New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-25
ART NOTES.

Considerable power and originality are conspicuous
in the four new painting, Of Mr. Winslow Homer now
on exhibition at the Rdchard galleries, The most
pleasing and satisfactory Of the iour although the
least unconventional. Is the ",isnal OF Distress 4
picture showing The sailor, on board an Athur 4hcr
hurrying TO lower boat for the purpose oil gong u
the assistance of II sailing ship whose maSt~ are barely
visible In the distance The picture +, fun Of lie and
action 50 much indeed that one almost expects 10
hear the hoar,e tone, II command issuing nom inc
lips Of the officers, This expression OF movement anu
action is, however conspicuoury absent III Nh
Horner's After the storm" Willie the sea ID 'H'
latter IS painted with much breadth and even grandeur
there il an entire lack 81 movement IN the huge "aFe
about 10 break upon the shore Rich In gorgeous auu
scintatlne color It appears absolutely m0onle"s, ana
a. II suspended in the air utterly Incapable OF da'h
ing itself into foam on the rocky shore Ills hpG7
sion j. moreover strengthened by the strange he+l'''
ON the part Of the arts, portray the rciuN "m'h
invariably proceeds 10y few seconds ihc III III "
breaker on the Leach. The most original ana Al uo
same time Disappointing Of the Your pictures t. ~"
eyer the one entitled summer Night IL rptc'
se,ts the scene from a window at ocsrboro Oh the
coast OF Maine In the foreground IS piazza on
which two girls are waltEng. strong ana pfeauhapN
electric light shedding Its rays from some ""se'"
uolnt upon the dancers, In such manner ar "
illnnine the face Of the and the back oil 'o o'
For some inscrutable reason, the light avoids sroup
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piazza and the sea- and plays on the foam-hecAed
ator giving IL An appearace OF blue sauZe spaneled
with silver Just beyond the radius Of the shoTo
HIGHT Is a stretch Of dark and unhghted water wmoh
reaches clear the entire breadh oil inc pi't"'o'
Be, 0nd this again streak OF wafer eN""ui"T ""'
this species Of s0mbrc barrier 10 the horizon i mo''
charmlngly numncd by the silver rays OF the r''"N
,noon The effect produced BY the contrast OF the
moonlight and the electric light the SEA, with tho
"A
,voe, them I, most original and depicted in an e&
cecdtnply tnsstcrlv manner. The dlscodant ieiuIe'
NJ the painting arr however the figures, without inc
prc,encc Of which the picture WOMB nave Oeeu i'
Ino,surailv superior one r. especially at loss To
understand the reason for leaving III lhe ua'h '"o
group Of figures the rocks II the io'N ATT al any
distance from the brilliantly illuminated piazza thch
the perspective OF the figures Is entirely WRONG anu Il
,hav arr. close nv they would inevitably come WITHIN
IN. RAYS Of the electric light The presumption -
therefore TINT II i, the perspective which Ia AZ au
and which detrcts from the excellence of an other
wise beautiful and Interesting painting.
Among the other paintings On exhibition at the
roicl,rd galleries are three exquisite pictures ny
sanchez Pcricr While all three display int III"
vellou. c1actudc Of graceful detail, thrown III a u
, naturally and without effort, the scene Represent
,, ,, =. ,,,,u,o.r.- near -cviIl,. VIII certainly find
bo mot admirers In his liucgta DEF Cantillo'
-ouor sanchez Pcrricr furnishes fresh evidence oi
the excellence OF h, artistic sense III tine 'h"l'c al
scene for hi, Landscape. The smallest 81 The three
,ictutc, represents stream with light fos iollI4
M 80 dcncatcly AID sdlfully 10 the INST dcp'''''
flat il almost appear, TO move. while th' mastery
norirAva Of the water with the green vegetation on
ne banks aud on the surface of the stream recalls 10
mind the brush Of Fortuny even more strlhlhgy uish
tkc remainder Of ,>DuOr rrrTicF's WOik.
Another picture worthy Of note II q Huu9.iPc ~
po,JtuuoW, the mlautenc>- ana cAdctltIuc 81 "h,7'
Hnli IS compd -abi. only to that 81 Mcs-OiIcF' Ut
prirhnrd likewise exhibits Two pictures by hoNt''nl'
I'm. ,nc rcpic,entlng "A Chcrhc~s on horseback fhd the
other cart fail Oi peasants, the h"ITc, DcnE mar
messed trol, fashion, three abreast I"th works arc
IN every Wiy worthy Of the artists rcputal a one
Of fine foremost painter, Of horses. nlilht Worn
+. that of l. lOuphcmcr. which hangs clos ly. II
SHOW. A caIdila and priest seated AT tabic ana
ENGAGED in reading lctc. The hEuro ot NE scarf
ocd cardinal in particular Is Ol great dignity ana
power. .
in Casscls Art Magazine" for February ne 'front.',
niece /, q remarkably me phOtograNurr OF or ia, an
from ~lr John Nllas's well known portrait 30 "lhCh
Inc famous art critic and writer j. represented ~ stlu
ing by the picturesque waterfall OF Glenhnla- Tn"
nnrtrait il ACCOMPANIED 10y an exceptionally interesting
article ON SIR RGsiin. the man who. above al 1ihrf>
mas moulded the taste of the English III aitsuc ana
aesthetic matters ana whose influence Is clearly al
parcnt in mos, of the British architecture ana painting
OF the present day. Holman Hunt dscour'e' calncdy
and somewhat sarcaStcalls upon Tc Proper Mode ana
Sfudv Of DRAWING while T. stephenson furnishes "A
cbarIninev illustrated description OF that most inter
cStng and stately Of English country seats, namely
I,elVOir Castle.