New-York tribune., 1890-01-12
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS.
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.
NOTES or THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FRO


THE SECRETAN SALE-ART NEWS ABIoAD'
The exhibition OF Baryes bronzes and the hundred
rnastcrpieces7 will close on Wednesday evening. 1t
will be impossible to continue the exhibition through
the week and therefore only three days remain aiter
today. IT is surprising that there has not been .
larger attendance at tbs remarkable exhibition. There
was falling OF in the number II visitors after tha
first week or two which must be regarded as due -
hack Of appreciation as wei to the uniaVoFaDa
weather 1t natural to expect tlat the galefIe'
would be filed day after day, As they were curing
the Morgan exhibition but this has not been the case
It remains whether any considerable amouhs
has been obtained for the Barye Monument Fund
30 far as the quality Of this exhibition Is concerned'
it must be acknowledged that there has been nothing
Of equal consequence in this country. At the same
time it may be repeated that some pictures wmcf
should have been included omitted, and that
some pictures were accepted which we're inferior Or
oven drbi,.ls cvqmples. Every amateur who has
studied the exhibition carefully and has heard tho
discussion which it has caused +, aware Of the exist
ence Of an honest doubt regarding tho
authenticity OF few paintings and pa'tei'
assigned to Rousseau, CorJt and MiIet' Ihe'a
pictures are of minor consequence - far a. TINS eN'
bibtion is concerned. and tIe.r absence would hoe
have les,encf the value Of the demonstration l'I'
nished by the collection. II would have been wiser
to make n smaller exhibition and include only a'-
know ed-ad masterpieces, but TIE fact remains NAV
thi, exhibition contains masterpieces enough TO luSuy
IFS general title. even though the number failed 70
reach hundred
It +, probably true that no exhibition Of such mag
uitude could be- organized without certain amount
Of friction Amateurs have known from tIe outset
that there has dissatisfaction here and there oCo
no one connected with tie exhibition as member
Of the Barye Association o. As contributor mas mao,
any complaint publicly. one unfortunate feature *
| th., exhibition las been The failure ID maize mors
cenerou, arrangements TIE free admission Of ats's
..r,F tl.suf~ I tF .l -
ayh'bition rottv whom the galleries win be open
rom . unt g. and from 80 until 10 O'Clock
The next exhibition al the American Art Galleries
will be that of the Barlow library. In Mar'h col
lection desel.c ed "a, belonging O. spanish gentleman
will be exhibited aud sold. Thi, collection contains
,ome old masters and example, OF modcrn >pAu.'t,
iy Domingo and Jimcncz Amanda, AND Tater
coors by foruny There :, po.t ,i ot ,DG pG"os eoi
lection Of fans and Moorish pottery
It i, stated that the Etchns Club will not eNhibs
with the Water color Society this year, ana that 10
VIII probably hold 10 cXhliron 40 all There seems
To be some uncertainty lo-tdi"r i-e ac'''h 81 u'
club hut the auuounc. Wout B., made ttat 10 c'tl-'
Will De received a. jte eAAoi..A oi .' ~ 49, ji.
society. Tor the rr-t Dme ID nearly 1th N'','';
Ua. Jvoop.d aid tlc decil. Il this demand when
! Ie market became Hooded vith vrctched work, aTe
! familiar recent phases Of a sadly abused "F''
! The Man in Armor" by Rembrandt and Tie " Bowl
! cls at Antilles" by Nci,soncr, which came from t'e
secretan SALE have iccu privately shown by tAe pres
emit owners, TIE American AIT Association Inc
Ecubrlnd. j, picture which has been and VIII az
! WAYS be "A subject Of ar-iment, but discussion "t
! il, points Of genuine merit ana It's
! lis satisfactory feature, must he deferred l.
i, euou-h TO say that the picture eAhoitS many mo
qualities, and cuior,c- q considerably measure oi al
| ,uir.,tiou even tnou.h th.rc may be rtasona j.
