New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-22

OF our kindly feeling for that institution we truss
that the latest news to the ultimate home al
Mr. Watts's donation may be true
| In December and January the Sculpture soc,etv
founded last May will hold its first exhibition Thu
scene OF its initial public venture has not TIM.
far been made known. The purpose OF this society
Is In the last degree admirable for IL embrace.
much more than Is commonly brought within the
domain Of plastic art" ne art of the sculntor
In It's most FAMILIAR sense will be made most prom.
inent In the exhibition. but the latter will also be
open 10 the stone cutter, the wood and the
bronze FOUNDER, to ceramic artists and cabinet
makers and to workers In metal Of every descrip-
ton. AL meeting OF organization held in the
spring the society formulated its aims thus. "ro
spread the knowledge OF good sculpture foster the
taste FOR and encourage the production OF ideal
, sculpture for the household; promote the decora.
ton OF pubic buildings. squares and parks with
sculpture OF nigh class improve the quality Of the
scuptors art as applied to the industries and pro.
vide from time to time for exhibitions of scalpturs
and objects OF Industrial art" We believa 4, q.
also intended to issue limited editions Of statuetes
occasionally, but definite information on this oont
remains to be secured. Some Of the men identi-
fled with the new society in official capacities are
Messrs st. Gaudens Warner French Adams
Ruckstuh Ward and Rogers among the sculntors.
Messrs Hunt White and Hastings among IN.
architects; Messrs Glider. Clarke and De Kav
| among the amateurs; Mr.. John Williams amonr
the metal workers; Mr.. J. S. InglIs among thu
wood workers. and Mr. Robert Elln among the
stone cutters The society starts with a more
than laudabe prospectus and with a first rate ex.
ecutNe Its opening exhibition will be awaited
with the keenest interest For any information the
secretary, Mr. f. Wellington Ruckstuh may be adj
dressed at 81 West Twenty-second-st New.York
The list of forthcoming special exhibitions in
addition 10 those already mentioned Is a long ono
AT the galleries Of the American Art Association
the sale Of Oriental rugs and carpets, which takes
place about the first of next month Is to be fol.
lowed by an exhibition Of nearly a hundred paint.
ings by Cain, the French andscapist, who is now
on his way to America. His pictures will shortly
give place TO a collection OF paintings and prints,
to be sold for the George l. Seney estate. In Feb.
riary or March there will be exhibition at these
galleries of pictures BY Raffae. the French painter
Of artisan types and another exhibition will b.
devoted to old masters and old French and Eng
lish plate. The Art Association possesses an inn
portant Van Dyck, full length, lifeslze portrait
OF the Marchesa Spnola and her little child. for
mery in the collection OF Lord Caedon. II will
bring forward also pictures by Rembrandt. Rubens
Greuze. Gansborough. Ant. Moro and Porbus.
The Fifth Avenue Art Galleries will be occupied
with sales of porcelans all through November
and December In January a party OF American
artists will combine at this place with exhibi-
ton closing in a sale at the end OF the month.
Early in February there will be an exhibition and
sale of pictures by the late A. II. Wyant. Over
head in the Avery gallery, special exhibition
will occur until January. when Mr.. F. Hopkinson
Smiths annual display of Venetian water colors
will be thrown open. 1t will be succeeded by an
exhibition of works by Mr.. George II. Smillie. At
the Holbein Gallery. further up Fifth-ave. there
are now on view some sketches by four American
artists, Messrs +. 8. Church. W. II. Hyde. T. de
Thulstrup and W. Granville Smith. Mr., Churchs
drawings are characteristic and delightful. They
are the merest fragments. but to those who want,
a specimen Of his art in its most personal guise,
the little collection offers rare opportunity which
they should not fail to seize. Mr.. Hyde Is clever
draught sman but wants ease. grace. and purer
treatment Of line. His sketches are hard, and
are overwhelmed with cross-hatchng. Nr smith
also needs to have some stiffness taken out or
his manner before his undeniable chic can sue
cessfully carry his work His outlines are rigid.
Mr. Thulstrup. in some pencil studies made for
his Illustrations to 1.-The Refugees reveals more
elasticity and spontaneous effectiveness than no
has shown in some time. When these artists nave
evacuated the Holbein galleries. the place Will be
sta GGSap Mddston " " Brney and
Ruger Donoho. John Lafarge VIII perhaps hoio
an exhibition of his works here also.
Boussod -yaladon & Company announce that IN
IONS novel "Jacqueline" Under the auspices Of
naint a few portraits in America, and NJ Caroius
Duran is to pay his first visit here coming lor
he same purpose as NJ. Constant. Durandkue
a. Company promise exhibition OF Baipzon
nctures At Mr.. Macbeths gallery there VIII soon
ba an exhibition OF American water coors, ana
a f,er IL two exhibitions given over 10 limited
number of American figure painters in OIL upon one
medium upon another. This gallery mas peen pro-
viied with a new source OF interest III the s"apS
If a number of medallions and plaques MAGE ana
colored by Mr.. Hazelt!ne OF khode lsiaha
plaster is the basis of the preparation useo IN
,ba rnanufactlra of these articles or decoration.
but MIR HaZeltine has discovered some proSesS
whereby he gives them a surface ricner III ponsu
than that which plaster affords ana ne nn'sness
them With a dark brown tone that Is mover anu
eyactve This tone Is In itself less sensuousy AT.
tractiye than ii might be, and we would De siaa
70 see II modified 10 correspond more neary
IN the tint OF old bronze, II not TO the lghteI.
,vorv tint Of old marble. As II Is the WORK -
r.,y and artistic and should be encouraged Inc
vmnierIich Gallery Will exhibit early in November
a collection OF pastels by Nettlesnip, the fnsnsn
"nirnal painter and will probably. at some Iutu!e
aate now unsettled show a number OF new prints
hv Whistler AT the Keppel Gallery there VIII %
ppened next Wednesday an exhibition OF tIie EEoy.k
nfete etched work Of Joseph Pencil, with MS Illus
for "Gipsyland." and other drawings some
of them unpublished. At the same time there VIII
he shown n number of book plates and other en-
cravings by c. W. Sherborn. the only line eisrsNer
pf real strength living in England On Novem-
lion of American water colors and when tnat Is
riosed he will MI his gallery with etchlnss. nra~ aS
ngs and paintings by Anders Zorn, the talehteu
;wedish artist The Zorn exhibition VIII De toI-
lowed by one OF the works OF Ranet, the miii'a'I
Iraught sman of Napoleon lie Petit