New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-19
THE AUTUMN ACADEMY.


always had the hope OF the two large spring exit
billions 10 console us for the disappointment which
seems more and more bound TO walt upon tie thrc>h
Cad OF the Autumn Academy, but now we can have
feeling almost amounting 10 a certainty that many
absent ARTISTS and some who not absent, are spend
Ing themselves upon the production Of maSnum opus TOT
the Fair Yet after all this only relatively satisfying
conclusion ut winch to arrive We are all lQOhing
forward TO the magnum opus OF the future, but In
the present would be very cheering And We have
not discovered 1t In the Autumn Acadcmy. Past eN-
pcricnce has not inclined to expect II in this
hibition, however, and the obvious admonitipn OF
philosophy is to make the best OF the best that is
offered In lis place-an Offering which IS never With
out valid claims. The greater humber OF
pictures wherein those claims urged will b. found
In tho south gallery. Mr.. Ulrch has Two works
which deserve their places the line, Of them
perhaps moro than the other. No. 3o2, Morning
News" sitting room with figure, is V rs
thoroughly and finely executed, some Ct the touches
where the sunshine drifts across the loom being
def rs any In his now wcllknown " Glass Blowers
The grouping In No. 326, d" Gossips-Nencc etIhes MS
as forced, and the relation OF the girl on the
right TO the chair In the foreground has not
been considered with sufficient exactncss to perspcc-
tive but the flaw in forcshortcning Is not desperate
and the mere painting Of the picture Is excellent.
Mr.. CaTon, who has done so well with pictures
which might BE- loosely classified Of cabinet SIZE. has
adopted a larger scale. There is charming lttlo
study Of girl In purple In the east eallcry-No.
OIL an Central IHrk"-to testify to his ability In his
familiar line. but his ambition has not msed him and
No. 322, Making Hay" Is sdlfully composed and
drawn over the treatment OF light effects in this
picture we pause. Ii has resulted In genuine warmth
and gives an approximately vcracious impression but
Mfr. Currn might do worse than fight toward the cx-
preston of open air phenomena lines ttne
broader. Ills aim. we take H. Is In way impress
sIonstic and ut the bottom OF every imprchsonistc
mode there is an impulse toward breadth Mr.. Curran
manages to impart kind Of soitness to
his picurcs-a softncss of surface well
as Of outline. yet there IS always undcrcurrcnt. as
Il WERE Of hardness I'm his outlines. and there Is al
ways a suggestion In his lights OF lights passed
through coloed glass held ,or the purpose LeoIc
figure or face to be affected. Concentrated light.
cept under special circumstances. Is not II good light
In Il picture and OF doors particularly. the de-
Sire Of modern art IS to express diiTuscd light. Mr.
Curran deals with this problem correctly enough in
space: when he approaches his figures he j. Insecure.
There Is "A landscape not far from Mr. Currn's 4" Max
Ing Hay" which IS first rate Illustration Of dfused
Hight adequately treated. No. 2a3. Prom Gold 10
Gray" by Mr.. Dewey. The poetic effect OF this
,piings largely from the Intelligent seizure OF SHIN
mcring light. The beauty Of Mr.. Davl,'s landscape
80 337. Edge Of Meadow NJ Sunset" Of Mr.
Eaton's. NO. 3o5, Parry Spring and 81 Mr. Wants
big breezy IN the gallery. No. 21- Is the
beauty Of atmosphere fairly Translated
There opcE-ar figure studies better than
Mr. Currans Mr. HaSsam. in the picture Of q passing
procession which hangs In the west gallery. 80 40.
Autumn Celebration In New FL gland Nil!ag",'
plainly announces that &c has reached tho Ruiicon
In his mprcs,onstc campaign hut De docs not inspire
confidence IN his power got any further without a
special revelation. lie docs inspire the suspicion
that he IS seeding for that revelation I'm France, and
th,t nftcr having made q very - American B"rrd.
he Will make IaSsable American Monet. For the
prcscrt Ne appears 20 have been landed in unfor
tunatr method. His picture IS ineligible AT I've
or six paccS-ii has Kind Of a'rartl,cncs, there
But II will not do. To return 10 The south gallery.
