New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-08
TWO EXHIBITIONS.
THE OPENING OF THE AUTUMN AcApnm

THE OPENING OF THE AUTUMN ACADEMY.
The authorities at the Academy have exceAdAa
the moderate limit by the last autumn exhibits,
and present this year over four hundred pictures
narrow scrutiny Of them fails r. show that thIs
expanding hospitality has been due to the knock.
ing Of many new and imperative talents at the
Academic gates. The unfamiliar painters are verv
few. and only two three hold for any length a.
time the attention they qualified to arrest Mr.
NJ X. Trotter and Miss Anna Case are both wei.
come acquisitions, and both for much the same req.
son. Mr.. Trotter Is noticeable because In each
OF his pictures. 1.-The Bath and The First At.
tempt" he has placed his figures effectively. ana
has treated them with strong yet delicate brush
work. His color also is very tasteful. Miss Case
is even more attractive in her handling Perhaps
In the future she will the advIsabi.ty Of deepen.
ing the tone in her pictures, giving them more
solidty. and, 1t may be added more significance In
a thoughtful sense. In the time she paints
broadly. with drectness. and with spontaneous
precision that is quite refreshing. Her little pro-
file called "Antoinette' is most meriorous piece
Of execution. Work done on these lines and height
ened In human sentiment ought to meet with 4
warm reception in our exhibitions. Mr. f. w. D.
Hamilton, a third painter whose work has not
hitherto been noticed in NewYork galleries, sends
from Boston a study from the nude. "Narcsssus"
which makes a bright spot In the corridor. He has
drawn this figure well. with an uncommon feeling
for grace Of form. and his color Is excellent.
Turning from the newcomers In the exhibition To
the regular contributors who have rallied to al
the galleries 1t be admitted that their efforts
have not been crowned with remarkable results A
candid estimate of the Academy Is not rendered the
moro gracious by predatory WORDS OF faint praise
and terse,y summarized this is one Of the most
embarrassing exhibitions the organization has
opened in a long time. The figure painters, after
those we have mentioned, do little or nothing to H.
troduce animation into the dull ranks OF perfume
tory canvases and even the portrait painters who
as a rule, may be relied upon to make an i'm
preston fall weakly into the background, with one
exception. The exception Is Mr.. Louis Loeb. whose
nortrait Of Mrs b. L." Is beautiful IN Its subtle
so,idity. With purer color 1t would be brilliant
production The best that Mr.. Loeos colleagues
have to say for themselves may be found In Mr.
Beckwith's feminine head No. 2S3 in Mrs. Lambs
Singing Girl" in Mr.. Bells Ideal Head, which
is not ideal at all. but just sentimental bit Of
realism; in Miss Emmets and MISS Inroops PCT.
Rice and in Mr.. I.nson,s snapPy little ske; ct h Of
Charles A. Dana. What these painters nave 70 oner
is p,ausibe enough. intelligent ana sKllfuL put
there nothing Of an exceptional character ne
n neutral y in their effect Miss Phelps in her semi
nude surprise is suave and correct MISS ~,
comber in her symbolcal composition Is poe,icsv
attractive though lacking IN tecnh,Sus ana ~;
and transparent shadow In his picture o., Moona
market at night There are points OF merit Y
Mr. Currans two outdoor trifies on the ine IN tH
south gallery. and there are pictures rom M
Rlenner Mr. Gaul, Mr.. Maynard Mr. Denman ana
| Mr. Isham which awake a languid cur,,9slty MI
| louis Dessar has lighted his net-nendng group
cieverly Mr. Waldo has some good zone IN ns
senstiye study called The Child, and M can
ia amusing in his portrait OF southern Iaporsr
Rut at This point the brief list or passaole pcu!es
,s ended and the observer Is thrown DacS upon sns
| iandscapes and marines. There, as ever "a se.s
nms standard Is maintained. There Is a me ses
nSece on the very threshold OF the exhibition; NJ
Eorton's "Hard-a- Port" In the corrldor, anu sns
nicinpns hv Messrs Minor. Kost Murphy "a!
fvman Robinson and Charles H. Miner are aii nc
igh,Sii Mr. Plat sends two charming lt3iah r sdo
ects and there two seine studies Dy nI, "a
1rharlov which are original In composlton , a~
| accomnlishei in execution. MI onases spa nns
an,ymnal landscape with figures, deserves its hono
abis nosition in the south gallery Mr. Date sv.
annears with two landscapes-one enlvsness . ~
ap pa',1 ., nles the other by single n,rle nsuIe
IN which his characteristics virtues ana den,s a
III IT, surfsca over of these pictures ~.
J"sirab,e 10 expend much time me aVersss VI one
exhibition is commonpace. ana there ,r - ~, ON the
york 81 a thoroughly stimulating na,u,S - y" that
wails better display was expected ,h,c ."A A. The
htch 10 now placed before the puol!ei q. ars
same time the show Is not bad ana ~ eth me ne
rasnect fully satisfactory. II Is er o%ueI cnns4.
,oas,ng little canvases OF no paruS.sa, ,ic,,ys.
pancn which are still very acceptape 20 .ae onsn
S,var AT this time. The doors OF tne nng oil
| On Monday next, and will close on 'he e'e"e -
| January