New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-20
THE CHRONICLE OF ARTS
EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER TOPICS.
WHAT SOME ONE MIGHT DO FOR THE METRO,
POLIrAN MUSEUM OF ART-LoCAL ArrRAC-
TIONs-AN ETCHED PORTRAIT OF
THE LATE DR.. NOAH PORTER

TIONS-AN ETCHED PORTRAIT OF
THE LATE DR.. NOAH PORTER
MIR. WHISTLER.
one of the supersttons that apt to rule in the
purchase of modern pictures for art museums is that
they must be large and Important The latter require
! ,nent has something to be said In Its favor on the
score OF quality man should be represented in Q
public institution by his best But his best work. for
that matter Is not always put into his most preonous
| canvases The tendency 10 buy big pictures br
museums Is not to be discouraged either, for besides
their frequently being Of high qualify this Is Just
as frequently, pointed out In The Tribune last
sunday the only hope which the artist has OF re-
ueving himself OF them Neither size nor importance
are essentials however and we wish this iact would
encourage some public spirited connosseur TO tend
the Cutting sale next Tuesday evening ana buy the
| three Boldins, yes even the tiny FISHING, River
Seinen a panel which measures trine less thah SIX
by ten Inches buy both the Fortinis the lf'ie hoss
md the still smaller Vegas, and present them all to
the Metropolitan Museum OF Art whee they WOMB 70
associated with the magnificent Portrait OF spanish
Lady," by Foruny, presented by Mr. corning 'iar6,
with the fine little watercolOr BY the same artls and
the equally representative BOldini which We're BE-
oueathed 10 the Museum by Miss Wolfe. None Of the
paintings IN the Cutting collection we have menioned
IL large and none Is important in the usual sense OF
the word But all OF them are important IN tho
invest his gift with little OF the conventional
air. why surely he may add to 1t the large Mddrazo,
| Going Out OF Church. one Of the most elaborate
works that artist has painted. well as the spanish
Houses, Of Rico In fact, we should IKE 10 see those
| pictures in the Museum anyway, because we would
| like to see there comprehensive group rs POS
sble OF certain painters who can never DC 100 hlgiy
praised for certain qualities which make them unique
The Cutting sale offers opportunity such as Is not
often repeated
Tho exhibition of the Cutting collection. as well {"
the sale is IN event Of exceptional interest ana lovers
OF good pictures who have not visited should not fa
to do So tomorrow or Tuesday morning. on Tuesday
afternoon the pictures will be removed 10 Chickerins
| Hail. where the sale is to take place. ana me fi'h
Avenne Art Galleries will be prepared for the rece-
| ton of the Dinsmore collection. Old English draw
nps will continue 10 be the attraction at the keppe
| rnIlerv At the Wunderlich gallery q goody number
| Of the mezzonts which were placed on exhibition
| there some time ago still remain The Ne"'ioh
Athletic Club had private view for ladies' Yesterday
afternoon OF exhibition Of American paintings
which closes tonight. The Brooklyn Art Asspciauoh
| onens an exhibition tomorrow morning, at No. ia
| Nontague-st Tine Hanging Committee Will be busy
nj the Academy Of Design this week putting the sixty
seventh annual exhibition in shape. Everything thas
Will be hung has been received The exhibition opens
| on Monday, April 4.
The American Water Color society he'd its annual
meeting ut the Academy Of Design on the evening Of
| Wednesday March IS. Tie foll,wing officers were
elected for the coming year President. J. G. Brown;
secretary, c. Harry Eaton treasurer, James symG;
| Champney, l.. c. Earle and HCr1tlo Walker
We have received from c. Klackner portrait Of the
late president OF Yale University. Dr. Noah Porter
| etched by Miss Ellen Oabford II is a sympathetic
and faithful study of the man, and, on the whole
vigorous piece of etching, freely bitten yet SOBER In
style and scrpuously exact in the modelling OF nead
and shoulders The right ear, which is brought into
unfortunate prominence by the turn OF The head -
,ae chin likewise Lacks decision and force Barring
these passages and the somewhat sporty tonany ..
