New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-29
THE CHRONICLE OF ARTS.
EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER TOPICS.

THE ARCHITECTURAL LEAGUE-A SOCIETY OF IN
DEpryDENrs-MR WATTS AND THE METRO
porJT,N MUSEUM OF ART-NOTES FROM
OFT OF TOwN-PUYIs DE CHAV-
AYNrs IN BOSTON AND PARIS
Tho Architectural Leagues circulars for the COM
ing season have been received. The ninth annual
exhibition of the organization VIII De opener at
Tho b,fdirc Of the Fine Arts Society on Monday
December IL and will be closed on Tuesday Janu-
arv 0 Receiving days are from December u i'e
cember - inclusive Further informatlon leia','e
10 the exhibition may be obtained from MT tnaiie'
T Rerr secretary No 10 West Twenty-thru-st'
rA - announces as usual a competition for
gold and silver medals. The subject thlS year -
"a VILLAGE church in the colonial style 10 stahu
some distance back from village street. wiz. 'e
race approaches and a belfry. D'""N'sS
in this competition must be put IN the ha'''' ~
the Committee on Competition and Awards No
| pa West Fifty-seventh-st.. on or before Dc0e"' -
For memoranda of conditions the secie'aiS, nan"
/ ohova may no addressed. 1t appears now mat ioi
its first exhibition the Sculpture Society VIII JOIN
forces with the Architectural Leas"e.
Man could have been adopted, considefins inc IN
nrohensive character it is expected 10 give u Uis
,'o., 1,soIav q character architectural and
industrial az well as sculpuraL Inc ope"'"s
| 80 ~ looet one new exhibition was an
nounced in this place last SUNDAY I" w.
during the week just ended' Du' ,ottar
opq1
from Mr. Kennel explaining that the feh"e'i anu
/ sborhorn exhibition has been Temporarily WIN
drawn so as to make room for the pio'u W
| Anders Zorn which were orSinalIy
the gallery in November were deayeu III 49,
| ing America, and then, at the last '''0' -.
| curol in time Zorn himself VIII De III 'o"'
month. 80 his works will be shown within d" ~"
| days
An exhibition is possibly to be held III ti' '''y
4 ~
| ,,,s for Nev-York-is to be responsive FROM
/ an invitation signed by 4. Il. Brandesee anu -
Foster both of this city, ana by E'". ..T.
+ of Pennington, Conn, we nave ie''"o' -, -
Society of independents pouy rD.,.oo,.
/ r,i,tors sculptors engravers, etchers "ie'''C1'
'.l ,.oodc,rvcrs has been founded upon the piih-
ciple of suppresson of jurics ana recoihpe"
the free presentation Of works 10 '"e 49, -,
| Underwent" Each exhibitor. having op'ain' ~
T ~. - co Of from, four TO five feet running from
the line to the ceiling" IS to nave inc p''"09 r.
arranging his exhibit to suit his own ''S's rpa
,,,s ,,ri,,ieoo he will have to pay nara caS"' IL"
| society needs money to carry OUT Us "N''
/ leasing a gallery. etc, ana every e"'''''O -
/ ba q member The Zee, however i ho1 -
| -, , - ,,,rv artists this will doubtless seem
/ a small price to pay for an opport"h''y " ~
| ,.,t., and sock the public III ther Wv"
NV ..Th. time has come" says ths I"
"yyhen iuries and awards are a''ao' -
art matters" This statement Is open " w
sion but for the present we prefer 10 a"''' W.
.,,,l illustrative argument of the new soo,eS'
-, 49, ,,rostin, 70 see how far the exhibition
,ar,s tho contention that the suppression Vi
jurles Is advisable.
