New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-01
THE SPRING ACADEM z.
AN EXHIBITION WITH MANY GOOD FEAT
URES.
. FIRST NOTICE..


Is what the Spring Academy might be called. lhero
are landscapes OF course-Mr Homer Martin, MI
Stephen Parrish, Mr. Francis Murphy, to mention
only three OF several, have sent some of their best
paintngs-and there is a great deal Of clever work
exhibited by figure painters who demand nothihs
more extensive for the presentation OF their IDEAS
than two or three foot canvas, but the Academy Is
dominated by the portratsts and by the artists
whose ideas have required seemed to require
much space for their adequate expression Oh large
compositions bearing the mark OF the Continental
salon there is group that awakens lively interest
Some Of the pictures In this group, such as No o.
"Mauvaise Nouvelles," by Robert W. Nonnah; No. 40,
"Monast,c Life by Frank Du Mond and No $685. a
Civil Burial by Charles Sprague Pearce, could only
have been based on the aesthetic laws OF Parlsiah
studios. There is one No. 394, cloves TOKEN" DE
Orrin Peck, which was born OF Munich III IS open
TO question whether any OF these pctares lusuiI
their generous dimensions by the nature OF their
subjects but what is beyond question in them all Is
their interest I'm that particularly interesting
direction which the French are thinking OF
when they speak of facturc." Like the
"well.made play" the welmade picture may
happen to turn out q very hollow prOducuoh
indeed but there Is always the workmanship To ad-
mire Now even II tlIe1 pictures were hollow, which
they are not would be ungracious to refuse adna
ton Of their workmanship TO their authors 1t is not
superlatvely fine. save in one instance we are not
offered an exceptional model Of the well-made picture
But these examples represent very well the sort OF
work done by Americans who learn the art OF picture
making in the centres where that art is taught most sys
remarkably and thoroughly. Mr.. Pearce's "Gvil
Buran IS tyIe of the picture that is executed with
out Inspiration perhaps but, at any rate. with H.
teligence Need1essly large the canvas is, every
figure on it IS placed naturally and effectively thous
the design lacks charm, 1T has unity and repoSe anu
though the style is without any distinguishes
individual marks. it is sound. The artist In snort
Knows how 10 handle his brushes and he tells his suoS
without any crudities. AS much may be said Oh Mr.
Peck whose picture Of a girl standing IN garuen
beneath the shadow Of picturesque lowered group
Of houses Is admirably composed and Only Shows
signs Of weakness In the modelling OF the race Oh '
vonnah. whose paint is not OF very line qua'y III Ms
Mauv1se NOuveles," or in his large portrait -"
rade dAtelier" and whose pathos is not yer! aeoo"e
In the former picture, but whose handling In both
cases and grasp OF the problems IN hahu' put nm
among the authoritative and vigorous painters OF the
exhibition and lastly Of Mr. Blashied. who sends a
church Interior No. $780, THE Choir Boys" that Is
ontrageously large but is deserving Of praise LOT us
good composition and attractive, though SoHe"'uU
OPAQUE coloraton. great deal moN ehouiu DC S7'iu
OF Mr. Du Mond's "Monastlc Life" and incidentally
word Of protest should be uttered against the action oil
the hanging committee ~ placing it where they nave
in a corner of the corridor 1t should have peeh
nlacod on the line in the south gallery. IL shouu
have had this honor because, although II Is one Oh ~
first works In oil Of young artist who has oeeh ac-
customed to working IN black and white. IT is as Nh
ished and as serious painting in every way as any
other here Painters like Mr.. Chase and MI Woman
have what MI Du Mond lacks and what we hope lie
will develop elasticity and force but neither these
artists nor any others IN the galleries can surpa9S MN
in the integrity Of their work. in the trutmuIeS Vi
