New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-20

immense pains with her figures, and The SAdl.
Is a fairly good piece OF modelling. But tha 80
ling elsewhere IS irrcsolute, and there "a -, AZ. -
Irnmaturity pervading the picture. What n ms,rS
deserves praise for Is It's Imaginative quality and ~
courage II indicates Miss PeIl sets NEEDED sys,,s
10 the ipoumerablc artists who have sent frre ~.
10 this exhibition with not q shade Of atcrest in g.
beyond their technical points. II Is woman 49,,
Miss Lily Shippy, who contributes the yirIe mo-.
size study OF Bacchus.' in the corridor little er.,
slyc OF the wine gods character. to be sure hn, .
least not q lay figure. The meritOri0us nude sns.
OF a boy, Daphnais,' In the west gallery, Is nv
woman, Miss Mary Trotter, and we presume lima,
Rodo who did the "spring' In the north galAry .
less successful but less ambitious nude subject /.
woman, too
Mr. Kenyon Cox might have sent an important eyu,.
niece 10 uphold the reputation Of his SEX but n, h.
contcnted himself with n small, hasty sketch on .
woman lying on a gorgeous yellow couch. The FORE
shortening In this Is right and Interesting Mr. sbi,.
law sends "yiollnist,' broad In style aud muddy a
color: Mr.. Bell, curious Interior with consdersAL
chic in the composition but heayiness In the bfush
work and color due to his Munich training Mr. Den.
man, o sketch OF young lady at her tolettabe "a
which trlyaity Of subject is unredeemcd BY any excel
cncc of treatment; Mr. Remington, an exciting picture
OF military life In the West, remarkable for msnus
study of the horse in action and Mr.. Curtis, yenea.a
Interior. which only serves TO remind one how much
better Mr. sargent mas NOrAcu Oh JBS same mes
NJ Miss Lucia FairchIts Portrait OF Boy With Has
is a sargent portrait without the sargent are. me
portraits in fact, nowhere worthy Of high cois.
nenda,ion. Mr. Walkers fine pc rmanc:. already
mentioned, is an exception. Portraits by " sut
MiIlct, DowdaIl, sprunk, Render and Rhead are d
best that can be said for them. One and all Ter
lack the pictorial quality which IS the thing needed %
make a portrait Interesting to any one outside he
subjects Circle Of acquaintance. Mr. Champney has
tried to give this quality to portrait Of Mis- MAID
Morgan. dressed in a Greek costume and playing ks
harp The accessories there, but not the pictorial
faculty Mcssrs. Inels. Dubauchet and Arz furnish
The few acceptab, pictures IN the department Of sul
life huge group in plaster by John Rogers o..
cupes one end Of the west gallery and Is the snly
object OF plastic art in the exhibition pretending %
importance. 1t is b.g1and eommonp ace nun.
Der OF busts and m-dallions by ii. X. Bush Brown.
Amy owen Adds and Charles A. Lopez differ from
II as 10 scaE, ou' are ~ n"'"l'hS n WHO
of the Pharaohs" is dferentae ed somewhat from ths
other bust, lot by technical superiority, but b.
the fact thet the unconyental racial charactehst,
which IL reproduces naturally give II prominence
Passing all the works exhibited narrowly In review
isolated examples Of good craftsmanship Coz
lectivcIy the display sustai1s miseraby the honor
being the first regular exhibition Of American an
this season. Such IL Is, the public may visit h
from Monday, November 80, TO December 20.