New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
ART NOTES.

THO monthly art exhibition at the Union League
Club is made up almost entirely Of waercoiors. INC
Norans as usual well to the fore and charminsy
represented. Thomas Moran displays very attractive
sketch. entitled the "Cana Of Giudccca." at Venice,
with tie Campanlle and the Cathedral Of ST. Mark in
tbe background Percy Moran's Morning Walk" de-
picts a young woman and little girl strolling along
the winding path OF very sunny garden, while Leon
Morans dainty little bit OF color shows pretty coquette
seated between two handles OF the time OF Beau Br1m-
NELL whose faces betray their rivalry to one another
An interesting work is that OF Melssoniers son Charles
representing a wandering minstrel. It furnishes
abundant evidence OF the influence Of his fathers teach
ing and also OF the fact that the artist deserves FAR
higher reputation than he has hitherto enjoyed The
great fame of the old had the effect OF entirely
casting into the shade and into obscurty the merits OF
his son. HopkinsOn Smiths " Early Morning on Lake
Maggore" is far softer in tone than most Of his other
works which have been seen during the past WINTER
Two Characteristic paintings by Detaie are included IN
the display. The larger Of the two lent by r. W.
Vanderbilt represents cuirasser Of the French army,
while the smaller depicts the relocated drunmerboy
Of an English line regiment. Of Winslow Homers
two pictures, the one entitled Returning Home VIII
probably find the most admirers Among the other
artists represented in the exhibition are FRANCIS
Murphy, who has sketch described In the catalogue
as Gray Weather.; Charles Mente. H. W. Ranger
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Franzen, W. T. smedley and Horatio Walker 1t has
been decided by the art committee Of the club TO make
the present exhibition the last OF the series for the
present season. and the next will not take place
until next autumn. .
The New-York Athletic Club, in accordance with lts
annual custom, placed view last Sunday coheo
ton of some fifty paintings by American artsts none
of which had ever before been exhibited The gem Oh inc
dspay was undoubtedly the Eventide" OF George III
ness II Is his most recent work. and was competed On
the eve of MS departure few weeks ago LOT inc faoo
Coast The scene is illumned with the gOiuen sio"
Of the setting sum- and conveys the impression VI peao
and rest at the close of the days labors Anotner
nainting which attracted much attention was Misio
Homer,s water color entitled "A Key West NauVe'
II represents black girl leaning against tne trA
a large palm tree in an exceedingly natural anu easy
rose The contrasts of color remarkable for tier
ho,dneee and daring C. Y. Turner's L0ngsnWeHehs
Dnner showing group of typical stevedoreS SeaOeu
around table, likewise found many admirers Ainone
the other artists represented were d. W. 1ryoi' "U
displayed his large painting entitled Evening wn,uH
had never before been publicly dispiayeu ~. W.
Watrous, Theodore Worries, who showed some uehsns
t,l Japanese sketches; F. S. Church and Leon anu
pro,, Noran Several of the most interesting paint
,cr disnlaved came from the wellknown COLLECTION Oh
THOMAS r. Clarke the chairman Of the Art Comihttee'
N whose services the club is indebted for the orsa1@
| ton Of the exhibition .,n
| The current number of Harpers Magazine contains
overal remarkably clever sketches Of French soldiers
bv Thule dc Thulstrup. The one representing regi
ent of French curassers which serves as frontspece
l. nartlcnarly good and engraved by Ttetze Win MS
usual deleacy and hnlsh Inc pictures S0I'0
illustrate an article the new and reorganized rfoo
army by General Lewal, one Of Its best Known anu
distinguished officers who recently was IN colnnalu
of a corps darmee. Another feature OF the maeahlne
the interesting illustrations accompanying Dr "ao
| fan OF
ono NJ the pctures representing battle scene Is te
| uor,, of the Grand Duke Of Saxe-AleiDlngen himself
| Mfr Parsons who is so well known to the readers OF
| Uarper,s Magazine" by his graceful drawings o.
flowers, is about to open an exhibition OF MS WORE
at the Fine Art Society's galleries In LONDON lie
shares house in that Guy WIN anotNer |Ani''''
| artist Mr.. Abbey
Mr. Ernest Longfellow, the Of the poet, has
manifestly been a great traveller, and his thirty
landscapes and figure sketches wicn are nov on
interesting and pleasant record Of his wanderings
They include portrayals of the Egyptian pyramids lbs
q sn sf SO TsgooD Of the Swiss Maerhorn Of tn
CITY OF Mexico and of the French Riviera ~ g.. soo.
he Paris salon In the Champs EyseeS opens its door
TO the public on May-d and will be marked by mor'
than one Innovation The number oil pictures cagSot f
~ nroye advantageous to the artists well as TO the
pnbc Great alterations are being effected In the ar
Tangement of the galleries, and an endeavOr Is Deng
made TO give the place the aspect OF salon ana
less that of barrack full Of pictures Another radical
| change
its members being reduced from forty 10 twenty; AZ
artists who are hors concours, that Is VINO nave IeauS
won medals at previous salons, are eDglDle Is ope
the door to lady artists, who have mther1o Deen ca
cludcd from acting on the jury. The new ana rivs
| salon In the Champs dc Mars opens Just iortligh
| later. . u .ho foot tba
probably the best portrait OF tlat FAMOUS sho" s
ever published photogravure OF MN III . t1S
pictorial periodical "Sun and Shade" In July, Iooy
il was a sngulary llfe-like portrait, ana no,aoI
for its artistic view among the excelleht piaVe
contained in that merttorous publication ,,. -
Few have done more TO promote the uencaVo al
o. etching in this country than Frederick Keeper
who by placing his Sxteenth-st. galleries az IN
disposal Of the Painter Etchers society, OF H0anu
continues the series OF special exhibitions OF TINS pal
ticular branch of art which he has organized a
various times during the last eight years; IN
present display is of particular interest IN view .
The fact that whereas two centuries ago Holland pr
duced the very finest etchings that the wOrId ia
ever seeh contemporary Dutch etchings are almoS
unknown In this country. 1t contains the WORK OF tel
li,ing etchers, and comprises some 40 etcnihGs
several of them OF rare merit while all appear to b.
characterized by honesty and sincerity OF purpose.
Among the important works when nave poem Oh
view at the Durand Ruel Galleries during the Pas,
week have been Millets "Femme au Rouet," whct
attracted so much attention at the Paris lhternau0na
Exhibition In 1889. 1t represents one OF hilel
typical peasant women seated at spinning whceI ano
In the act of spinning. Another me palnune JUS
received by Durand Ruel and which has likewise beer
on view during the past week. Is the Intereur de
FOrets by Daz from the collection OF NJ Stumpt, o.
Paris and Dupres " La FOret' RON the coilecloh u
the late Mr.. Van den Eynde, OF Brussels,
A GOOD PLACE TO BUY UPHOLSTERY.
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