New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-17
THE CHRONICLE OF ARTS.
EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER TOPICS.
THE DE,KIN CoLLECTIoN-MINoR GALLERY
NoTEs-A NEW PRIZE FOR THE SOCIETY
OF AMERICAN ARTISTS - Mr.
WHISTLER AGAIN.

or AMERICAN ARTISTS - Mr.
WHISTLER AGAIN.
The collection Of Oriental art objects brought to TINS
country by Deakin Brothers & Co., OF foho"",'o
japan aud now being exhibited at the American -,''
Galleries in advance OF auction sale when pesii'
next Tuesday afternoon, turns out to be OF o"a'
| that IS not at all likely TO impress American vi,
nolsscurs OF pOrcelains. acqner bronzes ana ~ w. "
II Is rich in enames of which but few. however, are oi
unusual artistic bcauty-No. 22o, par Oh Nae,' %
No 30, tray of great simplicity In design ana uen
cacy In color NAV be srccicd-t contains no eAcep
tiona pieces Of singe-cco" porcelain ana aiming INC
miscellaneous objects sutabl, for cabinets group Vi
ivory carvings and here and there good bit OF laqe
a handsome swod.cuard or a rich piece Of brocade are
alone worthy OF remark. There are TWO "ohuciiu
bronze lamps one nearly fifteen feet, the other nearly
eighteen feet hish. both enriched with tile utmost
pcturesquene,s OF design and fneness OF WORKMANSHIP
Upstairs large cabinet, No. 1889 In the catalogue Is
splendid example OF gold lacquer WORK carried gu. vi
| an extensive scale An embroidered picture OF three
monks performing upon musical Instruments - 'h'e'
| esng, and those who admire repulsve put very
| strong ph,sa Of Japanesc art will be detained by
realistlc e.ize oIp OF "The Wresters,' carved III
wood Tor the rest. we find little in the exhDtoh "
| warrant the laudat0ry letter from sir Edwin Mhoid
which Is prchxed TO the catalogue. The LATE Iho"a'
! Hicks y. A.. OF whose paintings quite nuhDer are
shown with the Dealn collection, won his faes lshe
|
thr, direction is included in the present exhibition
large portrait OF Dr. Elisha Kane In the cabin OF the
| Advance Hicks made some good copies from KEN
brandt and an admirable fac miic of the Gilbert Stuart
| Washington" In the Boston Museum OF Fine Ats.
The portrait Of Nine flames by her husband, Julian
story at the KnOeder gallery Is typical OF some con-
| temporary French methods II Is "fashionaDie
portrait well conceived, painted with abundant Dfo'
right in its treatment OF textures, and colorcd har-
1 hay A
canvas is devoted TO cushions, flowers and piano
| lamp but that Is in keeping with the thoroughly
modern spirit OF the work. In its superficial way u
| IS charming 4 small collection OF pictures by
Nauve, who died three years ago, rcdiects 'uch'"h
to an artist whose manly straightforward, yet very
subtle style has seldom been displayed In more Nai1eu
lights within the limits OF one exhibition. Both OILS
and water colors are here, pictures IN when mo
fat Dutch landscape is used sometimes In winter ana
sometimes in summer "a background for figure sub
ects sheep and cattle studies. NAIVE has all OF
the breadth OF the Holland painters without any Of
/ their smudge and he is prcemnent among them lor
giving t. common themes. such they all treat, an
| unwonted distinction. Israels has more depth OF
feeling because he is greater student OF the panoS
in human life Mauvc Is his equal in painting tho
tendere,t mood, Of nature herself Al Rcichard's Is
still another new work by Mr.. Winslow Homer Like
the March Wind noticed in The Trbunes review
of the Union League Clubs exhibition II is of
sceue ON the coast Of Maine and like that stirring
pIcturc II (, an improvement upon his latest Adron-
dack painting with the exception Of the two figures
introduced soften The effect Of bleak desoEtioh.
