New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-08
p,cr1rREs BY SIX ARTISTS.

A., .,ous galleries OF the American nv ~
.ootat,on six artists have hung SIX sepA'
., their respective productions ME- anu -, 1s.-
Y Y Seweu All the first room anu "'' .,a,.d
" ,rL,rg IN Morocco they have STUDIED
,h. ruae under the conditions OF a'i'0'p :.
~, n,,ch obtain there, and they have laoo'eu "
...,.,,callv together that they appear W -
sess but one style. In the principal p'c'u' -
collection No /. The Daughters VI ri,
,hay have elaborated. The feHci'E WIN -
those two artists have combined ther 'e'e' n,,
has hesn noted before but never with 50 hu'" W..
d,alitv az may be INDUCED in upon 'n'S - -
The flesh painting in the picture JUST na'"e. .,,.I
.o,to,Iy strong The effect is warm, sups'"'
,uu OF life and withal extremely rehned Inv no.
ding OF sunlight is positively pri''lai'' -. ausa
served In those parts OF the design ""'0' o. A.,
with foliage or considered with reference ~ '.,,,,
ures alone The sensation OF freshness a'' ,,,.
:. c,aor,v conveyed. and to add to the paip'A""s
reality In color and texture the PAINE ~,,,srdsd
noved a gift for which they have been co'',''" -.
.,ora ., The Tribune They have happy 'a9a"
,or tho treatment of figures in notion anu 90
,,rss In this composition are Amazingly e'as"
same virtue is dlscerned In No u Inc uol'. 49,, Ian.
nd ~, ,sa "Racchantes" both by MI seven I'm
Neither he nor his wife has any hhe' quan" ..,.
this the quality OF enforced vivacny' .sh,,,on
have improved much since the spe''Al r,rsr.
they held two or three years ago in the same
,es Their modelling is more free anu iho'e ,.h
IN IN. nude studies which seem TO take up - ~" ~.
., their time: their handling OF open-ar "e" f 80,
lens has also increased prodisiouss " -,.,,rss
and truth. and they achieve IN all tie'' 80 "a
the most admirably virile gayety Inc" 49, a,r
unapproachable In the treatment OF eN''e"e and
cult themes What they lack are s"e"e a..
s,nors symmetry OF design. Their compositions s''
interesting and picturesque. They nave he'
,rnsic beauty Of arrangement. OF outhhe'
Nr sawelrs picture OF young women oath"e 10,
fountain shows where he Is dencient. Inc On
in this has no depth. nor Is II even Sra N
the contrary. II is awkward. though IL me, ..v
granted that II Is natural Mr.. SEVEN mas W :. "a
enough sympathy for classic art ho"e'e'' .,,.,v
too MAINLY a sharer In some OF It's spirit 10 So
h,msef with that plea Because group Is ~ art
and artess il does not follow that Is son sr biz
Mrs Sewell realizes this more OF leS hs has pu,
her scheme together well in her careiuhs and her
Lavore in the r aanas ,a Su the oS side
OF their art little more Despite sne" versatile
shortcomings they are caP Ss1r work Their room
makes the pleasantest possioie 's''
hibltlon. $1,000, ..,rs a. strong precisely
where Mr. and Mrs. sewell are weak ne ;i,ustrs-
perb designer. and his omar MAJ MAJ original form
provide an eShausess mine o. pleasure Re Is Ha most
der has extraordinary inyenveheSSn, erfect gift for
sSS SasslsS other the
space Snd m ns Rutih the poet
A np,ar
Touched to its highest flights These S,d repro
trst,ons we'll known through the iansst fruits
ductions will be appreciated as me are more
81 a most artistic Individuality me- Sy but they
than familiar and need no commens nv Mr. Veddef
viii nevertheiess be gladly receiV,u. ,har, draw.
shows some other pictures. seVeraI Va naintsr be
inos and several done in color. AS draughts-
less provocative OF admiration tnan n The large
man His color is Opaque and aS''; rares is al
most monotone and there Is not even more salts
t .ors rency In IT, The color Is no nor in the
tan,nrw in the huge Head OF Lazarus, Nj Hunt.
sa,chss for the mural decorations u, act forth
| inSton;s house But the Idea Is wWsdder's style
m,ifh originality and vigor, ana Mr.. Color and
VIII, ,,snn has a charm all Its own ,n,ng may
| III dacafe tints OF powerful mesh dignity ano
ha absent from his works. put .ne and the high
noetrv OF his conceptions never IA" Another artist
whose best work has been do done III the next room
Villa Hamilton Gibson. occupies ~. aowers birds
Win number OF the drawings ai.s S popular IN
and Ien dscape which have been re abundant un'
illustrated books He works VIII sss and polsnn:
narsta nd,np with great manual ehse erect HIS
uei ith sharp eve for DECORATIVE NE care 70
anu WIZ "a shade more finlcai tnah rstty The
ss them but they are truthful anu naorpee Reid
last two galleries are filled by MT oivIer from Lon
rom canada and Mr.. Herbert a; o" nd genre SUP
aon Mr. Reid has done landscapes a"Il large scale
sr's o;vier's water-colors have been are con.
I'm Italian landscapes Both a,,umosphere WITT
r1an,,ams craftsmen who handle s schernes Oh
,Sns,o'itgsnca and produce HARMONIOUS asnarts from
er r. cannot be said that ether liner nicures are
,~aa,ocrs unsuggestive plane ne AZ not maAs
,m e and respectable but tney siiitiea,
~ acauaiutod with Interesting