New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-22
MR. COLMANS PICTCRES And CTRIOS.

Mr. Samuel Colman appears at TIE Fith AVehuo
Ar, Galleries In the dual character OF painter ana
collector As "A painter he has been khO"h 10 NV
nublIc for a long time since leo2 he II'' ueen ~
Acadcmician and many OF the exhibitions III Tue "o
Galleries on Twenty -thirlst. have contained pictures
~ travel from bis brush, deliberate, carefully "oeAe0
nm rctur,s OF scenes all the world, from Mexico
10 Naples from Holland and France 70 Long islan@
and the Pacific Coast. 1t has been charac'ensue
~ these paintings 20 please more by their color han
bv any other quality, and yet TO provoke the chaIgs
that they made all corners Of the earth OF 'he S""
hue. The eightysiX paintings assemoea no" 'ene"
The old experiences. peasnrable ana other"re ="
the anomaly they present 1t Is mol els. 10 ae'oahs
The controlling sense underlying Mr.. Colnan's WORK.
os 1t undcres his habit OF selection III the Dsns u
porcenins and etniis. is sense OF color WHICH .
neither unneasured nor common His taste no'hihs
u not delicate and would not unna'nraly be- eSpa'e-
therefore, 10 guide him hot only 10 eoor VI so''
quality but TO Il perception OF diHennces Oh 'o''
Yet In one group Of pictures when hahss near u''
entrance TO the exhibition. a group composed Oh ~.
81 spring bay In NewllampJlre'; NO. T. NJ
Mt zandaam": No. 13 Market Eoats OF the 'isa' 'py
Of Mexico and No. 81, "Ncnetian FISHING bod'' =.
Anchor, he has endeavcred 10 represent scenes VI
distinctly differing color notes and has not percepoV
varied the key through the entire series Vi s'"ne~
For precision of form Mr.. Gilman has never oees
remarkable and 1t Is not surprising TO ma an nde'e'
inmate woody outline In his work, whether Ae -
treating the human figure architecture iahoseap0
shipping. This exhibition shows that Is Us iu'u
or very nearly So expect Straightforward and Clear"
defined color from him. lie has II now ana rhen
he has Il IN No. j. Paradise Pond: No. L. IN inc
Afternoon. Irvington-: No. 46, In Genesee Meadows
and No. CO. lInystacls. sawmI Valley, "escnes'e''
a handful of small and really charming s'"oioS "
American Landscape He has 1t hardly anywhere ESQ
The preten sions 70 subtle atmospheric erect ih'os
delicacy of tint in pictures like No. 81. Naples H0@
pusilpo-: No 80 Clearing or After shower.
Near Grenoble"; No. g. Sunrise on the Adrauc' any
No. 49, Moonrtse-venice,' amount TO nothing anu
tb. result Is both foggy and cold The exPanauon
seems To be that Mr.. COman has found In eef'a'"
,!cy tone OF blue and in tawny scale running "vN
DIM rn 10 "A brown OF the sort for which a paraie'
may be cited most readily from tho pictures OF a0"'
qualities which appeal TO him and TO WHICH nc u"''
always return. Leaving ont the blue thoSe quan""
have often appealed 10 his public. But he ecu"
willing 10 sacrifice his favorite hue. and While "
frequently possible 10 find III his pictures Iassaes
wherein the richness, depth and quality Of his r'se
and similar dark tones pronounced ana very e'N
liable to him, II Is seldom that one I" Ills I"'~
ESCAPES the blight Of the diseased and unaec~hao~
color To which We have referred. II is unaceounao'
because In the light II experience and study Oh se
of other paintings Of the same subject tone soen
he has put into No. 81, venetian Fishing Boa's "
Venice has Il caprcious anospher-every one An.s.
that-but In spite OF the variety OF It's moods v"
effect In this picture leaves one sccpticai.
No attitude OF scepticism could be mainta'nea
to the rightness OF Mr.. COlman's taste In resaN
Oriental curos. The contents OF the few cases WIZ
are arranged about the gallery appear slight e~.s
when some OF the great collections which nave ~
sold here are remembered but n close survey " Wv
discovers that the majority OF the objects wero w. w.
uI.o ed
Cclman has some beautiful pieces OF posasS
blue (NO. 81, decorated turquoise no. 46), eofa ~
n and CO. cafe au ait crackle no. ?6) ana Y" =.
no. l6), and with these glaxes one or two e1~
fine bits of closonne, like No. 49, curious ose -.
vase. and No. 90. an antique Chinese dagger -
are some good inros In tho collection; sou
swords OF which Nos. 23s, 239A. and 2Ao ~ .,.s
specified: an Interesting group Of vories ~ and
four finely decorated boxes--Nos I5o, 100 TO- 20 a.
Leland some miscellaneous objects, sucn srsuaneso
an old silver sake S anS ssye rs or s es to
with warmth. Finally, Mr.. C0lman has yasen1
OF Oriental stufs unusually good as the less tssfure
OF the exhibition which IS to be strongly ncee
though separate pieces do not call TOR seps bs md
Tho sale Of oros and paintings begins a. soe and
Avenue Ar. Galleries next Monday aI.ern"T",Jh'
holds It's last session on the evening OF tho -''
NOTES. ass
At the IIolbeIn Gallery, No. go Fii n;s"r CO..
MeI Of oils e and water coors BY Ro%
Young swedish pupil OF Hans Gude who oam s nsnt
Country less then year ago. lie Is ma has fee
who works with free decisive hand. ana ~ somep
ing for color which only needs TO be chss'e sssnt
what TO win him wider recognition. And. Az violent
effects effects which II must be- admitIed, sb nry
are violent when he Is d Sss NOT yet
,or.T Than when lie Is content TO get ms en-
from the sea alone. Then he Is still rspulsIve
pln Size too strongly. but his violence Is "o'
lie has vigor and freshness. .-uu.
An ,xhu,,t,on of pictures BIZ Mr. George H. Tvccse1
has heen openrd at the Keppe Gallery ~ q
Evert yan Maydens exhibition, s sea At the HacbsA
Gallery from to-day until April D.