New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-06
THE CHRONICLE OF ARTS
EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER TOPICS.
THE WEEK IN THE GALLERIEs-A GOOD REPRO
DUCTIvE ETCHING-NnNIATUREs-D
ISGs BY DELACRoIx's MASTER
LOCAL, AKIN FOREIGN NOTES

INGs By DELACRoIx's MASTER
LOCAL AND FOREIGN NOTES.
The holiday season finds the calendar Of art ex-
hibtons crowded. Tomorrow three landscapes by
Cazin Of which 1t said to be OF extraordinary i'm
portance, will be placed view at the Knoedler
gallery Tuesday, at the Groier Club, exhibition
OF engraved portraits OF English authors from Chaucer
to DR.. johnson will be opened. 1t will be accessible
every afternoon and evening until December 81 to
persons presenting cards signed by members. The
Union League Club viii hold It's second monthly ex-
hibton from Thursday to Sunday. Mr.. Crownln-
shields clever studies OF Italian villa landscape may
be seen ut the Avery gallery until next Saturday. The
exhibition of the New-York Water Color Club
viii remain open until December 10, and
the Autumn Academy until December 10. The
Architectural League will Immediately follow the
Water Color Club at the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries.
The colored engravngs by BartOloZz, and his school
at Wunderlich's will not be withdrawn before Janu
ary and possibly rot before February. On the first
day CT that month the American water colors at
Keppes will be replaced by collection of drawings by
William Blake. ]. NJ. W. Turner, and other English
artists. No sales to take place prior to Christmas
have yet been announced.
This weeks sales at the Academy have
included the following pictures: "a Corner
in Wheat by A. VI. Reynolds. $50; Z" Cherries
by A. T. Morehead, $75; Convinced by
Louis Moeller. 81 200; "A Woodlawn Road" by F. A.
Barney, $50; Glimpse of Lake Champlain' by j. b.
Bristol. $3.50 Friends by Florence Mackubln, S57 ;
"Tcmpio dl Castare-sicily,' by e. Larni," S75.
At the New-York water-Color Clubs exhibition
these pictures have been sold since the opening last
week: Bit of Comfort by c. L. Hirst $40; Nut
ting by Annie Campbell 80; Tam o. Shanter" by
Amy L. Kellogg S15 " On the Merrimac,' by Harry
Fem, 300; a Little Child" by Amy l.. Kellogg
s75; "A German Officer" by Harriet c. Foss, S15 I;
Market Sketch" by Edward L. Field, $35 "In the
MO % hat hall
Sing ~ BY Rosina f. Sherwood, $3.50; Gathering Sea
weed by Chester II. Aldrich. $50; Cogtation,' by
A. NJ. Turner, sl15; .Autumnal Tints," by W. c.
Filter $50 Double POppes," by Mary A. Harrison,
$40: Sleep by Adele McGinnis, 800; " An Inter
esting Bit By Arthur 7. Keller. S75
For over a year Mr. Alexander schillng has been
engaged upon the difficult task Of etching plate after
a landscape by Mr.. D. W. Tryon His completed work.
together with proofs OF fourteen preliminary states
NAV he examined at the art material store OF ~ f.
Montross No. 1880 Broadway, who owns the original
paintjng and enters the field publisher OF etchngs
with this one of Mr.. Schngs Mr.. 1ryon's paintings
are examples OF delicate generalization, quiet renhed
COLOR subtle sentiment and strong personal feeing'
These are qualities that defy any but sympathetic
etcher Mr.. Schlrng is both sympathetic and sknui'
and his translation OF Mr.. Tryons "Evening-Early
SPRING. is a success. The exgences OF his means Oh
expression have forced him TO push analysis OF Tree
trunks and limbs slightly further than the painting
warrants but this is scarcely noticed beside the ndey
with which the lovely spirit of the latter has been
nreseryed COMPARISON OF the etching with the paint
ing which stands upon easel near by. shows that
the color values in the suggested In the Oter
with NJ much accuracy as be expected In black ana
white reproductive work. The fine character Oh MI
schilings etching has decided the publisher TO issue
similar reproductions after paintings by various Amer-
an artists whenever as harmonious combination may
be formed as that noted in the present instance
Miniatures by Cosway and Malbone, when they
reappear at long intervals in the galleries. wear an
old fashioned aspect OF things long since dropped
from the curriculum of the schools. Yet the art Is
not dead as Mr. Charles Turrel an Englishman, de-
monstrates In collection OF portraits at Boussou'
Valadon & Co.'S. Within excessively hmued com-
pass he works with the freedom of touch and force
of color that give vitality to even so convenuohai
form of portraiture this lie is debarred by his hm
tatons of space from cutvattng the pictorial motive
I'm all but the one two where his sitsers such
as the late General Lord Rokeby. Mrs. Percy Pyne
and LADY Ottolme Cavendish Benttnck, nave nap
pened to carry pictorial possibilities irrcprcssiDp
within themselves. This is regretabe, yet II mas he
advantage Of concentrating the artists attention upon
the side OF portraiture pure and 5mple. MI Tur-
res miniatures have the merit OF conveying distinct
and interesting impressions Of their subjects, lie Is
very happy in the rosy tns required In painting ron
girsh models like the sweet-faced Lady Mary Pepys
He has worked out perfectly sure system OF color
selection for portraits that must necessarily parahe
nj the smooth fragile character Of porcelain Inc
nroyince of the mniaturist is essentially astocratc
one and Mr.. Turrel proves his fitness to occupy IL by
always giving his portraits distinction He has had
distinguished subjects, among them in England. the
princess of Wales the Duchess OF Lenster Lady Gar
yagh and Mrs Arthur sassoon; and In America, MIS-
Cornelius Vanderbilt. Mrs. H. g. Marquand Mrs Burke
Roche, Miss Shepard and Miss Ames.
A painter hitherto unknown in America is repre-
sented In the same gallery with Mr.. Turrel IRIS Is
Fdme st. Marcel whose studies of animals foreshad-
owed the works OF Deacrolx, who his pupil, and
of Barye whom he very possibly Influenced. lie
had neither the passionate genius OF DelacroN nor
the science OF Barge, but IN five waer-colors at the
Bousson valadon gallery he exhibits qualities OF SIM
nlicity vigor and truth which place him on level
with both those artists one OF the hve, tawny
sketch OF lion walking recalls Barye's famous Lion
OuI Marches and the mental comparison that imme-
diaely ensues is not by any means to It's discreit
paryes lion is leaner and more perfectly modelled.
the structure Is better realized and the muscular
force OF the animal is more finely suggested
St Marcers lion. however in spite OF Its unnatural
bulk. has majesty and motion; the character OF the
beast Is truly expressed In two studies OF uger
afrOnted by adder the artist shows the same curious
gift lie catches the quivering feline spirit OF his
model though he misses the exactude In all details
OF construction which characteristic OF Barge.
The background of one OF the tiger studies is highly
artistic In the bold, summary. yet fully expressive
indication OF landscape. The long step which has
been taken during the last few decades from the
lions of St. Marcel and Deaeroix to the
clean cut, almost Photographic hons Of Gerome, Is EN-
phaszed by the presence in this gallery of an Oriental
study by the latter artist made ten years The
young sultan Is represented lying on a couch on n
terrace overlooking STEAMBOAT. lion spraws mt his
side. lie Is as sleek as his master
At Richards there two paintings by Uhde, In