New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-22
THE CHRONICLE OF ART.
EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER TOPICS
THE WEEK IN THE GALLERIE--MR KoEu, En-.
SUGGESTION IN REGARD TO THE sEwALL
COLLECTION OF PR YTs-NoTEs FROM

on misr.t
aneous foreign paintings has been sold in Newys-s
since the opening OF the present season. :, tbs,
sale OF the Osborn. Chapln and Th0rne pictures a, "a
American Art Galleries Is likely to cause l,tl e
| satdh among collectors. These pictures were :"
| viewed In The Tribune YESTERDAY. Tomorrow a.
| will be- press view ut the Avery Gallery OF n
| lection OF twentyelght landscapes which Mr. ~ '"
Coffin has been working at for year or more and ,
will remain the attraction at this gallery until ps
| arv 4. The Architectural Leagues exhibition =,
| Tuesday night. II deserves more attention than
received from the public In all probability Tho -"
| view of the American Water Color society,". s
| bi0n will he held mt the Academy on FRIDAY =. Az
public will be admitted OH Monday. the Both an. -
saturday will presumably be set aside for tho -,
ton. The Etching Club will fill space at the A.aso.D
| Il cooperatod with the Water Color S0cleiy la. -
| and made a showing which fir. Tut oucb, ..
| improved upon this year.
| Mr. J. b. Bristol Is a National ArademIc,r H.
| was elected In 1873. when artists who were IN a.,
| way 10 that honor Ind 10 b. even mora crc,,m.-.
| in their technical habits than they have to b. na,
eighteen years ago. If AT any time. the Academy ~,
| nothing II not acldemic-and ever since then no ~
cultivated the conscientious, unaffected and any,.I
but uncommon style which him tue suffrage =,
the Academicans lie hls appealed to the sasr,sas ~
the public not unsuccessfully, and now at ibs ,tn~
| Avrnu, Art Galleries h. makes "A BIZ for them ,,,,
| with Il collection Of over 100 paintings, t.
arr to .e sold next Tuesday ana Wednesday eyeorc.
| They will doubtless meet "A becoming fate finding reads
and generous buyers, for whatever else Mr. p,,,
NAV lack he Is true to the obvious character n, Ma
subject and his studies OF landscape in the TX ha
on Lake George and elsewhere In this State have ~
merit OF reproducing the facts Of certain kinds q,
American scenery with tocrabc faithfnlness p,
we hay, made fruitloss endeavOrs to fni In hs w,
any cf the sentiment that abldcs in the heart o, land
,capr any Of the subtle beauty that hoal, in At,
m9Spherr. any Of the charm which his Of eoo-
| II IT were peculiar or his handling II it original
might have put into these pictures. II IS the chaa
tcr,lic of andscapc that while It needs the aid Of IT,
chitecture, Of figures, Of anything outside Itself ia
| touch the behoder. far less than architecture In
painting need, natural setting than figures need
background OF some sort. 1t is the onc subject Which
an artist must charge with feeling. with messs:,
rot reducibe to outline to the term, Of N.a,
and shade II his work Is to have any artistic value
Again and again called 10 consider palnin:s
landscape. Here in America We are fortunate in ~
| ,cs,ng number of who make this consiieralo,
pleasure TO every one who essays Il. But Mr.. Bh,
toll /, not ono o. them. II would he neither fair nr
| graclou, - undcrvauc his pansakng workmanship
and n, truthfunc,s TO nature within certain limits
| but those limits narrow. and II is beyond then
| that We prefer to meet a landscape painter.
In taking leave of the Architectural Leagues er
| hition we may offer line Of consratnaiioa TO the
| Committee on Competitions on a matter hitherto I'M
mentioned in this place. The awar Of the Avery prize
| 10 Mr. j. ~ SchwcinfJrth for Il catalogue cover.
