New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-12

unsiscied on H. whole by hs shorcomn.. Grant ad
that he Incapable 90 one are Of hs more pr.rosvs
genius, grant thai his color IL Thin devoid q ~.
aSyaSny The far A. T: 1".ct ."r.
the power TO exert far.o idsalisc spci 20 n "
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come to he "perscus and Andromeda' Of 1871 or
III, hat hey sP" ait lack spontsney sw!ns Inspiration:
and that the color in them !. uniformly 50 swss.
how the painter int who could handle such forms
these could be 80 trivial coloris Bry you BEEN
with ercney elevated an nd Idea" nsir
would get the natural espre:son e. h. ss,sn
al qualities You begin by feeling tnas 81. cramplIsh
ment You end by recognizing the Interpretation
Of his technique by uncommon elements 2. y m' no;
the upper hand Of the artist but that ,,s Is tenn r..
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to Its procedure, but individuality IN .ume w,m
those ideals the charm Which Which minor talent in
81 FREDERICK Leighton f. then an Acsdsm .,sr
stics That much be said Of him as an ar,,s
body. he Is one Of the m most remarkable men who
have ever held such an Office IN any couh hty,mn
nam who Brings ,s to superb presence nish
ing touch of a perfect manner His portrait IN tne
most brilliantly Official sHse but he head BY Ie
gros which we reprint from the latters etcn'ng
Ia even more expressive OF the mans dignity. or
the ar,ocrac pose for which s he always Mays Se
Some of his detractors assert that the dignity ~
carried little too far The people who ilnd nls
drapcry parallecd by the sturs famous as INC
the president OF the Royal Academy IT, terribly
humptlous. terribly vain. II II true that ne Is not
unaware Of his Significance IA the Official mead or
contemporary ENGLISH ART M, 'ha, Is pardmoneho a
pens TO he In his work YOU ind The sincerity OF!
purpose tho careful execution and the intellectual
clements OF recent art In Great Britain. In his po-
nlt!on he sums up the artistic dignites or his ma.
tlon Sir Frederick Leighton At Royal Academy
banquet or reading one OF his scholarly lectures
TO a roomfui OF Royal Academy students is the
most imposing figure In Europe. so Tar as the
formal custodans OF national populations are
concerned. He speaks ex cathedra. Sometimes
lie does not think OF them all the time. But In
thinking pretty steadily OF what Is most conserva.
tive In his art. OF what has been tried and not
sane IDEAS the president OF the Royal Academy Is
not very far wrong. Most people Will admit thu ;.
and everybody will rejoice that he has been spared
10 continue at his post. This brief survey OF his
life ard work must necessarily leave untouched
many points OF Interest In his career. The picture
OF the Hesperldean gardens for which: by the way.
who have also lent us the Legros head. is one out
OF a list OF works SO long that our space might
have been occupied by n catalogue alone And
though Sir Frederick Is a mediocre sculptor some
cursions into plastic art. One OF his most inter.
estIng experiments has been the preparation OF
clay models for all the ngwres which have APP
to indicate the high character OF his work. and
the good fortune OF English art In escaping the
loss OF Its present spokesman