New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-23
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS.
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.
NOTES OF THE ExHIBiTIoNS-NEw P1CIuhA~
AT THE DEALERs-ART ABROAD

Over 14OO paintings have been sent In for tho
coming Academy exhibition. and the time of the Jury
OF admissions Is therefore fully occupied III Is SAN
that the exhibition is likely to be large one rcpors
which will cause mlsgvings II an amabe desire
TO please everybody is to guide the jury, the eA-
hbition will certainly injurc American art In inc
estimation of amateurs and the public. 1t Is to %
hoped that the Academy, like the Water-Color society,"
will insist upon high standard without regard to
the size Of the exhibition. Ii Is announced that.
while the vanishing days. will be Thursday ana
Friday April and 4. stated In the circulars, the
"privatc view, will be postponed until Wednesday.
April o. and the exhibition will not be opened to the
public until Thursday April TO- The reason OF TINS
nostponcment is a dinner of Academicans and a few
others which will be given at the Academy on
Tuesday, April g. There should be plenty Of topics
for the afterdinner conversation Inc ways ana
means adapting the two houses on the west Of the
present building the Acsdemy's urgent needs should
furnish matter for more than one evenings discus
sion.
The Lalanne exhibition, at the Kcppel gallery.
to be followed this week by small collection Oh tho
works Of Mr.. ". b. Closson. There VIII be rev
examples Of Mr.. Blossoms finely sensitive wooden
craving but the feature" of the exhibition VIII %
the heads landscapes and figure studies executed py
secret process discovered by the artist for when inc
best qualities OF intaglio-cngraylng ana WOMEN.
craving are modesty claimed. II Is dehied 'ia'
a Photographic ground is laid on the plate or 'iiaa
eny process is employed, and the artl't us
claims the title OF etching for his work, which no
semblcs etching very closely, and certainly SHOWS
some etched lines. At the other galleries Ast
weeks exhibitions continue. Messrs Boussod, Nal|
don & Co. show illustrations in waiercolors ny
Madeleine Lcmare, and water-color studies IN inc
Wcald Of Kent by Mr.. J. a. Fraser. Messrs "unuer
Itch d CO. exhibit Whistler's etchings from the liadeh
collection, and Mr. :. p. Avery, ir, shows group
Of paintings by Mr.. r. swain Clifford The charming
drawings of Messrs. Abbey and Parsons remain upon
exhibition in the gallery Of Mcssrs. Reichard & Co.
In spite Of the positive by the owners
Of Millets "Angeus7 that they propose 10 keep tho
picture for permanent exhibition at their new galleries.
various reports Of contrary tenor seem 10 nave oD-
aineG considerable degree Of acceptance. few
DAYS since Of the owners was quoted as saving
that they did not wish 10 pay the $4,000 DUTY
in order to keep the picture In this
country and that IT would go back to Europe unless
the bond IS extended Yet the owners have SAID
that they expected pay the duty after showing the
picture here and in London. The "Angelus' has
become tresome topic. but the publicity sought
for the picture is sufficient justification for specula
ton, as 10 its future This future Is mappe1 out
by some amateurs follows: The "Angelus' Will
lie taken abroad and exhibited for a time Then the
trustees of the CorcOran Gallery, who bid nearly
900 900 the secretan sale, will renew their oher.
II will be accepted and the "Angelus' will be re-
imported free Of duty the Corcoran Gallery. But
this is only conjecture, and It should BE- repeated
that the declare that the picture IS not 10 DO
sold.
Messrs Boussod valadon & CO. exhibit large
painting By c. j. Naioire. director Of the French
school Of Art at Rome in 1901. A. the story goes,
this picture passed into the possession Of Joseph
Bonapare In ieOs, and il finally purchased by
a Mr. Robb, Of Louisiana. The subject The Toilet
If Pyscher gave the artist opportunity 10 dis
play his command OF the nude figure, which is drawn
with usual correctness and considerable refinement.
There is good modelling and the color is warm ana
harmonious. and it has decoradv evalue. Inc per-
sona force exhibited /, not considerable and the I'M
preston left is Of an admrcr Of Rubens whose zeal
! Va, restrained by his own lack Of visor ana ~
egaag9o ,onyeh'9"s nu' II e pleasant sur,
pr to a9d Sne % PG or w bfaTps not offered to
the American public under his name
Mr. : p. Avery. jr., exhibits now painting by G..
H. Boughton salmon River in scotland which
is little smaller than the Isle Of Wight landscape
| hovn here a year or two ago. Tile composition Is
-o.cv hat awkward. nasmuch the picture i Teidy
marked OF into divisions. consisting Of the river be-
tween two rows of trees, one Of which i directly OPP
po,itc the observer ana valley between the trees
and A range Of hills The picture Is really in two
part, river and landscape sharply separated and both
! In perspective fisherman playing salmon stands
below. the water, eG-e. and above and beyond are
+ three comcly rustic madcns watching the struggle
/ rhe co,rius is comparatively neutral. and although
the picture mildly agreeable IN general effect there
j. neither positive beauty Of color nor personal force
IN the brush work. Doubtless Mr.. Boaghton mas seen
moc or less Of salmon fishing a. spectator but no
n.hcrman Will believe that the artist has ever held
salmon rod when ii-h fast. Ill, angler, who
tands with his back To the observer hold his heavy ro1
ON; from h, right side. hi, lett stretched acros,
h~ body nearly It fu length. and hs right arm out az
half or two thirds the fan length. II would be d!lhcut
to eloe etyCd Ol r .S c enc # HE rod and
1 tho .-ei-e tho
,,-," and oven v.cntv TWO feet I'm lenrh have been
used ana eighteen feet would probably be rather low
avera.' Any who has handled one Of these rods or
even an American rod fifteen sixteen feet long. Is
we'll aware tina; some strength must be applied Al tho
butt to keep the nd tip up. and when an active nsn
| the muscles of the fisherman. FOR THIS reason some
angler, cling 10 the od-faShoned socket m belt for
the butt, and other, invariably support tle pI ~.
rcl Mr.. nouShton has not only chosen an INWARD
attitude. and one impossible under me conditions. oas
the reel although the sh Is particularly active , NSv
back into the water upon perfectly taut line: X
Mr. Boushton attempted to put hese impossible
But in great picture all this would be OF compare
lively nttl, consequence
The Courier de L'Art7 calls Mr. Orchardson " tho
most painter like Of all the painters Of orea, brtsn;
NSademy the artist who has done the most revive
the most brilliant traditions OF orsna OF Spr ta Sa
rom the old masters Of England This will probably
confirm McSsrS. Mlai> ana lclSNton III uicH ~"
opinion Of French ideas of art
D. The studio" OF N,rci l. which IS a twcuty page
nnml contains full report 4 on address given by
Mr. " VI. Chase before The Buffalo Fine Arts Acad-
/ .i,,y Among other things Nj. chase espresso his
oluion that ,o should object to the character
81 tie subject selected hy the painter his manner
Of treating it," which appears To imply mat whateyer
T., - righ Nr. Chase declares himself without faith
In tie study ~ composition. wa, brought np In a
.choDl where q mode OF composition taught from
morning To night. from week To week. from month 10
/ month, figures made to stand iu,t To balance
/ the arrangement That Is, IN my opinion. al nom
sense. such composition can be taught 10 mes
/ scngcr boy IN ten minutes Yet Ny. Chase makes
lie emphasizes the practical Importance of ciuca-
ton, and after referring 10 TIE fact rat the Art
/ students League l. barely self supporting he says
II the merchants of this country want their d.sens
for wall paper. furniture. curtains, etc. and their