New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-18
THE CHRONICLE OF ARTS
EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER TOPICS
EVENTS IN THE NEAR FuruRE~scULPTURE At
THE exhibition OF TIE SOCIETY OF
AMERICAN ARTIsTS-NorEs

The autumn exhibition at the Academy was hrouoh.
to an end ycsteldiy and the doors were closed M,
10 be IeJremed until the Seth VI next month Wiz.
the American Water Color society Will bedn ,,s
annual exhibition. The authorities Of the National
Academy OF Design announcc that arrangements Are An
progress for a loan exhibit on OF paintings and AR
objects to BE- held next summer for the purpo.c a,
raising money for the liquidation OF the mortgage =,
present on the building. Some works have alre,a.
been secured. II Is added that III. number OF wo,t.
borrowed will be limited In oder ~ hep I'm N.
standard OF the col ccton. Committees ar, shortly >.
be appointed. The New.York Water Color Club ono,,
TO the public on Tuesday the exhibition NJ ths Nm
Avenue Art Galleries which is reviewed on ano,har
page Of The Tribune to-day. This IS the last ue.L
Uf the retrospective exhibition Of the society a,
American Artists. II closes next sunday, to b.
followed within n week Iy the Archi,scinr,
Galleries an important sale IS 10 take Mac.
Gallre' an Important sile Is expected 70 take paco
in January The collection Of the late Cbar's,
Osborn Is TO be dispersed. that OF his partner NJ,
Few I'd :. Chapi1. will be exhIl it'll AM sold nj Tia
sane time ani the ThJrIe estate VIII also be rmre
sentsd by number Of painting. among them an
"Crcnta Rrg Me: chant" by Ger me-, TIE Oslorn
collection contains big works by nonn,..
painters. NJ nlacsy's Dotrt Of hi, wife ana hmse,
In his studio. a figure piece called Dawn, nv
Botrguercau n pendant 10 this by Le,ebvre a nuds
study called Evening" and pictures By Dazard Ia
study called Evening" and pictures by Dla, and ps
Melville
We Will. perhaps, have few moro sale, q, MR.
lures ut the autumn Academy TO annoInce Later h,t
the following record covers nnetenhs OF IN. sara.
made during the last week DO You Love Butter,s
by II. e.. Plumb. $50; The First Lesson" by A. NJ
Turner. 800: d" In silk Attire" BY l.. b. Hart $3.50
Tank Vessels at Point Breeze by F. Rondsl.
A. y. A.. s7j still Life" ~ " Douglass goo.
NcDsaCTIe Beach by r. Moran
Ing The ek'ln,' by l.. b. Hart. 5000 a summer
Morning. by J.. F.. Van Gordcr SiOO Total ~
sales to date $3,jI0. sales have not been numerous
at the exhibition Of the Society Of American Artists
In fact We have received noice OF the sale OF onlv
three pictures Mr.. Appleton Browns "sprinetme.,
Mr.. W. W. J. Rlces LandscGp e-rhe Road from ,ha
Beach and THE sea- Twilight By Mr.. H. r. Butler.
France l. thu only country In which plastic art
is really thriving at tho present me-hnvlng stead.
iythat IS 10 say under stimulus from without s
well from within, with force Of creative artists
quick to produce and large pIblc quick to ymps
THE and encourage. Every other nation has ITS
army Of monument makers. TO DO SIRE but ia
sculPOrs can De counted in absurdy little time.
America Is in this modest state Just now but tho
score Of sculptures at the exhibition OF the society
OF American Artists testify, the Chicago Fair
may BE- relied upon b testify mJre fully that our
small group Of ,culptors is a strong enc inc or two
Ing men Of their art in Paris. Especially does Mr.
st. GaudenS Impress one he does on every &C.
caSlon, rs standing head and shoulders above all but
the greatest II modern masters. With the latter
he IS terms OF equality. And In the present
exhibition he meets trNmphantly Of the scyerest
tssts Of cmlncncc In art-he test Of range. All
three Of his exhibits portraits. tIt one is the
virle bust Of General sherman. with rs bold treat
mrnt Of head cast BY nature In rugged mould
q work Of which the essential spirit IS that Of i1
subject. manllhe and strong; another is tn medal.
lion Of the scuptor's infant son. portrait rejecting
not simply In the features. but In every touch, the
tenderness and delcacy Of the model. The sher.
man Is realism realism Of high order. but limo.
cent Of any dealIzing touches. The medallion II
young Homer II. Gaudens j. realistic. too but rs
realism Is Of the sort that trenches the IDEAL the
work Is mirror Of the fragile. exquisite charm wflc,
Is the hardest thing for sculptor II early child.
hood 10 capture because Il is spiritual. feting, BE-
yond the reach of mere technique. Mr. 81.
