New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-25
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The portrait exhibition at the Academy Of De
sign whose success has fag exceeded the eNp'''"
lions Of its organizers and which VIII p" open u"''
december / instead If November ~ as was orig
lnallv intended. naturally possesses an '-ie''" III
tercs, for American artists and for all VINO are III
,er.si,1 in American art. The impressions. there
fore Of artists and lovers of art VINO nav" N''''N
the exhibition and who are well dIi'ihe' To- Sl''N
on the subject. which are given mere ~ inter w
obtained by a reporter for Tn" Irih"n' may ~ ~
value in calling attention to its most important
features
Samuel Isham thought It was a very good repre-
sentative exhibition Of modern portraits The Eng
lsh however were not especially well r'pTt"'n''"
In Mr. Isham's judgment while the fren'h "'','
go far as IN. best u IA, Older men W'I" ''i'''"'
But there was nothing ~ number oi me-" VINO are
I'm their full force now men who have come up ~
the last eight years. \ number OF Important men
" this class was missing. The reputation OF mon
Tx. Bonnai AID Ief,byre WIS already made anu
they were getting io be- old men NOV"
Il thought the American work. continu'l MI.
Tsham compared very well with that oi foreign
crs II seemed 10 me. however. AS u sargent were
enormously ar the head as 81 the whole 'N"''i'''"
served only 20 show his remarkable tai NJ in ih'
strongest relief As 90 tho other Americans th'F
are not drauehtsm"u Ike B1untt ana I"f"h'r" ana
~. other Tr,uchuen. whose very delicate duI 'N-
trcncly finished drawing they DO not a.. o." '' care
i"r. ''' "'''' "' ., 49, - .,. ,,..,,.
c'"I ana "'''""'h ' ''''' 49, . t,.,.l
t .,r ,. Americans vino are,
'echniqu" style ana '"''' ''' 49,. 10. 3d.. .',
hrrlon Then there are DeNlns. Thay'r AMI
Whistler although / don't know whether "r not
you count him as an American Whist'r mas Z"
N''F ''"''' "''' ~. ~, random,
'''f N' ,..i..., ,,..-s,,,ff,,.
'" " .,.-,..., and , certain noe
very mo i'''''N '''
'i'it' '' ''n'''''. ,,. d.. 80, artistic
'h'"h '"' 'N''''''''' az ,,'.... ,,..,. s
'' min. ,-,t.t.. INNS, make
t''' '''' ''' - e ,,.,,, ana
J. '''"s"" ''' ..i.. cha, ,,. s,tf.-
, .r,r. .i,,.,,.s hat. been Iorfrait
.r,.t, ,r,irlr,. no 20 ii certain
l""''''' ..t,. ,.,,.,,i,..t. az the
point anu WIZ ..,, s,.h ,,l,t-
'"'' '"''' . .. ,,tt.,.I,n 1.h. nor
''S ar ,,,,,.r az. yor, cr,ditable
trHlts 81 ""'"'" 49, 49, r,t.,,. main, ,f
al" VIZ
~ , ..,,,.. is IN Mace Amer
Inv ""o'v ;.., ..t,r t,r.,,h ar, or any
'"" Az W. -, .y,n.,i,,s ,oy, American
80, . ..,. ,,.u v.h.u hung ALONGSIDE
art holds lis own very wen WY" ',,.r - f,o,
Of foreign WORN 'o' 9'"''' 81" - ,,
an American "''"'' "' -. ,b ,ri,
foreign one IN" now ""''' " - nm. ~ ,rh.
dice against American p'''",eS = ,,.i,
removal " ''e tarc,s ons A.. people Will
America" 81 - ,,r.,,y y,.lI ut on th. level
So ,,
,,,,..,, ho h.e,n his artistic career
,rs aso and who WAS president OF
Owl N'' 80 r,si,r Tor mar. than
'"' .''''0' 49,, ,,, h ,,uld nat like 10 dis
'"'"'y - -, a., ,.ar,o,,s ,.riois especially
cuss the pictures % ,n' .,..t. ,,,.r. f.
"A pictures % ms ""' D.0' ,,,-,.., ~, ,,s hotter
the eNh'o''"". 80, 49, b., , Grim. tie would
that an "r'S' S"'r'' ,,'.,., . .,, .>.tr.,r.i,.
say INV we 49,, ,nr.. ,.,s ,,,a, variety
'"''''N''' ' -, a., American v.,rl,
III IT, '"''' ""' ,,,, ,.,,,k
"S "'' a. , ..r,r.i,s tn very we'll
"''nN ~" .,., 49,. ,.,..,,.t tb. host
ahd'' vi. IN ... tr instance
p"rU"'S 81 ""' . .t., d. o.,. ,f his
u'"'' y P"' ' ~ ,' ..,,,,i,, -, his
best p''ui'S " 49,. x,t,.i,tor ~ his
'"''" ~ " .r, ,,,.,,.h .,hool i4 fairly rep
po''""H " 80, ,,tul, rho ,noJ.rn English
resented ou' y" ''' ..'',,. ar. rroIish piei-
~ ~ -, tho earlier pcrinls OF English
-, ,u rorr.seuted There are great
art are yer! wen ''',' ,,',,t,, and / ,bi,,l
many "r'S'' '''''- " ,.,.,,i, Interested in
mat arts'S Hc"''""' "
IL ., H.. ,.i ,,.,,b ,b..
f'''''"N -. -. 3D.. 'xbp,f,ion \f,o-
ano"''N " nm . , a., ,,..,, and ,h.
seeing III" ''''"N' 80 49, ~ t.....,.,, ,bo,
American portraits "9 "''"' 49,. H.,
Americans fouh' il "'''S''' " -,
to 20 u Europe I" nav 49, '..,, o., ,,rII
Il admire most OF the French portraits rI"'rh''
Mr.. Dielman. ohiy ''O" ''V"
ceedinrly beautiful painting Of dresses drAp'ri'7
that as rule is charac'er'S''' 81 '''' ,ho