New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-03
SOME MEXICAN PICTURES.
EXHIBITION or THE WATER COLOR
SOCIETY.

water
public this year = If tn best 'N"l"''-'"9 IA
lis history The action Of the jury 10 accepting over
COO pictures has nos ben account iH''' ~ any
disastrous rerults as have been brought "Dou' -
a similar generous policy upon certain previous
c..i1ns. In spite OF th- great qua''"S VI W."
shown 4 good standard Of excellence j. @""e''" -
in the main. There IS a mos, encouraging COR
,ino,nt of ualuine u the nr-t quality. both land
scaro and figure pieces. The Evans prize Oh $'V mas
been awarded - a landscape. No. " "''' way
skies" by Mr. j. Francis Murphy II l. "Ne,S
picture" not large and not very amh'io"S u ''''n
Ing as to composition but fine IN qdaiiE' anu an "
mstrat.on Of one cf the most original st}ei oi Wh'n
the American school can boast The jury eXhiDited
sound Underwent in prefcrrng this landscape LOT II
j. on the ,yho.~ tin most satisfactory lil ''f cog
lection I'm r.garl - ezra artistic as Wei ~ te'
cal qualities. Mr. Murphy puts unah"'''i ''U''''
int, hts work Ie ie meditative. h'u''Ne a'"S.
and his prize picture Is successful in t'uch'"S d"
those sides 81 landscape art which must De r''h
oned with II painting is to b. a symmetrical pro-
Gucti,n The choic, Of Under Cray SKIES ~
plainly enough justified vet it could n'' nav "''n
immediate ral excessively easy. Tor as usual
there IS much good landscape work on me ""'S
and some Of :. ur sscS MIR Murrhys hard. SucH
work is Gisccrnib.e in the backgrounds % Mt. I''
ratio Walkers vigorous cattle pieces Nos 90 ana
200. in the broad studies Of Dutch see merry by MI
Ranger Nos ~ and 81; in all inc pictures p' N.'
c. Harry Eaton. Mr.. Leonard ''h'h'A' Nh
Twachtman Mr.. Minor and Mr. thomson. ne
unmportani. unrcmarkable yet very crednaD'r'
artistic LANDSCAPES which the oHhi"it'n "1NFS
forward form group too large 10 be described at
lc,o,h Il IS sufficient 10 say mat really Inferior
works have been almost entirely excluded ard ira;
the general drifi 81 the andsoar" painters rep
resented is toward an elevated le''' OF poP"'''
taste.
The water color Society las sc'Com gathered To-
c.,ber rlors examples 81 good figure painting than
Il presents this se1son l. is true that trivial sub
iec.s pr.loIninato. ms they always have done. but
these very subjects have been treated more man
ever with tie rl.,tcr % style ami me charin OF
hunlor that lend picture o. trivial character
higher grace. Mr. SmeIiay and Nj N'es have sent
q few extremely crisp. effective studies ~ stylish
models and Mr.. Me;calf. in two seated f"'l-length
portraits Nos. O. and is. especially the former
has provided a strain OF altogether nnal'y'i pleas
ure Here Is every day material irnnsat'l through
the agencies OF dainty co'or and rapid. authoria-
tive original brshwork. Into some Of the most tax
Ing conventions OF pictorial art In certain sense
NJ Mrtcalrs two young women are mere excuses
FOR tine display of costume. but his c"verness has
given them more serious reason FOR existing IN
his drawings. The Kind Of work when he repre-
sens is very much in favor AZ every water color
show: IL means Sd much that IS simply elegant.
pretty ana enjoyable AMI therefore hti,d 20 ;he ca
pacitics OF the medium ana there j. good deal OF
il I'm this collection. Mr. .lassln. Mr.. Currdn Mr
Keller and Nh Steiner al contribute interes.in ing
essays in TIE Nelu az W'irihIiy am enc WIN"
MIR Mrtclli sums Mp with IA, most sparkle and
,.t.t nj, d. . ,.,.f,., ,..t,..-s a, Ian ,.iv, fr...
""4Si l"'If +' u '''''4''' . t-'"''' y WV '''
play to other impulses. WHO turn - less familiar
AMI r,,r. r.tu,r,i. .t.,r.- AR TIrn figure, in the
i'',f,p Vim ,.,., l,.,..- e,Iii.rfs ma. ar, for
rx.cnfi,,. t,v'.r and PICTORIAL charm In the front
rink ~ "a. e.r.. nf oriental Illustrations hr has
.NtruI-I over several .Nnibii.ln. The snap tn
rait,iitv and IA. lnml,tb.- decorative lmj,f. OF
~. .ci,,l from v,i.u l. ia went L, draw Dbl. In
er.r.ifl.u- me school ~ F1rtunv ami Rico would
So n! 10 be- foJ !. r.ous u spirit O, fall naturally
into thc tom of .laptr.-. scenes. bat Mr.. Blum
proves that the. q 3d., .l- grOauliesf H. draws
u.f only with accuracy ilt -w.ftlt. his color as
I'm. ~. IL d. .,ult.l arm animation ana whom nd.
~. inns = ui.ffir le y, IL, * Eliry p.v lm,,r.s-
.ir," or ~ ~, II i,t.,r NlEkJ Temple liz
g. .tuoli.. heated tfl frla an tr.f and an
ar,iess e,,.r,....- ~ ia.
Other ,o,j work dom. I'm n.1!s fl- removed from,
o,ir own c.rnt.r l,e. .f,r,fr.rf ~ Visible h.r.,
ir Mr. ,,,-,.r'i'. ..,.ir.,.-i ., rlr,tr, Or OK
ample a design with inefrlri!. rnl an ola rnlioon
yyhirh be- lrt.r.s,tnr IN roucerfl.u ana f,lrlv .xe.
cui~i There ar. excellent pa.ntngs rrsrinbllng
ms in uurouy ,.atl.f,ll-v - i..t l,, Mr. Urrfr-
Mr. Barsr MIS- Parrish Nj Lon Moran anl Mr.
+ : church: ami tnrr.. Is on. str,ur picture 30
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f'r. ,fyn -, d.,,,. MI. D., r.,,i ~. ,,"r.
-, INK. D., N,r i..f..s rof,r,i, +, b.. az f,r m.
mos, dist.u.rshel study - IT, B. nd In the ,HhiDl-