New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-22
ART NOTES.

C,u-,cc T. the quality which predomlnates IN INC
collection ~ $40 pictures now on exhibition at the
American Art Galleries The display Is rcihaih@o'o
I'm moro senses than one, and consists oil u'e WINS
O, trio u young American painters whose pr'si -
. lod "A It &. prolific. Two Of them Alexander
U.rrl-.,n Of Philadelphia, aud William DVuee' " ""'
.i,, h,,n euioycd the advantages Of foreign StuuS
,,der ,e~,r,e while the third, Charles W. ste'son'
Of Rhode Island. who M the aut"biosapH'a' "0'',
..cnupanvine the catalogue admits that not Only
n, M, never been in Europe. but that moreover no
has hardly ever visited any picture exhibitions III
~.,, yrk or BOSTON, Is what NAV DE described AS tHe
r,v. pr,.inrt Of American Art His work. while as
,I,,in, , certain amount Il originality and power Is
r,s,l,l. for il, cgrldity and for the utter lack 81
technical knowledge which II mariie't'. IL 10 u''-
cult ,o ind any one ~ his eighty pictures which Is
.r,.ri,r I'm quality 10 the rest. They are all equally
startling I'M the treatment Of the coorng ana deSls
while In tie case ~ two or three at any rate INC
y,uug artist, ignorance Of certain ethics 81 thc cFait
ha- Jed him. perhaps iun"ontly. to oVcrstP inc
,tcr line If proprety hi treatment Of the nude
OF quite a different char-irt ter and sch"0 arc inc
work, of Alexander Harrison. some OF whose really
beautiful marino, and landscapes have won Tor MN
hath fame and distinction both IN Europe ard IN this
country Autumn" 0l-l, open sea l@ol, " Aller
Glow ,I2-l. "Crepu,cuc7 u37l, and Roadway, East
Uaupton7 ,l3Oi ar all five very excellent pieces u
work while th, Marine Pastel" il26, loaned by
Mr. Potter Palmer and the SURF li3l lent by
Mr. Knocdler are exceptionally fine and distinguished
by remarkable decscy II colurn-. II Is much 10 De
regretted that Mr. Harrison did not conhnc his de
p,Itmrnt u the exhibition 10 his studio, Of marines
and landscapes, in which he cXcclS For his figure
PAINTING IS dl,acoabc and his treatment of the nude
coarse and unpleasant II is difficult, for Instance
70 lind "A more rcpul>lyc looking creature moro r."
pulsivcly portrayed than the female figure IN the
picture numbered lOO-an appropriate number and
the title 0t "A Girl Bathing Will evoke a muttered
remark to the effect that she stands In sore need
Thereof from the lip, OF many visitors TO the galleries
AS they turn away In disgust
william L. Dodge, Ike Alexander Harrison i, a
pupu If Gerumc and one. IL may be added Of great
promise Although but twenty three years Of aec, he
IA, already achieved distinction at the Paris Inter
national Exhibition of l079 and at the Paris saloe
Of l-ro aud lisp Iii, work attracts interest by lis
breadth and originality OF conception rather than rs
II, execution, which +, somewhat unequal thu.
while the gIuudy conceived painting, OF rhc Burial
Of the Minnc~nk.' OF The Death of Mnnehaha,' and
of David display great eh and happiness Of pose
and Arrangement they are to a certain extent
marred by technical faults II colorng and design which
Will a,~urdly disappear with increasing age and cN
| pcrcncc From II purely technical point OF view
the "Grls After BATH though Of ncOmparHbly less
intcre, in tie conception, /, far successful than
the painting, just mentioned in point of execution. and
bear, strong evidence of the characteristics Of ,hc Paris
Ian school in which the young artist won his first laurcl'
| II may Ice well to express, in conclusion, hope that
Mr. Dodge will his way to restrict in future the
size of hi, paintings, which not only fails 10 add To
| the grandeur and imprc,,vcnc>S OF the design hut
also frequently render, more cOn>plcuon, the impcy
lection, OF the work. For the last three year, his
canvs>c, have been steadily progressing in hugcne,,
| the Msil OF the Minnc,lnk' being absolutely
gigantic in its proportions. and in view Of the fact
that he is yet twenty five. il !, appalling to think
Of what the acreage of hi, paintings will be- If he
keeps on at the present rate. 10y the time he l. iy.
In addition to the remarkable portrait by Franz
Won Lcnbach OF Prince bismarck which has already
| been described in the columns of The Tribune. the
| International Art Galleries Fifth-ave contain
some seventy paintings, mostly of the French school
Many Of them are new at any rate to the people Of
| not without pleasure old acqualntanccs Fritz Won
lhdcs Returning Home porraying peasant woman
with basket her back and little child mnnlfeSly
wcaried, trying to keep up with her. is charming
piece of work. and the may be said Of Bonnat's
" Far From Home representing sweet faced little
| Italian peasant girl. Antoine Nollons Pumpkin" is
an old favorte Of the visitors to the SChnus galleries
BENJAMIN Constants "Othcllo Relating His Victories
| Is regarded Of the finest paintings of that
popular artist. while the Prelimnaries OF a Mar.
| rage" by the spanish painter JmencL. finds many
admirers The demure face OF the bride. the aww ard
and bashful appearance of the groom, the exceedingly
business like and determined to stand nonsense aspec
| Of the brides mother most cleverly portrayed
| and contain whole world Of hum0r. The Daubigny
bearing the title Of solitude IL marked BY all Int