New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-01
VH4TTEEY THINK OF The POHIEAI ISHO"
OPINIONS OF SOME wELI~IlNoWN ARTISTS ON Inn
PICTURES TO De SEEN

Tho success Of the Portrait SHOW. held in the Ma
tional Academy OF Design for the oenent o. Ok
Johns Guild and the Orthopedc Hospital Inc ''S'
Of the Portraits OF Women exhibition 'as' Eehi -
far exceeded the expectations OF ~ oisi'"~'
When the Portrait Show closes on SATURDAY "'sm-
rscan,ber 7 a handsome sum OF money undoubtedly
will have been realized for the two CHARITIES ha''e1'
The impressions OF some Teli-kHowh dtis's re-
gardlng the exhibition given In the iOio"'ns ~
tarvews obtained by Tribune reporter, may De OF
interest: . ,, ..a
Thomas w Wood president OF the National Acao'
env OF Design. said Il gave him a great dea4 o.
pleasure 10 see that many OF the America" ~.
traits were among the best in the exhibition, ~
was gratifying that American painters he'u .'e.'
own so well in comparison with the foreign e%hiDi''
..1,na por,rait oy shannon" Mr.. Wood went on 10
cav, "ls one of the best things IN the exnioitloh ~
IS rather inviGious to particalarize but the Ae'1
pctures are more disnifed. serious anu oii"e
Than the French portraits. That ht'e Hoe.sl e"N'
OF Sargenrs is especially ine the cn'Ghooe % N''
picture is exquisite and the portraits oil f'as'h'a"
robuson are most admirable The inclusion OF por-
traits Of men and children has ADDED 10 t'7 me-
cat Of the exhibition. The portrait OF Governor A'o'
ron by Bonnat Is Ggnihed portrait II - 'a''
Oar the French TO have dignity in their pictures
some of Porters portraits are agreeable anu re-
and and the portraits by Frank Holl or Corhehus
Vanderbilt and Charles Lanier are rensrhao's n"e
in their handling. and are painted IN iAise e''H
GRAND WAY There is a lovely little picture Ds . d
old LADY py FtltpiSt'' "---~" - ~ =
fine things in the exhibition As wnoie' the en'
l,hition "a a remarkably interesting one ana worm
the while for every one to see
D,niel Huntington, who was president Oh inc
Academy OF Design more than twenty yeer.' anu
whose artistic career extends over period OF more
than sixty years found the Portrait Sno" more "a
.arostlro than the Portraits of Women exhibition
NJ last year The addition OF portraits Oh ms. ~ ~
children decidedly added 70 us mon" son,e verv me
Hultngtons judgment There are soiIy on
nortraifs IN tne exhibition sad Nj. nun. hs On
'euch the portraits by ho! o. D Hrs, nv Caro-
bit and Char.es Lanier, ana t's po' -, hsst az
ms Duran and BOnnat. as well az - ing 49, Va
our own painters. Chase appears 70 me az mas
and Beckwith has good things ~ me sS.1'O. , sar
anHears 70 be pushing IN the right Way,, ear.
S eht esrinkng. stri-ike effect sarket has other
strong pictures in the exnIotoh ~ HrtC' hssiI
iifui things in the north galery koMhey ; Us
shy girl Is very interesting, ana tnere Is hrp -
ahiv me portrait by GaInsborougn o. hISH1Iu -.
Sner S r5dmas lawrence The Portrait Show is
Certainly Of value attracting the interest," OF cu'
J. GUY thought American artists made very
fair showing in the exhibition. Eastman Johnsons
picture OF little girl excited NJ Guy nstnter
however he says, should not De jagged by me sans
standard Bonna for Ts Portrait show show must
he OF be- eft to American portrait painters IL Wa
artistic sxhsIGn s ana sne
think The Inclusion S OF portI sys O va!st y snd
soidity the exhibition in wnIeh 6hSre omn;te 1i
interest With the very pest hahgans ~ 80
honnd 70 be some clashes in the way OF color.
Everything being portrait II was very uSns
of modern times. IL is something We can see many
times OUTSIDE of that picture Sargent is not 80
uy one &c picture by shannon in the exhibition.
He is a very strong man HIS portra, o. a. al a.
exquisite lovely thing Asds rom ~ nsrey was
the Portraits of Women Exemption .as. ye g. wa;
is an artistic exhibition but 4 IS P sn'rs atS
and ENJOYABLE Perhaps greater NUMBER o. pasteis
would have been interesting tniik ,..r ! ~ ,
Show is Of sufficient n6eret 70 'f be Portrait show
more interesting this year on account OF l.s NaIty
in having portraits Of men ana x Sn than s bnt
the average Of merit OF the TWO eNhp',iots VIZ .'
S arLd asserts Itself in this exhibition. mean
II is distinctly seen That frenchinA ~ Iot H'el
10 paint an American. il an Englshman, Tor
mat matter II Is fortunate for patrons as wen as
artists that such exhibition Is heii ana IL IS
pleasant to hear that the organizers OF ne Porrals
Show have decided 20 hold another exhibition neNt
year The Portrait Show ought 10 impress psop.s
with the Importance Of having works OF Az IN tns
form Of port-a;s since there IS nothing that estao-
fishes quite 50 well the social placing OF people;
battered with the ancestral portraits which tney
can show any one who enters Their homss.. teG,
NE IRE beginning 10 appreciate the TACT that II IS
well TO have picture which has Interest and
value outside OF the likeness phase Of por;,nais
work A gentleman said to mo the other day that
he was pleased TO have his portrait painted before
ne died II would not be necessary Tor ms ch.'-
dren TO have a portrait OF him painted from poor
photograph An exhibition Of this kind Is likely 10
cause many 10 regret that they have not the por-
traits of their great grandfathers and great-srsnd-
mothers Many people here. in the same way as the
English are . be & nai my
and Gainsborough examples al big prices Ihe
Portrait Show must prove surprise 20 may ,oi
OF loan OF portraits and possess me h'ress WIZ, h
attaches to I ms sne FOR Others han members OF
kind Of portrait that holds ESTEEM and HNeS Is 'ae
result OF eally good painting.