New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-31

THEIR EXHIBITION AT THE FINE ARTS
BUILDING.

works which stand lad and shoulders above iAeT
surroundings This year the feature IS missed rom
both the Academy and the show of the society o.
american Artists, and especially at the latter nut
IN either case is the fact TO be regretted very much
On the contrary II is pleasant to find the TWO eN-
hibj:lons substituting for any extraordinary demon
STATIONS the encouraging effect OF a broad I'M
lrovernent The collection a the Academy is not
o. UNIQUE character. but X comprehends a great
Cca. of admirable work. the rank and file provoke
mild bat sincere approval and at the show iurtheT
uptown there is vas; quantity OF talent MAKING l.
self fel H. the place OF a little genius NO one
comes forward in the Society OF American ArVstS
10 impress the beho.der With a sense OF high power
but every one has share OF aptitude "hlch III
soro "a ses means a most brilliant accomplishment
Sustained performances are rare among the inquire
painters represented bu; the fragments for when
the society has always been noted are upon TINS
occasion as vigorous and as interesting as they
have ever been.
TIE one greatly pretentious canvas to which
Mace has been given In these galleries is Mr. Coxs
Temptation of St Anthony II is OF subs'aht'ai
interest If for no other reason than mat IeNeaS
n serious aim and declares an intention TO construct
q thougAtfui scheme OF more than passing sghh-
canoe In tak;-g up this subject Mr. Cox comes
into con,2ctiton vita the presidents OF centuries
AS a designer he stands the comparison exceleh''y
well The canvas IS deity filed with group 'ha'
IS balanced rightly, without too sophisticated
academic effect. Tho figures firmly modelled
because Mr.. Cox brings no sense Of the super
natural int his treatment Of the episode and lends to
his composition touch of Imagination AZ the
same time the work stands as refreshing IL
Illustration Of the oagerncss TO do serious WORK
which must be attributed to an ever-increasinG
number % artists in America. Mr. Cox may blame
the fates that they id not give him all the hner
gifts OF art, but east he can claim superiority
10 the shallowness which has too .o"s ruled IN
many OF our studios His work has never proved
more interesting than in the present Instance MIS-.
Cox who is also represented at the societys eN-
hibition IS appareEtly striving reach more than
trivial goal Her Genius OF Autumn Is c!cNe'N
conceived design. and her "Annunciauon Is
delicate.y original composition, WORK when Woulu
be quite delightful were il painted with hshteT
hand Mrs COX shares some Of the techncai de-
fects Of her husband. heavinoss of handling ard a
certain sluCsis h quaty in the CO.or. When these
two painters dismissed there remain Few IN
whose works there may be discerned n similar eab-
Grafton OF idea. but those few are well worth at
tent.on. Mr. Luis Mora is charming in the little
nude study whose figure IS disposed against
background of lilies; NJ Bell also has an enchant-
ing fancy treated with feeling and ability in MS
Color Form and Music" httle alegory IN
which three graceful figures carry the thoughts lar
beyond the Limits Os tne frame and in the OH
of re.isious symbolism which Miss Macomber SENDS
10 the show The Song OF Solomon, she presents
q picturesque and original idea with iehcitF o. ue-
sign il not with polish of execution For exquisite
technique is best 10 go II! tNls eAIp''0'4
to Mr. Il. o. Walker. He has two canvases on the
walls one a Lovely portrait Of a slight feminine
model the other a study of TWO children wandering
through the forest. In both examples the sehu-
meni is remarkably tender and the workmanship
is in the same key, refined, searching, anlna'ed
by the subtest OF emotional qualities. There Is
little emotion in the nude study by Mr. Low Dut
IL is a captivating thing in its rather cold style
and in the academic nude Of Mr. StreetoH' III 'he
fantastic picture by Mr.. Gaugengig, which repre-
sents q NEUROLOGICAL fight for the possession OF
mermaid who struggles in net on the beach;
In the WORKS by Mr.. Curran, Mr.. Denman MI
Smedle, Miss HayAock and Mr.. Herter there are
many evidences OF skill and tas:e in the treatment
OF the figure.
From among all these compositions the can
vas chosen for the Shaw prize is Mr. Cnases
"Friendly Call" interior with two figures ana
an abundance Of those decorative motives WAich
this artist cultivat5s assiduously. He knows
the charm in stuns and furniture, in bric-a-Drac
and costumes and in this thoroughly coh'ehpo
raneous picture he has employed all OF the viNaci'y'
all OF the technical dash and audacty when beohS
10 his nature. Il is shallow work well done IN
consequential but pa.nterike SO far as II goes ana
therefore a satisfactory object for the admiration
Of the painters who awarded the prize TO us
than they. but il meets the popular taste IN us
gayety and its storytelling clement ana tne Ic-
IN I fhe case of the Webb prize which been
gwen en- to MI Chide Hasssr for an npressonisc
Study made in Havana. 1t is an unlovely picture
be regretted that Mr. Hassan has been encouraged
TO this extent in his abandonment Of the clarity
his work. other men in this exhibition associate
themselves with Mr. Hassain in me cuitivauom OF
them we will return to Mr.. Chase and his figure
ton to the picture that has won the prize His
portrait Of Two Of My Children" is a very at
the cleverness always conspicuous in Nj Chasr's
art. We come back to II the more Willingly: too
de NJ he hQa1 ~
ht Y th Wis s$y to be- regard"d Mr HYDE Miss
Beaux. Mr.. Vonnoh Mr.. Kendall Mr. smedley ana
even Mr.. Isham and Mr.. Kenneth Frazier. though
the latter has sireak of poetry in him which not
shade forcible. more direct in MS "Urania
Isham is attractive as all the others are in their
spirited portrait for yivd dgG9raiTe m
work color. texture ana so enjoyed in their
portraits by these men look at the pretty veranda
Scene OF Thomas Shields Clarke or at the similarly
hS be s %STE % %n "ab be Scm that high ps
and ia quick fraSly SURE technique are The
brightest possessions OF one large group III thc
Society of American artists -, t is group 10
which would assign W Benson nj, also soas out
His is OF the most notable progressions wnlcn
have been observed in local exhibitions Tor long
plcasantet thlnG to say about the agnrS
work in this collection is that II Is fresh vitallzen
and the same Judgment may be apple. to TIE
landscaplsts. The impresslonists; NJ. Keid mr.
ton Mr. Neimeyer and several others have
achieved interesting effects through their DC,
votion TO Monets ideal. and their brilliantly lighted
pictures contribute not little to the invigoranne
atmosphere which pcrvades the galleries. POS
siby a more lasting impression IL derived from
more moderate work, work like that OF Mr. Plat
in his mastery hillside Pasture. like ;hat OF
Mr. Kosi. Mr. Simmons and Mr.. Woodbury. In
their sea pieces. but in all The outdoor efforts here
mfroducci there Is sensitVencss exhibited q quick
and intelligent response 10 natural beauty ana "A
survey OF the 800 paintings is closed. as 1t Is begun
with an undsturbel belief that all the movements
in the society more or less tru9 TO a sound
theory The show lasts until the end Of next
month. II invites attention through the posses
sion Of uncommon features but through gen
orally good calibre with which believers In the
Younger artistic society OF the city can well be
satisfied.
DEATH or DIR WILLIAM WARvLY ELLIOT
DR.. William Harvey Elliot. OF No. 100 Eighth ST.
South BROOKLYN. dicd at the Hotel Kirby Grafton,