New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-03
THE CHRONICLE OF ARTS.
EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER TOPICS.


TIoNs FOR THE BOSTON LIBRARY
THE FATE or THE BORG
HFsE GALLERY
only short time remains during which the de
sign, for the Worlds Fair building, and the many
other important objects gathered together by the Ar
chitcctural League at Fifth Avenue Art Galleries
may be Inspected. The exhibition will be o'cd next
saturday. The holidays having come 10 an end, there
Is now 10 why the public should not take an
active interest in exhibition which thoroughly de-
serves its support Aside from the Exposition build
lngs and the Washington Arch which demand the
serious attention Of every citizen the exhibition l.
rich In both architectural and decorative suggest ms
for those who propose TO build OH small s'ae ~
the Avery gallery, the eth. COLLECTION oi lorN
new water colors by Mr.. +. lIOpkinson smith VIII be
placed on view All but w, three 81 the pictures VIII
IT, of scenes found In Venice and the Italian hKe
district The exhibition at the American Art Galleries
Of works by Mrs s,we and Mc>>r, stokes SIneileY'
Swcll and Glb,On closed Yesterday attcr N'h>oh
| that might hive been marked by grrht"r hh'l'Eh
| prosperity than II had not the eHhehlcH'' III
| Chi stmnS diverted picture buyers II Is TO Le h"'
ceeded on January L. by an exhibition Of the Oriental
unrcelains br night to this country not long >c' bN
Dcakln BROTHERS. the dealers whose establishment ]"
japan Is extensively patronized but whose Efforts 10
onnd branch in this city have not proved successful
I'm connection with these porcelains VIII he eNh','''
anne painting, and sudIc, by the late Acadcmc"h'
| Thomas Hicks. Both porccains and pictures VIII w
sold al auction.
At the Cottler gallery one of the latest and best ne
QUESTIONS is Il large pastel 81 tiger dIlnnhg !" - W.
| swan the English art ST. SWIM I, the first Of his m
onallty who has had tie courage 10 break away H"u
| tho traditions Of aninn painting In England wm'h
found their elimination in the lnslpd work. oi LAM
seer and which are preserved to some extent b' bf'"
| Hlyiere whom Mr. Walter Armstrong hs' laeN be'h
| pr.,i>ing in print Among those trtrlt0l' = CIV
| which insists upon Investing animals with human III
| te,.,t upon emphasizing their intimate relations VIII"
| mal a, m the case Of the horse or dog and up Hp
mailing to ,he Spectators Of the pathetic or the
| humnr,uS The English tire Of the heroic
Newfoundland tearing a half dW~ncd child or woman
70 the shore That Kind OF thing will survive ~ long IT.
| IN. popular illustrated periodical. with Its big 'oi'NN
supplement- endures Even the pac"t beasts OF the forest
are appreciated In England when they are g"uPu
with men under circumstances calculated to inspire
nifty for the latter, as in pictures OF marty tuoHs'
,han when tley mr. shown alone. swan i aware ~
| D,acriy ard Barye werc aware before Inn. that uc
uoous Of lions and tigers are looscd and goided on
"a p,odncc dramatic and moving situations ahhldON
,aan,.d to pictorial treatment by the accidents OIL
their own environ ment TIC " tiger user. burning
bright q. Flake would have put it, Of a Barye study
- ono az the f,roclOs cats confronted by viper Is a
mprc. i've A. IL is possible for the animal ever 4" De 'A
| canvas, Shere, the feline character wrthe' ana
| ,uivers with all the abandon 81 primitive nature
Ma, t. ignored Animal and reptile are stunned iof
| their OWN ,aLe,. The tiger of swans picture at me
co,tc- gallery i one Of thee rarely painted cr1i
ur-- a lean type OF brute strength cIou II on Inc
edge Of a pool and tapping the water Win inc 'I''
er.u,I s,tI,faction OF It's kind. The foTeNhoTenlnS
II tbe body is eNcellont The picture Is CONVINCING u
,ears an pct OF absolute truth Inc lhhu''"pe W
hind the tawny drinker Is one OF dark tones III ''o
foreground Il few water lilic' hoaing on the >I'1'e
o., ,, moi strike the highest note in the co"r'tiIoh
The handling is strong. From the savage realism ct
mi, r,r,i,c II l. pleaeant Ia TO the pure rrIiou'
.rtincrt ~ a little panel by Albert RYDER, entitled
The story Of Christianity" in which an old 'hephfru
halt, with his wife AID child before q oa"Nl' '"''"N
and with arm npliftcd. delivers the saviour Hc"-'
Two oulr Flemish interiors. bv Francois hoH'.' S""
- hat GOOD purpose he trod in the footsteps ct Pe'i
| ae uoog,e whose courtyard in Delft r'''' o" 4
neiqhioring easel. aforing opporinm'! 10. an H'r'
! .,,nr comn,rison In regard 10 the BAT" MI Dah'i
c,,Icr, nrivatr collections II IL stated that II VIII ~
sold .t Clf-tlc's IN London. late next Juhe ~ c'iN
| IN July Nm extraordinary Illustrated cAtaioS" 81
prcp1ratlon 10 be published with text i"r'i'"o" ~ ~
| W. f. Henley. 49, Mn, ,,ir,er Of
.,,o,orv ute designed a figure piece Tor TIE cover
| :, go - II. of Figaro Ilu>trr.' The '"'inh' WYNN
~, his viyacious model wonderful 'ical"' Va "
| own suggested possibly by the e''eH'IN""' ~
| fashionable attire and he called 1t " nm az 7''
| bNHIglu Oli n lHt W '''"''' w.
