New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-10
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS
rHE Week m ART cIRcLEs.
NOTES ON THE ExHIBInoNs-ART NEWS HERE
AND ABROAD.

NOTES ON THE EXHIBITToNS-AhT NEWS HERE
AND ABROAD.
The paintings collected by Mr.. Erwin Davis viii be
nlaced upon exhibition tomorrow at tho Fifth Avenue
Art Galleries The Tribune has already given some
account of Mr. Daviss examples Of Deiaroix Decamps
Troyon MllIet Daublgny, Courbct. Vonon, Rousseau.
Manet pupre, Fromentln, Rlbot, Diaz and other
French masters outside Of the purely academic line OF
succession These paintings and Sketches show feel
ing for color which has been appreciated by the artists
and amateurs of this city, and the exhibition OF the
collection will be a most interesting event,
even though its disposal is TO % regretted.
Bastien Lepage's "Joan OF Are haneVs poy
with sword and Courbets Music are TO DC ciassi
fed as capital works, and, The Tribune has urged
before they should be secured for the Metropolitan
Museum Aside from the fine quality OF nearly All
those pictures there are several which VIII receive
special attention because they illustrate unusual
phases OF the painters art. Among them arc ooroes
moonlight harbor scene the fresh, green lahhscape
known as Eel Fishers" aud the sketch OF ne
Coliseum, Mlnevs little landscape without hgures'
Mlcheps waterscape, Dupre's landscape with figures
and animals, Daubigny's yellow and brown shore
scene and certain examples of Troyon and Decamps.
This collection VIII remain upon exhibition only u1th
March 10.
Tho "old masters belonging to the Duke Oh Dur
cal will be placed upon exhibition at the american
Art Galleries this week, probably on Frday' mu
rllo's Virgin del Carmen is described as tae most
important picture Of the collection. There is announcer
example OF Mnrillo, with portraits by Veiasquez
and Rubens Holbeln, Mengs and Cano, an Alteration
Of the Kings assigned to Hubert Van Eyck portrait
by Rembrandt, and paintings by Van ostade'
Rbera Durer Salvador Rosa, Snyder, Van DER "eyuoh
and other names Of much distinction. There Is no
American expert whose opinion regarding inc au
thentcity Of cold masters" would DO acceptoo 10
Paris London, Berlin Brussels and indeed, IN une
4aIa id No
rert worthy of tho name Tho true test for col
lection Of this kind is sale at the Hotel Drouot, OF
at Chrstie'S preferably the former. There export
knowledge Is obtainable, and there is no groundess
prejudice against old masters" In themselves IL
should be said that tho authenticity Of these plores
has been formally sttested by Spanish officials The
exhibition will be something out of the usual inn,
and It should provo interesting and instructive even
though most Of the pictures are judged by the average
visitor as examples Of painting without any enors
to determine tho correctness Of tho ascripuon.
Other current exhibitions offer water colors, prints
and drawings. The Whistler exhibition continues at
tho wunderlich gallery. She gallery Of Messrs KEEP
pei & Co. is to DO occupied by collection OF Ameri-
can water colors. Messrs. Klackner Co. show tho
collected work Of two American etchers who are
we'll known to our public, Mrs. NJ. N. Moran and
Mr. Thomas Moran. Eight drawings by Durer from
tho Won Franek collection are exhibited in the same
room
The continuance of the discussion over tho Amer
lean paintings for the Paris Exposition, the sale Of
Rembrandt's Glider" TO Mr.. II. o. Havemeyer, and
tho sales Of the Capen and Warren collections and OF
the Artists Fund Society, have furnished topics for
those interested IN art during the last week. The
Exposition controversy has its humorous side, but
10 is really disgrace that the best possible cOllec
ton Of American pictures cannot be sent to Paris
Tho squabbIing and denominations Which have made
80 much noise arc anything but creditable but some
thing Of the kind has attended the preceding exhibit
tons and perhaps Is inevitable. In the present case
10 Is very likely that the responsibility for trouble IS
to DO shared by several concerned and by one or two
collectors but this will be determined in time. Mean
WHILE the pictures selected ought to DO publicly ex
hlbited
In answer to various inquiries It may be said that
Mr.. William Scbaus paid the young Duke do Momy
$4,000 for Rembrandts colder" and the duty
added about 5000, while tho expense Of shipment.
Insurance ETC., must be considered. Delivered In
New-York tho picture represented cost Of probably
about $4,000 1t was said then that the price first
asked was about ESQ 600 Two years ago the picture
was taken to Mr. schaus's house and added 10 his pn
vate collection. which has been enjoyed by many
visitors Any mention Of prices must DO in the ma
tule Of gossip but It understood that the owner
hal fixed tho price Of Tho Glider" in his own mind
at 100000. 1t was said that no had been offered
100000, but those reports necessarily doubtful
Il IL altogether probable that the price paid for Tho
Glider tho largest ever paid for picture In this
country The talk Of 100000 for Munkacsys
picture has never been taken seriously. Whatever
tho price Of The Glider" may have been, the picture
was worth IT, This may we'll be called the finest
painting owned in this country. Mr.. Havemcyer Is
to DO congratulated upon his good judgment and good
fortune in adding The Glider to the fine Van Bere-
steyn portraits already at the Museum.
Tho season of studio receptions is at hand, and
several artists will receive their friends next week
Mr. Arthur Parton, OF No. 81 West Tenth-st, has is
sued cards for reception the afternoons OF Tues
day and Wednesday from TO o. The artists OF the
Holbein Studios will receive their friends from until
5 O'Clock on tho afternoons of Monday and Tuesday.
Among tho number arc Messrs. George Inness, j. s.
Hartley B. r. Fitz, G. II. Bogert, c. W. Eaton, Ar
thur Hoeber Leonard Ochtman, j. W. FOsdick, Benoni
Irwin, William Morgan, Chester LOOMS and A. +.
Bunner.
The exhibition of the French water-cOlor painters
in Paris win last until the end of March. Among the
contributors are Harpignies Zuber Besnard Behune,
Yon, Ii hermitte, Hellbuth, lie Blant Mme Lemaire,
Jouriain, and Morand. Reference has been made
before to the exhibition of painter etchers at the
purand Ruel gallery in Paris NJ. Rodin exhibits
two dry.poInt portraits of Victor Hugo which are
called smarvelousp "Thc eminent sculptor has pro-
ducod for his debut in engraving, the work OF a
masters There are some drypoint agure studies
nv Miss Cassstt which the Same writer characterzes
as exquisite and there are several celebrated ex
amplcsD by Bracquemond. Among other contributors
are Guerard, Besnard Desboutins, Goenveuteo, somm
T,esot seymour Haden Vans Gravesando, Legros
MATHEW. Chaplain Buhot, Boilvn and ]. l. Brown
Tho American contributors are Mrs. Getchel, Miss
Cassatt and Messrs. Parrish, Plat and Bacher
"rhe Pail Mall Gszettea says: "1he coming exhibition
~ the British Humorlss In Art, which Is to be held
IN the galleries Of the Royal Institute Of Painters in
water Colors under tho auspices of that society, win
be wide In its scope and subjects. 1t is to bo
Illustrative OF the social and political life in England
for the past hundred years or moro, and win include
the work Of all the welmown and several Of the
deserved carcaturists IL Is pro-
posed to begin with Gnray but surely Hogarth should
bc tho real starting point, so that we may perhaps
ha nnrmiiteh 10 see and admire Sir Joshua REYNOLDS