New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-27
THE, CHRONICLE OF ARTS.
EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER TOPICS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AT THE ACADEMY
THE LATE WILLIAM BRADFoRD-THE DEAklN
co1LEC1Ioy-MINOR EXHIBITIONS
NEW WOOD ENGRAVING

,,oh orons next saturday at the Fine Arts S'cley
hriIdIng Mr. George Vanderbit's COLLECTION OIL e'o
will he shown II contains some oil t'e hn.'' -
-, rembrandt and Durer in this country Inc PAM
,rcs exhibited upon this occasion Will DC o"i' y,
hors ~ TIRE society Of American Artls'S anu
~. ,vho bove exhibited with that organization az
rorio,s times since its foundation fifteen years "e'
As the society has attracted TO Hseli ITO" -" ,,'.
hocnnIng the best men we have had, the propaoiii"
gro all I'm favor Of strong show. MIS- WIN ,''"
,, ,rul no seen for the first time at Averys Oh
Thursday Among future events as yet lhuehhies
,ood on tbe calendar Is an exhibition at knoedierS
- r,c,,ros ~ fashionable English people at ln'ir
diversions on horseback in Hyde PARK ana I'll" ".'u
hv Ian Cholminsid. and one-at which gallery y 81"
unannounced-of copies mode by j. "ehs '"r''p'
OF noted eighteenth century pastel portraits u,
Tho Inter exhibition will bring forward twenty -siA
pastcls after Iatour, David, Madame he pun,
Nat,lcr Rosalba Carriera, Lotard ana hap""e'
Mencs all portralts Of royal and other celeDrues'
The following pictures have been sold at Tie
,codcmv since the private view held on the 10Th
"Gossips. Venice by c. F. UNich. S2oo; Iahu-
scape.o by j. F. Murphy. 1885, "liague Door'
STEP BY T.. Cleveland. $25; "Lisette'" d. D. y"
Isaacs 500: "Cherrlcs,n by a. T. Burt, Too' 'eN'h
Times Two" by II. Is. Kellogg, 800; "Ches'nuS'
by NJ L. Cranberry $40; "sketch from nature Ds
J. G. Nlcoll ~ A. $50; Stlll Life,' by W. Doug
lass. s35; "Thc Busy Bee ~ A. II. Stanley, 800;
In the sunlight, by J. Wood. $50; "The Anti
ouarlan," By c. Il. Hrst. $50; I" Roses BY MS
f. L. Coffin, $50: AN October Morning. by H. u.
Jones' Y. A.. 1913 "scptcmber Morning. by c. NJ
McIlhcnnv A. y. A., $3.50; Tokay Grapes" by u
A. Iurngame. 800; The Critic BY NJ. IL ID K n
80: The Difficult Lesson" by II. A. Loop. " A..
$3.50: "Currant,.' by F. ;. Carln, $780, "FruIt,"
bv G. II. Ilr,t, $40: Across the Grass by T.
Hart S15: Evening" BY L. f. Van Gordr $50.
The total figures S2,73O fr tw' MY two water
coor,.
II requires courage and perseverance for an artist
explore the icy regions Of the North for material
and thrs" qualities the late william Bradford.