,ns,s COSTUME was adopted for several oil the 'h'ra
ter. ia the delight of thcatrrsorr" here VI -N"'"
| !, has been worn bv tAe Widow, 'i'r"F' D"
| f,rcioI production called " \ Trip 10 '"'"''o"" ~
| ~ has contributed an artistic feature ~ P"''' '
| h.v. bad otherwise little cnongll I" hconm'i" ,"''
| 4, IN. Drmonico gallery NAV he seen bef"uu SNc''"
| o., ,,. b,cl 81 This dress. II shows less u''or"'io"
! ' ~ -, ,, soe. Int what little there Is, bringing
, ~, color TO relieve the blactne~N OF the resi- :
| ,as,.,,Ilv introduced. Tic hgnr' retains all It's a"
,r,ctivruess and STYLE. The atitude is Il k'"''' -
| n, q, fine first and better Known P't"'r' al" '''
actual execution IS 10 less sound "'he' 'o' '''
,,, ca mic gallery are bv Bougnccau. Lllcrlntte
| and Gcromc The BOuglerrsn Is II N'uN VI 81 "
hud feultle,s in modelling Ms all MS pc'ures ''' '
,, ,,,, onrcss iyelv Saccharine. LIicimIttcN alih
ketcl of a peasant woman ard hsr cmo 81 'o"'''
| 4 mn the contrary. a specimen oil Inc hr''"'N' ~
,ta, i being done by the Frcich hnr"u>u' s''''' Va
| r out # is "a straight forward aru>uc pir'eh''
| ,i ~ homely but picturesque fact. Inc TWO "c'o'''
rmi,d Us once NOR Of his love Z" me FAST '"'
| A., ,,c,me Of studies made in caro-. one repre-
| n,,nc , colornalSe's shop, with Us 'nb' oi II"
.,',,,,,. Standing in row. the other a public square
| = hunted by the slender tower OF mosque h"''
| ,,.. interesting contrasts Of strong cOio~.
! Az sargent is mailing good progress on Ms m'r'i
! t,.,r for the new Public Library Building ut Eo'-
| :, & NOW known that II Is - large semi
t,,,or design eprcenting the dawn Of Christianity
| 49, rovcaled in the old and New TcstamrntN.' the
English papers persist in declaring that Nr Aphey }.
| n,,ohorotinr, With Mr.. Sargent. " matter "i
cct Mr. Abbey i, more collaborating WIN MN
than I, Mr. puv, de- ChavanneS. WHO Is also 10 nave
| q, corution in the library. liat hslSr p''P't ,'''
| sometime, err In statements OF detail Is lur'her
,rovcd by q note printed in The London DMN
rhonicl, the other day, referring 10 the statue oi
John Eliot preaching to the Indians with wo INDIANS
| rouncl bes.de the pedestal which John Rogers eN'
! limited nj the autumn academy. In this city. The
monument i, Of huge dimeh'lons. says "lh'
Chronicle The preacher Is Standing Do"k III hahh'
hiIst moro than 200 Indians gathered about him.
tI.re /. a list OF the subjects set in the last ROYAL
| ACADEMY competitions. IL may interest american
| .tudcnt. In historical painting, "Nctory lone
competitor submitted a picture Of II triumphant non
.cotch playcrl in landscape painting, And now inc
| am had stretched ont All the hills, and now was