New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-29
THE CHRONICLE OF ARTS
EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER TOPICS

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The events Of the week are the pubb opnnc q.
morrow OF the Water Color Socie,y's exhlblt,on :.
the Academy, which was noticed in yest.,d..,'
| Tribune and the press ana private views nj -.
other end OF the week OF the loan exhibition az ~.
Fine Art Society building. The latter opens n A..
| public on Monday, February g. and will doub,,o.s
excite the llveliest interest for all sorts ~ ,rs.
| arr being contributed for tho occasion bv nr,y.s-
| collectors. There Will be not only paintings snS
| stainary, but many objects OF Ornamental and da.
Grhtlve art At the Fifth Avenue Art Csaller.. ~
exhibition which will be found further men,onss
below is to be succeeded on February Q ly ons -
! pictures by Arthur Parton and Seymour GUY. An.
| these have been sold there will open on reh.r.,-
| 10 an exhibition OF paintings, mostly FOREIGN ~
longing to Mr.. Walter FLEETWOOD of Providence ~.
are few strong names. rather infrcquentIy rem.
scented In an American collection which figure u
| This OF Mr.. RichwO0d-names like CiericauIt ~.
| GREECE, and there are Others common y.
| hardly less intcrcsting-names such as ror,u,~
Corot, Couibct, Rousseau. Milling MILF, 80
Rico. At the Art Association Galleries on Mor.
! guest. the Brooklyn Art Club opens its ann,
exhibition on Tuesday, holding reception IN =.
preceding evening.
Works for the fifteenth annual exhintlo, =, =.
Society OF American Artists will be recs,vss =, ~.
Fine Arts building "Wednesday and TiHnday w.s.' s
| 90 and 30. Vanishing day Is down "a, rs.'"
April IA, and the press will be admitted on IN. to-.
! day from Eoon until p. m. The reception ana ss
vatc view will be Oh Saturday April i5 ana d.
exhibition Will be opened TO the public on Nooe,r
April II, and will BE- closed on SATURDAY, Ma, 80
Information regarding the exhibition may be- oh,.s.
from Joe Evans, secretary. 2l5 West Fifty.seyeoh
several exhibitions OF American landsca pss ass -.
attention OF the public this week. At Mr. M,c,,r..
little gallery, No. 237 Ftlavc., IS the mos, intoa.,
ms OF them all. Hero gathered together t,o do,
paintings by fine artists. The group Of panters q.
harmonious, for each member Of IL has RETIRED deos
feeling and und rstanding of his subject The MIN,
that makes the exhibition worth seeing Is that m.,
| of the men In 1t have individuality Mr. Rous,,
continues TO risk his vaclating between Corvt ana
| the masters Of the modern Dutch ,chool-men uks
Mcsdag, Isracls and Mapne--but he still exhibits 1,
the freshness and truth of his work stain OF natural
| force. All OF his six landscapes in this collection
| some French and American as TO the scens
portrayed, are OF character TO show that the Infusion
OF little more originality into his style Is the one
thing needed to put him among the first of our land,
scapiss. lie Is himself but he Is some one else ton
1t Is pity for artist with genuine Gift TO bs
perssteny an echo, To be peculiar entity to have
ones manner OF expression totally unlike that OF apy
other man, that IS laudable artistic ambition. 1t
Il because he IS stylist and a rarely original one
that Mr.. Inness leads in this exhibition with four
beautiful pictures dating from the seventies aud
eighties. 1t Is because his native strength is Hcte
! rious the "reminiscences OF Corot, which will
| Turk In his art, that Mr.. Miner follows Mr.. -Innes
! closely. And It Is because Mr.. J. +. Murphy and
the late A. II. Wyant have more Of themselves than Of
any one else In their work that they fall easily
into places beside the two painters last mentioned
At the Knocdler gallery Mr.. II. W. Van Boskerck
has Sixteen landscapes painted recently In Connecticut
His is talent which 1t is possible to approve without
praisng warmly. lie Is veracous, his method Is
OF ease and a fair amount OF breadth, and there
a clcarness, edge TO his atmosphere which makes
his studies OF streams and trees refreshing In
measure. Yet his work has no personal charm, no
decided feeling and with all It's good qualities 1t fails
to touch the beholder. These landscape exhibitions
which we are touching upon are in descending
scale. The last, that at the Fifth Avenue Art Gal.
leries is very poor indeed Ii brings together
100 pictures about equally divided between william
L. Sonntag y. A.. and Henry a. Ferguson, A. n. 4
Neither Of these painters has qualities over whichk
is pleasant necessary TO lnGer The collection of
their works IS TO be sold Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings. --..t g.
II Is one Of the evidences OF the special aud high
bred character OF Japan regarded 80 much artistic
material that she has attracted some OF the most
refined and sensitive artists OF the day. Although the
influence OF her art Is felt frequently In Western
painting she herself has not been vulgarized In Euro
pean or American galleries through the inaputude
OF mediocre artists. OF late years she has been
sk,tched by Mr.. Mortimer Menpes. Mr. John La Fargo
Mr.. Robert Blum and Mr. Alfred Parsons. Could
better qualified artists be asked In the English
papers find reference to an exhibition held ID
Yokohama by Mr. Parsons late last year, and to the
comments made thereon by some OF the Journals puo
lished there. II Is said that the European colony
visited the show, which was held In the Imperial
Hotel, almost to the last man, and both public and
f.ap q
Japan Mail7 reads follows We who live among
the beauties OF japanese foliage and flowers, and are
accustomed to see them prpctually under her skies
OF enchanting sOftness and delicate purity DO not
perhaps realize fully what Is meant BY such tour 40
force Mr.. Parsoss perfect representations Involve
But to the discriminating section Of the public In the
West the pictures will open new vista OF delight
We speak chiefly OF foliage and flowers, because, a'
though Mr.. Parsonss landscapes command no less az
tenton, his trees and blossoms stand on plsne OF
artistic achievement far above anything We have ever
had the pleasure OF seeing In the same lne.' In
favorable weather prevailed at the time Ut cherry
blossoms when Mr. Parsons was in Japan, but with
this exception the conditions were all that could 10
desired and he was permitted TO paint the lotus
tn" azalen the w.seria ana the bamboo in all their
glory.
The artistic adventures OF the British mint, an
Institution illstarred enough as far most Oh lls
efforts 10 improve the coinage are c0ncerheo' a''
again causing talk In London. The officials having
charge Of certain designs which have been pre-
pared are politely Indifferent TO the appeals of the
editors OF illustrated periodicals. but at least Inc
names OF the designers known. The halfcro"n
diverse and reverse, comes from Mr.. Brooks NAM
and BE Is responsible for the diverse OF every onef
coin In the issue. These Obverses VIII "
adorned with representation OF the Queens features,
II representation with Which both Her Majesty anu
the officials are said to be pleased. The reverses VI
the new coin with the exception OF the half-ero"n'
have been designed by Mr.. T.. j. Poynter As tmnsS
20 In the Official world Of English art II counts Ia
little that the Queen and her advisers are ssvv s
will, the design And that Mr. Brock aud Mr'
Poyncr made them promises very little. 100
Mr. c. p. Salnon. m accomplished English AZ
tlst has been exhibiting In London some sludiSs . ~
ballet girls executed In ,lverpoint, which nre hlgny
spoken of by the critics. For the Information "
those who may not BE- acquainted with ln Pa "a
cess of a noble art that Is hardly ever ps'clscuu
nov udays we quote the following not, ,onh.uu.