New-York tribune., 1896-12-06
scspes that are saturated in the latest ideas rs'as

that are saturated IN the latest ideas relae'
ing to the expression Of atmosphere, the treatment
Of light and subtle color. His pictures are OF ven"
ice IN summer and America in winter. Ihe sene'
tian studies are of moderate value They nave
color and movement, but no grsa. opig,nah @ shows Il,
landscapes with trees bending under the weigns :"
sn, snow ana strange p s"si awaSs Successful
nearly always new and convincing. He nas the
p Of s fss1s R wor conveys On ns hs
Mature eaptursS IN one OF me her s,nSy OF yenice
conventional ways. and devote himself entirey to
the American landscape whcnu ne mere oe'0'
strates that he can paint so well
AT the Klackner Gallery are nineteen small pict-
ures OF the Revolutionary period by Mr.. Howard
Pyle whose illustrations 10 a series OF papers
, Washington have recently been appearing
in "Harper's Magazine" The pictures now ex-
hibited are the originals used in those papers
They quite smooth. not quite 90
crisp. as in the reproductions but they have
much picturesqueness In them and are 20
eloquent OF the time which they represent that
1, is pleasure to study them. Mr. Pyle Is a mas
ter Of his material and a strong draughtsman into
the bargain. He is original and animated de-
sgner. too. always placing his figures with inge.
nuity and force II would be interesting II this
exhibition could be followed by one OF the pen
beth gallery is hung with number of good water.
colors American and Dutch A. the sstablisnmsrt
Mr. William j. Whlttemore presents twoscore
watercolors OF German and Italian subjects clever
little sketchbook waits and strays.
The American Art Galleries are filed with mis-
cellaneous collection that begins with marine ana
other pictures by NJ. Paul Jobert and ends with
another batch OF Mr. Dentons handsomely mount
ed butterflies NJ Jobert is apparently a factle
workman. and he has caught the movement Of the
We'll some of the picturesqueness or snip
ping. Blu, his style and his color are commonplace.
and his works though numerous and ambitious DO
yield any great satisfaction. NJ. Henri Cue
rard who nlls considerable space with specimens OF
burnt wood and of painted fans Is a man Of whom
much might be expected. but he too. Is disappoint-
ing. His burnt wood panels sometimes decoN-
tive in a vivacious way. and they all imply a GER
tain amount of SKILL but the author OF some OF the
best reproductive etchings in contemporary port
foos ought to be more polished and authortauve
than he is be in these productions. Tney
lack than passing interest NJ Guerards
fans better being fanciful and delicate IN de-
sign pleasant in color and neatly executed In the
work Of NJ Bejot We find nothing OF serious vaiue'
the best of hs etchings and drawings OF urban SUD
this extensive exhibition is little Of puzzle. Just
why it has been brought TO America Is amcuI r, 10
vded. In the catalogue will be found translations
among the most comical specimens OF French Eng
lsh that have been printed In many long Day
We have received from Messrs. Ad. Braun e. Co.,
the publishers of the well-known carbon photo-
graphs magnificent plate after the equestrian
portrait Of young Prince Bathasdr, wnich Is one
OF the first masterpieces by Nelazquez in the Prado
at Madrid II forms part of series OF photo
graphs which have been printed from new Mega
tives reproducing all the important paintings In
the Spanish museum. Possessing all the merits
which have made the Braun photographs invauapie
in whatever pertains to the color values ana the
texture of old paintings this specimen is peculiarly
welcome II points out that at last We have placed
within our reach adequate reproductions of WORKS
which have never before received their deserts az
the hands Of photographers. The famiar prnh.s ,h
of Laurent are in many cases BEAUTIFUL. but tne
negatives were mad, many wears ago. wnen pno-
pliers had much to learn and artistic as tney
are they still fall far short Of what has been need
ed The Messrs. Braun have gone generously 10
work From the catalogue just published II ap-
pears that they have made practically compie.e
set No essential pictures in the COLLECTION are
missed from the list It's publication really cohssa h
tutes an event of wide sig lificance Even INC
Laurent photographs. familiar as they are 10 anna
teurs have not been circulated TO any great eA-
tent and these new prints will spread the fame OF
The Madrid gallery as il has never been spread pc
Tore II il in some ways unique. Ielazquez Is no
where else so superbly represented; ihdeea ~ 20
,mnossible TO study him at full length any WIZ
but in the Spanish capital and there are eHap.yhs hch
Of Italian and Flemish art in the coiiectioh ""'S"
ara equally important to the student