ing neglected artists by making their work known.
The very earliest numbers were almost sacrificed TO
Gavarni and Lancon; the latest required over and
over again to Bopvn simply because Bonvin had
fallen into extreme poverty and iyemediable Sick
ness 1t was extremely characteristic of Tart to
take I'D NJ Renouard when it did. By their taste
for decoration in tho way of borders head and tall
pieces and initial letters the directors Of LArf have
found room for decorative TALENT and this led TO the
discovery OF young artist NJ. Habert-Dys, with
raal inveotive genius for such work . Z. II II
a happy art happy In the exuberance Of playful
and elegant imagination, happy also in the exercise
OF manual skill so perfect that the artist seems TO.
draw as easily his own birds fly or his own fishes
Uamertons praise which not at all lessened by his
scrinfinn on part OF the artists eulurc to Japan.