New-York tribune., 1890-04-20
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS,
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.
NOTES on THE EXHIBITIONS - ART NEWS


Tic Ncw-York Etching Club has made arrangements
with the WaterColor Society for continuance OF inc
exhibitions Of etclnes in connection win 'hc cNip'
ton Of the society The Etching Club will occupy tie
corridor. II is said that the members OF inc 'io
have learned wisdom by experience, and 'hat 'hey
p.opose TO offer "A small, wcll-cloSen conec'o" vi
echngs which shall represent arr not "ic mann"
'act.re OF huge plates 1t is most unfortunate 'd ~
many ctchers should have consented to AID decnhe
,f the art which is now familiar story slthoueh wheh
tbis decline was predicted six wears ago. there were
MANY who for some inscruable reason construed tbc
warning as attack" upon American ART. III i
apparent that the misapplioation of etcmne 'le
recognition Of plates embodyIng none OF te arts vial
Qualities and overproductiOn have worked serious
injury 1t was within the power OF the E'cmns
Clnb TO make a stand against the craze" ana It's
demands, but different policy was adopted ana OF
late the exhibitions Of the club have offered little to
amateurs 1t is unlikely that there Will be revival
of the etching fever the part Of the public, but the
Etching Club can present worthy examples OF the art
and regain the interest and confidence of intelligent
amateurs There can be no doubt OF tile ability OF
an organization which contains etclerS like MesSrs
pIatt Parrish. Clifford Bacher, Yale j. d. smllie ana
half dozen others.
The exhibition of the Society Of American Artists
will be opened to the public at the Fifth Avenue Aft
Galleries q week from tomorrow. There VIII &c tho
usual private view on Friday next
Messrs Reichard e. Co. have opened an exhibition
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rarcc whose notes in the Century" magazine have
indicated the attractvcncs of the country to an artist
particularly artist with special fceilhg for cOioF
In fact Japan seems likely TO become iaVoi1'e
sketchng ground. Some years ago Mr. GRAY exhibited
a collection OF japanese studies at the American Art
Galleries In sss the Reichard gallery contained Mr.
Theodore Worcs's interesting paintings OF japanese
life which afterward shown II London where
Japanese subjects seem TO have become almost as
popular as in Paris In London. Japan has been Mr.
Chi ~fn MI "a
past, and this year Mr. Alfred East seems to have
been remarkably successful with his exhibition OF
paintings and studies III Japan
A, the annual meeting of the Art students League
last week the following officers elected prcs
dent Mr. Z. ID. French: vice presidents, Mr. B l.
Pratt and Miss VI. ketcham and - members OF the
Board Of Control. " ~ Marsh. y. L. kellogg ana
l.. ". Dcnmg. Mr. French reported constantly IN
creasng facilities for study. larger attendance ana
n higher quality OF work produced in nearly al the
classes The treasurer Mr. Marsh. reported III; re-
CENT of 600 goo from students. and the expenditure
OF $1,000 for instruction, rent ana nc'cSsaryH. eA
tPbase, KENYON Cox. II. 5. Mowbray 4. ST Gaudcns.
,,. dc Forest Brush j. C. Ieckwith H. Ii. fltl' D. H.
Twachtman and Walter shlriaw.
The third part Of the IIaden collection the etchng~
of Charles Meryon, may be at The gallery oI
Messrs. Wundcrch d Co.
The almost total disappearance OF silver point
drawing in modern times imparts peculiar interest 10
the examples LccIoss work with this medium wmch
are shown by Messrs. Frederick keppel " TO- ino
three heads which exhibited. ana Few cAdhp!e' III
the private collection of an amateur of this city prove
Legros's fitness TO deal with this severe but Deautiin
medium OF course the drawing is done upon paper
prepared with slightly tinted wash The work lINeli i
eXactne because il requires absolute suiene'S {" manu-
and errors cannot be repaired false line ruins inc
picture since its removal IS Impossible ana pellc'F
mastery of draughtsmanshp, and knowledge OF the
end in view are, therefore, essential. These require
fnl hv =
correct and noble in style, and his work admirably IL
ustrates the scupturesque quality possible OF attain
mcnt with this medium The purity ana dignity "i
the work with distinction. II j. strange that It
medium often chosen by the greatest Of old masters
should have fallen into complete dsuse since the III.
