New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-26
LANDSCAPES AND PORTRAITS.
EXHIBITION OF THE SOCIETY OF AMERl-
CAN ARTISTS.
SECOND NOTICE)

The painters who come most aggressivey 10 the
front in the exhibition OF the Society OF American
Artists are those who are chiefly occupied with
questions of lighting. They give a decidedly I'M
IRRESPONSIBLE color TO the collection OF pictures TOT
they have worked much In the manner OF those
French artists who added new ep!tne' 10 l'e
vocabulary OF art. Some few men there are VINO
have taken up similar problems ana wo'he" '''e"'
out on more conventional lines. Mr.. Herter mas
done this in the deity managed study OF lampnght.
an interior with figures. which he calls The Muse
and Mr. BRECKENRIDGE. In his little pastel or mas
boy with a lantern. No. $50. has produced Veracous
bit OF work through equally familiar methodS. fu'
Claude Monet has furnished the inspiration TOT the
more conspicuous pictures in the category to whlch
we refer There Is necessity for dwelling Iohs
upon the undercurrent OF imitativeness whl'h ]"
fell, II has frequently been recognized and may De
taciily recloned with now. What 1t Ia or more I'm
porance point is the facility with wh'ch t"e
ever-increasin group OF American irnpresSiohs's
pours old wine into bottles. Some OF IL Is
spilled in transit. and we do not find that MT
Twachtman Mr. Robinson. Mr. Watson ana MT
IIassam to name only four OF the SCHOOL achieve
either precision In handling quality IN coor' OF tue
touch of spontaneity which finishes landscape
and leaves 1t with a flavor OF irresistible truth bu'
they come very near accomplishing ali this ana
You feel the presence of genuine atmosphere !"
some of their works. Mr.. Twachtman's winter
scene, No. s. confused II il in regard to values
lacking in depth and force. is yet very interest
Ing experiment and does not altogether miss hre
Mr.. TIassam's Island Landscape" NO los. ana MS
street scene done in the nelghborhood OF Central
Park. No. 49, show him still cropping for a'noS-
pherc truth. ON the other hand. his study OF
few cabs struggling in storm. No l'l. snow
Halos-M Midnight" Is convincing little work. ac-
in It's representation OF subtle condition OF
light and air and in its suggestions OF movement.
The impression afforded by Mr.. l'assams
,RfDst,, aud H.. gf
fan into line with him. Mr.. Talcott, Mr. Palmer
Mr.. Barnard. Mr.. Taylor and the others we nave
named is that they are based on patient ons''''-
ton considerable technical Skill and the hints rom
abroad 10 which we hive alluded. IL IL rra''"'u
also that no one OF these painters works WIN posi-
tive authority or fuses his materials into pctoriai
unit; There IA no subjective feeling apprehended
either and the grasp OF natural facts, though "''eh
cos. enough. IS not imaginative or instinct VIII"
a deep enthusiasm. The paintings were PLAINLY pro-
ducei from without and In obedience 10 acdu'r''
rules rather than to natural impulses held In check
bv technical faculties highly cultivated This alb
sarce Of any strong sympathy In the mpressonistic
landscapes contrasts curousy with the beauty OF the
pictures painted in the older manner II does no' CON
denim jrnprcssIonism necessarily. for Mr.. Twachtnan
and his colleagues not past masters OF impress
sonlsm. but It is certainly II puzzhnE reh"o''n
on the movement that In go far as II has reacheh
any goal a; all in this exhibition y has ia'eh SNORT
Of the high standard erected b. the conservatives
The latter have contributed most rnloHabie pp'N
Of work American Landscape AZ. when It Is at
It's best has :. vitality and m originality when IL
Is very pleasing 10 meet and the Society never fais
4, bring forward "A quantity Of H. Mr.. Patt pc'-
irc this year. the Spring that won Ire "epo
