New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-03
THE CHRONICLE OF ARTS
EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER TOPICS.
THE NOVELTIES OF THE wEEK-soME DUTCH
WATER CoLORs-DECORATIvE AND PLASTIC
ART AT THE EXHIBITION OF THE ARCHI-
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WATER tOlIDR siiOM.
The art season In New-York has rarely been
richer than during the present period The excel
lent water-coor show at the Academy closed
last night but the Architectural Leagues exhibition
continues FOR another week, and. though Mr. La
Farge's fine collection of Japanese and South Sea
paintings has been necessarily withdrawn from the
Durand- Rue galleries. new attraction is left US
in the double exhibition at the American Art Gal
eries where Mr.. Abbey's decorations for the Bos-
ton Library and some OF his other works are shown
in connection with the complete work of Monsieur
RaffaeUi This exhibition is of exceptional inter-
est NJ RaTaeli is painter OF remarkable
talents and Mr.. Abbey has distinguished himse:f
as never before in the decorations and smaller pic-
ures which he now displays IL shcud DE hoIeu tnat
these works VII not be visible az ' me H Kcnar
Gallery there are some neg water-coiGrs ana pastss
BY Mr. and Mrs John j. Redm0n a b and an for
the FIRST time some four score hrnSs f6E
ward some portraits by Frank Fowler
At the galleries OF Mossrs. Boussod valadon &
Co there is an exhibition which means much in the
advancement of a movement set going hy the tioI-
land Art Gallery few months earlier. The latter
mace has been devoted the special introduction OF
modern Dutch art into America, a matter IN WHICH
every sincere amateur must be Interested since the
contemporary painters Of Holland are mShy accom-
plished and their work can never be too widely
known here. Messrs Boussod. Valadon & Co. give
their wall space TO an even more personal propa-
canda hanging collection of pictures sent over
by the Society OF Painters in Water-Coiors, OF
Holland. 1t Is a good show. varied serious ana OF
an evenly high quality. over a hundred paintings
are sent representing of the best landscapsts
ard painters % genre that Holland possesses Is
raels the president OF the organization sends eight
pictures all admirable. and two of them. Sewing
and The Proposal" marked by peculiarly charm
ing sentiment and striking delcacy Of execution
The executive habit OF most Of these artists IS
broad and direct. yet they have all sensitive feel
ing for atmosphere. and this with their subtety
OF emotion. renders their work uniformly suave
and refined Occasionally a painter Ike Josse.in de
JonC In his Young Girls of Scheveningen. VIII
have exceptional carly ana even crlspeSs OF out
fnund Knowledge OF structure under happy style
Of generalization and there Is sometnihs very en-
gaging in these pictures. in scenes OF donesuc .le
srch as those painted by OTermans and Neunuys'
in outdoor figure studies. like those Of B0mmers'
in landscapes such as those by j. MaFls w hoe99iLS,
Wcissenbruch and Zi,cken: In the animal studies
81 Poggenbeek and Ter Meulen. in the marines OF
Meslag Particular attention Is ditec.eI , - tne w
small sketches by Bosboom, to ne andscape No, 40;
s. by y%n M 2n y ig the rh H.' aa is t the
most delightful picture In the show ana one OF tne
mo-, e2bd,nd anyvhsr Of a,e The Collection will
remain at the Boussod-N aladcn galleries until
March -.
The Architectural League Exhibition comes to an
end next Saturday night. Before they disappear 1t
is desired say something briefly Of the decorative
and plastic objects which I'LL so much OF the space
In the Fine Arts galleries Roth fields are well and
Interestingly illustrated. on the decorative side
there is evidence OF increased activity in those d.
rec,lons which are most to be cultivated at this
time Mr. Crowninshield. the Tinany Company.
