The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-09

II. W. Ranger in his "Longpr6. France" No
397. and Woodchopper's Cottage" displays q
fondness for the low tones to be found In his
well-known Vows in Holland.
The Gorse Cutters. Brittany" No. 305 Nv
John Willard Taught Is n large canvas with
broad sweep OF country under twilight sk v.
and IN old man with his pack Of gorse
trudging homeward. 1t Is painted with skill
but with extending GOODNESS. In this zane
gallery hangs Charles Sprague Pearce's largo
painting OF "A Civil Burial. in Franco" No.
3S3. which Is principally u study OF four
white-capped old women and two white
capped young girls sitting beforen cottage.
through the open door OF which Is soon a
hint OF tho bier 1t is a trom endous surrcrllc-
iality. but there Is strong characI q. ization
In the faces and costumes Of the mourners.
BY Freight No. 275. Mr. Bonson's OK.
cccdingly clover study in illumination. like his
treatment Of lampiight last year. Is n very
successful picture. Nothing better in tho way
OF initiative painting Of artificial light has
been seen than Mr.. Seymour J. Guys a New
Story" No. 303. in which child is porting over
book by tho light Of y green. shaded lamr.
There are flne modelling and delightful feel.
ing for color In this lttle canvas
Loves Token No. :sDi. by Orrin Peck, Is a
big and ambitious picture on very Munichy
line. in which tho painter has not boon en-
tirely successful in detaching the figure OF
his maiden from the ovcrgroSn garden which
lies beyond the fence on which she is leaning,
reading a love letter that she has found in a
bouquet Of wild flowers tied to picket in the
fence. and with gross wealth Of rude veg.
etables and a gray maiden with tho ox-eyes
ofthe Greek poet aud in them tho fire OF a
consuming foyer. The work Is full Of tech
nicnl cleverness, but the eyes have heen too
much for Mr.. Peck. and have brought down
disaster upon picture which hus many cle-
ments OF commcndable sobriety and harmony
Of color.
Wordsworth Thompson tells his love story
I'm tho Sweet Summer Time Long Ago." No.
396. quantity and pleasantly. 1.-THE List Of the
Wounded" No. 357. by Frederick W. Freer
shows two young women exchanging conf
dences. while in Telling Her Fortune" No.
2e7. Benoni Irwin has painted an attractive
girl in white. her face in shadow. looking
thoughtfully into the bottom Of her tea cup to
find her fate In the leaves. Mr.. Whittemore has
very pretty little picture. Between sittines."
No. 200. OF child admirng her own por-
trait ]. Alden Weir's Young Student" No.
310. Is charming figure OF a little girl seated
in red chair at her drawing board.
Walter Shirlaw's contribution to this year,
exhibition is Psyche" No. 321. a half
length back view OF q young woman Watching
the futtering OF two yellow butterflies. 1t
is very agreeable in tone. but the head is pain
fully out OF drawing. J. G.. Brown has two
pictures OF the same model. ono OF them. On
Guard" No. 116 representing the bootblack
asleep. with his faithful terrier at his side. and
the other. Keep up" No. $751; in which tho
Same boy is making his dog sit up for him.
G. s. Reinhart's when Am Man." No.
124. is q charming picture Of a red-capped
Breton boy lying prone upon a bluff overhang-
ing the sea and looking wistfully at nowhere
THE Quilting Party" No. 11G. by Edgar NJ
Ward. is a much larger canvas than he is &C.
customed to use. and it is painted with tho
most painstaking sincerity. Thomas Moran
shows three paintings. OF which "Tho Lotus
Eaters" No. g. is a fino decorative concett Of
dreamy voyagers upon an Illuminated sea
making port upon craGgy coast OF delight
full impossibility.
There Is fine feeling for the freshness Of
"SprinRtime" in Mr.. J. Appleton Browns
No. 246: Over to the Boat" No. 23l. by J.
II. Witt, Is q vivacious representation OF girl
hood and summer time: Mr.. De Haass Run
ming Before the Wind on Boone Island" No.
us. is breezy: Evening" No. 1853. by w. A.
Coffin. and A. F. Burners Evening-the Re-
turn OF the Flock" are both charming In SON.
timent and execution.
Mr.. F. d. NIillet has two pictures. "Pompeian
Cup Bearer" No. 1872 and "A Well-known
Footstep." No. go. The latter depicts charm
ing young woman in a marble balcony. looking
for the approach OF an expected guest The cup
bearer. in her bare neck and arms and purple
rcbes. is more conventional but very brilliant
In the color arrangement Gilbert Gauls
Captured by Guerrillas" is a we'll painted
incident OF the war. and Mr.. Dolph's Cat and
Kittens" No. 800. and Young Beagles." No.
4e4. are instinct with the life that he 80 clev-
erly puts into his domestic pets.
The portraits in the collection are numerous
and some OF them are very good. Eastman
Johnson's full-length. life size portrait OF Mr..
Archibald Rogers. No. 264. In hunting costume.
is in his best manner. Mr. William NJ Chase
has two portraits. ono full length. Miss c..
No. 2S9. tho figure being in rcd gown. re-
licved against n background Of much deeper
red. which is unbeautiful. very: and No. 80.
portrait OF Miss L.. which is three-quarter
length Of very gracious and graceful maiden.
clad In simplicity and most charming in ex-
preston. There is wonderfully fine portrait
by Robert ". Vonnah called "Camarade
d Ateier." No. IL. and one OF DR.. F. A. Daniels.
No. 454. by tho same artist One Of tho most
attractive portraits is No. 1G1. by Orrin
Sheldon Parsons. In which the nearly full
length figure OF a young woman is attired
entirely in yellow: In her hand bunch OF
dafrodils. and back OF all this yellow, with not
trace OF monotony or crudeness Mrs. Dora
Wheeler Keith's portrait OF Laurence Hutton.
in neglig6 and holding his briar root pipe in
his hand. is success. There are interesting
portraits. too. OF George w. Pack. No. 1874. by
Kenyon Cox: OF the artist herself No. l. by
Miss Lee Robbins: MY Sister," No. 3S. by
Miss Klumpke; charming small head. Eyes
SO Blue" No. 245. by W. II. Lppincott: and
Suzanne" No. 80. a pastel by j. Wells
Champney.
There are also three portraits that are inn
nitcly conspicuous. and which cry aloud for
Justice There is Andrew Carnegie. the Ma
cnnas of Fifty seventh street, done fearfullv
by II. W. Wood. p. y. A.. Of all the portraits
that ever hung in tho Academy the most i'm
possible to DO considered with seriousness.
And there arc life size prcscntmonts. in the
official style OF porraiurc. of tho Hon. Seth
Low and DR.. da Costa, by tho cH-President OF
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