New-York tribune., 1890-06-01
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS
THE WEEK II ART CIRCLES.
CLOSE OF THE ART sEAsOS-NoTEs on PAINT


IYGs AND PRINTS-ART NEWS ABROAD.
The past art season has offered some notable ex.
hlbitions like those Of the Barye Fund Association,
the Inon League Club the WatcrCoOr society and tho
society Of American Artists and there have been many
special exhibitions Of unusual Interest The season
has been an instructive for amateurs, although
tie amount Of sales has not been large. and there
have been no auction sales Of special consequence.
The exhibition at the American Art Galleries remains
opcn but the art season is at end, and little viii
be done in this city until next November
Next year it is probable that the Society Of
Amateurs. which has been announced in The Tribune
will lie formally organized, and viii select home
and hold its first exhibition. But no formal decision
has been reached yet At the galleries few ex-
hbtons have been arranged for II IS probable that
the works of Me,srs. Melchcls and Alexander Harrison
Will be shown at the American Art Galleries Tho
paintings and the etchngs and engraving collected by
tie late Robert ". Weir VIII DC exhibited ana soh
at tie Fifth Avenue Galleries in February. and "
Dufard Rue may hold exhibition Of paintings by
the lmprcssonists in the course Of the winter Hut
no auction sales exhibitions OF specal Importance
have been announced as yet.
Messrs. Knoedler 4 Co. illustrate the arrival d
the outdoor season with paintings OF hunting
and fishing Mr. Chelminski's large picture OF the
Meadowbrook Hunt, which is shown in thI' gallery
represents the hunt in The Frs; Flight, taxing the
rail fences on either side Of road where one ricer
Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, has come to Gref The houra'
are I'm the foreground the immaculate riders occupy the
middle distance and few coaches are seen beyond
,he field This is portrait group and as sIch DOUBT
less possesses special interest There are two
paintncs Of fishing by Mr. ~ Wyderweld. one rep
resants front struggling on the surface Of me water
lust above the net. but the FISH ha' hr ''anoe %
breaking away. since the leader Is reed mp through
the rings 10 within two feet Of the tip and almost the
whole weight Of the fish is supported by the HOOK
The situation i an awkward one. There Is another
naming Of salmon freshly -1ffcd lying on me
,hor, Mr. Edward Moran has painted The finish q
n Yacht race and In another picture, called NeO'!es
~ the sea he shows bell buoy among the waveA
, now artist Mr. Harry Jochmus. Of Munich. Is repro
sented by large picture Of family party al oFaR
fast IN a garden outside Of French cottage
Ncssrs. wunderlich & Co. exhibit collection OF
eighteenth century English mezzotnts, which possess
a historical as well as an artistic interest for
ovar,ple there Is brilliant impression Of Watsons
mezzotint. after Reynolds portrait Of Warm
Hastings. and Of even greater interest In Doueht''
cpraving Of Rcynodss characteristic portrait Of tho
r,itohIe DR. Johnson This was published by
Douchty I'm 1879. Wards engraving after Renl'
brandt. The Centurian Cornelius" will be noted ~
a print of great richness and delicacy. and among
the Others are Earlom's stipple engraving OF Rom
nry's Lady Hamilton two by Earlom a''er van
Hny,um. published by Boydell in l7si; one BY
Earlom. after Snyders and an engraving oy D. Il
smith. after W. PeterS's Hebc'
American artists have made themselves fl; at tho
current London exhibitions. The usual ot tI' con-"
ments upon Mr. sargents work expresses mysthes
tlon and dlsapproval that the artist ha' not MADE
better use of his great powers speaking of
nortr,lt by Mr. sargent one writer says: Like al
nj. work il compcls attention by reason Of an H.
