New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
ART NOTES.

Cd Mr. T. C. Wood veteran member OF ne ni'
tuition was chosen succeed the venerable anu pup"
lar Daniel Huntington. who for almost qua'"I
century has filed and dignicd the Office OF pesloen''
Mr. Huntington win figure in the art history OF Amer
i'm nc one OF its most vgororous and powerful por
painters and as distinguished not only by reason -
his pre-emincnce in art but also by the lofhess VI m
personal character. Endeared 30 all MS assooN'Vs'
was with feelings Of unfeigned regret that thes r'
the announcement that increasing age had detern"eu
him to resign the Office which ne mas on noi. ~
,onr a,a so bonoran,v Although his successor
Mr.. Wood. enjoys considerable popularity, yet ie
rret is expressed. on may sides that some ar'is.
Of less mature years should not have been eie''o
,n b,s stead. For ii is felt that an infusioh VI
new blood ard new life into the Academy Is
In order to render II worthy OF Its claim " ,lo
titIe OF the National" Academy OF Design ~ w
come National, II must be liberalzed, ana 'is .a
only be accomplished by changes far more radcai 'an
those which have Just taken place in the organzauoh
and constitution of the corporation. Mr.. Wooo was
born IN Vermont In 1923, and has been vicepresiuo
OF the Academy for eleven years. He was aiso Pie P
dent OF the Water Color Society from 1873 10 ioo'
His speciality Is American genre, chiehy stuoieS vi
and street nfe and several of his pictures nave oo
ACQUIRED BY the Metropolitan Museum Mr. FRANK
Milet. O considerably younger man. and represenuhs
what may be described as the more modern scloo, v
American panting was elected tn the once OF VICE
president. He was born at Mattapoisett. Mass anu
Is member of the Society Of American Arts.s, VI '
Water Color Society," and OF the Royal Institute Oh
Painters In London. During the Turko-hussiah wa,
OF 1877 he acted as special correspondent WIN
the Muscovite forces for one OF the liius'ra"u
newspapers. Among the new Associates elected on
Wednesday were C. S. Reinhart, W. L. Picknch >. o.
Sargent and Frederick Remington The e4cenenV III.
preston caused by the addition OF these e1ceeuinep
satisfactory recruits TO the corporation Is, ho"e'e'
countcrbalanced by the fact that no pecepbe chahee
has been made in the constitution OF the C"uheh VI
the Academy which remains IN times gone pS
composed of conservative veterans OF the institution
hostile to all reform and opposed to every proleco o
reorganization
Tho academy was closed for the season last night.
IN the evening before the annual distribution OF the
awards OF merit in the schools Of the institution tooh
place The list OF awards was published IN our ISSUE
of Yesterday. The principal prize OF S'oo year
for two years, known the travelling scnoiarsnp
prize was not awarded, the reason gwen oeins 'a'
the general average was so good that IL was
IN agree upon the selection Of any one student
Those of our readers who for one reason or another
are prevented from crossing the Atlantic tus year
NAV Obtain fair idea of the vast superiority OF the
Champs Elysees Salon Of 1891 over Its predecessors
bv the per7saI of the superb publications descriptive
thereof which have recently made their appearance
at Paris New York J. W. Bouton). The text OF the
"Figaro IS usual. by Albert Woff, the vet
Gran and accomplished art critic OF the French press
in general and OF the Paris Figaro in particular
The paintings which he has selected for the lustaon
Of his prose are chosen from the masterpieces OF te
Salon. Chief among these Is Bonnats picture OF
Samson and the Lion," which has been pronounced
nv eonpoisseurs as one of the artists very finest
efforts The animal IS spendldly drawn. ana the
muscular power we'll described In the mans SET aoe
and powerful limbs. Another remarkable picture u
Jules Brcton's Pardon de Kergoet' portraying the
most famous religious festival ana procession vi "
wear among the peasantry Of Brittany In DO way
inferior to the "Flgaro SALON. Is the liuS''d.'o'
Salons The latter contains exceedingly fine reprodnc
t,ons M lem Paul Laurens's imposing work La Voute
d,Acer y or the Arch OF Steel" 1t represents klhs
Ious XVI,s reception at the Hotel de Viue on july
H. 1885, The members Of the Tiers Etat' "iio na.o
ranged themselves In two rows on the steps hou
tlyer drawn swords In such manner Us 10 Iorhi ai
arch beneath which the King is to pass. AT the foot
OF the stairs stands General Lafayette, who Is engaged
in greeting the monarch The feature OF tile salon
however which is reproduced in the Illustration Is
the "Fall Of Babylon an enormous picture OF
Young Rochegrosse, the twenty -seven-year-oid son
of the late Theodore de Banvllle The King his
lords and his womep nude tor the mos, % part OF and ID
bedizened with rich jewels are lying In deep nmper
on couches, tables and on the Moor amidst tle y,
remnants of the feast and unheedfu OF the advent OF
tba Persian army which Is seen In the distance en-
erlng the gates and taking possession Of the gorgeous
though as highly colored the peaeocks plumagc,
IS quite as harmonious. 1t bears evidence not only Of
pesearch into ancient lore which has enabled the
artist to depict In strkngy asc 81 manner ab oCs CHe
Nor in Commenting on the literature Of the Salon Of
1851, should mention be omitted of the Official
roans Saa1ssOe eromneet Smong the latter being the
reproduction Of Renoufs picture OF the Brooklyn Bridge
r 80 vs at Pa n hn in NeW
York Armand Slvestre, too contributes this year as
usual volume Of graceful verse and poetic prose to
the representation of feminine beauty.
Among the artists who have announced their inten-
ton of taking part in the exhibition of American
PAINTERS which IS to be opened next month at Paris in
the Rue Laftte Galleries Of Mr.. DuTand Rue arc
william Chase "a cEDs SaoI Sas BsSwa MnDv w 10 Vow woD
]. Alden Weir J. II. Twachman. W: Coffin, Horatio
Walker Edward Gay; Henry Mosler George Hitchcock
The names Of the Minister PlenIpoentlary and OF the
ConsulCcnera OF the United states figure at the head
OF the committee formed for the organization of the
exhibition
The annual exhibition Of the Art Institute OF Chicago
will open TO the public on Tuesday, July 8, and Will
continue until July IL. The James Ellsworth prize
OF $500 will be awarded to the painter Of the best
picture IN the exhibition painted in the United States
by a living American and not previously exhibited
in Chicago the vicinity Another prza Of $3.50 will
be conferred by the Art Institute itself to the second
best oil painting IN the exhibition. In New-York the
pictures offered for the exhibition will be collected by
w. g. Budworth, No West Fourtecnthst.. the Art
Institute bearing all expenses Of transport and in
surance.
very complete and interesting collection Of French
engravngs Of the eighteenth century, after Boucher
Lancrct. Greuze and other painters. Is now on ex-
hibtion at the wunderich Galleries on Broadway.
A clever and successful portrait Of the Rev. Dr..
Thomas Galaudet has Just been completed by Albert
Ballin, and has been placed on exhibition for few
DAYS at the Schaus Galleries on Fifth-ave.
MUSICAL D0TYGS.
Anton seidl and his orchestra, with the help Of
Marie jain, Andreas Dppe Conrad Behrens and Franz
Rummel, will give concert Of an exceedingly enter
tanning character at the Lenox Lyceum this evening