New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-11
THE CHRONICLE OF ARTS
EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER TOPICS.
SALES AT THE ACADEMY-JArANEsE TExTILEa
A NEW RUSSIAN ARTIsr-AMERCAy
INTERCOLLEGIATE SOCIETY OF

"HAHsisNoLOho- SOtlETf OF
KERAMIC ARTs-NoTEs.
1t is thought IN quarters that the location Of
| the American Fine Arts society's new building II
going to have bad effect upon the attendance at
| the different exhibitions held there. 1t n asserted
that exhibition held away from the main thorough
fares will not in the slang OF the amusement world
draw. II art exhibitions were patronized chiefly
by the casual pedestrian this might possible.
As II Is, It Is incredible that any persons with q
| serious feeling for things OF beauty would be de-
| tered from seeing them simply because when the
opportunity offered it brought with II the neces
sity Of travelling few blocks out OF ones way. In
the case Of an exhibition at the American Fine Arts
societys building there cannot be the slightest In.
convenience involved in reaching It. The building
on F1ftyseventlkst., between Broadway and Seventh.
ave-, is within three minutes walk Of horecars ana
elevated Even II this We're not So however, We
are sure that such m exhibition that which the
Society OF American Artists is holding in It's new
home would not be materially neglected At the
Fifth Avenue Art Galleries this week there viii be
American and foreign paintings from three private
collections They will be sold on Wednesday and
| Thursday evenings. The pictures by Jan Cheminsh
referred to In this place recently will be accessible
TO the public Mt KDoedler's tomorrow ami will remain
on view for some time.
| At the Autumn Academy sales are made slowly,
| but as often as at the same stage In the exhbi.
| ton last year. Eight more pictures have been
sold since last announcement. We i've the
memoranda herewith: "roilers by the Sea-" by
Walter satterlee, a. n. A., 1915; "A Blossom from
the Netherlands" by W. J. Bacr 1900; " HIS Emf.
nence, the CARDINAL by S. NJ. Cory, $50; On the
| Lookout, Clovely,' by A. NJ. Richards, 800; "Of
NcwEngland Coast" by NJ +. H. De Haas ~ A.,
$500: "IIead Study by J. II. Caliga. sIe3:
study Of Calf by Mary Van der veer, $780,
In Early Autumn, by f. l.. Henry, n. A., 300,
Total OF sales to date, 81 ,o40.
| The fantastic and musical phrase "Nawashima
TSuzure Nishki. describes kind Of textile, usually
executed in silk. which Mr.. Jinbd Nawpshima, Of
KiotO, Japan, has made highly popular In his native
| land Examples OF this textile at the
| American Art Galleries with other products OF Mr..
| Nawashima's mandatory. The fibre OF the special
stuff introduced translated tapestry fabric In the
cataloguel is excessively fine, and in some Of tie
| pieces shown such rs No. ., The Chase No. 5,
Peacock both large hangings. and No. 81, Moon
! and Crow the peculiar initiative faculty OF the
japanese artist has gone far to effect that Illusion
! by which 10 Is 50 often en1cavorcd to raise the
textiles 81 Japan the pictorial level Of the paint
ngs Of that country. These pieces are interesting
and artistic. Bat Mr.. Nawashima's work Is more
| tcau,ifil and think will prove more available
| In America in its more conventionay decorative
| phases. Embroldcries like No. co. table-c0ver
with flowers and birds gold ground, are sump-
| tu'us Nitiioui DtiiS WEftt VI siot'Sluc' III oho
specimen of damask. No. az. design in pale green
and gold. TIE simplicity OF the artist allied possibly
| ny 1t remIn:sccnce OF European fabric, las
brought about kind Of ordered elegance almost as
| French rs II IS japanese Some OF the best work
here Is discovered in the patterns, like Nos 1877,
49, 143 and 146, wherein the native capricous III
stinct Is restrained by Of the formal require
| ments Of decorative art Mr.. Nawashima's fabrics
excellent in design and color. AMI without sub
| scrblng to the belief that his "Tsuzure Nslih'
| " the highest and the most exquisite Of all the
productions OF the looms both ancient and
MODERN as the catalogue has IT. it
IS still possible to enjoy and recommend them.
