New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-12
TWO CAPITAL COLLECTIONS.
THE FINE ARTS SCCIETY'S LOAN En-
UIBITION

the loan exhibition organized 10y the Fine Arts So
Ccty-an exhibition Itself not ont OF the preliminary
stages at the time. being incomplete and unfinished
with catalogue-gave a tolerally adequate I'm
preston, nevertheless OF the general character Of
the collection of paintings and other works of art
which Is bc offered for public inspection 10 morrow
night In a general way, parallel In Tie long list
OF New York exhibitions may be found for Ills one
In the Bartholdi exhibition OF ten years ago. which
II resembles. moreover, in being Interesting as a
whole, but strong only in sections. Pictorial art
appeared TO predominant In the galleries yesterday
for many Of the scattered about were empty
When the exhibits all In place the effect viii he
as comprehensive that of museum. In the souih
gallery which Is the first entered the walls hung
chiefly with pictures OF the English school. the OK
ceptons being a number OF old Dutch and Flemish
masters and a French portrait, lent by Mr. Have"
meyer, Mr. Jessup DR.. Hitchcock and Mr.. Durand-
Ruel. Two large IN this room are filed with
silver plate, likewise OF English origin in the main,
dating from the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventcch'h
centuries. The small gallery Immediately adjoining
Is occupied by paintings OF the old Italian fIeHl''
Dutch, Spanish and French schools by cases con
tanning old Norwegian and modern American silver
ware, and by other cases vet untitled Inc TWO
galleries the other side Of this are devoted 10
Oriental porcelans In the and TO the hgurlhes
OF Tanagra and the ceramic art OF Greece III inc
others. The imposing north gallery. lhat receh.N
given 10 the society by Mr. George W. Nahderoh''
Is lined with modern foreign and American paihunss
a colossal plaster model Of the Liberty oesigh'u
for the Chicago Fair by Mr.. d. {. French ana Is
crowded with cases. in some OF when we ha>e op
served swords fans more English siverware OBJECTS
in other metals and OF various countries anu specimens
OF Hspano- Moresque indeScent pottery
Anayss OF the exhibition III all It's Aspects 10
best deferred until they have been placed in more
favorable state than the case yesterday. Inc
exhibit OF paintings. however may be discussed now
more less cursorily. Though i. Is uneven ana IN
cudes much that would better have been reIec'eu ny
the committee committees having 1t IN charge II
also includes much OF high Significance IL Is VIII"
especial pleasure that refer to one feature OF H.
a representation of school for which Inc tribune
has again and again urged the advisabiity OF gaming
a wider popularity in this country than at present.
exists the school of Reynolds Romney and Lawrence
OF Gansborough Constable, Crome ana khureu
Names They are familiar here, of course but not
widely In their original painted works the acquaintance
OF many amateurs with Reynolds ana the portrait
painters OF his time being confined to the mealui Oh
Lack and white reproductions such as the mezIoh's
which have. indeed, done most TO increase the la"e
of the Engslmcn all countries not excluding their
own 4 wear ago Mr. W. II. Fuller, who owns one
Of the most extensive and valuable groups OF Ehesh
pictures I'm this country, placed 1t on view al '1e
Union League Club, where it proved source OF inc
deepest interest to the limited number OF
ucrsons permitted to it, The principal
pictures in this group have been conveyed
10 the Fine Arts Building and shown with
them are pictures of the same school lent py o'her
collectors The daintily finished portrait OF lauS
by Sir Joshua, which MIR. Appleton had at the Union
League last December reappears here and there are
two other portraits feminine models by the same
master, one loaned 10y Mrs TlodGett ana the o'ner
by Mr. Angus of Canada. which are important ''uul-
lions 10 the illustrations OF The great EhshShn'"
art The "R. Il. Graham" by Reynolds D'lohgihs |
TO Mr.. Appleton and shown at the League Win 'ne
excellent portrait referred to just now Is here and Is
NJ fhe
suffered frightfully with the passage OF years ana
the picture is positively rtpulsive. ny SIT 1nom"o
Lawrence there are three portraits Oh Uhe WINS Vi
which that of the two daughters OF T. b. tdlihauy
Is the most Characteristic and Charming, lhough IT.
