The sun., 1894-03-24

sow. r.irt,ps. sy American Artists.

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Mr. Thomas IIoveuden ls best known In New
York as q painter OF negro character and
figure pictures telling a story. In the exhibi-
tion OF dozen OF his paintings. now at the
Avery gallery. he has blossomed forth in the
spring as n painter OF landscape. and IL must
be admitted that he has done himself no dis
credit. Ithas been slwaysa Characteristic OF
Mr.. Hovendcn to appear sincere and faithful
to his purposes In his work. He Is no less so
In his landscapes. although IL is plain that he
has wavered little. and In the course OF bis
experimenting in q new field he has made at
least one unhappy excursion into the over
wrought realm Of plein air. In his Grandms's
Second Sight" a large-headed little girl
threading her grsndmother's needle. and the
Travelling Clock Member" In which the
light seems to be over intense and the color
ing unnaturally vivid. Mr.. Hovenden ap-
pears In his wonted role but these are the
least interesting OF his present works A
Morning In Map" 10 picture aof
young girl. not wholly agreeable In type or
trestme ent and set In q sunlit landscape OF an
extreme green. In Late Twilight" how
ever. Mr.. 'Hovendsn is seen In new and most
delightful mood. A country road beside .
fringe OF wood. and with some traces OF re-
cent snow, is fine in feeling and sentiment.
and there Ia something OF the same sense OF
atme. phere in Moonlight Washington and
"A Misty Night" also done at the national
capital. The Snow. Kent. England" Is .
little hard and lacking In the softening innu-
ence OF atmosphere. There are two orchard
scenes that are excellent 10 depth and sun
light Tho Orchard. Autumn" Is q large
pctur. Of much interest. and there 10 very
pleasant suggestion In the smaller Orchard
Path" There is very springy 'Springtime
and figure study OF = girl In an old-Rold elk
dress at the piano. It is called Tho Song"
and IL 10 entirely successful In character
Seven American artists are represented In
little collection In Mr.. Macbeth's little gallery
in Fifth avenue. Mr. Alfred Brennan 10 one OF
these. who. being man Of considerable talent.
has appeared to rely upon that reputation to
| Justify his careless or eccentric work. His
large portrait, Miss Ellen Terry. A. D.. 1885,"
painted from an old photograph. 10 not. Of
course. q recognizable likeness nearly thirty
| years later. and Mr.. Brennan must have paint
cd IL for the sake Of the old style bell skirt and
the colors Of his background. 1t 10
rich as q color study, and not without
n,cssTes o feSess chGrsS s.sss ,e sssp
ds boy blowing reed with his dGg ss;ss
"HdoIescsnce." .""s. Valentine" and Utopis"
them sGGT willie Ss fG
on the apex Of an ipcipient water spout. 10 .
conysntionsl enough Nepqs % rising n,I itGm =;
the sky that are wholly fancIiuL Mr.. E A.
| Bell has = number OF pictures OF sheep and
character and direction. The scene each time
q laid in Frqnee. and the hour is evening twi;
| the young woman tending her sheep In the
wood is plaintively fine In its expression.
of whom whom his % friesds piausibiy promise better
things He had Ian an & ODD thing hin or two nt In the
Ym ed Sofe Sy I'VE paintings and some wstsr-coIor
| sketch lie has an Enthusiastically NM sense
ns sqS aS SsTu SSGs a solos and
ton But ~ Is dIearaer In whom the the ssnse s;s
s dpawnr ans E ea.s seess and n:
| composition sometimes inexpiieable. o1tthere
"Huntress," butterfly chaser. has been seen
the AeadeY and so has Mt rreIlwiizs nns ;s
figures and Landscape. which won HslIgartsn
prize at the Academy a year ago. Mr. y. u.
Sas but snses @ i've o9in Deas i s
lection" is a dark studio interior in WHICH a
rich In color, we'll managed in com position
and agreeable in sentiment. 1t is out Of his
the Wayside." is in a more familiar color key
but 1t lacks something. The little girl with
sons that 81 TS
picture while very delishtigl dell % gray AZ @ Of sort
nrine seems to absorb the shId In sh,s The e.ek.
which three are heads, finely painted and ex-
cellent in character A the Fountain" Is a
a aessf tGsnf iine st q desorasIon a' Gun
s Rss rS arranged geo to Exhibit .o%s thirty % Of his
Wsst TwentS.eIehih street. The subiscts are re
| taken for the most part from the New England
sSSd dss s1d 81 nsst a Win
| some Of them are tagged couplets from the
EnssRa MooS R0e,s sssns Sr RtS snow
with a good deal Of minuteness. bnt without
Mi.s stsedsh sfs two TsHs Of
lovely autumn foliage that are rich in, color
and good in asmospherie effect, The "punss
as well as some other views OF the sea shore.
lack ntmoSspheric effect, perhaps; but @ altogeth:
scenes with good oeal Of sympathy and skill.
, At the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries tha Dutch
The Worlds Fair at chicaeor at Boston. and
finally at the Fine Arts Galleries in West Fifty
2S On the 18th and ;iOth these Interesting
paintings will be sold at auction. This 10 col:
who did themselves the pleasure TO view it
at the show Of the ScAndlnavian painters. In
soanes.i0n Nth IN Shen; t neat 70 h aoshs % pspt,
collection numbers altogether SON ethlng like
1870 pictures. several q them having been
sSs Ar!E: kSsstIsSsek .SE:ST ME:;lsT. - 6sEht:!'
| Thoren. Van Essen, Gabriel and MAuye-
| Among these are two notable marines by
| glesdag. lsraels's "Shellh- her" and others
| Of his works. nne Nsuhuys. and no end OF
| other fine pictures. ADDED to these works OF
the modeTns, since their last public exhibit
lion are a number OF old masters OF much In
! teTsst CHIEF Of these il a painting signed By
Paul Potter In l642, representing Noah super.
intending the debaTkAtion Of his collection OF
| animals. 1t Is wonderful In the detail ed treat.
| ment OF the menageIIe. Others OF the old
masters represented by good examples are
| kuysdRl. Teniers. the Younger; De Hing.
| flinck. Stuhr. Murant. Cuyp. aud Van Struk.
| Julian o. Davidson, whose marines In black
| and white have given him popular fame
| through the magazines has a large aud very
| spirited painting At Knosdlsr's OF " The Sink
ing OF the Congress by the MerrimAe." II 10
| not only dramatic Ia composition. but faithful
| and realistic in Its painting,
| A lot of old.iAshioned pictures By foreign
| ana native painters is to he sold at the Filth
! Avenue Auction Rooms on Wednesday evening
a. he late sa Tah J. HSbIiskis lot or Of ART e 6ooIs.
nearly all OF them oi populAI character. are
! included in the collection. The character of
the mPriean mart of the AllaTY il In I'd N