New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-24
THE VONAN'S ART CLUE,

invery Of the annual exhibitions OF our artistic
organatlons the productions of women are hung and
We al offered as good opportunities for Judging OF the
signhnce of woman In American art as we are for
weighg the significance of man. An exhibition
whichs being he'd this week at No. West Tenth
st.. bthe Woman's Art Club OF New York. Separates
the wk OF women very definitely from that OF men.
contributions from the latter being rgidly excluded.
and Knight seem to invite consideration as formal
dcmotration OF peculiar nature. Such n Consider
alton Fould no doubt be permissible. But picture
IS thFork OF an artist first, and OF woman or of
msn bly, In q secondary sense and IL Is Of course
from Ills point of view that the pictures in this ex-
hibiti, should be touched upon. About $50 OILS
and ,tercolors are hung, and a small group of
etchib. Miss Mary Cassatt sending a set of the
curoiy colorcd prints which were discussed Mt length
in ThTribune at the time of their publication early
this ssOn. but which 1t is Il pleasure to praise again
for tlr plQuancy Of composition and color As has
been United out before, there are qualities in these
etehin that to be referred back to such diverse
sourceas France and Japan, yet While Miss Cassatt's
art nbeen influenced 1t has not been subjugated by
ioreg' masters, and the impression size makes is
largelyher own. 1t Is certainly the force Of her
Originally that diverts attention from some OF her
idosyirasies as to form, Just as 1t is the originality
OF compton In Miss Florence's painting No. 60,
Love Baubles," which counteracts the feeling of
fgures!gures which, 1t should be added however are
in thetves testimony to the artists independence Of
conventnal pre-Raphaele types. Miss Florence has
iiustrau Rossetus poem with power of composition
ihat rmphs over loose drawing. over the
absurdit Of the attitude OF her central figure
and ov the decorative feeling that contrlves
10 emit into the picture. The decorative
motive moro welcome In work like No 1913, il
Novello. Miss Kings picture OF three pretty young
N. mora in NJ
unsigned clever water-color of a graceful figure in
red, posi- very obviously In the midst Of theatrical
scenery, in Miss Resale Gilrs effective little study
Of Japiese doll. This last picture. No. II, "A Bit
OF Japar' and No. 40, S:ascOnset Beach,, are Miss
Gllls let ambitious works, but find them better
In color ID In style than her important exhibit No.
~. AnAmerican Girl large portrait, which is a
CAREFUL Zee Of work advanced TO Commendable
state of ash but dry and unattractve in color and
without cunction or pictorial interest.
One ofhe most authoritative artists here is Miss
KlompkeThose training has given her frmness in
handling nd q bold, decided outline that show to
great advntage in her portrait OF lady IN black.
She has vor, the one quality needed to better No.
1872, AT he Flower Market" Miss Lathrop's other
wise very hsrmnc 6gure- piece Miss Kellogs's large
interior shy. No. 11G. THE Mother has some
strength execution, especially about the head and
shoulders the woman Mrs. Psrrish's portrait Of a
black-haire model set against blick-red
backgroun. is striking In color; there is a
beautiful Ele water-color by Mrs Nichols, No. 159,
g. Goat erd"; there is very clear solid workman
ship In NJ 211, ain Holland" by Miss slade; and
there reditable pictures by Miss Edlitz. Miss
Phelps Mis- Pupke and Miss BROOKS Most meritOrlous
among the utdoor paintings Miss Collins repcu
ton Of the ght which she has at the Academy,
the picture Of the Madison Square Garden tower
lighted thimpressionistic study Of roadway. by
Miss Haynt; Miss Maraquita GllPs Italian land
scapes; Mis- Becket's marine, No 3, "Moonl ght,7
and No. IL In the Fields" the better Of the two
pictures by MISS Hugenhoty Miss Hugenholty Is
one Of q oartet OF foreigners Miss Breslau, the
talented Fylchwoman, is represented by the two ex.
cellent pas.I portraits which were at the Keppc
Gallery notlong ago. there good studies of sill
life and fit by Miss Art, of Brussels, and the
Hungarian Miss RADIO, sends the same ideastic nude,
called 1stng.r which was hung in the autumn
Academy. All these pictures with many others which
II is unnecessary TO specify, may be seen until next
Saturday Senlng