New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-16
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS.
THE WEEK IN AIT CIRCLES.
NOTES on THE EXHIBITIONS ART NEWS
ABROAD.

The Union League Club exhibition, the exhibiuon
OF portraits and manuscripts IN the charming noh'e "a
the Adlne Club the exhibition Of Mr.. Winslo~ hoeI
watercoors the Reichard gallery and the eAhioiou
OF Laanne's etchings az the Keppel gallery haso
been interesting features OF the past week me
Hor and Lalanne exhibitions will continue Tor
,me II is safe b predict the success OF "F'
!! 20 5 brilliant water-color studies Of fy-hshing'
An exhibition of oil paintings, watcrcoors and black
and white work by the late Arthur Quartey has been
opened at the Fifth Avenue Galleries. This exhoi-
ton. which includes examples Of the most Important
work done by this amented artist, will repay CRITICAL
examination, and 1t is be commended to the stten-
ton Of the public These pictures will be sold on
Thursday evening next
The sales at the water-color exhibition amount 10
$4,000 The pictures sold for $50 and over at the
watercolor exhibition since the last time Of writing
are as follows: "Chnds Head Henry Ihleted, $50;
The Reader Edmund II. Garrett $780, In Wire
Carlton I. Chapman, 800: Edge OF the Woods
Charles Warren Eaton SOS; "The Bridge oil signs
Venice T. Moran, 5000; 1.-THE Bathing Eeach''
j. Wells-Champney. $50 ;" The Chase Gertrude A.
Evans s75 a Light Southampton A. T. Bricher'
500; Autumn c. Harry Eaton. 800; odds ana
Ends Flogence-Franoes Smell, $50: " 5now-Clad Up
land Bruce Crane. sl15; "Cnder the Mistletoe''
Robert F. BIoodgood, $50: Old Derrick, East River
,,+b,r KNIGHT ESQ: ~ Moorish Pirate j. L.
Ccrome Ferris $50; "Old Friends ana New
Amy Gross. SEQ: A Summer Pastoral W. Hamilton
Gibson. 800: Micwinter.' walter L. Palmer 800
The Cheerful Cup" George Wharton Edwards y
Deserted Farm, J. Francis Murphy, Sl26 Winter
Abigail Brown Tomplins, So, summer Meadows
" Hamilton Gibson. $50; Come Mamma Henry
ulefeld. 500: a Gray Day on the ST. Lawrence
william C. Filter. $780, and Last Years Leaves
F. Uopknson Smith, $3.50.
The sslmscundl Club Will cooperate with the com
rnittec in charge Of the sale Of the late trecercA
Tucncling's engravngs. paintings and studio ehecs.
The Climb has offered it's for the exhibition and
ale. and the art committee Of the club will assist In
The management II is proposed 70 issue fine Illus
trated catalogue. NJ. Thomas (. Kirby has volun-
teered his services for the sale.
Mr. : p Avery. ir.. has opened an exhibition oy
Samuel Colman, which is On interesting feature
% the season Mr.. Colmans work. which hAs
gallery. includes oil paintings water colors ana
c,chinss The subjects have been found in California
Colorado the beautiful Puget Sound country. especially
the region around Mt. Tacoma. and other parts OF 'e
West and there studies made IN hoI!ahu
and elsewhere on the Continent Nr. Colman has ex-
hbited no oil paintings FOR time. and his Work
in this and other mediums will undoubtedly receive
the consideration which is the artists due.
Like the other dealers Of this city. Mr.. Avery ez-
hihits an example OF Cain, agreeable painting OF
village street, whose gray roofs nestle among the
trees on either side The picture shows Gains iee4-
ing i1r harmony OF colors and sympathetic tona'y'
and II leaves pleasant memory. But the enect OF INC
neyv American craze upon Cain may well be reg%rueo
with apprehension Han dozen years ago ms plcV
urcs were rare In this country. Within three years
their number has Increased until AZ present pictures
rs Ca1!u arr 20 be met with everywhere since ING
pply Of genuine pictures by the BsrbiEon school BE-
cane nearly exhausted there has been an amusing
uncertainty among dealers and speculative amateurs
az to the direction Of public taste. Inc eAceAe1,
uctqres OF - modern Holland painters are in demand
In London end the prices have usually daunted specl
l,tIye Americans. although several examples OF
l.-,cl's have come 10 Us. IL became necessary 70
abandon the familiar fiction that there are no strong
new men In France. and so five years ago We "a"
the cautious appearance Of Julien Dupre among Us Oh
ller-rtte Lerolle. CaLn and few Others previously
almost unknown n our public. Paintings By the'@
artists are stiu imported yearly and certain demand
IS apparent. but Cain alone has become fc~.S
a,,.fl5nable- This American demand has already
-o,,.et mon the Artist. who has more commissions
than he can execute and has permitted himself 70 sen
Oh. las,v and unworthy work. But II the WORK pears
CAIN, Signature it appears 70 pass with dealers and
many American amateurs.