md to the nrurcs painted indoor. there {, Urge
interior by NJ, Esther L. baldwin. uuworilny hang
above the line. which i, very promising. II j.
called "a Tranquil Moment 80. ~ Of The cail.
ioec ana the spirit Of tranquility IS actually wrought
Into the faces, into the very bodies e the by and
girl who occupy the foreground Of ~" hing" Kitchen
the crl with her limiting. the hov with his bowl Of
porrdgc. Moreover the nrllst', conception has been
wcl seconded 10y her brushing and The composition T.
well knit, carried ont with clcy'rro.e. Technically
Miss sarah y. Ives Las been successful IN smiinr
subject NJ. 2-5. an the Kitchen. Breton Interior"
hut her figure las no significance. VI. L. Macombcr.
In No. 80, Love Awakening Mcmory.- rcvrI1's the
conditions. The design f. good and TIE figure ar"
spriruali1rd. Int the texture Of The entire picture +
granny and Cat In this rll!cry 80. -, a Moment
Rest" hay-making scene ly Benjamin Ergcston.
remains to De- commended FIR IT. dc'cacy Of style,
and hcrc Is one Of Mr.. II. O. Walker, studies #
ellsh head. thinner thln usual with him, but with
The grace that oven hi, TRIES have.
In the east gallery Mr.. Ro-enb"rg hl. hrclt 1T
lie sketch of a chd which he calls Fi'N IDpples
from the flowers about her: Mr. Cmldwcl. In so.
90. "A Snilor Of -; I've pascls in smooth.
pcrhap, too reserved manner: Miss HAYNES has
cIsvcr school piece. No @3i. Beading lie rotit Jour
nal -" and Mr.. Mocllcr and MIR. Proctor have small
cure panels I'm the Close. light style % reai m which
ha, no Distinction and leaves absolutely nothing To
the imagination. and yet Is IN II, estmahc. The
principal thing In the north gallery IS lie SIC por
trait Of young lady I'm white. by Mr.. Albert llcrtcr,
no 40. Miss ~" which IS I'm respect Of style, The
last picture In the world We would have looked for
nom him. after the hard. cold. MIC full length, be-
had In the exhibition Of the society Of American
Artists last spring and thc ngsns Wacr r, ,i.
he gives tho impression OF breathing In his work. Of
feeling his way freely Ills textures Uneven
he has failed mi,crably In the lower part If the pie
tur, occupied by a bear sldn but be has modelled
the head we'll. and the whole carried his scheme
through In an artistic flshon. MIR Prcllwlz, who
encouraging picture. follows II here with No. 1G7, d" \
Garden Corner in which he has attacked n subject
with nO,ccably tasteful effect.
mated street group by \. b. shcplcy. No. 4i0; a
Fairy Tale strong chiefly on nc side Of facial OK
preston, IiiIpHenl -ibNN ~ II. = Hlll NJ '''''
= Young Glf Reading" In which the "gor In the
handling makes one regret al III" more the A'Hly
cOlorftlOn; an excellent landscape ~ Mr. Gay. 40;
A3I, Castor aud PoluX-sccn" In he AdirOndachs
aud two masculine porirnlts by Mr. Wit ana Mr. ~
that make mp In reality for what they lnck In pct
ur..dfncss. In tie rid Mr.. GAS Even ng G w
Dordrecht7 Mr.. Fields Normandy moonlight -ccn".
no g. A Fishing Village Miss Roip's very spirited
figure piece. No. III, Want sJme Fishes, Ml'am
and Miss Clnrl's and Mr. Dub"uchcts SIN NE
.iudic-, should be MENTIONED The great ma, OF
work in the Galleries q not invite "Vrici Discussion
II leave, one In the MOOD 10 srcnuosy object - the
detection from the yearly autumn exhibition 81 Oh"
majority nf the capable ~ making II what
Il ought to Ic-and IS not-a living and delightful
chi Odc worthy Of OnrnlnG the art ~ New York
surely ccciion 10 the academy whether rs associate
or full acadcmcian carries responsibility Win
H. and on looking the official list have found
the names ~ many artists who well qualified 10
assume that responsibility hut have failed 10 do so.
The exhibition opens 10 the public on Monday morning.
4 MILITARY WEDDING 1T FONT NIlGiRi.