The first Of the American Art Associations galleries
IL occupied upon this occasion by collection Of
pictures by Professor j. C. AvasOvsky. Of st. Peters
burg. marine artist who evidently essays the
figure now and then, but Is so successful as
when he Is painting the sea without any olher
motives, whether men. ships land, 10 distract his
attention The finest OF his works Is No. /. " Fresh
Breeze Atlantic Ocean, In which he has sought
10 express nothing but the turbulence OF the foam
nccked waves. ard their lovely transparency. and in
which he has expressed these things we'll When
he chooses for artistic treatment that tragic moment
in which the Hebrews. pursued by Pharaoh. see their
enemy enGlilfed with his host In the Rcd Sea. he Is
digniilod, he would be impressive were the
menacing figure Of Moses adequate. but except
In the painting OF the water be does not get the
Professor Aivasovsiy is strangely uneven In this
very picture OF biblical history. No L. the fine effect
Of the troubled waters the right IS balanced by
"A touch OF color on the left, where the sky Is
Redeemed above the IsrTelltsh multitude. which Is
utterly without quality Again. in No. . he has painted
a morning light. but in part Of the picture, tiat
part which depicts the actual departure Of the water
unconvincing The mighty mass of water in No.
6. Black sea. Shore OF Circassa.' is finely DONE the
In fhp
Is delicate color In No 3. after the DeluGe.' and
the most Gommonp%ce color IN some 81 the S%ai
an artist who at times affords pleaslre-tlere are
some sepia studies. IN TIVE glass cases full OF me
fatness ana on the Whole may be welcomed, II not
with enthusiasm, at least with respect
Last April Mr.. William Macbeth. who was for some
year associated with Mr. Kcppcl. opened piac, Of
business at No. 231 Fiithave., covering his walls
with VOLS principally by American artists. during
the last summer he has had small gallery fitted up
IN the rear OF his establishment down short tlsAt
OF steps we'll lighted and Hat cd. and in til, he
has Just opened holiday exhibition Of American water
cClors. Mr.. swain Clifford has opened MS poroios ana
contributed bright it'll Notebook sketches maze III
Holland ten years sketches tlat are sun Uesh'
however and Mr. Winslow Homer has also IN the
show some water:coors made at about me same H.e,
vivid. hi.ty studies. AdnLriS OF Mr. buhV', "hoso
dreamy conception OF Neliee Is III z OF isnt oy
TOO seldom brought our nJce, VIII mi TWO Iosi
wa,er-cOl,rs by him In tue guar eAai1uo'i ~.
pcarly Morning." and no. ], Approach u enc
and number OF watercolor and OILS Of great Vane
upstairs among the uneataosned pictures. Miss Nc
(hcsney sends three studies OF Dutch models, done
clevsry I'm the Dutch styca style which Is echoeu
also In a group OF marines and landscapes by Nr::
Rsnecr-but cXccp Ing hers theie is 10 h.u WORK OF
Interest there is hardly any OF 1t at all, the resi- Oh
tie exh bitten being made up Of landscaps by Mes,s,
Ochtman. Murphy. Eosenberg. Eaton. Minor anu
few others One quartet OF pictures, by MI. l.: Z.
Vogt has salicGce II presents In so MT sle ia,nol
the 10 tares Of the New York wcI- lont d1ilicA1
drays and old shilling vessels In their COCKS
The Ncw-York Society OF KeamIc Arts closed iass
week. at No. 537 Fth-ave Its first annual eNhli lih'
The latter illustrated department OF au'uc ac'Nlo
which has not yet fixed It elf upon suihcentit "'d'
basis In America at least in far a. the experiences
artists ARE concerned to excite general curiosity. but
N ,re werc examrles OF work dspayed which were