New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-20
THE CHRONICLE OF ARTS.
EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER TOPICS.
COMING EvENTs-ESGLIsH MASTERS AT 1hI
MrsrUM-pICTUREs BY MR.. wYANT. MR.


HITCHCOCK AND OTHER AMERICANS.
Inc autumn exhibition at the Academy opens ~
morrow The opening Of the retrospective ex,ho'
,,on orcartzed by the Society OF American Ar'isVs
hoe been FASHIONED. The press vicw' Us no"
announced will be held the afternoon Of Decsmpc'
and the public will be- admitted 10 the "e" ill.,
.oventbst Galleries on Monday December D. INC
date OF closing remains the same 10 ""''
nounc.d December 90. This exhibition Is 10 oe
followed about week later, In the same sn'ier''''
nv the usual annual show Of the Architectural Nmsae'
concerning which some further Information VIII oc
found below: this IN turn will give p"ce " MT
loan exhibition OF foreign ard American P'o'"'e' on"
curios and after that VIII come t'e 'es" 'D ~,
exhibition OF the society VI American hri'''' Inv
American Water Color Society opens Hs Ne"s 'A'''
animal exhibition on January 30. II Will be held rs
no,o,oro at the Academy Of Design. The New
York Water Color Society goes, as 1t dd ast year. 10
rho Fifth Avenue Art Galleries, but before " op'"'
ON the 10Th OF next month there VIII NC so'o' ca
hlbitions and sales ut these gaiier'o'' NV P'
y, the late william Bradford which nave oeeh S'e"
lateIy at the Century Club Will be- taken 10 .''
rum Avenue Art Galleries. Friday with others Dy
the same artist, and the entire conecuoh VIII oo ~
on November 80 and December l. l'ni'c.i'oH
o,crwort the same galleries will exhibit and sell ihe
collections OF the late Cyrus W. Field ana OF hch-
mond family. whose name Is not given, ana tho'e VI
three other other amateurs, whose names are hno-
wise withheld Following the water Color 'iup
exhibit are to come exhibitions and sales OF hmhtci
number OF American artists. At the American Ar'
Galleries the only affair thu, far announced Is another
exb,h,tIon OF Oriental art objects brought to
,his country by the Messrs Dcakn. the gentlemen
whose collection sold last January In the same ga
icrles WAS not of very great interest Inc cuIIo'
will bc accompanied by number OF pictures by Mr'
A. b. Koopman. and may be seen for the FIRST time
eorly this week. probably on Tuesday. At Avery's
10 .u,i nm
pictures designs for stained glass. book covers ec''
made bv Mrs A. ID. whitman. the lady who Is known
chiefly through her work done for Boston publishing
house. This will give place to an exhibition OF
pictures BY F. H. smith entitled summer Days III
Venice At Boussod. Valadon q CO.'S Nr fercy
woodcock shows number Of Canadian landscapes 10
which We Will return The American watercoors at
Keppels which are touched upon below, VIII remain
ON the walls until February when they VIII make
way for the complete work including etchings draw
incs and water colors Evert Van Muyden, Dutch
man, who Is scarcely known in this country
As Is customary one OF the features Of the Archi
tectural Leagues exhibition will be competition winch
any draughtSman under the age OF twenty-five anu
resident in the United states enter. Two prizes
will be given. the first gold medal the second Il
silver one. The subject is to be- fountain In com
mcmoratlOn o. the discovery OF America and the DE-
sgncr regard possible site for bis structure
the wall OF the old Forty second-st reservoir that
faces BRYANT Park. The designer NAV leave out OF
account I'm his drawing, II he chooses, the bulky
Ely ptan cornicc that now ornaments the wall The
wall Ia OF gray granite. Is about 300 feet long. ana
has II batter Of about foot In ten. Designs must
be- delivered under cipher. at the Headquarters Of the
League. 2ij West Fifty-sevsnth ST.. on or before
December "a ls02 and n sealed envelope bearing the
corresponding cipher md containing the address,
time and place Of birth Of the competitor must be
mniled TO the Committee Competitions and Awards
at tho same address at the same time Further par
ticulars may BE- obtained from the secretary OF The
league.
No exact date Is given FOR the removal from the
Metropolitan Museum Of Art Of tie fifteen pictures
by old English recently lent 20 that institution
by Mr.. II. G.. Nnrquand and now hung in the old
Eastern gallery opposite Bastien Lepages Joan OF
Arc" bit sooner later they must go: they not
likely 70 remain than n month six weeks
Ongrr the furthest and In the meantime ey should
mndc the object OF special visits to the Museum by
every serious student. like the collection shown by
Mr.. Fuller at the Union League Club last February
mis- group OF pictures helps to Increase acquaintance
witt school thnt Is known almost by rcpute alone
among untrvellcd Americans. 1t contains works
the best period Of English portrait painting. and
two pictures at least which reflect the nations
s0und>t landscape tradition With Of the latter
". are especially pleascd-NO. o. landscape 10y
Constable. view OF the "Dedham Vale which h"
treated frequently. IL j. "A large landscape ana
lust stop, short OF all embracing panoramic char
actrr which hardly any painters except PousSin,
Cnud-. Turner Wilson have ever made beanbe.
but the freshness OF tie color and Hight and the
broad truthiuncSS OF the effect make IL remarkably
modern and beautiful picture. That part OF the work
on the right hand side which includes two figures
walking at some distance from each other along
road lined with trees Is nearly true the same
passage might De In similar picture. painted
hv I'm Of al he
open air facts. The three pictures by Old Grove,
are all less important than this one OF
Constabc's the opaque shadows In No. IL, Mill on
.le Yarcr Kill the effect OF the free style. and No.
10. "Oh Cottage" Is dull in spite Of the mclOwness
Of tone which time has brought it. but No. /. THE
Old OAK is landscape OF real power, bold rs tree
study Of RousScaus In the modelling Of details, and
still rich In color II shows how real link between
academi and natirali;tic landscape Crome. well
Constable Tie gem OF the portraits Is Sir Joshuas
Counties of Northumberland" work OF which the
fine condition enables to how pcllucid were his
tones and how suave his btushwork when he WAS at
his best. We miss In this portrait the sweep, the
nudnciy, OF his maturity. but all his other qualities
OF that time here, the restraint and taste In the
coloraon the dcllcacy In the profile, the force. the
distinction. Both the KOmn.ys are fine. the larger
one No. Is, " Mrs Wells" as example OF his finish
and elegance, THE smaller one. No. :. The Shy
Child showing the strength OF his hand In mere
sketch aud the brllliancy OF his carnations. No.
t. II portrait OF Mrs. Gwynn, 10y Hoppner. Is strong
where this picture Of Romncys is strong. In the han
ding ard IN the vivid realistic touches on the lips
and checks. We have named the most Interesting OF
the pictures but every In the collection deserves
10 be examined.
Mr. A. IL. wyant IL Of very small number
OF American palnters-thcy could BE- counted on the
fingers Of one hand-whose artistic experiences date
back as far as the hes. but who In their works for
wears past have shown not the remoes afintion with
that period 10 American art Who that ali know and
hnt Judged from their late works would suspect that
Messrs Wyant, InneSs. Martin and Homer had ever
come within hail Of the blighting influence OF the
hudson River school II force OF individuality