New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-20
ART NOTES.
OLD PORTRAITS AND MODERN LANDSCAPES
PICTURES BY MR. PICKNELT. AND MR..
sTERNER-sALEs OF PAINTINGS
AND pORCEfAlNS


TIE winters series Of onc-rnan exhibitions at the
Avery Gallery has been Interrupted f the purpose
If introducing some old rtraits and some M dcrn
landscapes. The latter are by Mr.. W. L. PickneH,
whose interesting work has not + = some time been
visible here In recent years his best pictures have
been u scenes In Massachusetts and the South, pic
ures fun Ct lignt atmosphere and c-lor. and exc
cutcd with an ever smocthress ard authority that
gave the last touch Il pausblity 10 the artists care
f impressi )nism. Mr. P.cknell IS stu an impress
sionist OF god sense and restraint, ard tho four
French landscapes which he shows f. the present
exhibit n have his usual truth ana drcc:ness. But
only one Of them. n. II. M rnlng in Normandy.
approaches hts famlnr standard OF crispncss fresh
ness and pure quality 4 tone Tao pictures are all
thin. and while they may not represent perfunctcry
labor they certainly contain evidences Of the
and Inspiration by which most Of Mr. II, kaeli's
paintings h,rct fore produced have been rendered
delightful.
Mr.. Averys rroup 4 ia p1rrlits embraces Eng
lsh American and Dltrh work. Tacr. is a rtrHt
4 SIR Cvcdalc Igce by L1wrerce which Il bcau.i-
fully modelled and save r s., mo hot passages IN
the c,orng II the face. equally beautiful IN
TIE dark cat Is aainio' with particular ranspsr-
cacy. y rtra.t f e!r K, b,rt Price ty :. Lane is
freely handled interesting bu' unrcmarkable per-
rmanc-. and the portrait g.; Henry clay. made by
David No'dNar! ia lsu0 las mcre historical than
artistic significance. Three T. rtraits by NJ reels.
Mi"r"'"l' and Ceuicn illustrate t1e Dutch schooi
4" wa P''' 70 X nD' max hr '"irhS y lis meth
obs. Tho 'tlle e., the three IS archaic ana the
meat - oi.ln.s rs hard Yet all have the int.re.,
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"'''' ''''S - ''' '''N'i-'''''1S' ~ Hi'"''' 'i-
e. u. and ser" realistic work 4 the earlicr
Dufcl p..u,er- Thor. Is seu. urusualv suove oxc.
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scattered am * his old masters a few god things
-, .-'.''"' i""Der'' venom f"s'n' ahF C'ro'' ara
DIS stI'f} lirsrh'' an inviting appearance. IL VIII
remain As u Is now hung uu;N Marca J.
Ire Illustrate rs N tGe for "Irue and l. hy Mr. A.
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~ '' an" ~ t''iI "tt b-iB made FAMILIAR Ia re-
duccl rm. Tho originals are NOW IN exhibition q.
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IA! 'a' ihpfr~'i. t''y aH'rd'd IN the ropr'-
au. lions. NJ. S'ra,r draws well and has "a refined
tfst" IL. apr" 0o.ls WhH' is graceful IN f,nInir.
I'm ana c-trme. ana esI ciany wcen they have
thr 2 ucl = Dl-'lsh moi ltiatucSs which M kes
y "a think = lavender and cur. US six gowns. Ne
designs '!"Ver.y md n rI- pc handles hts per. az
tn' hrIt" Win "1c' ," makes " ish -rawings. witn
- III. th' nc .s H~ fa'iuiN. Wn'n b" Illustrated
morv with ife ,rrl, arl f.ts tl',~.s f'ifhfnil..
feet the tnre ppm. ard =. No.. vs,bl,t|r' unt
l,qf u,tu Nor.s & ana ,.bo',..r 81 80 ~,
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