New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-01
ART NOTES AND COMMENTS

OF
Fine Arts Society Is not only adornment TO the
city, but suitable home for the Society Of Amerc..
Artists, the Art students League and the Arricui
tTal League.
An exhibition Of paintings in Oil, water coors wood
CARVINGS etching, dry points, art pottery and etched
decoration on metal. the work OF Miss Mary Louisa
Mclaughlin OF Cincinnati, is on exhibition at the
East sxtccnthst galleries Of Frederick Keppel Mis-,
Mclaughlin is the originator OF several important
methods In making and decorating Of pottery beside.
being the author OF several wel-known books on
Ceramic Art At the great international Exhibition AZ
Paris In 1880. she awarded by the Jury silver
medal for her original decorative work metal. The
display OF her work at the KepDel Gallery Is both
varied and interesting.
A collection OF twenty sketches in aquarelle
taken by Mr.. s. Montgomery Roosevelt during a trip to
California and Japan.s now exhibition at the Fifth.
ave. galleries OF Messrs. Knoedler & Co. Mr.. Roose.
welt one OF the members Of the Art students League
who OF late years have done little credit to that
Hourishng school
Gustavc Dore's huge pictures hardly seen IN
advantage at the Carnegie Music Hall. the Of
Seventh-avo. and Flftyscvenhst and those who have
Ind an opportunity Of visiting the gallery devoted te
his work IN Bondst.. London are likely to be disap
ponted BY their aspect here. To those. however, who
hive not enjoyed thi, advantage the paintings, With
their strange and glorious wealth OF thought their null.
;udos OF figures and their strong individuality, are
likely TO produce a powerful impression. The mag.
nlfcence and originality Of tho conception and CON-
position Is OF 4 character TO silence any criticism with
regard to the in which the ideas have been exc
cuted
The Basica OF st. Mark at Venice Is ono Of the
most magnificent and interesting Of an.
Gent eiifccs In Europe. Dating back
10 the tenth century T. has Leon addd
10 and embelished In the most lavish manner by
long line Of Dogos and IT therefore offers examples
that are absolutely unique 81 the various STYLES II
architecture and decoration in vogue during the pat
seven or eight centuries The Tasilica constitutes.
therefore, n nero l,sson, but an entire course OF
art cdrca,lon. and deserves to BE- studied by every
american artist and architect. Those who find it
impossible to vl. Venice In person for the purpose
viii do wau 10 devote their attention to Profess r.
onoaaria's superb work the subject New-York,
j. W. Houton.) Il Is ccmWise1 In seven cen large
porr foll0e. continuing some SIX hundred plates IN
colors The portrayal OF the mosaic' aon" occupies
IlG plates The wO:k Il in every sense n tire word
one OF n monumental character. ard constitutes IN
itself magnificent work OF art.
Comparativey few OF the pictures now on view at
the Academy of Design deal with the historical events
whi., have lust been commemora,ed By tn" Columbian
festivities Among thO-,. however, which bear mon
directly upon the subject, /, the pa'nuAG OF T. 7.
Nacoe which is TO find Its final resting place In the
Galleries Of the Metropolitan Museum
Among the manifold features Of the festivities IN
connection with the quadii-centennal anniversary "
tho Discovery Of America bv CoiumDu' Is an inter
cs,rn- exhibition Of historical oil paintings by Edward
Moran. now open Mt the Plaza Hotel. The paintings
;nclrAo representations o. the debarlon q Columbus,
o, Henry Hudson entering NegYork l'a~ and OF me
White -quadron's farewell salute TO captain John
Ericsson. 49,, .
From al accounts the collection Of casts which Is
being formed for the Metropolitan Museum at Boston
rxnk
tboso Of stra -bourg and Dresden and second only 70
tbot at Berlin Effort /; being made to procure
EXAMPLES OF certain periods and types OF Greek
sculpture a. for example, the archaic anu '"'
,.auifl series OF g.avestoncs. decorated In hlsh re-
lcr found in and around Athens Win thesc spur
mems Of the best periods Of Greek art like those o.
famed In the recent excavations at Epidau'os ana
Lykosoura It felt that the collection may he lu'
as preventative that Of any other country.
