New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-11
PICTURES AT THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB.

Munich comes decidedly TO the front in this months
exhibition at the Union League Club. Two exquisits
little cabinet pieces by Duchbinder and Lowith are
there to show what excellent work the school can
sometimes do in the direction OF minute draughtsman
ship; there is figure subject by Grutzner marked by
The humor which is Of the virtues Of Bavarian art
Ase is a good sized study OF "Girl with Pipe by
William Leibl, representing Munich Influenced by the
Old masters: there is q scene by Kowalsky, who
Is credit TO his teachers in all but his blind devotion
10 lcaden and dsagreeable scheme OF color; there
are two pictures by Schmz and Palllk 70 illustrate
altogether pernicous tendencies and there is finally
large Venetian street scene by ?. w. Keller. which
shss distinction upon the entire contingent to which
IL belongs by proving that even "Maunchener" can
sometimes break loose from the traditions OF his lei
lows and produce a work that is thoroughly his own
Mr. KelIers is one Of the best paintings here simple
vet very pictorial in the buildings which I'LL the
background Photographic set free and artistic IN the
yvaclous fruit-sellers and loungers who urong the
scene harmonious in the color, which changes Mt a
score or of points, and crowned With the touch
of style. Venice is all things to all men, NJ Rico OF
whom n good example hangs in this exhibition, taxes
away very sharply defined impressions from it. while
Mr. Bunce whose absence is 10 be regretted never sees
an outline there. Mr.. Keller Is neither as brilliant
as VI. Rico nor as TurneTesQue and dTeamlike as
Mr. Bunce His vision OF Venice is subdued ana
realistic. But he is none the less interesting.
Paris is amply represented in the present coliec-
,ion Rafaelli I'm A Street at Ievall0s," oilers tile
very last word OF modernlty, finding picuresueness
in the haunts of the bourgeois. Chaplin III another
copy of his familiar portrait Of Partisan beauty,
sLAge dor" tells OF a world, all loneliness and
roses where the bourgeois would be a nightmare
gbot whose recent death awakcns interest In Ills
work. goes back IN portrait and interior study to
the methods and feelings OF an old Italian master
jacques Wacrez, in his decorative "Fete Day
Florence chooses his subject from the time OF inc
Nedci but is OF the nineteenth century pure ana
slmpe I'm lbs color and spirit. Edelfets Remefl-
br.nces.v a picture of a young lady seated with an
cir Of sentmenalty before open CRATE, belongs to
the same class rs Chaplins "LAge dor" with
the difference that IL is shade less OF
fantasy and that lis most STRIKING feature is
technical one the reconciliation OF hrelsht
and daylight on the dangerous ground OF green
khbue gown There is one Of those ecclesiastical
anecdotes By Vbert which. II they ever get MN mo
the paradise of painters, Will do SO Dy ucfdinS Ihe
sentlnes OF the ludcrous, not his sense OF coor
arc ar &. y. Huntington lends that other Pece al
painted literature which was favOTaDly cruclseu ~
Spy There are landscapes by Corot and Daubgny
Dramatic picture OF q dying leopard By J. VI. swan, wv
fine Dutch canal scenes by Jongind, paintings o.,
6erome and Melting. which have also been nouctu
before and an example OF httle-knOwn Mlchett, VINO
has SPARKLE in his color along with obteedonabe
hardness, and who continues 10 make MS peasant ch
cren delightfully."- piquant and gay little creatures III
the face OF all that Met and his melancholy followers
have 10 say Mr.. William NJ Chase has lent group
o paintings from his studio, including early sketches
By Alfred Stevens "a Lady with Miniature" eTTO,
neously attributed II seems 10 us, 10 Ter6urg ana
sme interesting studies BY them OF the y9nnger @
erman,s In oils. by Robert Blum. and drawingroom
study IN the manner of Whistler by Harper Remington