New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-23
ETCHINGS AND OTHER WORKS.
THE PRINTS And DRAWINGS OF EVEKT
VAN MJNDEN

To think OF Evcrt Van Muyden Is TO think OF
D,acroiX aud Barge and 10 speak OF the younger
artist Is 20 sp' all later Il his two famous
predecessors in the ant Of depicting animal nature.
Each one Of these three men ha; made himself known
through medium more than through any other
E,laciox is celebrated a painter. Barge as
sculptor and Van MuyGcn is winning celebrity a' an
cchrr-but the Trio have common possession the
distinction Of having given artistic expression To thu
native character Of Wild beasts. That theirs Is
genuine distinction and not mere rmaliiy Of caSsi'
Gcaiion apparent the moment on" takes IA" tro'lle
TO compare th"r work with the best prodIcei by
cert iin noted name, III their field with that Of Rosa
Ionlclr am ng III" French With that OF Briion
rviric an.n the English. And In the explanation
oi Ller supremacy may h. found also the reason why
II j. possible to .ruup them without assuming them
- b.. all equally great Oh grounds 4 execution Della
crolx Iiaryc aud Van iIuyd,n ar" distinguished bF
exquisite sympathy ,or animals. and especially ior
The cafnvoTa by Keen understanding Of IN" traits OF
Hons. tigers leopard, aud other d"nIcns oi IN" I'M
reclaimed portions r the earth. That i their Int
of contact. Comparison OF them in details OF work
manship develops ridca- differences. DelacroN
i greater than Van Muydrn aud Barvc Is greater
than either of them. Vet In naming th" three D.
.cllcr apr pos II exhibition NJ the kcppl gallery
If the clc.l palntd and drawn work Of Van Mnylen
II j., rot with the li.ilOn 81 grouping them on tb"
p-vch logical plane and then utterly separating Van
MuyIcn from ~. others n the technical lie l.
no, their equal 'hre bar neither {, hc their inf"rio
- go great ,,t"nt. lie T. an artist OF ability
- w,ll an river ~ and rapid perception.
Van Muyd,n I, above all Hing, a painter ccher
To put Il parad"N!'ally he j. L., maSt'rly "S an
c'chor pure aud staple than D'acroiN Is rs mere
uaincr or than Ilar,c IS - a r,crc sculptor but he
f. nevertheless brilliant hy Nutu" n qualities which
they have In greater measure. II" cannot ana docs
not ctch rs The Ercacsi ctclcrs can and do. with
economy ~ line ana giving h, line th" stamp Of
hi- gruus Put bv clever manipulation Of th" needle
IT,, obtain, effect Of form and color which rival hos"
obtained by III" brush and the scnporS tools.
! The ca'alcgir of the 'Nhhiti.n opened yesterday
I'm, lndc, To- etching. fifty three drawings and SIX
t., water oolo:s tn" collection in all its depart
m,nts rovc.ls remarkable gifts. Van Mryden
| studies his models liarr" siudird his. with Inc
fcryor Of IN anatomi,t. and Whether in his pencil
sketches Hike -. -. wild l'nll oil Tie Eoinan
| canparnar: his pen studlcs, like NJ. -. - Lion
Attacking "A cow: hi- wa-h drawings, Hike No. ~.
| Fieht Eotwc.n Pima and an OK; ms careful
water colors. Ike y. l. "a Tiger About To >pinS'
or his completed crcngs. th"r" Is apparent In his
| work n full knowl.dg" II structure and uncommon
| capadty for indicating If. Action also, the
richest province Of the "anma"r.' t. finely rendered
bv him In several plates. of which No. - ~ Ion
| Attacking buffalo" No. 10 Two Tigers Playing
No 1872 "Comhat of Cavalry; No. II. Fieht Be
tween Bulls" and No. 1872 1.-TWO Tigers Fight
| Ingn are among the bet. In his work truth To
nature Is pcrp'tullly "lIctng admiration ana SOM"
| ,Imcs-as two Of the plates Just mentioned remind
us-u cases where strictly technical consideration
| f. a seyerer test than the production can s'ahd
| Take either no 1872 the cavalry piece or No. l}.
| fine sudy Of two tigers engaged in bloody contest
and the prevalence Of weak S'r"wly hn'S
| .bonld 10 'ObNOus T. a tyrO lie Tree
trunk in the first Of these shows no familiarity with
the expires sion Of such substance by organic Zines.
nor IS there any dcnness whatever in the treatment
| OF the confusion Of warriors In the background But
whom all IFS defects have been admitted. this very