the heavily Matched background the pae hept
we'll in hand and presents portrait winch mas tls
unity aud vitality Of one executed from Aie W
| thoughtful and talented ar'lst.
picture by Carolus Duran, done several years ago.
has emerged from a private collection In Ncw-iorf
and ot the Reichard gallery counerbaances the bad
memories left BY Of this popular artists iaces,
pictures Duran has nearly always been brilliant
painter In number Of his recent portraits he mas
been ashy The tall canvas at RechaFds Is one OF his
rlpest most conscientious and most refined worls.
| Il represents woman just coming from the bath,
wrapped I'm a luxurOus clare cOCred robe oroidcstl
with gold The background Is a heavy dr'pery OF
| dcep Gronze-toned stun. There Is combination 81
method nowadays would be To make the picture more
obviously gorgeous, and with the heghtenng OF lno
oycrcharget. hot and aggressive. IL Is wOA CoIcn
Of the pictures OF brosadcd fashionabes and very
Partisan Danaes which he paints now. Ills nIe
technique less In evidence for its own sake IN TINS
work but that i, hardy to be IesS, Ied one 81 the
unreabity Of even the best OF artists Mr' m,sS S
iomer last picture is decidedly mS e 70 oTs
of Gene with which Mr.. Homer is most at home-and
not unworthy n,eS Of MN one n sSl,ome e cunning
originality But the color ssheme II II Is not hn niece
of
aud petrihcation about thc sea and SKY that Is iaE
my stfying. coming from the author Of The Daheas os
Moonlight and "The March Wind
Mr.. Koehler has followed the exhibition OF the re-
productive arts in the prntrooms of the Boston
Museum with one Of reproductions of 20o paintings
and $50 sketches By Rembrandt, and twenty two
painting, by Ferdinand Boil Inc Art xb 1al@se to-
morrow and closes it on April IL
Apropos Of Mr. W. J. stiman's letter to "The
Evening POST suggesting subscription TO series
Of plates to be engraved by Mr.. Timothy Cole Inc
Cen.ary" Company has addr'ssed leuer W ins
Posi- containing the following statements "h.ie
Is true that MI Cole has finished the series OF en-,
gtavings from the old Italian masters now ee'ss
rntci in The Century Magazine, and hereafter 70 o.
issued in book form. will be m.iake % ihler nna.
The Century company mas withdrawn It's sapIO oss
from Mr. Coles preferred work among the art treasures
Of Euope. lie has reoeniy egSaseG 10 p WaS
IIne and this will keep his bnrln fully occupied ias
long time TO come
YESTERDAY the opening Yi,S Say for the So wSs,
eHntpuon a. ,,hevaieI pieces for which u dozen or
more private collectors have loaned pictures when
have never uecn shown IN public before one Oh tns
nnc,urncs \" Blue and GOld->t. Marks, eh"r,.
helonss To- n Prisan amateur. who purchased 1t not
iong after the Luxembourg affair, aenhcaHt iagI
- tli he Interesting read what the London crucs
lave ~' 10 say about Whistler that he is coming out
in Very nearly h-lcneth exhibition II WI ~, a,t
in,creS,.ne 10 read what Whistler haS to say ab"t
re-. critics II they inspire him, they did on
former celebrated occasion to say hls ,T =
no shape OF an augmented ca'ihosu,v,
Mr. whistler. in prose, is always prngent. vi,
Whistler in art is always suggestive IN WorG ,r S" mn
It tborr r his ideas lave been quickly adopei
Cats Cradle nthograph by Mr. waiter ,nhsi x
anneors in "Ths Albemarle7 for February the ne" M
nannv magazine for the FIRST number OF when VIZ;
Wh,sflcr made charming Song on stone wins NV
sent Mr. Sckert 10 the process is ooVlois "h'' "'
20 is plnin.