their drawing. in the simplicity ana lneVltaoenes'
q, their composition in the purity Of their Color
Moreover Mr.. Du Mord has made his three
monks personalities and while their meditatlve TASKS
have no great interest for the behoder their vtsV
gives him decided claim upon our rgaiu' Inv
landscape IN this picture IS beautiful. nch IN color
and delcately touched with sunlight. Inc ucd'
nent Of the foliage Is remarkably crisp and exact YET
not in the least rigging 1t recalls no hNlns hi"uo'
so much as 1t does dead one-Bast!en-Lcpage' Be
tuaen his method and Mr. Du Mond's there Is a
5otahIe resemblance But what gives Mr. Du Mona
ncture peculiar distinction is that after II mas
fsen grouped with the obviously faf'slan,
wed work Of the exhibition. and after
49, na,ane, between 1t and one Of Bastien-
Ienaoe,s paintings aas been drawn, there Is sun d
great deal Of Mr.. Du Mond in II, and this Is oH'S
another way Of saying that there is great "cai " "
that is novel and fresh and captivating
There IS one other new man 70 greet Mi'i Co
,rarlatloo In this exhibition. Mr.. Henry Preiiwlu'
whose outdoor nude study in the north gallery No
157. "idlcwid,' at the same tine that u ie'e''o
NJ Dcutnc and Mr. H. 0. Walker, has grace anu
refinement in the figure, and subuety OF coioi ~
both fgure and sylvan setting, which couio Only ha'0
been derived from the artist himself Moro Vnah Oiio
wor, here exhibits this victory Of the artist over us
y, her model Miss l.. l.. Robbins we understand Is
nunu OF Carolus Durans. and this Is easy 70 DeHeNo
t.,o tho treatment OF the textures and the race III
her full length OF herself which hangs In oeserNo'F
conspicuous place In the corridor NO l. "fortrNO -
the Paintero but the elan" in the pose the ''"''
and ease in the style, could not have been porroMo
from any one OF portraits like tits one, decouuNc
and charming vet vitalzed and strong-not "e'oi'
g ,re+tv - like No So suzanne" tie hlesze rep
resentation O, a very comey model which Mr' 'haiP
new has in the north gallery-the exmpluoh mas wv
IN No So Portrait OF Miss Dr. and No -oo' ro''t'
Of Miss Co. both by Mr. Chase and both as spifi'eu a
any he las recently painted For plc'oriai 'Hiu. s
tor cleverness In touch and color portraits ana oS
ecures that should be associated with these are NO
397 aGirl In Blue" by T. W. Dening; NO %, =" ri
Dolerop by william T. Amsden; No. 33l' heauS iol
She Matinee by Louis J. Rhead; NO 1ol' loru~''
bv Orrin $ Parsons; NO. 42o, "Grl IN VINO, y:
samuel Isham; No. 275, BY FTelght' by +. W.
nenson. and 40. 176, First Communion By H. n
poker Portraits that look less 10 decorative chaN
actor 20, their ood report than 10 painstans salEh'
,or,vardness are Mrs. Dora Wheeler KethS cAoehe"V
half length Of Mr.. Laurence Hutton, ana MI. hlue"
Wers study of child, No 31o, "Ihe young ~"
dent Miss Kumpke and MISS BeauX' Ar' Dd"i0i
huntington Mr. J. f. Barclay, Mr.. Eastman Johnson
nn Mr. Declkwith all have credable portraits.
Tho Agure painters do not evince an Inclination
COR any more imaginative flights than usual. Mr
currn has weird Picture Of irdescen spheres, each
snhere being presided over by nude iemae neuie'
n * called "A Dream and is attractive IN us Why
o,lv its way leads nowhere. Miss Sargent Florence
xth,ts again her interesting and very original us'ih
zion 10 Rossett cloves Baubles.' which was nouceu
in The Tribune at the time OF It's appearance at t'e
wo,oan's Art Club. After these the important eeH'o
nic,ures TO be noticed Mr.. aarpeTs graceiul ue
sign. NO. 43O Autumn; Mr.. Kendails rich oic Vi
color No. 3e7, Breton Interior; Mr. KappesS enec
-, ,,o,,ch uuevenlv painted character study, NO.
orc The Fortune Teller, Mr. Ferrss "i'ter f ,
en- The manner OF Kaemmerer, No. ~ ,,rt i
70. MIR birpcy's carefully studied Oh EhtIsh ~.
!or,r' No IGf Plea for the Plaintin me daiHy
on,door studies Of Messrs. Witt, Day ana pen ,l.'
IIer ~ MIR Mlct's two classic subjects one o,iieI