doubt whether the entire work l' due 10 heHoId"u,
/ hand. Tho Nel~-ouer rahs among the more mre I'M
poiant pictures ol the artist, a,ar period The sub
icct has been a t4NDrt' oul, ana even "if 'ir - - ~
| or more Ma.sonic,, in jhe ,c.r'tn c'Let ton ther,
yer, two other nictir., of PLAYERS at Bon,.' TINS
painting which Is of ars, size r'p t,cnt' cNiid
and soldier, IN ~muiu" gathered DE- the hiold m'at
"ntiI, tb. main wall and l3-tion~ of TIE orucafo1S
at Antilles. The artist had To e. ID! WIN " '.'"'.,
light FROM the southern sun. ana hi- pd .i.- IS
ptched In hish key without any CONGO - studio
cficct. Tho hi-l. massive Nal-. WIN .l'ir nc
sh Of the and agGvg hcm i, pc P,ten Of Gard
patches of coarse grass Of an aggressive green
In "I,Art" Of December VI. Emile Michel publishes
thoughtful study Of modern japanese art takns As his
text the Japanese exhibit at the Universal Exposition
After abiding 10 the general belief i'm the dc'adcnte
OF modern japanese AIT. BE ind> evidences ~ a now
movement. and. a' il were, renovation ot spirit IN
the japanese exhibition. But he notes the dancers
Of European irfuerce. in the copying of certain d''
SIN, and in the crdity Of coors that modern science
has placed at the d>po,a. OF the pupils OF tc sAo'i
Of Arts and Trade, at roIo, thc mcaullne, AZ luh1
these discoveries the yOang students iN" placed ih'
dscrcctly side ny side with the aldor Of rcop'r te'.
Near them and among better Wornr. sewers 'Nl ois
( show certain fabrics and poroc.aa.-, Mlo" u,l-uS
and the association of tone. m>ipd or ul'.'l,''.,
seem too iathial copies of the nanuia' iur, Oh Ga.
nclghbors' Nevertheless. NJ. N.chp uc'l''N 'lts
thcsc dubious European influences are oi i'ld', "a,
small consequence, and that the Jipln',t u'h''','
have 40 illusions 1, 10 their agi,nt Mo,ln., ~,
found the national genius freely d',pmy,l
In drawings Of flowers. and birds ana ne i't'tu9
tie japanese sufficiently prot'ccd d-iu'>' -
dental doctrines 10y their own tastes, tftdll"t' "ha
interest. and even 10y tine natural resources Yi @ ucF
country. lI.f point h' llNr tNpctltl 9NlN'''
Living among these natural riches |Ei' n thy4 h"oW
well how To enjoy, the Jdnanc-c artists ui"N ~
spiratlon from nature, ard the mcNhdu~u,lr Nd,' "
of motives which they dl,coN| atc>tH the "|' NJ
sculpture worthy OF the Lamc exists IN Japan r.
| fcrring evidently to sculpture aS monumcltAl aIt
OF the painting he speaks with reserve ana ne No'V'
"A diminution OF the enthusiasm when had nc'ohc
lie take, issue with those who nave d>cu'rtd IAt o
school, of painting. and have formulated nae as
tuctious After study ng japanese albums OF draw
ings and the great watcr,olor paintings on 'lk or
nyow that | have been unable u recognize clhcr
hc schools so precisely determined. or the chrome.
logical hnati0ns which the initiated have dScoNerei
with a prrlt supply OF authentic text, ANA Icun"i
rirnt and modern, the difference Il me impcr-
crptible Nevertheless, the Implication - unlu,t'
, rher, arc differences and there are schOols. thero
are mprcs sionists and there Is cOmpdrtnN'ly aca
I, amateur declines to follow Gon>c implicitly. M
Tenollosas review of Gonse'S chapter on painting Is
the work of "a specialist. who may hc disposed u
. emphasize subtle dit ttncuon,, hut definite deA =,
: of painters. NJ. Mchcps comparison OF the japanese
painters with the Western masters contains ceItiu
| obvious truths. but Il is Incomplete.