New-York tribune., 1895-12-22
THE AUTUMN ACADEMY.
AN UNSATISFACTORY COLLECTION OF
PICTURES.


PICTURES.
Yesterday the autumn exhibition OF the Acaoe,is
| was thrown open to members of the press io-
morrow the galleries will be accessible TO the gem
| eral public. There disappointment In store Ior
those who went to the show yesterday, ana WIN '
| best will in the world one can promise the p"u"'
no better fortune Reflection only makes the matter
worse The most careful scrutiny OF the coiec''o"
| of some three hundred pictures only leaves more
grevous impression. The exhibition is a poor one'
a very po)r one. and the fact cannot be dissuiseo
1t is said that the jury OF admission was hero'c y"
it's reflections that in the first stage OF preparaho"
for the show there had six hundred paint
inRs refused out of q total not far beyond eight nun
dred Examination OF the walls provokes the re-
necton that the jury must have been terribly CIR
cumstanced indeed. 1t Is incredible that they couu
have discarded many, II any, good pictures IL ioon'
as though there could have been scarceiy ahy'''"s
of value from which to choose. The only paintings
of downright Importance that emerge from the gen.
eraI air OF inconsequence three landscapes by
| master no longer living.
These three pictures will go far to compensate 'he
| amateur for exploration Of the entire set OF gar
leres. They hang side by side in the centre OF tne
south gallery three noble landscapes by the ia'e
| George Inness which IL is difficult not 10
neer to the exclusion OF oil else on the walls They
| elevated in style so rich In Inc expression
of O rare and beautiful individuality. SO fresh ana
convincing In their echo OF natures voice. Inc
|
called After a Spring Shower at Montclair' IL Is
auivering with vitality and is superb in Its play or
| warm and mellow color. Its neghbor on the right
| is Sunset" OF passionate vividness and intensity
of feeling, n work brimming over with personal
| force and artistic charm. The third picture Is
cool study Of deep lovely greens. Georgia fines-
| Afternoon" Before these paintings enthusiasm Is
| inevitable They make the exhibition. they are the
best things in 1t. pictures which would command the
same high praise though they were surrounded by
master works The few landscape painters who up
hold with ability traditions related to those e,, OF
ply, Mr. Minor Mr. Kotz Mr. IN Crane s,I Mr: Mls
which Gs for dsse5p,GSn q saS
0ther yse TO Ss really Gai
There are, among the landscapists one or Two new :;
one OF them, a clever and refined artist whose os.
sketches though trihng as in the case M Of No. 2O
Beach scene No IS, which introdi.ces to US T.
This small pane! is charming Bit Of observation
sry @ e. sy h. sn ES1Ssf is Is hs
the vvac9us style and gay color for which we ,s GO
temperament. 1t is small picture. but good one
in approval. hlr Day sends in No. pa Indian
Summer" a striking and arustic picture; The open
The IS vigorous and
1t IT sSsss snxs GG
BecKwith has exhibited Of late sops pst little panels %
~ Mr. Curraih, Mr. mamiitTn M MISS hnelps ana INT Mr'
les and there is bold freely drawn portrait by Miss
| Case which has originality, and is positively con-
| lty Paintings by Gilbert Gaul, Mr. BrIdgman Mr..
| Blenner, Mrs. Prellwitz. Miss Macomber. Mr..
Fowler, Mr. Mosler and several others arrest the
eye for a moment but there is nothing left in this
ardor unless 1t is the study OF man, No ss
The Old Grinder" which is signed by F. c. Gott-
| wald the portrait by Edward Dowdali, which
| hangs in the corridor These two canvasses are
executed with ability; Mr. Gottwald mas a close
paints with ease Mr. Dowdall Is trfe uneasy
| workmanlike performance that does him credit
There ends the unusually brief list OF pictures In
II is better to be brief also to the other paintings
| those of the majority for they make a very poor
showing Never has the fall display at the Academy
been more depressing more provocative OF diemay
| The Academy Will retrieve Itself in the spring as
1t usually does. and no doubt 1t had unpromisiny
| lot of paintings from which to select but II might
| better have held no exhibition at this time than
have filed its galleries so unworthily upon the
| present occasion "