defnabe artistic quality. YIN may call 1t ecc h''o
il may even shock your sense OF beauty pu' nov"
ever II may fail in pleasing. you cannot ms'aN' "''
hallmark Of the artist. Though the figure appears "
Won ungainly il is undcniably In lis true place w
laion 10 IL, surroundings. though you NAV Pu'r''i
with thc color there is the actualitN of atmo'phee'
Mr. Abbcy's work IS praised a being "charnhs
and .doIghtfully executed" Mr. George HITCH.
cocks Sc Tulip Culture Is characterized as "a oo.a
and interesting attempt 10 deal deco1uvcN VIVA
brilliant masses OF pink. white and yel'" hoNe'''
etc Perhaps however, the want OF SOM shao" y
felt for contrast-all is bright" MeS>rs. MN'O
and simmons receive favorable notices. and picture
by the latter in the Royal Academy was 'oii ior
- $50 on the opening day, although 1t hAd uo'"
badly skied.'
In concluding his review of the Universal EXPOSE
tion VI. lcro the editor of "LAt,' inquiries ""''"''
the Intellectual participation of the American hsto
was not the chief characteristic OF the Exposition,
,fter some comments upon the promise OF scu'n
America he argue, that the dominating inhnenos
II French art la, not been confined to American aIts
hut has been felt everywhere save In England -
our own painters he says: You object that the,
mono the less remain French artists born in the Oho'
states and do not hesitate to acknowleise THAI tas
= so in some cases and expect no change. For Others
or the generation which follows them. ii is very df
,,rent They will know how to shake of the yoss
of their instructors, when II stamps French cache'
roop their talent. and having mastered the best p~
cesscs, they will apply them TO works OF
distlnc; originality; not for notaS
ina, they belong to the Anglo SAXON race-qulte "
dependent 80 one must be afflicted win nH, nes
Siphtcdness not comprehend both the efforts mss
in this sense ana te dsus.s results rss soT Hitch
cock Walter MacEwen and John ;. sargent emPsns
size especially IN. movement anohg US; ana med ~ 10
acknowledge that they VIII arriy. IN dozen ~
yo will search in vain for any painter of genre VIZ
can rival Mir MacEwen. An artist OF M ,'
worth and his rivals will rapidly lead their com. com,
patriots toward the promised land where talent S
Itself essentially personal and develops school s,
callv distinct from all Others. have no dolh' ui
Europe which already has TO reckon with agrcui.a,Ss ,s
and Industrial America Is destined 10 reckon VIII
artistic America
"L'Art' Of May Is. contains etching by saiiuo"
after Millet's painting OF The CRATER owned "
Mr. william Rockefeller who lent II for the baiye e
hibton In the text VI. Lcroi discusses the hnsS 10
school Of painting. and his frank comments ut ut,ssrent
trivial genres turned ont by Millais are very IN
from the reveentlal tone OF the EnclSn PSS ~sues
"LArt.' Of May |, there Is an etchlng Dy 49, noe
after one of Julien Duprc's familiar rustic se'''''
The critical visitors TO the London eNhlpi''on' ~ ~
making merry sundry anachroDlshs j.. a.,
pictures. Last yea: Mr. saler intr ducei ite
jackmann." variety invented" in 1882 iho p
ing representing scene al the beginning "a rs NV nlant
tury. Mr.. Alma Tadema has paintec tIe T ~ Eio1acrt
in his picture of Roman lovers. calieE lam" intro.
silence some time since Mr. Alma iauc''a M nctprcs
duccd u suniower into Of his Eastern lrn i'm.
although the flower Is comparatNeR, R,l,n's painting
pOrtaOn from South America. Nr. NNi,us IocI.
Of tho depths Of the sea, entitled pa.y nch deep
er," Is criticised the ground tnat III "a that no
water there would not he much llgt ,sn' tI slncs
red anemone which appears is an arar where TIE
this sp ,cies Is only found upon the roc "noscd
cbbing and rowing NJ the tide leaves u :, alwavs
the air at intervals, and II could n.' .'anS n that the
submerged. Rut artists naturally dnana NJ exact
| quality Of their art shall take precedence
| truth Of details