New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-02
TUE WATER COLOR SOCIETY.
TIC EXHIBITION AT THE ACADEMY OF
DESIGN

of
water Color Society opens lis exhibition there to
-, oorai rnblsc II Is good show of the
nss, ever organized within the walls OF the Acade-
M, There are some five hundred pictures shown
and while there is naturally much minor WORK IN
GUIDED IN the collection there IS an abundance OF
,.' done with striking individuality and
nower II Is true that there are hardly any i'm
.... o,c,ures but that is for good reason. II
=, hc.use water color is never very we'll adapted
=. such complicated designs as may safely be
mn, in OILS Instead OF work IN TINS direction there
- 20. deal Of clever handling az the single
- md Of landscape. the theme above all 10 be
go in the productions of our water coorists.
,,ud the andscapis.s are most delightfully."- 10
49, In this exhibition On the line in the
-. ~ the south gallery honor has been done 10
$3.50 brilliant studies from nature. A polar scene
.cutsd BY NJ. II. Il. Smell hangs between a land
.rs bv Mr. Murphy and II shore sketch by Mr.
paneer We call Mr. Smells picture study from
s,ure in spite Of the unlikeihood that he has
actually visited the ATTITUDES from which his SUBJ
,sct is drawn. Here the ice. regarding the
northern stars huge white bear stands as II In
his native element. 1t is probable that Mr. Smell!
has fallen back upon his imas nation for the vivid
rtss which he imparts to the scene. Yet he con-
v4ys this impression OF nature so definitely. so SYM
pa;heticaliy. that 1t is hard to believe the work
fantasy and not painting done with the eye on
the object" Mr.. Smell gets In this picture what !,
Is pleasure TO find in dozens Of landscapes pre-
sen,ei upon this occason--he gets depth, trans
parency charm Of color and suggestion OF 'em-
peramen; These things abound In the exn'oiuoh'
You find them in the strong broad picture py MT
Ranger alluded TO above in Mr.. Murphy's landscape
in Mr. Shurtefrs wood interior. No l22; In Mr.
sch,ing's delicate study. No. IS. and in those
p,ctures by Mr.. Horato Walker. which divide the
admiration of the spectator between the natural
ness of his animals and the tender background
given them. There differences, OF course IN the
subtle suggestveness with which all the land
pain,ers represented here have the imaginative
streak which belongs to Mr.. Minors nature ana
makes his pictures (No. 81 and No $3.50 haunting
bevond the measure Of most landscape art Only
no and the Mr. F B. Williams who painted NO.
% little fragment Of classic lcveness bring INTO
~ galleries an element of rare and decately dis
,,nrished magma ton. But there Is feeling IN all
the landscape work besides cleverness, spon'ahe'!
and FRESHNESS. and again and again the eye meets
eorne scene Of outdoor beauty reflected win con-
vincing point Take the snow scenes OF Mr.. och'-
man. Mr.. Crane and Mr.. {. W. Eaton 'ake 'he
admirable sketches OF homely motives made by MT
Needham and Mr. Champney; take the Foreign ma
,erial set forth by Mr.. Smith In his TWO pictures VI
Venice No. l23 and No. $50. or the curious ltaa'
view given in Mr. Piatt's "Ninfa. Technically
and as regards the Interpretation OF landscape SEM
men, these works are good. ard they dispute WIN
the figure pieces the distinction OF giving .he us
play at the Academy the high character VIII" ""''''
IL must be credited -
he
larger proportion OF the pictures. Not every one Is
OF sufficient interest TO demand an extehneu CUM
men, not every one needs specific allusion IN iacl'
bu, there are still quite a number OF designs "'
merit direct attention as Illustrative Oh 'he "o''
average maintained. Mr.. Daingerneld stahus '
spicuously at the head as the author Oh NJ ''''
Chris, Walking on the Sea Of Galilee," picture
with some emotional Significance and' "A al g"
ecutive way. an extremely interesting pr neuon'
The sea and sky are managed we'll ana IL IL VII"
very ingenious touches. with very happ! "pS
citation of his medium that Mr. Dainserhe.d mas s"s
eested the supernatural character OF the episou'
described. Possibly the ultimate sensation ~ one
y, a,.annoin,nent There is q certain thin. falsetto
tone 10 the work due the medium when lilac
cords with the sublimty Of the scene But so iai
as 1t goes the painting is most creditaoie anu 'e
serves its prominence as the one !oiuS P''N
conception on the walls Near 1t is water coor d!
Mr. Abbey which hits precisely the key po'h as 10
subject and execution. which the medium ana 'he
occasion demand. There is something very appro-
pirate In this study Of young Enghsh oe"u Vi ~
oden time making his bow to an equally p'c'u'esque
young lady In the solitude Of sunny country nan.
II is called IAN Attention in the catalogue. ou.
even without that title 1t would be rec1ghze. a.
once az a souvenir OF old statsiness ana 81, i,gSt
The painting is skilfuly handled ana IN i's nan
tones particularly bright and h Winning ngsn in the
served better place than :, mas d seen is mined
BY faint touch OF fancy quality cs Snlcd rawngs
perceived elsewhere in several * eoniroed by it,
in Nos s0i and a. his technically INADEQUATE but
reappears in MIR Rosenbergs portrait OF sweet s,ss
gin sitting IN 40 a snS wis Is as
the principal force Of attraction in the two hyde I
subjects which are quite ae ss abS Mr. Lcckes
fascinating little 'Rainoow. No 5l Mr. Bars ,e1 mas
fancy also and has essnssd to- use m but his
method is hard and sim and the eheE ca s eI too
s% aa s M & h resn to be- than
demicay satisfying. a,,o ra,,,ers are re-
marssbe for their prosaic choice Of motives Here
and there as in Mr. Wits sketch Of maiden dem ny
Ing sss0s san the ss sss AND
like No s5 Mr. Josephis cleverly toned n,eroI bc oh
borrow H Unusual NUS effectiveness from the bathing Of
the figures in deep color more or less h.y
With daiaty decora;ive models tolerably familiar to
M hs, S of e hay made so
choice Certainly there Is great deal 81 enc
hs 'a aAv % ana sS 'S Of
in his animated vein MI Lyngston s psd N" have
smecey Is than in he sket ct a OF two
40 So in the Yves. gallery, His work is gaining
% IL hs sa. always s0s sn1 With h'
he nov makes with more personal charm than he
s sS strain in the exhibition It is necessary
10 Mr.. Church's fascinating little Wood Nymph;..
work hung. It is discovered in No. z7. the Moorish
sketch a
firm hand and an excellent taste In color. Mr.. Hin
tons picture No. 25 brilliant in color. and striking
as 10 the figure depicted. reveals also tsmpera-
msnf with a grain OF newness and raciness In II.
IA much might be said for Miss Parrish Design
and color in No 1876 are unusually effective. She
has in a marked degree the decorative daintness
medium. Mr. Maynard has It. too in No 100 and
No Sss both studies Of mermaids HIS recent de-
yoton 10 themes Of this sort has been fruitful In
deed His sea maidens are always graceful pretty
figures and ne uses very agreeable color In MS
noStrai,s OF them Ii is the ghtness Of water color
which is brought by Mr.. Maynard and most OF
his colleagues. there is no Lack OF vigorous TO-
bust work In the exhibition. Mr.. Guerin and MT.
Mente have sert some admirable peasant pictures
miliar city gamins. sends also a full length OF
country lad leaning against stump and holding
newspaper in his hand. which Is done with more