New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-18
pJCTTRES BY THE LATE b. II. FIZ.
AN ARTIST WITH \ VIGOROUS STYLE.
uprising. ,ooo
New-York, April l6, 1892.

| Az ARTIST WITH 4 VIGOROUS STYLE.
Like attracts like. The late Ben)amh W. r"s We"
nm artist whose style vigorous III chaT"o'c' az
the very beginning and he gravitated natuI'S 'o""
Munich where vgor Is quality that IS dec"peu' per
| hons mo,e successfully than any other. Twelve
years ago he went to the Havaran cap'ai ana ioi''
himself under the traditions Of that art centre. o,
| ,ac,ion ot 100 pictures by him Is now at ue fHt
Avenue Art Galleries, awaiting dispersion next i""'
day and Friday evenings. The rather hca'N stamp Va
Munich is visible In every direction, ana 1t ms "o.
brought especially in evidence by the ihc"s'o" III o
collection Of an abundance Of studio drut"oou' sheunc
and school pieces obviously dating from the ARTIST
earlier period Iiut in some OF the latter there "e
already glImses of snguary delicate strain oi 'eci
ng which in many Of the works executed not long
before the death II the artist, last December. quito
outweichs the effect Of the strong but less ohai''s
qualities derived from his training
The triumph of Mr. Fits natural refinement over 'e
purely materiastic tendencies OF his methoa Is oc',
exemnlAcd in the uncataoeued Marie,' portrait
Of a young girl. in which we are pre-
.,mablv invited to recognize his high water
mark in dealing with the 1gure' LOT !" mas
been purchased by body OF artists ana oue's aor
presentation TO the Metropolitan Museum Oh Art ~
such an invitation no one would lie hRey !" 'Ao
execution. The portrait Is excelcntly finished. In
tho color scheme there is a departure from the DARK
,orcs which form one OF the Bavarianlsns MI
r1tz rarely shook Of-the Authenticated m"ei "'As
q yellow costume the modelling OF inc i"'o -
e,rong vet not In the slightest degree brutal AZ IL
q IN most Of the other similar pictures what gives
the work It's special value Is lis me EXPRESSION
.na tenderness in tie eyes and about the mouth
!, Il nv all odds the most thoughtful OF the portrait
studies here No. 100. portrait OF lady In blheK
evenInp dress has more Of the free. masculine manu-
ling which Mr. Piu picked mp. Is nave 80 many
others In Europe 30 has the large null leng'h OF
AN old lady, lent, we believe. by an indianapolis arr
society: so have the two clever little sketches OF
children Nos 20 and II and 50 have the studies OF
older types. Nos. ia. J. 81: ~, ~; a., aS'
exception OF No III weakest where the Msi!c
is strongest in refinement, sentiment and lhdlvduany.
In tho,e qualities Mr. Fits Landscapes are rcher uhn
his figure pieces. In No. 100, October" truthful
AID very artistic impression Of the dry yet aruve
eemen I'm nm auiuinal farm scene Is conveyed with
out arousing any thought n foreign meAOus ihc,e
is the same Independent style and there are particularly
hanuv proofs OF the painters Inherent charm Of ms
appreciation Of color in 80. So Moonrse; 30 IL.
The Forest Pool"; No. 2a. Return OF me S ate
No 81 Edge OF the Wood" and No. 81, "Iollers
OF the Picld.' These are %is. ih Sn
are few pastes Of quiet. restrained chaei Go
100 9Pecoic Bay" and No. 1875, Folded wings
another marine are especially good, and there are
great many water colon. number OF tie iattT
would better have been omitted from ule eAinpuUh,
as they could only have been hastily done tor tne
artists own pleasure. and do not DO him lustce Dut
in others like No. so, a cattle piece; NO I30, IN.
lin Lot: No. 100. Secshaupt,' and No. -, Nind
rtOrn" his observation is as keen his use " Color as
effective and his style virte AZ any where In MS
oil work The collection. as Whole, reveals syln
nabetic and cultivated artist, whose carly d-ato WAS
a distinct loss to American art.