New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-03
THE ROYAL ACADEMY.
NOTES ON THE PRINCIPAL WORKS.


f. Long Burgess and Oulcss. These artists VII"
messrS Tborneycroft and Armstcad. sculpiors rear
son architect, and Goodall and li'H-'"h P"'"'0' -
composc the Judging Committee. winch orS"'
labor on March 81. Nearly l2.Ooo "o'hs "oV 0"
in the largest number known, ana on an a>'''o
the committee passed upon two pictures q MN" g.
The number Of works submitted ior INC WI" '"
In Paris this year was 1850.
This morning The Tribune is able 70 give an ac-
count Of the principal paintings AT inc h's ~
Academy. our account is not ~pec'si Oip'o ~
patch.7 II Is the custom ~ London arus's - STU"
the principal pictures intended for the eAhDiuoh On
ostudo sunday" Just before the time OF ""huins
in and Il f. the custom Of the London Journals 10
publish elaborate descriptions of these pictures "
that time Thus We can enjoy many OF the d"Na'i-
taees Of yesterdays private view By cour c-S' II
not by right the work Of the president oil the hoy
Academy sir Frederick Leighton, is to be consderen
frs This year he sends three pictures Small AS
eomparcd with some Of his recent WORKS HIS
solitude ts a pcnsivc maiden clad In bright tender
araperies Of bluish-white and creamy brown WITH q
mink drapery over her head sitting on edse among
dark PERCEPTIONS rocks. while the swit brown wa ers
Of a brook or tarn glide silently past her. The whoc
idea so the president SAYS. suggested by the
sight Of one Of the lovelies' and most mysterious
characteristics OF scottish mountain scenery III MS
second p,c,ure The Tragic Muse is seated In some
what ,he same AZ i;ude a her sister '>oltnde III
golden chair broodng moodily and one might say
uncanny on some horror, past, present or to come
The blue sea behind her just beyond the terrace Oh
which she guards the record scrolls of tales OF "oc
l. dashed 70 fury. and the angry lurld Sky s'"''S
with light and Is touched here and there Win 'e'H'
Of blood an ominOus work that haun'' the memory
Of The behodcr II is somewhat Of relief 10 turn 10
the place where the picture Of The Bath Of venus
stands forth luminous and cleaning, the ven tones
pure and the coloring charac ersticaly HARMONIOUS
The fair roidcs, il putting oil her last robe al the
..,ff. 1..-1 hall
epec,af or surely sir Frederick has never painted
ANYTHING moro graceful. more suave or more dis
tnguishcd and refined. than this personiAcauon ot
female Iovcine,s whose lower limbs and tender white
draperies are acccd in the water al her feet ana
HEIGHTENED in effect by the eoldcnorance garment
that thrown beside her dip, IT, edge mo the bath
Mr. Alma TadeIna. faithful 70 his classical themes.
has uanted two Roman lover upon marble terrace
overlung with purple cl'mati~. Mr. Briton RiviereN
large painting. Daniels Answer Ia the KING i
10 10 exhibited the Mcssrs. AgneW and the artSts
only picture at the Academy is painting Of fresh
faced country lad sitting upon the steps OF some
metropolitan busines, building early in The morning
waiting the time Of opening. III, arm is around The
mock Of his collie. who presses against him while It's
half Wild face quvcring with excitement at all the
new strange sights and sounds
Concerning sir John Nillsiss portrait OF Mr.. Glad
stone with a child seated on his knee there Is OH
ference Of opinion. but the picture Is certain TO be
much talked about. This year the artist has painted
two ~inportant- landscapes. one for the Academy
and one for the Grosvenor Gallery. The former j.
