New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-04
THE CHRONICLE OF arm
EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER TOPIC.
THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN AnrrsTs-cIoss ..
THE WATER COLOR sHow-A COLLECTION a.
BEAUTIFUL PICTURES BY AN UNKNOWN
ARTIST-MR. NEWMAN'S COLOR

THE wATER-coLoR sHow-A COLLECTION o,
BEAUTIFUL PICTURES BY AN UNKNOWN
ARTIsT-MR. NEwMANs COLOR
TRIUMPHs-NoTEs
An exhibition that is certain to be OF yerv -.
interest will soon be here Next Friday there v, |
be a press view OF pictures gathered for their n,
teenth annual display by the Society OF Amer,c..
Artists and the public will be admitted to the s,,
! leries on the Monday following. Whatever poIn,.
there may be about al exhibition by this organi,.
ton to which exception may be taken II still ~
mains possessed of vgor which invariably arres,
attention There is no more stimulating event /, |
| the season than the regular temperance OF "A. |
society. At the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries ths,.
will open on Thursday morning exhibition OF !.
collection Of prints, paintings, enames and misses
Ianeous porcelains. On the afternoon OF the sams
! dav the monthly show OF the Union League Clu
will be opened. An exhibition Of oils and water,
colors by w. B. Tholen, Dutch painter. opens To-
morrow at the Avery Gallery. Mr. Johnston's e.
hibition at the Klackner Gallery should be men,
toned again as one of more than common interest
The Academy closed its doors last night and
ended an exhibition for which the members Of the
American Water Color Society and the New.York
Etching Club merit the most cordial praise Both
societies maintained good standard and both
rcaped the reward OF a large attendance and large
sales The Etching Club sold prints to the amount
of some $780, and last report from the watercoor
society presents a total Of sl00A. which will doubt.
less be found increased in later memorandum.
The little grou.; Of designs sent from Japan proved
very popular exciting the interest OF connolsseur
and artists and giving the Oriental watercoorists
every announcement to continue their contributions
70 an American exhibition. Following is a list
Of the principal pictures sold at the Academy since
our last record was given: AT Dordrecht," by II.
W Ranger, slGO: The Market Wagon" by A.
Films slOO: ION the Thames. near Richmond" by
G. H. McCord, 800: Evening Hour" by Julian Rix
s1sO. "A Pastoral" by Horato Walker. $500; win.
ter Moonrise" by W. l.. Palmer, 800; Low Tide at
Cobasset." by A. T. Bricher, 49, Morning After
storm " nv A. T. Rricher. SO; Morning. Korten
Hof Meadows" by W. II. Howe. $50; Back OF the
Village" by ]. F. Murphy 500; Bright Morning In
Autumn" by X. Van Elten $780, Evening, Long
Island" by Fl. Farrer. 800
Mr. r L. Newman is a painter who has for many
years remained unknown to the pubic put mas
been appreciated and admired by small circle OF
artists and collectors. His friends have arranged
an exhibition OF his works at the Knoeder Gallery.
where he figures with degree OF briliiancy that
provokes regret for his prolonged secusion. There
are IN the nelghborhood of rs pictures the wala
Not one Of them would have failed TO awaken In
terest had It been hung In one OF the large ex'
hibitions Mr.. Newman, who was born IN me
South in 1877. studied under Couture for shon
time in 1850 and some three or four years later
began an acquaintance with Mllet, which resulted
in his developing strong sympathy .Vr the DARE
bizon school There signs OF Millets influence
in his own work. They are clear.y visible IN No.
r. THE Ba.her." FOR example. and in many oth@
Of his pastoral designs. But II Mr.. Newman Is 10
be discussed with reference TO any foreign masters
at al. he is perhaps best described as q COMPOUND
OF Monticello and Dlaz. with hint OF Delacrox
occasionally MAILING Itself felt. The beautiful paint
ing Of Christ Lifting st: Peter from the Waves
recalls distinctly some OF Deacroixs sacred sea-
pieces But this very picture will serve as well ~
any less reminiscent OF another hand to illustrate
the essentially original elements In Mr.. Newmans
art, lie Is before all things co.oris and AFTER
that mprovisatore. creating fancifll pictures OK
generally poetic drift rather than OF specifically
dramatic or imaginative significance. The compo-
sition OF the religious picture just referred 70 10
obscure In details. and not specially ingenious in
mass. but the atmosphere that fills the piece 10
undenlaby mysterious and poetic. The color has .
loneliness due to spontaneous feeling in spite OF ito
sugge stions OF a French exemplar. Mr.. Newman's
co.or strikes the deep. resonant chord which began
with the Venetians and was revived, somewhat
thinned but sti. warm and vivid. by Diaz and
10 use his subject chiefly excuse for an ar
rangement Of color. but Mr.. Newrnans mood Is al.
sophisticated about his work. In fact. L might Dc
little sophisticated with profit u could obviously
pictures very few of them exceeding few inches
Riding Hood the Madonna. a sylvan bather-and
enveiop it in Cloud OF sensuous tone; Now ana
the graceful and s;atuesque "sappho' Go. So, and
We repeat. the vague. elusive spirit OF the work
Mr.. Newmans Imaginative conceptions were ar.
rested on their way into concrete images by a
faculty Of the artist have free play
He pauses 10 weave dreams with the magic OF deep
PuTpes glowing reds c ana SOFT SOFIA fG IRE greens
ieny the potency in his sensitive hands In pictures
Holy Family" which Is particularly good speci-
ike these Mr.. Newman is of the haunting
Ssrv % color The He but best hin
Every one should see IT, II is novel and it is good
e. In add,i9n to the pleasure IT gives now =
he commlttee that orsanaed the exhibition. 4.
Collectors who loaned their pictures and the gentle.
men who provided the space in their gallery
We have received from Mr. C. Klackner a proof
y new wood engraving by Mr.. Frank French
essn is pretty portrait Of ea young sir Standing
ut OF doors with boushs OF apple. blossoms in her
Il cleverness the dificuh textures Of the blossoms
icing rendered with truth and delicacy.
French ar, critic has fallen in with trsnsa-
rsss cd by Sm ASroa and has been much i'm
Italian art In the last issue OF lie Journal des
lrts there are extracts from the book which
american can read without smiling. But NJ Sabine
lea shakes his head solemnly their irreverence
nd prints them In all seriousness as showing the
Ind OF Views on art current among Americans
The Art Journal for February contains papers
n TWO men with whom American amateurs cannot
.ngsh figure and portrait painter and Christophe,
ne french sculptor. who died about year ago.
ide AND sass rsse Sad q: q:
nrrent numbers OF The Art Interchange and
Fhe Art Amateur and note in each a quantity II
ood. practical matter besides entertaining articles
n general topics: The last issue Of the English
studio has reached us and Is nor only admirable
l Itself, but promises that in April the periodical
III be improved In manufacture and will contain
autograph Autographs and other supplementary
lates. Other magazines before us are Modern
TT. a quarterly which Is put together with rather
nusual care as to press work. paper and illustra.
ons, and Mr.. Knauffts Art Student" cheap
lonthy. which may be recommended 20 those whose
lterests are suggested by the title.