Gaudcns Ia, the technique. lie has also the
incommuncable gifts Of penetration, sympathy and
STYLE Chap'an and Ringel d'ilzach have done
mcdalons a, fine technically a. the medal ions Of Mr.
-. Gaudcn>. but they have never equalIcd him In
subtle beauty Mr. IT. Gaudens hi> passed on some
o, hi, manual ability TO his bc,known pupil Mr.
MacMonnics. who has three pieces In this exhibition,
MI small in scale. II trio OF satueticS. in which to the
attracvrnc>s of skilf modelling there + added the
interest OF attitude not purely original in the DIANA
or the Pan Of Roha'lon.T but novel enough IN me
Young Faun.r and In each case animated ard grace
full And although We find no remarkable inventive
ness i'm the works by Mr. MacMGunes. and no ifiosyn-
cracles TO give Keen edge TO enjoyment OF lS sV"
the latter Is nevertheless or -tnaL Mr ohn warner
has none OF the unexpected picturesque marks OF IN
divduatv, either. but that l. becau>e his Wofhs are
wrought In the imper>onal, simple slile "h'h i ue'
nominated classic. Iii, bronze bus,s Of Alden Weir
bayo fhp q
tho nobility OF style. the dignity aud serenity when
We find hardly anywhere but in ancient Greek WORK.
II IS TO be- noted that with the exception OF t"s
thrrc works by Mr.. MacM5Cnles. fduh "
Mr.. Louis II. Gaudcns and Mr. FfenchS sioup
The Angel Of Death and Ore Young sculptor there
arc only portraits In the exhibition, MI E"en'
Magdaene" being simply portrait oil mo'el WIN
thl name affixed to It. Mr.. Warner ana NJ ~
Gaudens give their portmt, general interest py as
tfnctlon Of STYLE and beauty Of workmanship. 'r'
Herbert Adam, win, considerable success In TIE saho
way I'm his marble bust OF lady. Mr. j. = iid''''
/, chiefly indebted for his ehect 70 Vi' a''u'""''
OF costume and 10 cccenlridtlcs OF iaclai 'NPe
lie Is Interesting I'm his busts OF John Gilbert f.".
Morri, and John Drew. IN theatrical charac'e'f W.
his interest evnpOmtcs when. In Dust hAc ""' "
Colonel W. &. Church. h. is thrown back upon eN'N
ton FOR his effect. Tie busts ol Me''iS' 'i"''".
Flwel and the late Mr.. stcwnrd>on are cNahpfs :"
fair but not at all striking craftsmanship Mr. tr'n'n'
in "The Angel OF Death and the sculptor ''
produced the most ambitious work In Tue eN'O,' -
rh. cnmnosi,on * imprps >ve, and - J. each VI W"
Two figures. that of the angel for the impre',''"
irresistible force in oncomng movement "h'h ' ~.
yeys; that Of the sculptor for tn" expression ~ w.
attitude and face Of surprise not yet lhui'u ~
sens, of incv tablc doom. The hguit ID uf "r,he
+, Of a handsome manly type Inc lsurc ~ ths
angel is weakened little by the h'aVi mS,y about
,h" S.,irp which brings the elevation ana p''DoS
the latter home.
A.. ,..,. criso Newcomb has painted a larss
,,.,n,., c1IlrJ " \ Horses Need" which MA, mon
i"r a uttlr while at the knoetler Gallery. q, four
io % to The Chicago Exhibition. Inc healN c V
cor, horses arr. brought well forward IN III ~, the
hcnt over a drinking trough. Behnd mem s%ptsuns
,rrrs of mark The correctness o the V'V "echn,cs
Nh ho noticed first on the pictures purely sso.tIc
VA I'm, a. r. aItoceIer u substantial piece OF and