New-York tribune., 1895-01-27
THE CHRONICLE OF ARTS.
EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER TOPICS.

ANNoUEcEMENrs-PIcrURE OF JAPAN BY Mr.
woREs-oLp MASTERS AT THE Loros CLUB
COLLECTION OF AMERICAN PAINTINGS
THE pErIcH AND sIRAsU cURIos
More than one important exhibition has 70 %
announced this week. The Water Color Socety
will have a press view Of Its annual display ~ 'ns
Academy Friday. February !. and Will open .
the public the following Monday. The Arcn''
tectural League gives Its press view on FcoruAV
49, and has its public opening on Friday, Fepru-
airy Is. This show Is held at the Fine Arts bu'io'
ing. At the Firth Avenue Art Galleries. on the
18th, there will also be opened an exhibition OF
new works Of art. The modern paintings belong
ing to the nrm Of Reichard Co. are to be sold
there. They include pictures from the recent
schools of France Holland and Germany. besides
some American paintings
The chief merit OF Mr.. Theodore Wores, whs
ha. placed some forty-eight sketches OF Japan on
exhibition at the Avery Gallery. Is one OF pict'
uresaue design. 1t is the same by which ne
demonstrated his right to the attention OF the
New-York public at the time OF his nrst appear
ance here some years ago. Since then 1t has been
reinforced TO some extent by other qualities which
he did not always possess. His color though still
dry and OPAQUE is nevertheless more delicate than
Il was and is handled with greater fnesse, Win
greater charm. In one study, indeed' NO. ~
"Miharashi," he very nearly secures the suouety
OF tone which is on the whole denied him In TINS
series OF pictures There is also growth 10 oe
recognized in the work OF Mr.. Wores on the side
OF synthesis, Of breadth. He exhibits some clever
touches in his studies OF iris beds. and IN MS
pictures OF the great lotos leaves, wh'ch p'ay 80
delightful a part in the japanese panorama In
Nos. 45 and Al. for example. he falls short OF "ha'
perfect generalization should be. yet the ehect 10
true and artistic. What is at the bottom OF the
defect in these pictures a certain hardness and
over-emphasis in outline is the lack OF instinct OF
spontaneity In the drawing. Mr. Wores mas
firm hand and a faithful but It needs ease ana
fexlbility needs more natural huency than he ap-
parently can boast. In time. perhaps, the tursid
feeling will disappear and he will lose the stin-
ness which is SO aggressive in No AZ, for example.
one of the most ambitious figure pieces shown.
At present the fault there noticeable ana the
failure to achieve transparency anywhere VIII %
forgiven for the sake Of the virtue to which II is
pleasure to come back. Mr.. Wores feels the
pictorial element In Japanese life ana scenery
urban or pastoral, and the consequence Is that ne
IS interesting even when he is not In the hnest
artistic sense pleasing. He has caught the de-
ghtful picturesqueness Of Oriental streets toucn-
ing in the roofs that overlook them with deftness
and taste See No. 49, "A Street in Ikao NO.
4s. which bears the same title. and NO. q. "A
Mountain Village Street. These are clever paint
ngs and convey their impression not only with
Taken as a whole the collection is entertaining In
character and. while deficient in technical mas
terry Mr. Wores yet contrives to put into his WORK
sincere feeling and the faculty whicn MAKES at
tractive compositions The show lasts until next
Saturday. Mr. G. II. Boughton follows with
number Of hts illustrations to RIP Van Winkle
and at the same time there will be shown rev
new landscapes by W. L. Pcknell.
Modern pictures covered the walls of the Lotos
far ifa exhibition
month Mr. George A. Hearn has loaned num-
ber OF old masters, and the show which was
opened last Friday and continues over TO-
morrow and Tuesday presents some inter-
esting examples OF early Dutch art. Mr
Hearn's other paintings are less satisfying Win
the exception, perhaps, OF landscape a'.r'ou'eu
to Zuccarei an effective figure piece given 10
Ribera and a little head which il engaging IN its
smooth tone and refined modelling, though NOT AZ
all typical OF the Clouet to whom II Is ascIoeo'
The best pictures exhibited are the Dutcn iaho'
scapes The canvas attributed TO Hobbema ID
beautiful in IT'S freshness and clarity OF tome ana
there is a good deal OF old Dutch simplicity ana
ruth a good deal OF old Dutch artistry in the
examples given to Jan Both, Solomon Ruysdaeis'
Van der Neer and Murant. For the figure suo-
iects there Is less TO be said. The best Is q Mu'
sicaI Party" by Jan lie Duca. and this, while
respectabe bit OF craftsmanship is in no way re-
markable. That is. in fact. the Judgment to DO
pronounced upon the entire collection. but !; has
been formed with earnest care. and contains. as
has been said some fair specimens OF old work.
II is we'll worth a visit.
At the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries twenty Ameri'
can artists have hung each handful OF works. un-
I'll the collection has numbered no less tnan iso
paintings These to be sold at auction on fuesdsy
and Wednesday evenings. Mr.. j. Francis Murphy
Mr. Charles Warren Eaton and Mr.. w. A. CONN
have sent some good landscapes. and there are
clever figure studies BY Mr.. Irving r. Wiles MI
Doph is represented by some OF his amusing pct-
ures OF cats and from Mr. Carlton T Chapman
sSme nn doss one NOT Sr need to- be trsversed in detail
a gathering in which much minor work mas oeen
scspes. there is nothing shown that is at all con
spcuous. The intelligence and taste nlri Sncn ~
~. nict,ires matter OF interest to those who
care to pick up a clever piece OF American WORK.
An opportunity to secure some useful and deco
rative odds and ends is offered at the American
Art Galleries, where a collection formed by the
Hon. Louis Petich is exhibition. 1t Is to
be sold on Thursday. January 81. and the two fol-
lowing DAYS Mr. Petch was the Italian Minister
to Mexico and Peru. and during his residence In
those Southern countries accumulated vast
amount OF old furniture. carvings, stus and bric.
OF this impedmenta will repay examination There
are some ine old chairs and desks there
an approach to an altar that could be delishtfuliy
built into some architectural scheme. and @ in the
Peruvian and pure Spanish life which have ar
tistic and historical value. Some interesting pot-
terry is exhibited and some OF the brocade Is at
ractve. The collection is extremely misceianeousi
and In many cases the objects are OF no specsi
signncance but the housekeeper In search OF
furniture and decorations with which 10 M uP IN
odd corner will be pretty sure to find something
here Upstairs there Is shown the COLLECTION or
Mr. Fumihira Sirasu. gentleman OF LokiTi "aU v
has sent over I'm a great mass OF Orlehtana a"
admirable group OF bronzes and stu more Iasc..
mating body OF Japanese prints Inc ater
numerous and comprehend many most excenent
snecimens OF the curious art which Is growing
every year in favor in the West E1ecsS SsSn. % an
Tuesday afternoon. The selection Is wide ana o,
a character to meet the conditions OF "ooes'
purse.