New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-04
TUE CHRONICLE OF ARTS.
EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER TOPICS.
THE WATER COLOR SHOW AND OTHER ArTRAc-
LONESOME MILITARY IITliOGRAlHS lN Raj
FET-cAsTs FROM THE LIVING HoRsE-A

/ FET-CASTS FROM THE llN i+N' i'''''''' -
NEW EXPERIMENT tx PLASTIC ART.
The American Water Color Society AMI the New
! York Etching Club open to the pu'1c -ln"l''"
the exhibition which was noticed III me II'"""'
Yesterday The pictures by the late ~ II. want
which wore reviewed al the same time. VIII he sold
NJ tba Fifth Avenue Art Galleries tomorrow anu
| Tuesday evenings. The duration Of TINS eNhipi''oh
should be extended 1t is rare that snch a coz
lection Of landscapes 10y an American hr''S' -
brought together The strength OF MI "I'"' >
art Is revealed as never before. His pictures are
ovcaedinplv beautiful The quantity Of work shown
is no. above its quality The Wunlerlich gallery -
hung Just now with some water coors by MI "oS'
Turner OF Boston.
The French military painters Of the present dAy
and of the recent past-Messonier' D'tA"'' Hr
Melville. Morot Groeron and Beauqu'sn' "Al
several precursors earlier In the century whose
works though separated widely from their own j"
character as we'll as in time were yet OF great I'M
portance in the formation OF the French school
Baron eros Horace Vernet and Iamet gave ire
mendous start to the realism that has since been
brought very near to perfection by men Ike M'is-
sonier AMI De Melville. The most Influential 81
, these pioneers was Ranet. 81 whose Autographs
water coors etchngs ami drawings collection u
now on view n, the Keppe Gallery. lie mas b''h
made an object OF enthusiasm In Parls Wh're' III
fact a monument to him by Fremiet was unveiled
ol4N Il Hlll' ""l'' '"'- ''''
tribute from artists and connoss urs who dsoern"
in him not only Intrinsic merit. bIt historical SIG
nincance. II was the tribute OF French art - ono
on whose work that had built. In this Iisht Naiet
is % interest 10 I'D" N"'''''" S'"'
one Of the pleasures this exhibition hI'r'7 j. ''''
Of finding IN the designs j contains "''''l'"'"'
Of the fire. the skiiful composition AMI IN" truth
in details which today In every serious picture
by a capable French military artist Looking for
Iaffa.'s positive qualities We nnd fewer than are
claimed FOR him hy his c'npair!''7' "'' W. SUI
find many. lie was. I'm the first place. q ''''S'l-
mate master Of his medium ana MS PRINTS are ''''
Of such suave transparent effects ~ tone as CON
temporary lhographcrs are seldom qualified - sur
pass Note the grays In so o. an episode % IA
uoeon's passac. 81 the Danube In lS". or ~" even
more slverv passages 81 similar texture 10 W.
AZ .T , povue Xoc,rrue ono u HE finest PERFORM
ances In achievements Ike these tn ve.v.ty sur
face and the pure color 81 ,tiut eurrlvng 1rr
fairly riyalled
'ohS"'''i ~ ''"''s'' ~ '' '
anu '"''T costume, nun
ar'S' "l p""'''" "'9''"'. "''
tI'h HIS injuries "' nav "'''
IT. was '''"'''.'." gov 3d..
race as III No "'' '.''
10 depart l'' h''"' j." W. '
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types % "'9 "''''' D" ~
''e'SeS inc sum - '''"'' "
same ln'lhit' INDUSTRY ]" ''''"E ''l'
nomy ana dress. MOT" 'h'h "'F '' "'' '' ''''
iemporari"s he was -" WN'"T' "7'''''" ~ JUS
time. Nh'f" ~" h"'"il' NOR" l''h ..'. ".'
figured the tumultno"S scenes o' 'N' H''''' ''".''
In France" was IN im''l"f DIS ""'" WIZ" "''",'.
crys,allzel ln Nos l6s ana 49, tn1 u-rlc sketches
nf a cuirae-l.r nauaglrg tr.il..4lfn. p r.n WIN
q ,.,y e.rokes of IN. feu ho gives In these DID thr
sors.. If construction ila, s needed AMI 1920 .',,-
,s,t, s.,ee - ,c,f,r -, - "a in ,u.hl4 .hor-ifts
,rho t,cll.n,s ~ ,n. .i.,. ~ Rome ,,l ,l.,t OBJ,
cons,an,n,,J ,r4 .rtr,v..I with a srir,.4l.rl,nre
81 animation They ar. inn,r.nn,iy. ina ,h,.- VI,ii
ness, I'm the. plc'ure.1iien".5 - their clue.i'. 49,
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sOuoge In 10. =. 'Waterl5l.' SIS made luri". Ills
Napoeonic designs are oi''n ,n'Inf '' d ''t'''
In general erect, bat D." never once strikes us
as having expressed the charm ~ th" Emp.ror's
personality. The limits to the artists imagnr'ln
were parity i"-IohSihl" i't 'hl-' b"' th'i' WIS '
other cause for his deficiency the second AMI the
last point Of criticism which We viii notice lie hal
not style as draughismin. be- d4 not draw VITA
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Hhts' VINO" """' "''''7i''S inca" ~ ""'" ''
giving figure distinction are never iu ihems' Ives
,.ic,,ous In ataaltlur Of Kan.f's shortcomings
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ho"e''' W. are "'' N'"''''"h MN. "''' ia '''
vatlons made he is s 70 De- IauI'i as designer -
.x,roorIin,ry fertility s,uudn.4s AMI feeling AMI
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technchn OF the greatest ability This 'Nhlbt'A i-
made up Of proofs loaned hy "A private collector. Mr.
A,ber,on Curtis and offer. an opportttnl,v which
., I'D, 80
shOuIl not De regretted IL "Hl remain open UNIV
the I'm.
recent article In The Tribune described some
ir,.res,i,, .v,.rIp,.nts III c,s,i,, mad. ,v MFR
wvm,,,n 6rI,.ay p,,,,il,. 1,,s .c,i,,,or H. ,r..
NWldh oru""y i"t"''t'' ms sculptor u pr
pairing equestrian statue IN the course %: LIS
s,udles ne has successfuliv ot,.mt,.I ,, MAX.
,.. =. -, ,,, - ,
pIdSter ciSiS from th' HNlhE h"Is''. ne F"i'''
these casts preserving contours. muscular AMI
other rninu,i,. az v,bicn ,b. ectl,t,r ,,oulI l.
wa "a van ~ 'i'
unaple 10 OBTAIN IhsNng IMPRESSION ia studying
the HNiHR animal. OWING 10 the r"StesSnrsa "l m"
latter ana me cNcr-chdHIIHs play OF HSht ana
shade upon us boayi Hy dnt OF patsni' "iguonA
I M., Inii'ilse mas OBJ S,t' "n", 81 r
lect casts. ana ne siedhS "l W"ih ana 81 "iheI5
m" S Sy g oe & a. l'rS 20 ,ic
~ ne I'iopH'h III 81 Ilt''Ir AZ re ''lhtN lisn
hat heretofore sGnlp'ots nav ma - aiuiy u no.