New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-12
THE CHRONICLE OF ARTS
EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER TOPICS
CURRENT AND COMING EvENTs-THE ErcBrxa
CLUB-A PAINTING BY TuRXER-ryE

this week, an exhibition holding. and the minor -,
leries are also active In the field Vt the Aeadsm.
the Water Color Society and the Etching (luh -.
meeting with prosperity, figures given below ~.
attest. At the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries 1, a..
Richmond collection. reviewed elsewhere I'm Tho r5,
| to-day. and the loan exhibition at the Fine A..
Societys building which Is also treated on ano,h.
page. opens to the public tomorrow The lat.
Is TO last for one month. On TUESDAY. AZ A.
American Art Galleries. there will be- pAss w.,
Ct the Orentaa belonging 70 a German ambass.,..
announced a short time ago, wen as OF wb,, -
described a. the "RObcrt J. Wlcsondcn eol,ec,,o,,
The exhibition Of Evert van Muydens work p,om,...
by Mr.. Keppcl, will presumably be OPENED s..'
From the Sharp Art School have received -.
that Mr.. W. L. Fraser will lecture in its rom, :.
No. 74i Broadway. on "Ilustrdtion,' on the evo,''
| OF the 32d.
Following is n partial list II the pictures sou =.
the water color exhibition sine our last anpouo,.
| ment this head published The so,o ;, 3.
W. V. Eirney. $50: "a september Garden f, he w
II. Gibson. $3.50; "Sprn- Days. by T. paron s,,o.
Repose," by c. F. Pierce, $50: AN Arrapr,mo,.
In Yellow by G. W. Parrish so: Quiet n., ="
a Harbor" by c. N. Chapman sl25: asvmns,,n "a
By c. Crim, Sl75; Elise,' by F. Fowler M,n.
Al the Boat Buiers' Vcnirc.- by II ,p -
$275; september Moonrisr' by ); II. Nose. ss7,.
Abandoned.' by G. Parsons. 1925. One iandrJ
and thirty three PICTURES have boon solt for a., ~.
The Etching Clubs sales since the opening div Iwa;
reached total OF $40 's
The Etching Club Is progressing s.eadlr ,hr..
not. perhaps. with extraordinary Tpiiv alon, h
patti marked out Tor Itself on tn comparatively recsn,
rcmOdelling Of It's plan OF campaign The nrosuoo..
Of mere quantity. In blocks to suit the v,ted ,a,a
OF n certain contingent OF dealer, and Nya,e hur.
| have been suppressed. and III, producers who mi
fOrmly try for quality, and sometimes get IL h.va
the annual exhibition to Themselves. Last Yea, =,
and this there Is not a plate in IN.
corridor at the Academy which could be recc,o, ~
the Of that erswhile besettlng in Of The cub
bald story telling committed in a bald mechanics,
style. II must be discOuragns 10 those members nh.
working hard 10 make the exhibitions slcc .,.M
that some OF the strongest artists in the club have
lent their aid upon this occasion Messrs Baehs,
| rlau. Lathrop and Pencil and Mrs. Moran An
conspicuous by their absence. But the etchers WIN
have set this exhibition Its feet have pertorued
their task well. Mr. Alden Weirs portraits. Mr.
schillings landscapes, and the studies Of scenes about
New.York by Mr.. Mielah are all works in which n
fined and original taste is seconded By cleverness Of
| execution. A cordial greeting is always TO
| be extended TO the artist who Ia,
sympathetic eye for the pcturesauene.
RS ding In c.tys streets and WHO has
the hand to reproduce IT, Thcrc are no more inter
cstng etching, In this collection than those by Mr.
Mirlaz Of the cntranc" 10 the Brooklyn Bridge Casts
Garden and subjects Of similar sort They repoa
a little too much and think a more stenogrspbIc
more curty suggestive we'll Il, a somewhat lighter
touch would improve Mr. Mieatzs wi. But as II h
| 1t has sincerity TO recommend It, and though II Is
not fully developed. ii IS not weak While prefer
II In the outdoor subjects 1t must be- added that the
most satisfactorily finished OF Mr.. Meatzs plates b
No. 30, "A dry point ~ some annunciaon lIes grouped
around "A cross. OF Mr. Robertson X. Mygatt's work
it is possible TO speak In very favorable terms. 1t
Is uncommOnly firm in Hne-the touch frequently sug.
gcsts the crisp force OF the burnand In two little
landscapes. " Day Dream IIousat0nlc River aud
study Of WILLOWS. stockbridgc.' the Treatment Of
foliage and treelimis and twigs has charm Of ele
gancc which is full Of promise Plates by Mr.. 7. B.
