New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-05
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.
NOTES on THE ExHIBITIoNs-ARr NEWS HERB
AND ABROAD.

The Academy OF Design has issued it, circulars 70
gsrdng the siXty-h annual exhibition. The lists
Of works for this exhibition must be made up ana sent
10 the secretary at the Academy, Oh or before Maioh
B. Resident artists are Informed that the A'aicmy
Will not take charge of collections. and nonresldens
are warned that exhibits in packing VIII 0s
received at the Academy. Works for the exhibition
must be sent to the Academy between Monday.
March 10, and Thursday, March -, inclusive. The
vanishing days Will be Thursday and Friday, April
3 and 4. The press view" will be Friday, after
IL o'clock The exhibition will be opened u the
public on Monday, April :. The Clarke, liasarten
and Dodge prizes will be awarded April Is.
There are eleven members OF the Academy's 4" COM
mttee of selection The extreme conservatives Of
the Academy we'll repr ented bat there Is
TO believe that there will be little disposition to insist
upon narrow policy Last the exhibition hardly
fulfilled the expectations caused by the exhibition II
the year before. 1t is a matter Of Importance that
the exhibition next April should be Improvement
upon It's predecessors. and any disposition to ignore
the work of the younger men, either selection
/ hanging. will be certain TO react niurioIsy upon
the Academy 1t may be repeated that II Is the
Academy which represents American art In the estima-
ton Of the public, and the character OF the Academy
exhibition is, therefore. Of the utmost consequence.
on exhibition Of conventional antiquated art will be
taken by many d sufficient for adherence T.
foreign schools This is a familiar fact and IL greatly
increases the responsibility Of those who are able to
determine the character Of the Academy exhibition
II becomes their duty, not merely their privilege. 10
collect the best examples Of painting within their
reach without regard 10 personal preIudices. To
the idea that Acadcmcians must be favored without
regard TO the quality Of their art. But as matter
! Of fact the Academy has shown far more liberal
spirit of recent years. and it to be hoped that the
change for the better Will be conspicuousy illustrated
IN the spring.
Among the new American pictures exhibited in the
rallcry Of Messrs. KnOcdler Co. are an Entrance
80 Newport Iiarbor,' and View at Beaver TAIL by
Mr.. W. r. Richards a landscape by Mr.. Van Bus
Arcki Mr. Poores painting Of Essex County Country
Club polo players returning from game, and a land.
scape by Mr.. Virgins. The last, which IS called
me Dying Year, i an interesting study Of
and yellow pasture with trees on the right. sheep in
the middle distance, and cold mist rising from the
ground beyond In ordinary seasons the scene would
be assigned TO November, but Mr.. Virgins has real
zed effects which may be seen in the country al
present.
The Durand Ruel gallery contains most inter.
cstlnS picture, which may reasonably be accepted a.
the only example Of llOgarths painting in this coun.
try. The intrinsic evidence favorS the authenticity
Of the painting and doubt it has the history
which Is sometimes regarded the first impOrtancs
The subject IS John Knox Preaching Edinburgh
The bulky figure Of the doughty evangelist is seen
aoft IN the high pulpit on the right, various crippcs
and begGars hudded together on the beneath
the pulpit the benches on the same side are occupied
by Of considerable personal charms. who
warmt toned red and brown costume, and broad hats;
a group OF men, Of severely Puritancal appearance.
stand listening 70 the satisfactorily orthodox doc
trines Of the preacher the left, and the seats
behind them are fled with people painted seriously
ana with no apparent attempt at carlcature The
painting Is mellow, and rich IN IL, prevailing
tones. and 1t has valuable pictorial quality. This
assigned to Constable but Of Indifferent merit and
rich harhor scene which represents the little known
there is an example Of old Crome- IN the Marquand
collection at the Metropolitan Museum.
BY the death of Frederick Juengling. The modern
American school of wood engraving has lost worthy
representative. His paintings. etchnGs. and draw.
ing, at the exhibitions Of the All League, sal
maeund Club, Academy, Water Color society and
Etching Club have proved that the artist not
restricted To medium TO class Of subjects.
but Mr. Juenglng has been best known a wood en-.
aver Of singular personal force and Of great technical
ability. The personal characteristics Of A wooden.
Gravcr's work sometimes hardly apparent 10 tho
unnsructed eye, but Mr.. Juengling's engraving Was
usually distinctly his own. He was effective en-.
graver. and engraver of obvious personal force.
even though, like Others of the school, he had
ceased TO obey the canon which limited the wood.
eugraver TO expression IN pure line For this reason
he has been charged with neglect Of textures natten.
the exact rendering Of forms and expression and
devotion effect alone, charges which, IN one form
another. have been brought against most members Of
Juengling generalzed too broadly, and his work would
have been improved by eXacter adherence to truth OF
pre,sivene,s and also the general truthfuness Of his
results. The personal quality If his work was well
illustrated in his striking engraving dfteg Mr. Chases
spanish Peasant" which 10 other engraver would
have reproduced in the same way. Mr.. Juenglng was
OF the strongest members Of school which can
i'll afford th, los. American wood enTavers have
earned the first place among the members OF their pro-
fcs,ion. rank disputed at all only In France, but the
future shows most nncerian prom,r Of ADEQUATE sue
steadily gaining ground.
Among the artists who died in the closing months Of
the last year one Of the earliest American etchers,
John Gadsby Chapman. Before he took up his resi-
dencc in Rome in 1850, he had earned reputation in
this city as painter OF portraits. LANDSCAPES and
genres and a designer for woodcus. making his draw
ing, on the block according 10 the Old custom lilo
made many vgnette designs Tor the Family Bible
published by Harper Brcs. n io45 Win won Woo
thi, country. lie wa the author OF Dla"lns
Book" which contained chapter upon etching, the
fir, attempt manual OF the Art published IN
lmerca I'm Rome he etched A series Of views OF the
mann ~ details iii, method, were not those of the
Modern school but his WORK showed refinement love II
elaboration made possible only by of touch
and an excellent technical equipment
The municipal authorize, of Paris have recently
placed the following Inscription upon the house No
( 'Oua deS Celc>tns Antoine Barye sculptor, born
in Paris september "a 1898. died in th, house June
- 1870 At the same time other memorial tablets
were placed upon the house, where Auber IerloL and
Ma,se died, and tablet now marks me site o. me
theatre IN the Rue Mazarin where Molerc and his
company played IN l645.
The December number Of the Gazette fes Beaux
Arts contains Guelads etching Of cry stall vase In
The Cery collection Borels etching of figure painted
by Thde a singularly effective etching 10y GueraId.
after Courbet's painting OF deer hunt on
I'm. snow and an etching by NallOton
after Brctons study for the Evening at Finstcre."
These arc accompanied by various minor Illustrations
Among the important articles OF this number arr NJ
Gnnicr discussion of ceramics, glass and mOsalcs, at
the Universal Exposition and another OF NJ FOurcauds
paper, upon Francois Rude. In the foreign sec
lion writes VI. GARNER. we ind hardly anything
10 mention. except the lockwood pottery. from an
establishment recently opened IN Cincinnati and