New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-19
THE SPRING ACADEMY.
A STRONG IMPRESSIONIST EXHIBIT.
(SECOND notice.

In n previens notice OF this exhibition we remarked
as the peculiar faculty Of one important group OF paint
ers-thc group composed OF Mr. Du Mond. Mr. ffhFce
and few Others-the faculty OF budlng up pic'uro
accordng TO the most scientific. least eccentric MI"
most approved French methods. There Is anotcer
group equally interesting, which is distinguished .,
science OF another sort. which Is unconvenhen" IN
way that might be regarded In some quarters rs ecce
tric and which e likely 10 be approved ONLY Dy Il
small proportion Of the pubhc lhe hhP'es'i'"i''S
have strong exhibit at the Academy ana ought 10 win
over a few more adhcrents from the majority Mr..
Tarbels "Tn the Orchard 10 tie n0rbD EailerS' u
Just the picture 10 concillate the unbeheVer' Is
very drect-in one detail In the red bench upon winch
two OF e figures are seated the color Is brhl-put
On the whole Il is a remarkably temperate liiunl7'ioh
OF the application OF impressonsuc ptiuelpieS " ~
solution Of a difficult operair problem Inc p'Vo','
+ well solved The hot atmosphere Is reahzeu III" VI"
effect Of sunlight upon figures and landscape Is tiuth
,unv paiutcd Though It may lie objected TINT the
result is not beantifn that the picture is disareeapy
yvid il will be conceded at once that Nature 'n"s'
share the blame with the artist Tor ~ u cer'n V
he has faithfully reproduced her facts. Tpee Is o'
ing violent abOufsMr TarbelPS mpressl )ishl " uoVs
not lead him TO the commission Of what In the eye o'
many could only appear TO be arbitrary acts. Al WI
Wer IL n little further removed than Mr.. hroel Irohl
the ground upon which he might be sure oil carrying
conviction 1t is simply because III neither Oh MS '"o
Landscapes does he pretend TO give anything but an
Impression in tho SrictcSt sense OF the worn. lis
aim Is partially defeated by scattering Oh eic"s.
spottness In the cooring-lcss apparent Ill No i'''
The First Day OF Indian summer" ts,,n In Its com
panon-which he does not usually have but u
is seconded finally by his sympathy. oS MS i'ei-
Ing by tie indefnabe power winch u "aAo' ]"
possible for him 70 arrest the spirit Oh s'ene'
though his treatment OF its details mny be iauity'
The spirit OF the time Is in The First DAY VI III
dian summer" TO an extent that makes ~ one
OF the best pictures In the exhibition. Sr I"a'hI
man. in his two winter scenes especially IN NO
1SO Crook in Winter" stands between Mr. "ci' ara
Mr. Tarbell. Like the former he has the iut'V'o
pif and gets NJ the heart Of his subject and lho INC
latter he has an active sense OF forin' Nr' N'"u'
uassam and Mr. Tn. Robinson. WHO send hgure
pieces and Mr. Foxcroft Cole and Mr. Edward Brooks
who send landscapes are all cleverly impressohistc
Mr. Tryon whose Winter Afternoon occupies the
place Of honor IN the south gallery, u outNuo INC
avowedly "plein air." Claude Monet camp yet ITO h
sufficiently impressionistic, suhccntN emAno'pSoN
from the conventional mode Of treating snowy scenes
The spring exhibition is always bound 10 'oh'hn
number Of winter pictures and one of the most h'er
estng features hi, year is formed by three or four
more than ordinarily successful works OF the sort
The spirit underlying their uncommon truun anu
beanty is the spirit Of freedom and personal ihN'su
CATION With MIR Twachtman. In his u Brook In
Winter and with Mr. Parrish. whose winter sunset
Cape Cod makes Of the strong attractions OF the
Tryon II works with greater subtlev but no less
surely the values In his curious color scheme are
preserved with a. much deicncy as hrce E'cfE
one OF these pictures presents strong contrast u te
kind OF snow that popular not SO very "uN
ago and that st fingers here and there, tho STUDY
that would perhaps better not be called study, iof
II IS based on the blind acceptance OF Nature III er
winter rarb as Offering n model In monochrome The
observant man knows better. faimhaF WIN
the grays. blues and puppies alat Turk In
shadowed places with the pinEs ana yeHV"s
that spring from under brilliant sunlight ana
the observant artist transfers tlese ius'uV'
hines 10 his canvas Moreover In order TO Increase the
Inc, OF his picture he Is not afraid to give It texture
hv skllhl brushing ~ Mr.. Tryon has done with
noticeable power upon the present occasion ana nc
AZ keen IN the struggle for atmo@ pheric effects as
any impressiOl.ist Of the south. lie Is oways en-
permenting always trying h. discover ne" nooe IN e
scale Of yintry color How elusive those notes are
how difficult the atmosphere and spirit Of winter 10
mint l. Illustrated by No. 10. "Cndcr The Pines BY
Mr. W. L. Palmer. Mr. Palmer has painted Dozens VI
pictures In the same vein, and this Is hard and
HOMOGENEOUS. Yet In No 2I2i Autumn Morning MIST
Clearing AWAY he has produced landsapo itch
In the feeling of the season, and eonfaiiy brilliant IN
the treatment of atmosphere Ia his wntoF scene be Is
commonplace In tie study Of autumn he IL original
and worthy OF association only with The bot Of
the younger men who exhibit here. men Like Mr. Tryon
Mr.. Weir. sir. PAUL. Mr. Ranger and M CONN.,
but with the two arusts who uphold the earlier
traditions Of the Academy. Mr.. Homer Martin and Mr
4. H. Wyant Nr Martins NORMANDY Landscape
l. the work Of a mastery colorst who ho laid the
pigments very heavily yet made every inch Of the
canvas srnsucus and beautiful An october Day BY
Mr. Wyant Is In cool gray and " less conspicuous
u, "a piece OF color than example az fine pictorial
grouping. Both pictures have dishpoton, the rarcst
quality Of all.
Relieved observation OF the exhibition serves 10
discover certain works OF interest which have not
hitherto been noticed No. a35, Portrait very
Photographic and smooth head OF man by Dir. Kenyon
Cox No. go. The Roof and Monuments OF Deppe,7
BIZ Mr. : j. TIL and No. %, "Most Haven Canal by
Mr. G. A. Needham, two pictures which atone for their
absolute ack Of beauty by piquant sort OF reality
No. 80. Morning. by Mr. HoTauo Walker. sheep
fold study No. o. A Foggy Morning" by c. :.
Rdnl art, valuable for It, simplicity and good color
aud No. TO- Girl at Weli-yel.ice,7 BY M. I. S.
Clarke, picturesque scche vel painted. IL serves
also Increase respect for certain OF the pictures for
portraits ke those by Miss Robbins. Miss beauN, Mrs.
Keith, Mr.. Chase Mr.. NOnnah and Mr. Weir, and for
figure snblccts by Mr.. Diving Mr. Dn MOnd and
othcrs The same thing hardly be- said OF the
small exhibit Of sculpture. Mr.. ODOnovan has a
bronze blst Of Thomas Edldns which Is dgnined aud
Mr. Paul Bartlett IN lfe Size pla ster study OF AJlude
male figure, compels admiration for his science. for
his modelling while he repes by the attitude In which
he has chosen 10 place his model. The root OF the
works OF plastic art fail ~ arouse Interest.