New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-27
ART PUBLICATIONS.
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notwithstanding the demands Of the Exposition the
r1sstrsscA Salon" publications appear with ususs
peomptness Mr.. J. W. Bouton sends Ms two parts
Of the astrsted Figaro the text BY M Apers
Wni6 tho Illustrations, typosravurcs. halt pA.os
u decidedly thin quality. but probably adequate for
lhe present purpose NJ. VOLTS comments arc op'l
sttc but the emptiness OF the perfunctory idyis M"
ne blsaness of the realism Illustrated In many pas
forbid ssnguine view Of the spirit behind tne sas'
producsaon represented In the Salon." An American
ptcture one Of Mr.. d. II. knights neauy tarnoe p.~
torss heads the list of Illustrations Gerome,s 40
sayd glove the Cononeror' another evidence OF iaf
ing povers is spread before the reader In oouDo-
pesp plate Berands stan Of the Journal des peoae
sspd Lhsrmttte's @Claade Bernard are SOUND exam
rass Of their class. One Of the usual consp'caous
,opoessons TO the apatrioticn spirit Will be seen IN
The doublepAse reproduction Oh nous s 49,
am Brsyes Miss Gardner and Messs' "eoAS'
x.,s,h,oek Knight add Rridgmsn are the Americans
-rr..anted In these parts of the ~FfgaroSaion mr.
pc,ton Also sends US the first part OF tho Basohes
a.,on, Illustrated with smaller but moro eia0orso
phetosrsvure plates.
nm. r,,croscopic study Of Westminster Abbey which
u "a enesssd Mr. W. J. Lotto has advanced 10 inc
ch.uel Of Henry WI. which is duly discussed IN tho
I,sre PORTFOLIO Mr.. Railton who never "hohS
Siss,,sss the influence Of HIS former framing rs
practical architectural designer. continues his hiust
49,. which are always carefully studied. but some
t,ss forced ana again really cooress In spite OF an
attempted vvaoity Of style. Mr.. Blanhed has FOUND
subject which will be fresh to most readers In ms
ssdy of lingo Jones designer OF costumes ana the
nsaro rather than Is architect. These designs arc
contained In two largo volumes ct Chatsworth his
number of The Portfolio has strong historical even
.ntousrian favor for the remaining articles deal with
.rv Christian art In Ireland and with the almost for
sotten work Of T. 6. Good genre painter OF the carrier
half of the century, The sound homey quality Oh hs
are a Illustrated In Mr.. c. D. Murrays etching a'r
sGoo1's painting of newspaperresder OF Sixty years
ago. This unpretending genre serves as foil 10 .ne
;heiiogravure Of a head of . gypsy girl by sr
FREDERICK Leighton. Tho original was IN
black and white chalk on brown paper
and Mr. Hamerton IN noting the difficulty OF exact
reproduction. tells that the plate has been
hy MIR. Murray. But those who care Tor p'otora'
quality per SO will be likely 70 object 70 certain
dingtDess of effect
The recent numbers Of aLArt,s May Is and June
/, are devoted to the Exposition and salon ana tne
continuaron Of the review Of French painters ior inc
last century. @I'Art" Of June contains the first
NJ series of papers which will deal with artistic
industries beginning with French jewellers work
since 1880 The evident interest and value OF these
careful studies Of the applied are OF country "hEh
for two centuries has gwen so much atehuoh 10
srtst craftsmanship reinforced by plentiful supply
~ Illustrations. The only important fupage plate
I'm this number Is Mordants etching after Courbets
q Return from Market" an unusually eoid' nsra'or
lin piece of work
TIA Art Journal" one OF the last Of these publ
cations 10 cling to steel plates. has maze a suad"n
ohanse no chrome thography for the fontispfece OF
the regular July number. Possibly this is in'enosd
a. n spec.al concession to the idea of midsummer
Sesturess Mr.. r. A. NJ. Stevenson discusses certain
phases Of Corots technique. emphasizing his essen
stsl realism: tho indefatigable Mr.. Lofae continued
10 describe the royal palaces and MIR. Huskisson
sketches the painted han at Greenwich.