A. y. A.. who won some reputation as painter OF
Arctic scenes. possessed In considerable measure
SIX hmc- as We learn from the biographical note
affixed To the catalogue Of the collection Of his works
now on exhibition AZ the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries,
Dc visited abradoy-wAirh. though not so very remote
or bleak IS nevertheless hardly the place the aver
artist would care 10 60 10 FOR his yearly vacation
and ho made tAc voyage To Greenland. His am
,lon 70 paint the extreme North Is not difficult TO
understand. There IS little enough incident there. Of a
ral, b sort bIt There Is the crous note and there
The color ~ the latter II +, perhaps too easy to I'M
aein" nov and w"ndrous things from the vantage
ground # a library In temperate climate. yet, II
scores of mariner, are to b. believed the ima1na-
ton runs little danger Of overshooune the mark in
Ictur.ng the slorc, % Polar skies. OF cebergs and
frozen seas. Ilr. bradford added his testimony to
that Of the explorers who had written
before lin. added 1t In the shape
~ pictures which must interest though they
DO not please. FOR unfamiliar naturl phenomena Will
always catch tie eye even in the badcst transcripts
ard Mr. EradforIs studies. while they not benu
ufnl are not exactly bald. He seems to have been
sensitive paintcr-thcre few of his smaller pieces
nos. %. i96 and ~. witch. with their delicate
crldationS. could only have been painted by man
who frt the less obvious side Of nature-but as has
been tAc with many another American artist like
himself born ana fixed I'm hls ways before contact
with European schools had videned views
tcchniquc-hc was never able to eliminate hnrdnes,
from his execution, 10 give his paint quality and
vaiDc his canvascs with atmosphere What can he
said 70 his credit and said cordially Is that in spite
Of h, restricted powers he could convey an impression
OF truth. The orange light falling and Ice
In 80. %. summer in the Land Of the Midnight
sun appeals 10 persunsvcly. It does In No.
1873. a New Day over Greenland" though In neither
case has the work really artistic effect. We have
said Nr. bradford was hard In his execution. The
cplthct should De withdrawn in speaking Of handful
81 lis black and white cartoons whch-wc NAV specify
Nos. 90 and 137-arc decidedly spirited The pictures
are to De sold AT auction next Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings.
There Is collection Of japanese and Chinese OBJ
jects Of art al the American Art Galleries placed
there with vtw TO Is disposal Ly auction by Mr..
II. Doakin a wcl-known dealer. which IS likaly -
attract moro buyers from among those who seek
hr decorative objects IN shops than from among
those who walt % find their prizes In the
breaking mp Of great collections Of collections
lk" ihat ~ Mr. Brayton Ives which brings strange
memories back In the place whore It once shown
and whore Mr. DcalNn, miscellaneous assortment Of
porc"lalns and lrs a-brac IS now spread forth
Modern cnamels have evidently a special Interest
Tor Mr. Dcahin lie had quite quantity OF
them In the collection b. sold here year ago. and
ho Aas now brought over many more. some Of the
small vases, Ike No. l3Gl. good and there are
some framed panels. Hike Nos 1851 and 35a studies
II birds. by Nnmlkawa So,ukc which should servo
admirably for purposes Of decoration as should also
the numerous hnngings ana kahomonos which are cx-
hbtod The great screen un,tair No l772. piece OF
ne dc"orh eleven feet lons and seven feet hish is
remarkable Illustration Of the use OF the needle
IN the portrayal Of landscape. II IS beautiful In
color. too hut It remain, chiefly curiosity. For
n thing To be- merely curious does not give IL high
standing in an art collection. There Is shown here
collection Of fac-simile, Of all coins made in Japan
during the last l.3CO years. II may appeal 10 the
numlsmast, but il has nothing for the lover OF art
II s one more Of the mysteries Of Japan, one more
indication Of her long separation from the spirit Of
Europe, that while she has been SculpturesQue, In
every way artistic. I'm the decoration OF sword guards
scGlhardS and other objects susceptible OF decoration
In relief, she has never mntcd more artistic coin
than her typical token. Of varying shapes. marked
with artsiically meaningless letters. In this
shc stands peculiarly alone among the
nations, which, from the time OF Athens
down 70 the present day. have endcavOrcd Z, moha
the coin work Of art There is another Old bt In
Mr.. Dcahn's catalogue, a collection of LOCO small
capos, which is to be sold zen bloc" Mr. Deakn
proposes 10 have regular sales at the American Art
Galleries In the future. lie has Termed a mariner
ship with the expert, Captain Brnkley who will
remain IN the East To purchase and send T. lin I'm
New York porccalns and other objects Two OF TN,
Art Associations rooms have been acquired for Mr.
DcaklnS purposes. The sale of the collection now
In the galleries. will be begun tomorrow afternoon al
half past two, and will continue throl gh tie week
With the Deadn collection are exhibited some
paintings by Mr.. \. u. koopman pupil Of Bougl,r an