Maitland Armstrong & CO.. Edward simmons the
Lambs and several others represented by thor
oughlv artistic designs. There + some good mosaic
work shown In drawing by Joseph LAUDER bnt
il is IN mural decoration thlt special impetus Is
noticeable. Mr. Kenyon cox shows the preliminary
studies for that alcs7ry ~ venice. which he mas
con1nlotet I'm the Wa.ker Art Building Of Bowdoin
COLLEGE and with these clever fragments OF
draughtsrnanshlp and color he has a photograph OF
the finished work. revealing tact and dignity III the
composition OF his scheme. Mr.. Nedders INTEREST,"
ing ceiling designs for the Huntington Mansion re-
appear from the show in which they figured u"
weeks ago and G. G. Curran. Robert Reid, r VIII
s,r Wiu H. Low O. W. Maynard. l.. II. Blish-
field Mrs Sewell and Arid Rosenkrantz all send
clever work clever in idea and effective IN eNecu-
ton There Is single production among THESE
which demands specific consideration, but the gen
eral IMPRESSION they leave Is Of tasteful color ana
arprec!ation Of the special points OF design in
VOWED In mural painting. The quality OF sood
.oste l. expressly 10 be noted. The work Is re-
fined in the ecclesiastical and other decoration
shown: the book covers. the wall paper the tuthi-
ture and the metal work on which 80 many OF the
exhibitors have spent themselves are all marked ~
SIMPLICITY and moderation. The influence OF these
j
plastic exhibit \ very considerable quantity OF
scul,ture is placed In the galleries and a good pro-
portion OF It is uncommonly artistic The TWO
statuettes by Mr. Macmornies. "A "Hacchante ana
a figure OF Fame. are eXGuisitcly anlmaiedii Pc
turesque performances MT Mart.iy Io., ISL
styie is seen to advantage In four GracetuI cAtld
tides and IN circular panel wnich sHows mn" an
ingenuity and skin In me aiaptauDn ot M ,1, re-
ures to a difficult situation Mr. French TWO , re-
ets OF nfante subjects VIII be an Ks 'g T,,nys
pure style and delicate feeling. ana MAJ r it,
Trinity Church tympAnum attracts 10y ~ "lsnt1E
and monumental chaiacter ne s uCe,SsuI ,nn'
made in the competition Tor IN" fahleiill i' ~,
ment AT Washington reflects equal eTtdt upIn NJ
Niehaus. the sculptor ana MeSSi.' i,,.ori,.
racls and Harder the architects; IL ~ q NicN ~
composed scheme. reposeful ana p!cturesluFP, ~
It's present minute shape II ~ nn'1'I 10 p riII
IN The compet.tlon Is of any con sequence: Along
with these recent productions t"e toit,,r' 80,
assembled number OF phS,er E J .t'' rran,c
Italian subjects. and through a discreet aiI"iisr
Of the mass OF stun at amer bp urieS
II would nave been more --etf tying had some OF the
.ntnus,aS roprr rs f. the strictly architectural
lion but that Is neither here nor there, Nhel .he
SS"hil, As the decorative and plastic exhibits stand
they are entertaining and uatter!ns IN the nSnt
,nci,re IN America When the efforts OF decorative
workers can send such me thIhS 10 we siioW a.
Of Louis XIV which hangs In one corner mel, OF ne
first room it is perhaps unsrac04uS t 10 r'''ec' a"-
verseiy upon the pohcy that admits theh'
Twentv.three more pictures were sold at the
va,er color show before il closed last night The
details OF these additional sales are as follows:
"A Worshippcr." by T.. De Luce. $40; Garden in
Capistrano Mission. cal" 10y y ID. Nichols, go;
"An Orchard" by \ Parton. $l2j; "A Bunch for
,t1ody"bv Y = Smile SIS; SHUTDOWN" by J. r.
uurnhv SIS; Morning Mist" by }. W Raught.
$40. The Last Load" by II. Il. Jones. sco; AT
Anchor" by NJ y Washburn. S25 VOLTS Crag."
bv W T. Richards. $3.50; "Sconset Beach," by Clara
wilson SIS: Mosque. Old cairo" by j. F. Hind
<,5. "on the Maine Coast" by s Gallagher. so;
after the snow" by IL. Il. Jones S2o "A sketch
by C. L. Hinton 49,; "Pasture-Evening by A. It
Han a sprinS by VI VI Post s75 Late Alter
noon. Adrondacks" by 4 NJ; Shnrtlen' H. 81
500: a Hosten Cow by c Wigsns s2 2G. .Chsr;
w. parton SIS; "A Partisan by {. w. Parrish.
50 These sales raise the total sum received to
sinn