PRODUCTION of lead pencils sivcrpoint Is eXacunG
the line IS always oi the Width. and there is 70
chance for shading. but as purely linear art IL shohlu
retain some Of lis attractions for artists.
Mr.. S. r. Koeher publishes sympathetic study of
the late Frederick Juenclins and his work. which is IN
roduced by the explanation that this is the memoir
originally prepared accompany the Jucnglng sale.
and now published without certain notifications which
we're deemed advisable by the committee in charge.
Mr. Koehler refers to the attempts OF Mr.. Juenclng
aud Mr.. Cole to utilize the woodbloc for lntaglio en-
craving. These experiments have been alluded to IN
;his Journal and they have been matters Of common
knowledge. THE Studio" connects these ESSAYS with
Mr. Clossons new method but tc latter includcs o1lh
intagliO and relief engraving, and ntagO engraving
upon the boxwood block conld not give the freedom and
ease claimed by Mr. ClossOn the variety hi,
suits
The recent death of Mr.. r. A. Echelbercer
moves. one Of The most promising OF the youngest
groupfof landscape painters 1t only four or five
years ago that Mr. Eichcbercer began o exhibit in this
city. and although his work showed a certain Munich
school manner. a dryness. cOnstraint and pa.nncss
which uninvng. there were some who recognized
promise which soon began 10 unfold. rs time went
he developed an increasing appreciation oi color,
md greater freedom aud lOOSeness Of execution. and
4 his life had been ana its h promise ied
art. Yet. only last year the academicans saw fl TO
North River in winter.
II will be remembered that the gross receipts from
the Baryc exhibition S4l 600. and the net re-
ccipts about $4,000 Of which the American Art Asso
ca;ion took $4,000 for the use Of the galleries aud
running expenses leaving between $4,000 and $1,000
for the Barvc fund. Ii said that something might
be added from the sale of The Barye book but the
remaining copies were not sold. they taken bv tie
American Art Association. and the figures for the net
receipts remain under $1,000 II IS unnecessary to
dwell upon the fact that nearly all the bronzes and the
paintings were generously lent by private amateurs,
bat il is interesting read the following paragraph
IN Temps Of Paris As we have already informed
resder , the & exhibition Of , tine eee1Ts'ed pSi"s %
y,'e' ., to ,s Sae,e de- e e nerca e are en Of It's
society at Paris informs that the net proceeds derived
from admission amounted To 5000 francs for New"
tsoca,ion We're 50 pleased with this result obtained
il was in the face oi many adverse circnnstaice, tsd
whole amount received 70 the fund now raising for
roOnumcnt Barlc." This is surely Of the cases
where comment j. unnecessary.
Mr.. salOmon Rcinach renews his charge that the
Ianagra and MyrIina isune % ARE i0rgereo n ,a c
An extremely interesting vndlcatiOn Of these beautiful
terra cotas appeared in The StrdiO' Of March H.
II will he remembered that Mr. Rcnach began his ar
gument against these gurine, early as 1859. and In
-ss he summed up the whole controversy and stated
the complete literature of the question in "Thc
Classical Review" Since then he has become con
vnced that the sinsc terra Gotta lguieS sold as
Asatic Tanagracan. COrinthlan and the Ike. are in
very many the work Of tic same forsers who
nalc nm the now rather discTefitcd large groups
The writer disagees with Mr.. Stillnan, who ale main
taDs that these figures fOrgcre>, only regards
their sJnrce NJ Rexich appears 10 believe that
The large groups made III Athens, not III smyrna
lie Ia, lately received hints 10 the names and
nationality the clever artists who produce that
highly iniercsin series OF forgercs. 1t is much TO
he regretted that NJ. Rcinash declines tO be more
pcit. In fact if he produce artists capable of
ihe beautiful work seen in these hgurincs, i Is ms
dutv Ia make them known No one else has any
Lnnwlcdge of living sculptors who equal to this
cle