They are unbending In themselves and are Stf'y
posed.
! The socc'y Of American Artists will probably award
Two prize, NJ the next exhibition. generous patron
OF the arts has offered to give even more invihnS
opportunity TO the figure painter than that which
the land,capisis have enjoyed every The sew
. and Weph urize erred
latter amount, to only 1900 but the soccys new ben
efactor proposes found annual prize OF not less
than 600 and possibly Of $1,000. for the best hgu"
pan;ing The condition imposed is that the p'eta'e
selected shall be transferred 70 the founder OF inc
nile The circulars for the coming April e1mbiuoh
may be expected 20 give full particulars In regard I'd
the matter.
TIN. yr,ud exp,.iilon which II has been proposed I'd
hold IN Madison square Garden. one OF Tile numerous
49,. nroiects insured by the 4o0th anniversary Oh o
discovery 81 America has once more come up ior u'
cu.,ion The Fine Arts Loan Exhibition 'oihn'..oo
will have an organization meeting AT the "soher O'"o'
M 90 East Thirty second ST.. tomorrow evening ana
,lans for the exhibition viii be submitted io"a'"
| Russell Butler Is secretary OF the committee
IN, most precious articles lefi to the Mer'poHtah
Museum Of Art by the late Mrs. Coles are er tapestries
The set Of five large sixteenth century Italian pieces
known Il, tn. Antony and Cleopatra SERIES Is unique
y
l., said 10 be worth $4,000. II was originally owned
hy III, Barber.ni family, but was purchased by tie
mad King Ludwig Of Bavaria. and aite: his death was
sold "a Mrs Coles Tho four Gobehh tapestries mus
tatmg scenes from rasso were formerly IN te o p on0
az Uainon's collection. Trey are valued ~ fo'o ~
H. nddifinn 10 these Mrs coles bequeathes 10 tne
Museum some remarkable single French anu liei'In
tapc,tr tries In the lit OF her Ictuic' me,on ~
made of works by Mci~,onlcr Rosa hohhc,r nm
nWprr a. well As Of portrait OF Washington ny WI
/ lert stuart
| tbc
! Ina, from tb. ,ancle II difficulties into which he was
thrown by the charge Of plagiarism when he submIttel
| nj, first model for The Dyer memorial fountain nj
| Providence. 1t thought that Ms design was
too much Hike that Of II Fitchbure fountain erected
/ In 1880 by Herbert Adams. lie has won the second
competition with composition OF a nude man holding
81, coce captiyc by rs leg and strusg ing to preserve
D. H. cves nom the fcrocou, birds beak. Mr. Mac
Wonnic> anthor Of the noble statue Of Nathan Hale
which /, TO adorn ms e,y' H. ehEosea In r1ri, hpon
Thirty figure, enter into the scheme, which the clay
nndG hows 70 be original ana beautiful IL Is 10 be
ut into some inexpensive material for he Fair, but
later II Chicago will pay Tor permanent decoration
Oh her LAKE font, it viii be realized in bronze.
The ovation 10 Mr.. Whistler planned by his artist
friends In London took place short time ago after
much preparation. The artists came in force and
presented to their guest parchment bearing 100
signatures and Offering greeting TO James MNcil
whistler esq from his fellow members Of the Chelsea
Arts Club "A record of their high appreciation OF the
distinguished honor that has to him by the placing
Of his mothers portrait in the national collection OF
France In the OF his speech OF thanks Mr.
! Whistler took the opportunity to remark that at
such y time OF peace, following In the wake Of the
struggles ana difficulties encounters through
life Il was right bury the hatchet-in
the side OF the enemy, and leave II TO thn, of him no
more He said also: i" pleased to be thus dis
tingushed at the beginning OF my career for. You
know an artists career always begin, 10 morrow
/ Mr. whistler has made another OF the songs
s,onee which he undertook year ago for the crratc
! MINER called "rhe Whirlwind' published by two
/ .fll,