III, - co,cerninc donation by Mr. watts
., tho Ne,ronolitan Museum Of Art, when was re-
fsrr.l TO in The Tribune week aso' ' -.
or,ncJ bv a dispatch from Chicago Ai''' NV
of the worlds Fair Love and lhfe' one o '"e ,
,s Ia. Mr. Watts hanging in the British sect'o'
vi
t ,,,c.l in our Museum. The acquisition Is VI
a,. ,.,.ot value and will crafty WISH wh'cn mas
of,en hcen expressed by Newly orkers Since ,''o
bp,i,ion of the Watts collection mere Se'ei'' -
oco The paintings made deep ifnp'eS'''" "F
h. ,he, and they have desired to see an eN
annie Of the great English artist III our
li.rr Watts Is a painter with serious hi"'a
,,rs hn, IN his way he Is as great as the great
&c, No painter of any time has possesSeu d ~ 49,
ar finer Imagination. and only the strInS S,v and
oror Of composition. His defects are an c on
side ~ manual execution anu une ~ his works in
10 80 rnrity OF color and fudity oil ha nan,
In conception il Is one OF ms n inc as the Love
nA nonth To the superficial taste OF III n'c,,re
for arts sake sch3 bot To hose who ooS for
something more than cleyerness IN art " VIII ~
an important event
Com. interesting art news comes from o"' o
In chicago the Art Institute has consoia-
, ,or tho loss of the Watts picture in the shape
If IA. entire collection OF Barbizon paih''"s9 -
hv the late Henry NJ. Field. The coheo''o" "
LARGO and IS formed OF hrst-rate specimens u -"
,io,,s n.rhizon PAINTERS Corot. Rousseau Me'
and th, rest. 1t will put the Art INSTITUTE )" n n
front rank Of American museums 80 l"r " ~
,,od.rn French landscape school Is concerheu' ia
PHILADELPHIA. on December ~ the fe'''' T,
Academy Of Fine Arts Will open It's sM'y -'"''u
annual exhibition. and more than ordinary ~,
attaches TO the occurrence for the reason '''"' '
,..dcr,, has made arrangements 10 secure d NUM-
her NJ the finest American pictures now al '"ioa-
90 Several II not all Of the Sargeh's-cer'"i''S
the Ellen Trrry"-vill be shown PICTURES III
,rae1 for the exhibition must be sent to Phia-
dolphia from Monday November - 10 Satu'uaY
December . inclusive Circulars giving nl oh va
ton as to exhibits. prizes. etc. are TO De naa -,
;hrre IS as vet nothing consequence to be re;
ported nor is any exhibition in Brookyn, taIK IKE
ters which have attracted attention In me heigh'
boring city have been the erection OF M fd h
ri,lcn.s admirable statue Of Hamilton, whlch mas
been favorably discussed in The Tribune; and me
= exhibition of a portrait of Bishop I.ttieohn by py
MIR H. j. Rhead. No additional comment need be d.
made Mr.. Partrdges statue now save INA. II
ha ,s b bm The portrait BY Mr. Rhead
distinction Of the little special exhibition whicl
Gincnlt subject TO treat. for the lawn sleeves OF
bishop are eas%y as M aiS tho to Rs a@sr I that
not form but tone serves 10 battle the former
VT Mr. Khra esiapu s@yes rendr it easy to
fall and accomplished transparency by virtue of ex-
brishing If we aude first TO the artists success
i'm reproducing "A detail I'm his siters apparel II Is
because the particular detail Is 50 conspicuous a
10 invite criticism Immediately. In these passage
nf technique. dclicacy of handling was primarily
noticeable Elsewhere In the modelling OF IN,
picturesque head and in the expression OF the Bish.
,p's attitude the salient qualities were those of
energy and force Mr.. Rhead has been known
heretofore as clever draughtsman and colorist
Int he has never produced mature and artist,
"A piece of work this faithful portrait of a dis
tinguishcd prelatc.
| Just for the humor of the situation. and not
- all as indorsing the sentiment of the writer
we quote below what French critic has TO say
anent an artistic happening over which Boston and
: all the rest OF this country have been utterinl
words Of delight. The now Public Library Is to con
tain mural paintings by NJ. Puvis dc
Ciavannes. lie is a remarkable artist and NOR,
remarkable decorator and he is sure to enhanc,
the beauty of ore of Americas most beautiful build
ings But prophet is seldom honored in his own