too. has suffered as the r. Il. Graham" OF keyhou'
has suHered and IS less sound In its color than either
The Portrait OF Two Ladies'" lent by Mr. Durahu |
Rucl or the portrait of young girl lent by DE- oo'
worth both pictures which fail to equal 1t IN plqnahcy
OF STYLE Mrs Blodgett lends portrait oil |
lady nv Eouney In his most dashing |
bravura style and of the same painters more re-
served and polished manner there Is a specimen |
lent by Mir. Angus There are three port"'s W
(iainsborough-Mr. Fullers fair Countess OF buchhs
bamsbrer the ford. faced Sheridan" owned D! Mr.
Appleton which Is OF middling value, and profile oil
the artist himself, not distinguished by his hhest
technical fire. but extremely vitalzed and winning
There arc four landscapes by GainsDoroush anu ~
fact the landscape side of the fngnsh group Is VI
the most decided interest. seven or elG"t oo"
stables a quartet Of pictures by Old Crome' TWO "i
Richard Wilson's works, wooded scene by fa'llcK
Nasmyth and paintings by Cotman, Barker, oil Bath'
anl the Younger Crome form a little collection WHICH
&c completed By large Argus and Mercury by
Turner noble example of his imaginative art ie"'
ty sir Donald smith, of Montreal Mr. fuicr i'"-
nshcs most OF the Constables and Mrs biodge't one
OF the finest, view the stolr, painted Win VOL
derful richness and amplitude. We may pause in our
bastv enumeration Of these pictures to notice SIX
portraits by Gilbert Stuart and three by Copey. Inc
Continental works hung with the English paintings
arc q lovely portrait OF lady by Rigaud' ohafies
First, BY Van Dyck, two excellent though not sur
passinSy 6ne Rembrandts, belonging TO Mr.. JeSsnp
and ~ 'Havemeyers truly extraordinary portraits by |
Rembrandt The Glider" and the sold Woman with u |
Cap.s and the example OF De Hooghe which he owns
The room we have touched upon as expressly given
over to old masters OF the Continental SCHOOLS oHers
sensations OF different degrees OF pleasure MT.
Parrish lends pictures attributed to Palma, UioVahh
Re,sni III Cred and other Italians, which do little to
satisfy the expectations aroused by such Names ana
there are paintings exhibited which rejoice In at1Du
lions to Terbrg, Mesu Guard, Velas4uez ana Caho'
hut do not possess the magic OF those painters 10 any
obvious extent. some pictures lent by Mr. fraser ana
Mr. Drake are sheltered vaguely under the appeiia'ioh
NJ Old Dutch hoo- or CD French school," but even
their modesty does not make them very attractive
There are masterpieces in this ROOM lhcie are
the famous Senses. in five panels, by Ienes'
Nan der Heisl, Van de vede, HAS, Wouver-
mans. De Hooghe and Cnyp lent by VI. Me's aS
DliIand. Ruel, Barney, shepherd and Fuller are eN-
ceednciv Interesting, and there Is Rehals,,ance
bsssrelief lent by Mr.. White, one OF inc Deau,
iIf,il Italian sculptures OF the Virgin, which - S%h
OF It's kind But this needs wedding OUT. me
large north gallery needs also TO have some % Jus
ncIures eliminated. Not that any OF them are Gis,
tincty weak as in the OF the old mnstes alluded
TO- but that so many Of them are works OF the sort
which prOvide the every day paDulum OF tne SHOPS
and do not 60 naturally into an exhibition that pre-
sumaby aims at distinction at bringing forward
SyorSs that are in one way another unique 1t Is
an unmxed satisfaction to see her. AZ OF NJ faef
Tho of
camps DauMgny, Bastien-Lepaee Couture, Paws ue
Chayannes Sargent. Jongbnd, Mesdag, CAIN AM Ger
rain oilers which various collectors have loaci We
could no; spare the Beach at fprtid' OF iortuny,
the study OF head By BargIe the Poldn.s; the Deia