New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-15
EXHIBITION OF THE SOCIETY or AMERI'
CAN ARTISTS.

u.rotorer doubt NAV have existed as to the ability
Of the Society OF American Artists 10 open as sood AZ
exhibition this year 1t did In loo-' 10 10 ie' paw
I'm Chicago and We, sustain It's standard heN' hAS uee'
wholly dispcled by the collection oil paihihss WHICH
fills the two larger galleries OF the American rms
.r,s society This collection was viewed Dy me'u'
bers OF the press yesterday afternoon. ioo"y, W
,vocn . and 6 O'Clock q reception Will be hch at tno
galleries. on Monday the public VIII DC ad"i'"o.
They will find exhibition IN which t"e'e - 80.
deal OF cultivated indivdualzcd WORK. inc in' y.
an energy which difuscs positive atmosphere '''u
makes examination Of the pictures no, a'N"'u' a'N
,rcsome. but a bracng pleasure. 1t Is pleasure
nc,usc n * obycus that the society OF American
Artists & distinctly alive There are no Indications
OF artistic torpor the walls. Meuioori's' I'm
modocry, has for the time al .east' hf'u'ii i' "
For the present only the biefest reference l" 'ne u.
hbltion Is possible. II contains, amons -o' 9'
, generous number OF portraits. In the so'h sie'!'
the first in the building, the fonr corners a'e e"H
nu,c with frlIlcncth nfe-sZe figures. The poslohs
,r. divided among Mcssrs. Du Mond, Rice Benson ana
Ne,calf OF whom the first not Only departs rum So
.,rr,d subject, with which he In, hitherto pech ooy
occupied but acquits himself Of task III an approves
.,,tior,I tract o, the "salonn!er's' province,
,u,v NJ militant red costume set against Tea pacA'
ground Numerous other good places are gwen "
noytra,,s be Mr. Chase Mr. stanley Middleton anu 'r'
collins The most conspicuous Of the landscapes
IN the limo is The Dccrtcld Valley by MT H. "'
D,,rb 70 which the Webb prize Of 200 las peen
awarded 1t Is a substantial piece OF work. ana III
atmospheric quality and delicate adlustmen' Oh 'au
en- n scheme OF masses rather than OF d'taI II -
crcdlobIe There Is little beauty In the picture. l'o
loading figure pieces in this room are by Mr. biuui'
who has sent several Japanese studies TO the eAnoi
ton: Mr. Curran and Mr.. De Camp VINO seho ou.uoo'
.unut pictures Mr. l.. a. Bell Mr. = lshaih anu ''''
H. -. Walker. .
In the North. or Vanderbilt gallery, as II Is ho"
called Mr. Abbot II. Thayer presides III uiiiheS-
tic,e prnacy. Ills large picture called a \irsih'
rc,.a,s the typrs 0f the Virgin Entaronci WHICH
WAS exhibited year ago, and 1t has the sime spirit
ualzcd qualities rs that picture Possessed Win tHe
dition of rwo motives Of interest which tho earher
work hacked movement and touch Of reallI 'ivd ooioEs
There are Two children grouped with the womnn' wAo
i In the centre OF the composition. In tBis rsi hs
In the other, there are many portraits i''r' NV
more nude subjects nearly dozen. in fact, by NessrS'
Chase Reid Cox. Low, Tarbell. Curran ana o'Eers'
The shaw prize of 81, 800 has been gwen 10 one VI
tbcs. Mr. Tarben's painting OF +" The Bath clever
work technically and a shining example OF the ni-
cu,,t,nc yulCarity with which the French school mas
infected some OF the art OF America Mr.. Blum has
a japanese in this gallery. also, the BEST VI
The three pictures bv him that are hang some figure
unniings by Dir. Hassam Mr.. HYDE Mr.. Low MI.
Erush and Mr. Dewng challenge attention in a hsty
survey ana the glance takes III some stlIl-ue
studic, by Mr.. Chase and Nr. Carlson. marine oy
Mr.. BOgori. ana more portraits than can ue ndlltV
nov Between the galleries there II ntto
good but Uncomfortable bust OF Governor Flower by
Mr.