New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-06

xbiob ia no,;cc blo or IFS suggestion of movement:
,boro .ro sonc nortrait. by i. = kroycr and Sole
Holton of about the zane Naltc az 'hoSc !h "'
Norwegian section, ard there is sood pN'"'c
~, Hans Rrosau 10 accompany tai" OF And"rsci'
Pat not many more remarks ar" required to tel
tho story Of the Danish and Norwegian art at
the Fair II has the Drawn ara muscle oil th"
North IN it, Occasionally. in a picture liz" tha'
of the Norwegian Krohg Left Ericsson Discovers
America"-thcrc j. swing in the icr!hg winch
commands respect. And Their" Is much s'hc''t''
and soidity 10 the work. c>pecaiV IN 'He Po'i
But the drawing as rule, is as hard and sun
q iron. It looks a. though TIE painters diu ho'
move with perfect liberty when at work. There
is an awliwardncss about the hgureS "heh
the Norwegian. Gustav Vented, paints a picture
Of peasants dancing Oh the grass IN the oush'
summer evening. he gives them 10 lishfncss, no
snpplepes4. ro rhythmic motion. The scene is
ponderous Aad there is no Danish painter cX-
hihiting here who could treat the suhlect any
better Both Dane and Norwegian are hahdi-
CAPPED by the same effect II j. not the dli-
cdencr of the timI man There is nothing thin
and weak about their work. III - the CLUMSY
wcghtncss Of the strong man. ne TWO coui
tries have scenes ana types winch are ' and
nently suitable for pictorial representation, ana
/ they have artists who are alive to thrir 9ppo,,
tunitics. in So far a. material Is conrcrh'u
is IMAGINABLE that The tenary OF tf vs sc ,h"ss
tvres and ecenes to the world But before the
latter are accepted it is probable that NORWAY
and Denmark will hay" to learn 10 in1Ie an,",r
prohems Of technique and drausht>lnansnp. among
the difficulties o color. with great deal more
smoothnoss and vivacity than they now display
At present they are crude in tone ana intoiefapN
heavy modelling and drawing.
THE EXHIBIT or RUSSIA AND POLAND.
Russia AMI Poland eNrmplify another side OF
the Unbalanced development Of Il class OF ART
With them il is not SO much then sens" OF Ii''
and form which needs cultivation a. Their sense
Of ccOr The superabundirce Of energy III 'h'ir
natures takes srnsuors direction and the conS"-
quence is that their pictures are often rich III
intention. bat not in the stiict sens, III quality.
Ont Of the thrty-one paintings exhibited by INC
Society Of Polish Artists there Is only one work
. in which the tone is approximately transparent
ord tcsti.ics 70 delicate sensitiyeness III 'h''
artist That is picture by a. Kelzierskl OF a
neht scene with a young rustic seated oil III"
plain and looking up az the crescent MOOD ~
WAS painted not at home. but in Munich. VIA
appears TO b, pure Polish work l. either hot ana
! overloaded in the case of an historical painter
like Ma.owski, or hrttl, and in"\p'.SipF
taw,lry in the case of Il less ambitious ugurr
painter like Xmurli0. In Inurko the Fo'h'N
has it, mo-, remarkable painter: and it is a Ply
that his color is ~ offensive lie has What otiH'r
artists of Poland have, a rapii ,,ani ,rncc' n.y.,
method of handling the hrisi WIN mn, aI., amI
! chic" i'm some Gf his work AT least. one ol M
/ three pictures AT the Fair is portrait OF ~
/ Lady in Fur" The touch j. cNInlsitrly nlino DE.
pigments the least quality. l. IS no pr'''r Mi'n
! tie Other Poles. saving Kedsicrski. TIL common
'' There il Very little improvement in the Ras,,
sian section. and where there Is merit II is oil
a sort which happens f. be iudepcnd'ht ol co'1r:
Ii is the sharp clear STYLE in " The ilnn', by
/ 4 Stcpanon. and tho Spanish Girls Of {.
Koroyin that gives them their interest. II -
the broad truth in tie modelling OF lVorozhhiN"N :
Image Seller" which makes il of NOR" cOiN'-
quencc than arything near it. II Is ms Rlc,-
urcsquencss and hunlor. his unflnchlns r'ahsml
which make Rcpinc. ia THE CoSsacks Answer
the chief of the Russian artists az the fair.
! There is no color in this picture taken from a
barbaric battlefield. where one brutal t"'shcl,
writes hastily improViscd letter OF defiance an,
crowd of others, much mercer anu l Hn roi,iT
in appearance, gather around the tanl" n3'> di
| There is on the other hand. an amount OF iiclai
analysis. which Is uncommon and, IN us way. "N
tremely diverting. -Four plctufes from 'olal ~
ia Is not % very encouraging selection to make
II would he larger il nothing wer" looked lor
beyond the unfamiliar figures and costumes OF
| Russian life past and present. mos" ar" GER
tainlv interesting. and there are quite nu'hrr
! Of pictures hung in the two Russian rooms Whi'I
reproduce them. 1t il ON" good CHARACTERISTIC %,
the school that it often deals with purely natlouii
material Unfortunately it deals with y with,
out artistic inspiration or Az understanding o.
color in any but lis most ohviou, ana 'a't W.
iignrc prominently in the eNhihiton-Si"inIradsNi
and Makofsky-rcprcscnt a merctfi"ious ln' OF
development The first is particularly famous
The enormous "Thrynr' Ivy him, winch has br"n
lent to the Fair b. the Gar, il PRODUCTION 1hol
which must have involved vast deal OF Iapor
and resesrch. besides INGENUITY. II - crowu"i
| with Greek figures waiting 20 Sc" the "hii"I
personagc descend to the shore and Il ncverhri :,
| conhihcs unity with great ns'uralncss ana
freedom That ia its first virtue. its good colaio,
! sition. OF the poetic glamor which the snhcc'
| invites there is not trace. ana the coiorl'g
| which is gorgeous is also garish 20 degree
Work like this is theatrical and hollow >lrinir.
adsky j. perhaps capable OF surprising ~ bn'
| he has barely done so at least regards carry.
ing conviction. in the smaller picture mrs, mrs,
in the House of Lazarus -wi,~i mas been s~m'
| over with the PhVnc" Makofsky, IN a iare'
picture Of bride heing dressed IN her w'ddii2
rohcs and another Of a bacchanali1n rout. repeat
tho faults of Siemiradsky and being OF less power
is even more theatrical. The art OF MakoisRv an.
Siomradsky is artificial in its essence: So IN III
coor is the greater part Of the RUSSIAN Ga!m'n4
here Not because il is inslnccrc: but ccaus'
! Tho nerfcrvid taste of the Russian bound up WIN
a flll-blooded nature unused 20 the dehcate re-
strictiors of high civilization. Gravitates towafo
brilliant effects and is blind 10 their depths