przc u breezy study Of hill country 'yinS uh"'r
rolling Clouds and beautiful sky-this picture sets
q measure which is followed by number OF
I clpab.e artistic You may discern hint Of For'"ny
or Rico in the staccato handling Of Mr. CHASE
/ But his are charming pictures nevertheless. lie
has never done better work than IN the three
or four views % tho Shnnocock moors hero 'Nhip-
/ rel he has never been brighter or more ch''r'y
attractive. and in turning TO his numerous com
/ panions in the department Of landscape there i
much tina. IS purely original 10 enjoy. MI och'-
mans winter Morning We have mentioned upon
q trcyious occasion. but We gladly revert 10 lT
| lovely sentiment aLA strong execution The 10
! man Road" Of Mr. g. II. Davis. No. ~. IS design
! ~ noble breadth anl dignity remarkable also Ter
, harmony OF tone. Mr.. Bogcrrs picture chH'1 J ne
! Sand Road " IS none the lees beautiful or hiS own
! because some Of It's oily tnts din'y recall No'loh
/ ms, "a the Early Winter OF Mr.. J.. flatt Sug
resis Cain momontarly AMI plcases In sp'e OF 'n'
/ suggestion. Mr. Kost. who has come SLOWLY IN"
,o,ninence during the last few years. Is upon ih's
! occasion more Interesting than ever h'fot'' We
color increases in eolltv anI freshness. his single
! MARINE here 40 H. is delightfully."- transparent. ana
! hath the Landscapes BE- shows are quite ABOVE '"'
ordinary level IN penetration ana IN s'hSuo"7 VI
feet HIS "Wintcr Moonlight 80 49, EN'' ','"
! something like downright distinction among the
lanlscapIs,s Mr. Pickncll's big French landscape
is crittv in quality and unlntcrcsting AZ compo-
| erro, I, has lis accustomed Vigor but not much
OILS. The picture by Mr.. IIoratlo Walker. NO. 30
| called - Frosty Morning" IS one OF 'he l'"'-
scapes worth seeing. sincere. lndlVHuaIz,d "oiN
| Some LANDSCAPES by Mr Iovenden. Mr. WIGS MI.
Lambert and Mr. II. Il. Butler figure modest" pu'
| o,,iocortlv in the show The group OF marine
n,inters is small bat plays an important part MI
! Ioet's sketch has been mentioned Ih"te u ~
rh ,nooulIght sea piece by Mr. Bogert. NO lSi anu
| Mr. simmons exhibits large rosy canvas WHO"
! ,,L.s rood use OF a slnguarly delicate. tender KY
/ Mr. Humphreys Johnston. MIR. Butler. MI. 'au'a-
! I'll N,r n = Robinson and Mr.. Van der N"y'e
| d Interesting marines The figures In MI frci!-
| v-ltzs Swimmers" are essential FACTORS III '''e "
nen but the beauty OF the work Hes mostly III "e
translucent waves and their weh-causht sweep
Ia approachlng the figure subjects IN this tx
A'',i'p Two facts present themselves at once win
almost equal force-the actVi,y Oh me ,''p cl,Iyms
stic taste referred 10 above. anu me "a, rrnnor
~ forfeiture The latter occupies sIeat prvPo c
uom OF t c""rreStonilng portion Of this notice for
cuy ,oHch of II is clever. there Is less that IS as
tlnguismsn baye found them in Mr. simmons por-
raIt Of a child In white. an eXtraofulh'if, I'M T., an
o. rxainple OF brilliant technique Miss heaux
Ernesta which also porrays ss mItnhI Mr. Bur.
rnughs and Mr. Chester Loomis Il sisi liz, -
granted higher than mat % IL p es to form
W End of portraits In which technicai nhti.
small Dd Win insight and subety OF analys is
Win grace and beauty The great mass f OF ten
ualtuIe vi alone and especially for II sRiiiul
Multiplication mani Of color ana .n i1T Mr. 'o Mecf and
scheIles W. are abounding I'm the traits and spirit
Of the Vigorous and polished er"sh nj Mr I9sam
Mr Chas rs,s Of feminine sters. before MI Beck
wins picture Of Mir Murray M,Gn" ne rh Of
e E te that Of very ya tIe ind.
IS uleNp,.. ,reaf artistic power. You are directly
wara however OF great deal 81 nervous IN me
IN tne vi and a refreshngly conenporanrous Iee,,
Of ysw sr % Smd there h TsF
and us eies, attention and speak eoqueniiy FOR