careful tudy Of an eject rhe sunlight If conquer
ing the mist Frrze bushes, all dew dicnched' HI
up the foreground. The fairy gcssame's' frosted over
and hanging in festooOns from one sracghg s'aih ol
grass IN another are crytal2ed III the gray OF
the misty air. 4 spray Of bramble, with purpler
tones I'm its leaves Is mixed with the tangle OF the
furze bushes and few oak trees that vet retain 'hc
leaves give solidty 10 the network OF boughs anu
twies through which the faint orange sunshine II ue
claiming TO force rs way. In the foreground COCK
pheasant standing perchcd on one leg, gives bright
ness and color 10 the picture. The second landscape
& also winter and Is also scotch The sun mas sum-
,l,ere IL inst enough light TO by, and the moon
mounts slowly over the hillthe hill is Dunsnane-lh
a vapory sky. a CLINT Of It's hght SHINES up H""i
the water below. Fcathery blrchtrees appear ~
skeletons against the sky. few scotch mrs. mineiru
with them deeper in tone. are yet in color scarcely
visible in the failing light 'iretch Oh winter
dried grass the whins all bare after inc burning oi
,he heather ills The foreground and coupe oil TUG
deer give interest and locality to the scene
Mr. orchard sons only picture is painting OF Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph and thGG three p'"s"''rs'
Who are grouped in their drawing room INC
parents and one daughter are sitting upon oooo"
watching the Others who are adjoining pug win a
fau,brid,e ribbon Mr. Pointer contribute, TWO sinai
pictures one of them classical In SUBJECT IH' rep
rs,ents a dark eyed girl seated on marble wall al
the turn of an ascent lading 10 q shrine \ ''OIo
hear,nq bread. grapes and lgs is before her, Deb
cate pinl olcander blossoms, the gray green OF me
cypress trees and the rich rel OF the melon lena
color tn the picture. The second painting, called
Peas Ilo,son.n is study OF bOhd Er1 Hle S.@e'
carving tray Of white sweet PEA flower, ara stand
ing against an UNCOVERED wall. ME- Luxe iIIde'
EXHIBITS portrait Of Mrs. Agnew, seaei Je'lue
table with flowers. wearing violet dre's Hhdcr ia'e
Th, T., accompanied by portrait OF iady ia DI"oA
IAN
Mr. Narc1, stone continues his illustrations Of eight
een,h century cOuriship in an elaborate picture % d
lovers quarrel in an old ia hiOned garden Ahollcr
eighteenth century picture by Nj: DENLY SaoFr rep
r,ents party of fox hunters at the breakfast table
where fair young girl pours tea into blue worcester
c,us Mr. Edwin Long is represented Only ny
pnr,raitS Mr. Petite sends only study OF an
Abyssinan sandsg among the rich southern Veec'a
ton and two portraits. Mr.. SAINT has painted "OIiVer
Twist moving slowly along the road deicae' pow
erty -pinched little face, the cap pushed BACK aS IL
by the cold wind Of tho morning pathetic picture
Mr. vicat Cole continues his series OF paintings OF
the Thames and its scenery, and in the present
picture he has dealt with Greenwich rarh ana HOS
pltal. \ grassy lawn, sun-dapped, NILS inc iii
mediate centre of the picture and beyond II We sec to
classic frontage of Wren's building, hanked ny inc
two domed towers beyond that the river with rows OF
warehouses lining its bank craft Of all kinds passing
nm and down tn. stream, and further still the forest
NJ masts that locates for the West India DOCK
In the immediate foreground TO the right Is group OF
those gnarled old chcsnus that are the glory OF the
mark, some Of these trees date back to the
El.zabcthan period. and some-it Is said-were even
old H. Elizabcths reign. Under the shade of these
hosp;tablc boughs, enjoying the sunny afternoon,
two old pensioners sitting smoking. listening TO
the sea yarns some young sailor is spinning for them
To the left the black hull Of the old Dreadnough, seen
moorod in the river, connects the hospital with The
nc,iod Of Encland's naval glory. Mr.. Davis has
p,,nted a scene on the River Wye, at the White
Rock with cattle ofoa'i"s "o io'u'
and Mr. Hook has three pictures embodying
memories OF the sea- studies Of women at the seaside
cleaning fish. Of COrnishmen mailing a SAL and Of
fishermen at work on boat driven ashore BY storm
rhcre IL also a picture of Dutch pcdcr waiting for
a t.rryboat TO cross the Rhine. Mr.. Henry Moore mas