New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-04
THE ACADEMY or DESIGN
SIXTY-FIFTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION.

few hours yesterday will be closed again TO the public
until Thursday next. Perhaps it is well to allow
little time for recovery from disappointment. For Tia
present exhibition is return to the old custom o.
crowding the walls with pictures chosen according u
no known standard unless membership in the Academy
is to be accepted an infallibe sign Of merit. Id
1887 when the Academy held the best exhibition liz
its history the Jury accepted only about 600 works
This year there are gu. The latter number is smaller
than the number accepted at several exhibitions within
the last dozen years, but, II we may Judge by the
quality Of The pictures accepted, the supply Offered
| this year would have justified exhibition Of per
| haps 800 pictures. We think that the Academy ha
made a mistake which will react unfavorably upor
! public estimation Of American art
| The exhibition represents much laborious painting
and much patient covering Of large canyases, bu
fresh. strong individual work be found only al
long intervals The south gallery shows Mr. Hunting
| TONS portrait Of James Lenox in the tradit!ona
place OF honor At one end there IS large falth
fully executed landscape by Mr.. Bolton Jones under
| meath Mr.. Iamlton's huge, palnty figure study II
French grays, and at the other end OF the gallery Mr
Dcwngs little portrait is crushed beneath Mr. Breuri
vast canvas Telling Bees" intelllgently execue<
Illustration OF a custom prevailing In parts OF riua
France Mr. Lansls painting of man of-war sh2rins
| in the celebration OF Venetian fete day, MI NC
Entees replica of his excellent watcrcoOr study o.
winter and Mr. Millets painting Of the doughty
| trumpcter Antony Van Corlear, are among tn
ambitious picture which Mr.. Millet has exhibited ir
this city, and 1t will be that he has realized the
character Of his central figure, the tender socude
| the devoted fraueins and the gloom OF the deposo
master Of the house. Nothing has been lett 10 chah@
in the execution and the uniformly high finish ana ex
| IRENE neatness might well end by becoming monoto
nous But the picture is crcdablc to the painter anc
q capltaly rendered Illustrative genre. The centra
picture Of the eastroom is Mr. Bunhers full length
portrait of lady in black against gray lee the COZ"
| scheme is best in conception, and the hest
tones are forced. The north room c0ntAm
Mr. Martins beautiful shore view, which, at yes
terday', private view, seemed the most denghtin
landscape Of the exhibition in respect Of color ans
tone In the west room Mr.. Pearcc's painting o.
sheen and a NiIet-likc shepherd IN the moohnsm
hangs at one end, and Oh the SIDES VIC Hnu i'S
sewalrs wellstudcd group Of naked boys Jus' iioh
the river, and Mr Maynaids large paihuhe Vi SD
nvmpbs rising on the waves, following distant
baruue This is Mr.. Maynard's third or iour'h essay
with this subject and it is pleasant to note improve
ments in color and in the lines Of the composition
The water and aimospie yet unreal, Dut sons
license i, allowable since the junction u inc p.'"'s
is primarily decorative Mr.. and Mrs Se"an nav
treated the same theme, the latter WIN the s'"e'
force and truthfulness in the rendering Oh INC nu'
in outdoor light and with finer feeling Tor landscape
In the corridor the walls are hung hlgh "lth P'ot
uros according 10 the good old Academy custom "
oling the wall, whether the pictures can be seen %
not Three large portraits wherein costume P'",s
the more important part hang at the heiu u INV
fairs Al the other side Mr.. De Cost smith cN"i",~
a subject suggested by the Jesuit missions ""o.o ,,
Iroouos Mr. Boggs teaches our artists lesSon " M
clever attempt to make picture Of even VI.
htda,us Third ave elevated road, and Mr. W. H. Do"es
offers a most uninvtng study Of nude nsulc !"
nominal outdoor light. ,,,o,
These are the pictures first presenter =" '..' =,
by the Hanging Committee ana We are "i'a o,hsr
speak Of many others. In portrai'ro' a. " -
denartmeut. the exhibition is weaker tlth !" io',
80 ~, tha whole portraiturc holds its own IN 'nl'
I,o,,io We have noted Mr. Chase's clever por'lai'
If a child a most pronounced brunette anu M ,,,
nortrait in the east room, 20 example VI h"' ~
treatment Wyatt Eat0n's portrait j. srV"uoN
a gloom which allows only TO imagine 'ha' We =
, drawing and modelling and strong cha'"'''''
Mr. cox's portrait of much-bored BOY III SAM ~
. - ono of the good things OF the exhibition Ut.