N Charles Durand- Ruel, the son Of the well-knoWn
ar, axnart and picture dcaler has died In ia7s'
Although he only In his twehy-ashVh N'"'
" c. Dugnnd Rud had already established suc'
c.ssfn branch OF the celebrated Paris house III ms
city, lie WHO endowed with great artistic ih'e'n.on.s'
and did much TO Eimliar!ze the American pubAc WIN
the best works OF tho mod IN French school.
j., charming sketch, bY Luc.us RoSNi, ehuu'N
.pommcs- ana representing a pretty pleasant eri
I'm the act Of picking apples constitutes the Nt''
apnropria,r fronpccc Of the October or iIli huOe'
~ lie Figaro Illus;rc.r ,New-lork. }. w bou'oh'
Ic-idoS TIL, the number contains '"o nanny
rerr0Guctlons In color Of Nr. Humphrey No"s'
/. odelsoue~ and Of ". d'Enimrydues'S lie Ndlte
In,provi,prr Very Interesting too, are The ensra'hss
ro by Frennc Algrain. showing the t'Ht'ai ol -
Gland a tho hocinnng OF tn eighteenth century,
nj The period o. IT, greatest IMAGINING me- anu wv
other lv Alfred Aliouard bearing tn" da'e OF io9-.
and p.cining the Palace IN It's present diSinanu'u
and de,olatc condition. There i an aruo"' wv o'
Sc Tho Chase under the reisn of King 'hAr'S N'
ny Frederick Mason illustrated by some me ~
productions Of paintings ana SN''O"', " Wv.
vo,ret and Of Baron Jcrard. The concluding paSe
=, ,h, number /, constituted 10y 4 most amusing
series OF caricaturcs hy Carm cNcN''
rho magnificent monument 20 the memory OF 'ne
Eo,peror Alexander II which has been lot SOM INV
In ,o,rse O; erection ut the krnlln. MOSCOW" i "o"
onn-o,cbinr completion. II is being erected Oh W.,
lar-c scale having a frontage of no ',' ~"
Zoo, and /, conceived in the same H'"ps I'"""e
stlc q, architecture a. The Kremln The lh''',V'
i,, con,,n colossal bronze statue of the CAR va"
= r,,r..on,,d I'm the dress worn by him al Ms 'or"'
Ito, his left hand holds scepire. and MS rS"l "'"'
* extended ~ IN the n, % blessing HIS '''' =.
r,o r,opo, nm the canal at ii. PETERSBURG. erected .,
h., c,,r la. become almost place Of worship ''l
m eud.avor will be made To give the mo''"''"'
notice the same religious aspect. r..rc.
rp,. or, NJ line-engrayng still fingers IN fia"''
., c.r,onv though it i practically dead elsewhere
,h, l.nph OF Tim. 1t takc' and lis consequent =
p,nse having Killed II. now that etchhPS Ia" " A..
auccd At half the cost and In II quarter Oh t"' "
IN Franc, II receives occasional STAT" ana Inv M"
n,,I, ~ This 1, a commission given by the fTe'"A
government for plate after pictnr" by N''''0i'''
which Is To cost $1,000 40 adora
Another Clcopata's Needle is to he brought 10 'Io
European city. 1t Is not les than s''ei'' 1'I $500
high /, OF red granite. with P'desal %
uorphyIy and Is said to excel in beauty te -, 4,
the London and the Partisan oO'h'NS. ~ r,,,o,e At
- ,rim Il, ,hc garden of the Australian Consulate AZ
,exondr, where II Ia, been since ls4'. us ue'''
nation Is Trieste. ,r,> havs
The ATTEMPTS to reconstruct the Venus OF Nio -or
ho., many ana daring aud quaint. The latest i 'V
H.. h,,u Of Mr. J. Bell of Doura Place. L0huo",
,,,. ,l,, stnod I'm the amphiiheallc VI ~