Maney and Mr.. Reginald Coke show some
capacity in the application Of palntef,Ae
sso an impcriect ccmmsnd Of pure and stDns
linear effects effects which are rare lnccei IN ps eN
hibtion. for although many OF The American eNmt !"
are clever, none + downright master save pDy
,biy. Mr.. Alden Weir, and he persists IN remaining
master In embryo: :, compile Of pretty designs By
Mr.. Church are included IN Ia" exhibition ana 'hs
are plates by Mr.. II. +. Bloodgood. Mis- Ca>sat and
Miss Diayc which stand ont among their iello 1s
The foreign group. which is usual feature, Is tins
season composed Of two Of l. gross finest works. To-
Death of Il Naglbond,- ana Il stormy landscape, )
seine sketch BY Norbert Cocneuttc soft ground phN
| BY "Oh Ciome.r and beautiful little Landscape W
Andrew Geddes, who had curiousy KrnbransGl l
way with him. Altogether there are lio etelanss
respects worth remembering. That II may not D?
forgotten the club has issued another Of lis illustrates
and handsomely printed catalogues
Eugene Jetel Is landseapi>t OF Austria. trained
| there and In France. and working mainly. We De-
ieve In the latter country Of his psin''
| incs at the Avery gallery viii make him more 10
miliar than he Is TO American amateurs. I'y arr se'
companicd by note. printed in the catalogue wmra
| in very sanguine hints that Jettel Is I'D
shn I'm fla1 ~.
| viewer It may be permitted to doub, this. Painting
In light key. depicting the fresh greens OF nea
meadow land and the Transparent, surfaces OF SUI
stream and ponds. Jette obtains artistic effects WIN
| "A delicate kind Of beauty In them. some Oh "s
French landscapes in THIS collection. Nos o. ii anu
49, 10 mention the best. are truthfuy done anu NV
| original In style. They have atmosphere. mofcNei'
The ncwcomerfor although on or two OF his pant
ngs have been brought this country before ne Is
newcomers a cOl0ri,t and brushman OF nndo"ouS
merit. lVt his originality is not strong there ! "
racy Interest In his handling and h. does mol suA'
Us rs particularly brilliant acquisiii IN. Reichstu
gallery should be visited for the sake Of seven pc's
by Mr.. Win>Ow Homer, which are there ior EAR
time prior TO their departure fr the Chicago i, he
They include OF his oil, Of hunting scenes VI ia
,drondacks and OF fishermen in their dor'e, ." VII
Grand Banks, besides coast such a. tr "a
known sailors fake Warning with Us on never
umlnary. All havr been seen before bnt can In :,
be seen too often, even those with defect, stndy
down the avenue. In Mr.. Macbeth's window :" a
Of sunlit surf by Mr. Bckncll. who does hol ~, a.,
provide sensation. but has this time pu go" mind, ind
his picture that Will not leave any regret III '"' "'
OF whoever crosses the roadway 10 See H.
A Turner OF the first magnitude Is a rarity ~ ~s
shops. But then so Is Turner of poor qualH' a..
in his studies and unimportant pictures ne " ~
wizard that he Is in Ids most rounded dreams,
Venetian fantasia which Is at present on ' A" :,
In the rear OF BOuon's bookstore on Iwrh's'"s,
ranks as Turner with much that that '"t' ,h.
though It may not rank with the masterpieces y hs
National Gallery. The salute. prominently a 100
Dogc's Palace dimiy figure In It, In" pom" " ty
from wlic! the picture executed l. "o' .ly
Identified for much Of the architecture 49,
p,ned In and the topography cf TIE comp
not check readily with t1c topogripi. turner's
of the city still this does not matter :, =. ut
Venice ALWAYS recalls Mr.. Patcrs PHRASE, 90, and
50 much fact rs II Is Imaginative sen,e OF a,. are
ectural details In the picture al
forcotcn for the sake Of the thrObDlns Inn,ely,
II /, n fine piece OF sensuous pahuns
.ko,ch,lv but for all that brilliantly eAeeu'ou'
some American hotels have long ryai'eu lew lew d
residences I'm luxuriOlsness. and latter. n,iyais
,hem have been made artistic In Il way ,nat I'd" .ons