Dewnc has perceived the perlls OF maihe'is'n' a''
be ha, attempted a variation, with unhappy i's
since the blue tones of his background anu '"'
=, NOR. summary execution have been anything ou'
effective The drawing Of the hands IS poor the pose
.o,,I and the figure lacks relief and substance
go, ,here i. something Of the delcaey OF percepuon
which has invested the artists portraits WIN 80 u'"
Interest M Beckwith exhibits hEufc "lloSo utSp
, Will be called affected. but, after all inc CUNTS
rid and dark blue, needed, ana tle uFapciS Pas
. r, ,.u In this pi, turc the artist has aVolde'
,rcod n,,h tones which have marred some
The ho'' io,sva and the result picture
sound in color a. well a ~ sreS matter Of fact
,,, il, IN, west gallery i, altogether crulldVie
~ j. "A firm substantial careful pee oil ie'n'D', uu'
!. = ~ 49,. for uure beauty likely To pas ~ Oh
.ic So side In the south gallery the PORTRAITS ny
Ms Milton and Mr. Carl Newman n,11usc us s%D
1T. mo deserve attention. Miss ,ll1"h s',' "a,
"'i,sr,i.. promise and Mr. Newman ide 'Oonp n.
What he attempted q careful, mu',inn ric rather than
pante1 me- .f Nr Edison. in the north gallery is most
|
% Unison, portrait might be called lhIetest"s w
account Of the artists ranh' r>'ner e INV minor
nrmance In this special case There are NM; nr iY
lo''l" ~, nnrrr,ar,, which show an lntelheehl ~
crcst IN color like the portrait by MfS i'm one
v,y az another like the studies by Mss INN $40
W"i Ms a. f. Hunter Then there are afS9 T,
an" lv Nrs,r, Fowler Delman behont nni
portrait # ADMIRAL farfasut belonging 10 '"' '''
Mr. Davidson, prelude to the battle OF forK''w srs
and Mr.. De laass marine, IL n ,c Of thi, class
xIaoI IT,yr. painting Of fishermen in a dory may
be included. although me m,cc rndeed better than
par i " rIr,. are landscapes ~ Mes-rs o. H. ti1U.'
Usual Usual, tnvTtlei j. u. smile. Allen q. H. sm,,,Ie'
80 Who send, strong Holland stu'! ,,r'
| conn Mr.. TNon. who IS poorly tep, ,iin,s Mr.
Ihup',,' tr.,ser Nr stone and Mr.. Thomas Moran
Nr Rnm exhibits his brilliant study " Low , ~, sr
which Ia, been seen al ,I ic,in Mr. Br1lsh has
, ,intInc, of a Celtic Diana and an orpncus NJ.
NM The curious mingng II good and baa tlae
a ,'rir,,, hi, work Both pictures contain iew
,ir,ic passages Mr.. Pyle has sent an luyl ~
! adni,tp'O fft,fi,n manner Nessr>. Een>on ana
tv ,,i INV ncure studio, which deserve consldeit
| ian and Slr II. .. Walker contributes a hos"n.u
and the promising study Of model IN N roy w.
modern Madonna, which are notel AZ t!c -N',,1. me-.
Club. MI lioNtNceh h.'> 'S''ss .,"J1 an ox-
outdoor surroundings. ard NJ snIlaw se ,h n,re
,e.ut example of HI, manner ot iie"'WH ~ "-"ant
r,rrr detail painters Nc,>r,. Watrous. Harris ai.
| th,lf,ni form a gronp in the south gallery "hcn
viii l, sure Ia enlist popular interest. ai'iou-h ~.
NJ mi, Kind has lost the charm OF noVeiN; ar.
robinson show, clever study OF figure out OF 9
/ Ham I'm
Mr. lloyd Elanson', Marble llauler>7 Weh-vnc'',,'
nttcmpt To present the pictorial aspect Of hoh.y
h.ms The little collection oi sculpture INC "a,
on Warmers strong relief portrait of Chici joseph.
and "A les, interesting medallion, some ,lspr,""oi
modelled busts by Mr. ElScll, bust by MI r''"'n
and "A group by Mr. khind. , H., ,, mos
with the material offered II wonm nav " t pa
sibl, o form collection uniformly ih'ct.'1nH, III
mat collection would have been coInpaiauNcN sl,'l
- il i, the Academy exhibition. Ike =" AAtN nso
it, /, a heterogeneous crowd PRODUCING an i'n ,rn,,
sf,n of lalorci. tired painting. ana OF 'npv
r.nct,ons with only "A small number oi R'"u '"tNss