Mr.. sclwcinfurth's design stands cut easily fr,t
| among the drawings submitted. II Is sufficiently
though not strlingly original 1t is gracefully dso.
raiivc In style. the lettering and the Leagues emblem
are well placed within the border which in turn shows
| various dates OF organization and incorporation sill.
fully interviewer scrolls. with thu orname1tiin.
and the effect of the design Is on the whole ti;nft
| and artistic II may we'll be u>ei for future ex
hibtions though the color Of The paper employed "a
| the cover this year might be bett"fed \ hin may
,lso be- given the hanging committee on the subject Of
he menus which always tucked on screens IN inc
architectural gallery. These menus decorated by
artist, and architects attending the dinner given By
the Leacrlc each season on the of its exhibition
They afford opportunity for the exploitation OF some
humor. less wit and good deal le-s artistic ability
not more than two three ont OF the quantity showt
This year have any interest FOR any one OUTSIDE tN
semi private circle in which they were producef-lnf
considered as exhibits they not In keeping with the
character OF serious artistic organization like the
League \ touch OF gaycty IN the exhibition would not
come amis, but III, sportvencs> If the trivial menu
decorators is seldom Interesting amusing and al
| times II is vulgar.
| We nave received from lH' SuIlh,Onldu 'V h'''
| report Of Mr. = X. Kochlcr. curator OF the secto
! i the graphic arts in the United states Na'oh'
| Museum. 1t records number Of useful accession
but the backbone OF the report i, the curators PIE
| for the purchase by the Government OF the scwa
| collection OF prints. This collection, writes
Koehier, which is looking for purchaser In u
New York market. consists Of 2o.i00 I!cce-. AZ
of which. however. mostly portraits. landscapes etc
the owner does not consider OF SUFFICIENT mpOliah'
10 be named as an integral part OF the Collecton
| though they will eventually - with it. ~ Il
| remaining 5000 about $4,000 are cneraving' ar
| ctchings. 900 woodcuts. 80 mczzonts. and Il
Autographs these latter mostly early French intiudi
| specimen, by Guerin. Gerild. Girdct, Delacfo
| De Ia Roche etc The collection exclusive % u
400 prints alb we alluded to- Is arranged in % POI
| folios and 10 volumes. The number 81 eHsra''f
ctchcrS etc. represented in 1t is Loo. exclusive
, the works OF absolutely anOnymol, artists Il. e.
| tsts not even known by a monograph fOF "
| mass OF treasure the sum u sjJ,'Go l. asked -
| being for the drawings. Figuring with reference
| the prints alone Mr. Kochcr estimates That th
| would cost the Government. an average, ~
each. some Of them worth hundreds oil dpIla
| each and Mr.. Kochler Is well within the marx IN
sorting that the price asked does not represent mo
J than about one-lalf the present market value OF
| prints, II is tempting opportunity. an opp )r'un'
| which every believer in artistic future wouli II
| fancy or Government anxious 10 seize. " matt
| Of fact. however. we do not think Mr. h D'hl'Fs III
| eestion stands the remOtcst chance Il getting l'
| even listened 10. much less adopted IL ought
| be- fnv0raby acted upon N once. rs Mr.. hlchl
! reminds the secretary OF the smithsonian III" gre
+, national print collections Of Europe have In S'vei
| case, been founded on the purchase OF private
| lecton, and This collection Of Mr.. scwalfS won
| furnish a splendid cornerstone for one worthy OF
| country. But VII. Congress, that adanaOtlHe Don
| see anythng In the proposition at all
The Boston Art club opened its forty seventh
| hibiton with Il reception last Friday evening II
| remain open until February Is NJ tl' A'ai'N
| Of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia the advisory co
mittec On art of the Worlds Columbian Exposition
been showing the works chosen u represent lci
| sylvania at Chicago.
| sir Henry Trucman Wood. secretary Of III" co
| mission having charge OF the British exhibit 10
| sent tn the Worlds Fair, has informed representa-
| 30 .The Illustrated News Of ;hc World thai in
i'm, arts section there will probably be between els