New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-05
THE CHRONICLE OF ARTS
EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER TOPICS
THE wATER'coLoR socIETy's sALEs-prcrr.,.
By NEssRs. PARTON AND GuY-Exe1su
COMPARISON OF ENGLISH AND

hNEihCAN FOSTOFFlCE ART
Inc exhibition at The Union League Club this Tim
Jay VIII oe Miscellaneous 1t will be the frs, 49,.
OF new committee. At the Avery gallery there IN
be opened tomorrow an exhibition OF VIZ
scapes done IN France and Holland BY Eur.n. ~.
| an Austrian pupil OF Theodore Rousseau Tho 80,
| VI scottish landscape by David Law IN wh,s
nave referred before are now on view n, the wnn.
| hci gallery After the exhibition and sale n, n.
| Walter Richmond collection. which may he soon :. y. s
Fifth Avenue Art Galleries on Friday. ,hers ,', 'ae
shown and sold at that establishment a numb. '.
paintings belonging to Mr.. Henry NJ Johnston =.
Brooklyn. TIE exhibition will open on The o., '"
The Loan Exhibition OF the American Fine At. ..
cloty Will open later than "a, been expected ~
press view Is rirw announced Tor The alernrc, q, No.
day. February b. With tie announcement co, n.''
| few notes n TO The objects 10 BE- shown T,o. =
| be paintings by Rembrandt. velasquez Do Hooe, w
R.eaud. Mr. ". II. Fuller is 10 lend hI, colac,. 'Ae
, English pictures. which was discussed I'm The r.,~
| last year, and other works OF the same schoo, a..
be lent by Mrs. Blodget. Mr. c. j. Lawrcnce's p..s
bronzes. over one hundred IN number. flanagan Bcu.
| belonging TO Mr.. +. b. Clark and Mr. Altman ans
| colossal model OF i!r ID. G. Frcnch's statue q, IN
! Republic" AT Chicago, will be among the ohis., "
| plastic art. Tapestries, arms and armor GRANT,
| fans. aces, miniatures and enaucls are also -
toned as forming part OF the collection which 10 A.,
| the galleries.
The first weeks sales at the Water Color soc,..,.
exhibition have been unusually encouraging ams,,
Ing to $li,sIo for IO7 pictures Following 4.
list OF the principal works sold Every Rose ".
| It's Thorn" by j. = q. Ferris. 200: LOwlapds no
| J. +. Cropsey. $780, "Thc Story Book By = =
| Jones' $l2j Moonlight Waves by +. H. NJ P.h.
| 800: "The Mother" by e. r. McChesney 5000
| The Brink Of the FALL" BY W. l.. Palmer SON
| " Late Afternoon" by Il. c. Minor 1926: "on n.
Grard Canal. Venice by II. p smith. 1915. SON
TENDER" bv J. +. Murphy. $50: An Old Mill Dam,
| by c. H. Eaton sl75: "Tbc Pool" by J. F. Muruhs
| 5000; a Quiet spot" nv H. Farrer, 1925: Morn
Ing" by Il. &. Minor. $50: "A Street in Cairop :,
| II. Fem, $3.50: The Edge OF :, Pond by G. n
smile, 8115; Washerwomcn Of Etreatv BIZ ~
Saticriec. 1850: "summer Roses" by H. IIami,o,
| $3.50: "The Return from the Ride by r. Moran
$3.50; SNOW" by l.. Ochtman. 500; sunlight and
shade" bv X. NJ. ,hnrtlen. 500: Crossing the Bars
by @. Perkins. $50; Twilight, by X. Van Eisu
800.
one hundred and nineteen pictures By Mr. Arthu,
Parton and seventeen by Mr. seymour Guy arr
hanging In the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries. wher,
they will be sold Tuesday and "Wednesday EVENING"
Mr. Parton IS Iandscapst whose feeling and abIlty
have been recognized for at the academy and
elsewhere, and this exhibition shows that In the main
confidence il, him has not been misplaced. Numerous
Inferior. Ne
Parton Is uneven. but at his worst he is respectable
and at his best he Is considerably more thao that
His least profitable moments appear to havs been
thtse which were stretched into hours, the moments
represented By his largest and most ambitious WORM
such as No 90. "Nightfa7 No. 81, The Close Of
Day. or No. 125. The Woodland Brooks
The especial merit OF Mr. Parton's STYLE
Is s delcacy, and he fails naturally
when he attempts large. broad manner in a
picture like " The Close OF Day" In The Woodland
Brook the Of his failure to reach his highest
level Is. oddly enough. exnclly opposite to this 1t
is that the mlnutencss which Is acceptable in smsll
picture In passage here and there becomes
obtrsivc when spread over large
surface. None of the big pictures is bad but none
expresses Mr.. Paron's best -de That may be found
In works Of smaller scale, In the brisk movement Of
No. 81. A Gllsty Day." In the strong, decisive
brush work OF No. 1o:, "Lengthcnlng Shadows in
the bosky depths OF No. rs. "A sunny Glade.' and
in Tie really tender. subtle charm o. Nos. 1l3. 81
and Al. summer pictures painted In joyous. summer
moods. When Mr.. Parton touches PECULIARLY re.
