New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-14
,,urRTC4N and FOREIGN PICIthh>'

u,-,,ox At THE UNION LEAGUE CHI H.
,r,ch, diversified and most ENJOYABLE col
,. =, nic,ures which the Art committee "a
,., aasue Cub has assembled for the ne"
o,,hlv exhibition. American and foreisn so"oo''
have been drawn upon and IN most oa'''
.alsc,on has done singular justice 10 "'' mo
y, Tho most distinguished American represehoou'
the late George lnness there are TWO peO"'i"''s
illustrative examples. Mr.. Clarke ends the ser'C
-, so,aun landscape. entitled "A ROCKY be"'
h.rins tho date of lsie. and sends also 'he ca''-
90. after a Summer Shower, which i""'9'
,ainted in the present year III pos''''o' T.,
vein The two pictures stand for TWO eNIe"e'
time and in intrinsic artistic charac'e'' Inv
,.ndscape is closely. even tightly. painted anaS SIS
"m,ns with the utmost pains every detail OF
.r,yo, structure Rousseau used 10 paint III
mi. fashion at the outset OF his career: lurh W
the recent work, however. and you VIII hiu d s''-'
10 which the French master never rose' ~
seau's breadth and vigor were eiec'riheo u! -
sionste dramatic instinct. and leave Dis ia'''
S nagniecent 10 the point OF severity. There
IA M me,,oviny OF his art IL progresses o"'
hegh,eping OF It's grandeur. lnness became ''o
tender more poetic more lyric we irpe"'' " 49,,
PAINTINGS OF his maturity, and IN this pc'"e w
style Is discovered fusing the motives OF '"c 49,,
before him into one quiverng veil OF soi'es' "en'
and air and color The newly bathed landscape is
.tee,ed in strange tones OF vaporous, indescroaoe
summer exhalations. 1t is Imaginable 'ha' II, .o"
,.r,son will some OF the other works OF ihhess
this nicture might be criticised as thin put 'ha'
could only happen supernclal scrutiny %
picture Remember the moment. me hoo'
..nosnheric anti-climax In the subject anu inc
essential veracty OF the Interpretation VIII ~
admitted Inness recognized that lor '"e "'"'
anous elements in his problem there "a'
one s,vle and far as logic or treatment So
the nc,ure Of 1894 and that OF 1879. widely
as they ar in dates and methods are 90 ~
yiousIv the natural expression OF one uns"er'ihs
,,d,,,duslity Inness developed enormously as
time went on. but he was a master at both ends
OF his career, an ever-loyal lover OF H"'"'e' ana
an unrenlitting student of her MOODS
For the present however, enough mas Deeh Sd'"
OF the art of George Inness. Opportunity Will very
soo, ,riss for more elaborate study OF y thah 10
.xpedient at this moment. In the mea" tlihe "''ie
are many other painters IN the 'h'o" i"e
dsplav who demand sympathetic notice IRON" ''e
modern Spanish school, for example, there are so''
capital performances The Moorish soldier dep'c'eN
by Villegas is an excellent early specimen Vi
ma, ubo has never been az well known mere as ne
IA. deserved The big Eastern figure study ps
Bilbao is also effective in warm Sou'"ei" VIZ,
a trAe theatrical and glittering. perhaps o"' H'
artistic: and the single figure outlined WIN "'"U'.
precision on a small panel by Munoz Is o'm"a
in its def concentrated fashion RICO many
spanard always for all his long residence III al ~
has an. q, the loveliest Venetian studies on 'ne
vail that his Industrious and enhancing prush n"'
produced In a long time From Pars' Oh ooui'e'
there are many canvases. There AWAY
miscellaneous exhibition. Nearly all 'he r'e"'"
men arc welcome upon this occasion haehiiherei
Is at his best in the gay, mincihg Ie'eHe'' ~ 80
Drsc,oi,e ..Wedd,ng Procession; there are all the
polished dantnesses of his facile style exhio''eu
IN this and there characteristic pea"'.o "
technique in the figure subjects OF Char'e7 "'''
toner Gerome Lhermitte Jacquet anu |o.'
which the committee has secured TWO hi'c"e"
and
lively. are interesting as souvenirs oi INC
Dutch cult, which never quite dies out In france
1t survived delightfully."- in Bonvn. delightfuiy De
cause he remembered his foreruhhefs Wilma "
peaiing them, and only echoed them !" oe'"s
master in their field. Ribot was less erta'' o"'
cepts A pleasant little sketch by Met is shown:
there is framefu OF studies after the hsad , on
sheep by Nine Bonheur, which rs hnS" has lately
and most original thing by her "hien no Gare
appeared in gallery; AND sweet
Albert Lynch Is graceaa,, 10 the s@ave neutrality
o. fine landscape by Cain there may " Psnoir
These are the last OF the foreign works OF promi-
pence. ,a
make, as a group a less impressive showing man
their rivals from across the sea ye, im hracter
Of this little exhibiton Mr. Maynards opmiends
And sleepyeyed bacchante is strong ries merit
o. rather academic sort in ths Gn nckv na Mr.
Chase have all clever figure pieces In the collection
BT is in landscape as usual tnat ~" ae' Hsr
ford Van Boskerck and Dewey ali convey IN pauspie
and agreeable form the results OF ,bs
servation and gentle feeling. or one artist IN .i,s
band We wish especially 10 speak Mr.. De"ey
landscape reveals robust freedom emeagy the The
drectness which ne has not hitherto SHOWN ne
move is good and takes him q long str,ue
ahead His sensitive work. telling or rare re- e.
sponsiveness TO the irdescence OF sunset Color ~
IFS more subtle and delicate manifestatiohs. mas
always been admired but there liz now heart'ei
swing in his art, and we nope he will cultivate IT,
Is shade healthier and therefore more apt 10
oe fruitful OF fine things.