The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-09
TIE r ACADEMY.
opeuine OF the Thirteenth Annual r.h,N,
tor OF PaintIngs.


Opeui.e OF ths thirteenth Annua, r,hn,
tion OF Paintings.
II IL not an altogether common ~circumu,r..
that one is called upon TO praise unreservsd,,
the work OF the venerable and estimabls prs.t
dent Of the Academy Of Design. His ndmir,hl,
personal and Official qualities have made IL b,rd
often TO tell what appeared to be the truth AZ n
his paintings. His portrait Of himself, the cen.
trail object about which everything else 1,
grouped, from which all other paintings rsdi,
ate, in the thirteenth autumn exhibition show,
him ut his very best, and in the pose and vui.,
in which he win bc handed down 10 p~osterity.
For here Mr.. T. w. Wood. p. N. A., look,
down upon the visitor from the centre Of IN.
south wall as all know him, the kindly llsh,
Of welcome In his be-spectaclcd eyes. and good
humor denoted in tho mellow curves that roll
away from the wings of his ~nostrils. There 4, a
black cap upon his white hair. which a deem
background sets forth in high relief. It is, IN
fact, a notable portrait, ms IL is a living likeness,
and II is very beautifully painted.
Its Rembrantesque quality is explained by
the fact that Mr.. Wood spent the past sum.
mer In Europe copying the paintings OF the mas
ter in whose manner he has painted himself. To
his credit be II said. he is not too old to learn,
and here is the proof Of It. Mr.. Wood is Of much
personal distinction In face and carriage. and
he has never had a better sitter than himself.
He is pictorial in this canvas, and Rembrandt
were he able to soc II, could not fail 10 recognise
the compliment that has been paid to him By
the President Of the Academy.
The autumn exhibition of the Academy IL pot
good usually. Many of the strongest Landscape
painters are not back in town In time TO con.
tribute to IL, and others are unwilling 10 have
their pictures hung side by side with the daisie.
and summer girls and pretty absurdities that
zf4n. o-o.,,bol,, The foI .ln,v Thi. a..
not strikingly unlike other years in these re-
spects. although IL Is q month later than usual.
and there are not many notably strong and effec-
tive works shown. There are numerous weaklings
Of the faddists, and as usual there IL complaint Of
the manner in which the jury has acquitted It.
self. Carlton Virgins, Percy Moran, and
other such well-known and well-qusiined
painters are said 10 have been rejected, while IL
is plain that there are present on these walls
numerous canvases that might have been
spared. More than 1000 pictures were entered
for exhibition and barely 4O7 wero accepted.
When It came to hanging them It was found
that they would not go around the galleries.
Notwithstanding the space consumed by that
pair Of colossal Hagenbeck performances, by Mr..
Hugo Breul. relating to "Androcles and the
Lion" Nos. 13 and 20. Consequently he Com
mittee on Decorations was compelled to cover
the deficiency with omedraperles.
The novelties In the exhibition are not Of the
sort TO attract much serious attention. They
are chiefly among the ~things-perhaps works
would be a more agreeable word to their au-
thors-of the young men who fancy they have
what no one ever knew before Manet.
Their pieces are novelties In their way; but why
on disagreeable matters2
Besides the admirable portrait OF Mr.. Wood,
by himself, there is a head Of the late William
Hart, N. A.. by his fellow academician. William
that is thoroughly good In that It isa
speaking likeness. speaking even in tho WELL
rich Scotch broguo Of the sitter:
There are few landscape pictures of large quail
tiles. Mr.. Shurtleff shows "A Woodland Brook"
231, one of the Adirondack forest interiors,
which no one paints so well as he. It is full Of the
and the sentiments of the forest. and IL
It is lacking in distinction IL may DO because It
is over-carefully elaborated. But It is q serious
and noble painting. Mr.. Miner has two or
three OF his characteristic paIntings. notably
tho Moonlight" No. 270. beautiful in tone
and sentiment Mr.. w. NJ. Chase shows
e Gathering Autumn Flowers" . beautiful land
scape of the shinnecock wilds, disturbed some
in unity by the child with q big parasol In
the immediate foreground. His portrait No.
Dc. in the south gallery, is a head striking and
spirited in pose, and fine in color, but. while
conspicuously skilful. still q trihe muddy In the
Miss Mary L. Macomber in her Care at the
Gates Of Sleep" No. 29e, shows an advancement
In her treatment OF decorative subjects of tho
with which her name Is associated. Care Is
represented by q figure OF q kneeling girl ina
white gown. with her hair bound by
fllet of serpents, picking at the paddock of tho
green bronze gates. In its high-keyed green
gold tone the pictures altogether agreeable, and
he figure has q solidity of modelling not always
10 be found In Miss Macomber's earlier works Of
! similar character.
Mr.. Walter Palmer has . picture Of the
'Doge's Palace" Venice, No. 312. that signal.
yes a departure from his accustomed snow
scenes. It is but q corner OF the palace. bathod
n the warmest and most glazing Of sunlight
Virgins. William II. Howe, and Nor.
yan McIlhenny are all excellently represented
With strong and beautiful pictures of cattle; Mr..
REIN. Mr.. H.. r. Butler. Mr.. Carleton Chapman.
md Mr.. George II. McCord have marines of
7arious qualities, but all pictorial or beautiful
n color; there is a charming little snow
Gene by Mr.. Joseph Lyman; q cold and
but wonderfully well-drawn pic
ure by Mr.. Edgar NJ. Ward. working
he Grommet," and pictures of distinct merit
md beauty by Mr.. Whitmore. Mr.. @. A. Plat
Mr.. Tn. Robinson, Mr.. Van Laer. Mr.. J. J. Red
nond, Mr.. Bruce Crane. Mr.. J. Francis Murphy
hr. c. p. Grippe, Mr.. O.. +. Naegele. Mr.. Her.
Denman, Mr.. ]. H. Dolph, Mr.. Walter
and in fact an MANY others that thaV