fined, gentle note be- Is successful. When he
dips his brush in boldcr tones he Instantly loses
something OF hi, power. He loses IL In this way In
The Close OF the Day" which have mentioned.
and loses II in works such No. 50
sundown,' picture which 1, gorgeous
because the paint is gorgeous. but which not
truly brilliant. In fact II is not Mr.. Partons forte
to be brilliant this exhibition gives us an op-
portunity OF aSceraning. But he is good coloriss
and works with energy and cxactness. lie has. IS
have said. feeling for landscape and his pictures
leave q pleasant memory. Mr.. seymour Guy draws
well. and while giving his work good clean e'
feet and making 1t extremely smooth. he has stopped
short OF the mechanical treatment OF form. which
might be suspected as the logical outcome OF MS
method. lie has not avoided. however, drifting into
that frame OF mind OF which sir John MiMs
gives the world perhaps the most distinguished "
Illustrations the frame Of mind which concdves OF
swcet-faced. dOlllke child or maiden as an IDEAL OF
physical lovclincss. The "Cherry Ripe type. senu'
mental and unuttcrably pretty. Is no doubt sood
purposes OF The advertiser III Dig. s Tss,
Autographs II rs significant IL II Is lnevlta"ir lhas
f. The type which, an several Variations, Mr. Guy mo
painted IN the chief OF MS pictures IN this exhi'iton
ie j. sentimental and pretty in No. 81 s., G ~ r s!
In No i3U " Marsery naw'-a lamplieht study and hs
,i-vcrc,t work In No. $50. Found and even VI No;
l26. 1852" In which the bust OF young g dass IN ~
ilStlc Is meeting lis fate at the hands OF the moo.
Ana It happens That scniimcntality and pre',nsS
Just the qualities which. wien combined VIA Msi
,uy's good draughtsmanship and commendiay pDlsaea
handling make the latter seem TO D. OF les, qaI
effect ~ OF uncdccued commonplace: That - o uas
impression We have carried away from Mr. Guy NJ
INV sc anS R1"i Ton Are % Saon Gd a
\. ". Ehon & Co.. of Boston. announce the pas
LEGATION Of Il phoogrvure. IA l-2Nls inches III SUE;
ct G,n"rt stn.r's Ahenaegm "Wa AM AZ
ricIIng on the margin, 'renarqgre .r
of The pen and ink drawing OF the "sI'
made By himself. aud now owned BY Mr. j.. -, ~
Falconrr. Of Iiroolyn. Copies OF the plate arc "'
knocdlcr's
Last week ~ this place We had occasion to speak "
The new coinage which Is exciting Interest ID EhtiaS
In the "St. Jame>'s Gazette" occurs this pi"ei.S
on nnothcr product OF British oticaldom: enc" "v
any wish Tor proof "f how iarlislic ~. "r
eminent Department can be-. he has only 10 uIs.u ,
a penny ~ the purchase Of the new foreign pVT,v,
card One two recent issues led one TO hopc ~
better things far color was concerned nllsm -.
looked FOR, but the new stamp -ush 40 "" ",pa.
Misrepresentation bc too strong. Color ioilh' r..
ncnt offering and execution all atiociOis'
full length tgiirr of Her Majesty Is apparently sbs
from photograph. and the background eproD" n,riaa
usual photorraphcrs accessories of pillars curuiu''
ETC. relies of The pprIrl,nrc of half century r.
Examine ia. execution through a glass, ana ~ ~
scmblcs nothing much rs The iniaitilr 'h ~, iost
tho wood .rngniNlngs in the cmp books OF ,nr oded
century As for tho ornament-it j. of 100 deI,"" s
a character Ia speak Of race rs'i. sra,e