some o. To drawings by " Cd masters which were
sold f-o-l The Dlrcal collection have already reap
-.,ref IN .alcs gallery They a. exhibited al t'e
Fi,h Avenue Galleries iu The anteroon' and TIE! VIII
he ,1.rd % present some interesting features sl'"
a rculrt.r is not needed 70 keep alive
-. memory Of the Da-cal collection, aid
.re descent from an estimated value OF
$1,000 900 IN round numbers 70 the so3''So TeAIzel
, %. New-York sale and the sale held a. the ho"1
pro.ot fortnight; since. Perhaps ne result u 'H's
ale vii prevent speedy recurrence Of the curious
r-, f,yc- which attacked few susceptible visitors
?, the Du-cal collection. II viii certainly Increase
,e tendency 20 d,rus. the assertions Of persons IL
,,-s-.. IL, AZ sales. and 70 dstTust the value Of
special pleading.
TIE con.nle.e LIST o. the prices paid at the DapFe
~, which ha, been received by Messrs. KnoedIer 81
Co. shows results which are probably cohsuege1
.,-is.acto-y In view Of the number OF STUDIES ana
minor works included in the sale. The highest pE'e
VA, - eco. which was paid FOR the "ApprosHh 20
tho F.-m. sunset nt;le more than $1,000 was
rs.d Tor tie Riverbank at Evening and "Ohee'
~, rrecS- with three or tour exceptions the other
7,tn.t--, and s.udies by Dupre brought less thaA
= clO Anons the paintings By otaeF erus's
+ ,sred BIZ Dup-e, Co!ots Inc N0ncc'.
brought the highest price, seOVo IL w.
Nantt's introduction 20 the illustrated Dup7e eA'~
80 he arl,d,s 70 the friendship between Dupre and
Rousseau. and adds: IN tbs H'ehaA' ne ~. g
and IN letters. some Of which have been pFeSeFVel,
Dup,. be.s Rousseau not 70 ove-do his painting and
g., r .-,,t bv tie slmplcs: means. and he has otch
removed picture from his comrades easel lot ho-s
.s, ALWAYS IN Quiet, would voluntarily repAlht sl'h
/ AID such parts Il hs landscapes. Among Inc PA4N'
irr. Nv Rousseau which we admire today there arc
ma which have been saved ~ Dupre from the
,-eeuy conscientious hands q the indefateAoIe -
WORKER Af.er BREEZY skeiohlng Dupre's work as a
PAINTER. NJ. MAntz adds Ills lie work has been
morn varied than most Of Us believe IN addition 10
HI. panrinss ms work includes set Of valued A'ho-
,r,nhs executed for 'lArtlste' during the roHiluc
- T., includes A series OF studies OF which the
n,nuc has no knowledge. for Dlpre never eAhlo!lel
'hem. This collection If drawings, made i'F
the most part IN ne Journeys wherein lis
,alent developed ITSELF. is often enr.eAed wiz
s,lre.. pc4s.uts. shepherds, rAst.o workman whose
rT,.i. mon. Re, and gcstAFC have OccA tEAsLAru =,
fSnT s-lple and vigorous. which does noi Sc, 4
80, ana which always REALIZES c4AfA>Ie- n,
l-iovu. also are DuVNs portraits, 10Y Le pAnte.1
~rt.rsi among them u! George >anS NlOse N'eI~
sim il. had the honor Of sharing III. l.e -!
.,..,f-1 nj pupre and his morning ard evening