New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-15
THE CHRONICLE OF ARTS.
QUOTATIONS AND OTHER TOPICS.

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CLAUDE MONET EDWIN ABBEY NIX ia '''~'
oruERs-MoRE "TRIIBY" DRAWINGS 81 MI"
~. v,rRIER-rHE BRISTOL. COLLECTION
,,r,,ocRAprs At THE GRoLIER CLUB
AND THE wUNDERIIcII GALLERY
SOME WORKS BY WHISTLER AND
AN UNPUBLISHED LETTER.
While preparations are being made LOT .he
snrng exhibitions OF the Academy VI -
Tho societv OF American Artists, the galleries az
orou.asd with the productions of many painters
d foreign At the American Art Galleries
- ,ho ,,ctures of Rouen Cathedral in which Ciaune
Nonet has shown once for all the capacities ana
limitations Of his mpressionsm Al the ','ooe'
C,ary there are the charming idylc paintings "i
Arthur b. Davies. and at the Avery Gallery inc
wills are hung with Mr. Abbeys latest pas'e'S'
whom Mr. Abbey's works are WITHDRAWN ABOUT VAC
,o,dd,a Of this week. there will be hung III "e'i
n,.co a collection OF pencil studies made by MT Du
NaurIer for the Illustrations IN peh-anu.'
"TrIby." These s;ules will show the graduan eao-
linton OF some familiar figures Little b'ee, 49,
Trilbv herself and others, the various pehch ii"s
ments being carefully framed In groups - do "
concentrate the preliminary designs Tor each e""
acter At the Knoeder Gallery there VIII De ope"..
tomorrow an exhibition Of some new PORTRAITS ~
NJ Chartran, a polished craftsman whose pe''o'N
visits TO America have been producuisc ~ nuantv of
Iananese and Venetian pictures by j. e. Atei ~
mas Il, iac fnrlv good effect At the gallery OF Mr.
Kraushaa in upper bT9aaway Rue Gallery
nlavs capital collection OF landscapes py oons
the twenty-nnc examples OF his arr rep se ~ anv
time in the past when he has been reptesen'ehu 10,
exhibitions here. Since his death ms wuN has in
49, ,nuch sought in Europe and his vogue naS III,
creased in America He was a pensive painter. lonu
OF sobrety in color of tenderness IN andscap
II 81
nieht effe It's with uncommon skill and insgnt, anu
while he c" IS ssn too q%s yfe
work grows only more winning WIN .' though II is
ent exhibition is of major sgnincance tnouf
snaf and expressive Of a modest Individuality
Tho first Of the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries Is hNen
q, rresent with n fine collection OF oriental porce
laIus fades crystals and other objects whcn ",'
| no sold tomorrow. Tuesday and "Wednesday al'e'
| moons The inner room IL hung with the r. NJ DIS
| ,ol collection OF pictures. gathering OF MY vi
,x,, works which will be dispersed at auction next
Wednesday evening" Among these paintings Tue
productions OF mediocre artists are most cohspouo''
but there are several good things hidden ann, nv
,hs late George Inness and the two specimens OF
Ranaellls original both admirapIe. Nnor'
Ma1s cam asfas yort i rpresened collec
ton is not calculated to arrest atteni'1 ,tev 70
but II repays careful examination ana IS . IKE sos
provoke spirited competition on the night OIL '"e ~
| one hundred years ago bohemian "''"s ~
| Munich poor auttor, turned printer Alloys oe"e-
| fielder by name. invented TYPOGRAPHY. keesn'S an
impressive exhibition Of the art was hei' !" i"s' ~
celebration Of the looth anniversary OF Sehtie''e'
discovery and now the Groer Club has paid SIN
| lar compliment, to his memory. arranging on 'he
| walls Of its gallery a collection OF TWO hu''ie' VI
moro prints An Introduction 10 the "el-"'auc N"'
| elogue gives an instructive outline OF the N'S'o''
| =, u,bogr,nhv That history Is too long to be re-
summed in this place. but this much can De S'a'e"'
that, in pcrfec;ing his process OF drawing upon sone'
srsf folder gave to art a method Of new and lasting
| charm The tools OF the photographer VII E'ein
| tone as soft transparent as eNPu's'''s go,
cate as those Of the worker In mezzoun' VIII 'ie'''
md thoy are more spontaneously handled. Inc 'N-
hlhl,on n, the Groller club shows the beauty VINO"
| lies within the range Of the process. u was 'aN''
| nm NJ once by the painters on the Continent ana
there even plates by EnsIshmeh OF b sne Stone
wi,h ability a. prints In this collection demonsme
In France there w1s Posvf, charst. peacrox
| and Decamps produced remarkable designs VIII VIII
UsvnrnI in carcature extracted from li,hography,
strength Of line and beauty OF tone "ilI0' n Imn
r ,.m srt Wi,hin the last decade the Partisan
artists revived the process ana tne ston's "a, o.
yanncs and many others have yielded impressions
which are now among the ms, ,rsnsufea ,po srt
| .sts now making occasional nthographs IN France
and belgium. the Groier exhibition gv sgr,nhv in
| Guiding also a few Amerc an examples oI ana new
| Robert J. Wickenden. young artist al present
working in France. Is also represented
At the wunderlich Gallery an exhibition OF n'ho
| graphs now on view presents no Cont'heh'ai "o'A
| but IL gives a good account Of the many Engiish-
men who contributed to the show In Paris. ana
,here are displayed on wall n special group OF
| u,hosranhs by the American who has done most TO
revi,1fy tho art on both sides OF the Channel, MT
| Whistler In this second snow there are many de-
| ughtful prints by Mr.. Abbey the late Lord Leigh
| ton Frank Short. Mr. Watts Mr.. Sargent
nj fhA IL
| dent who canno: grasp the history OF lthosraphy
| from these productions and the Groher collection
| must be hard TO satisfy To trace that hlstory
| ihro,ch us numerous figures Is 10 find again ana
sgain some special print OF particular strength and
| Oyciness but II is doubtful II there IL any one IN
the whole long procession who Is 80 magnetic as Mr
raphy It's mos, elusive ana De"ltchng s! 10Y, car
ng Jar less for the broad strokes OF deep r'ch zone
that are within the scope Of the art than Tor the
slight suggestive effects which mean the express .,
i 1Dn C or shallow In one beautiful design. The
Pres d M9%' ii. s%Sact and saSoraei his draw
Ing with minuen,ss but /. Is In examples IKE
DooTwav Lyme Regis" thai his most characteristic
work has been done and that the style Is mos At,
re,icent and suggestive. limiting more than II ex-
p aans 10, an have enriched the whole With
eloauence There Is power ana there Is charm IN
i lnh both in France and England but in
Identifying the art with his genius In making IT as
natural and expressive a vehicle for his genius
as he has made etching and paniing Mr. Whistler
has advanced far beyond MS contemporaries
Mr. Whistler is represented at the Wunderlich Gal
,erv lust now not by his Autographs alone There
are two oil paintings by him to be seen there, a
"Nocturne" painted ten or fifteen years ago. and a
| studv Of a head. Carmen" which has but recently
| haen completed The newer work may not give
Measure for the face Of tho model Is repelant. and
| the workmanship IL In broad direct style, which
leaves an impression OF vigor rather than charm II
is in curious contrast TO the suave style which dis
| tnguishcs the greater number OF Mr. Whistler =
nortraits But tho very excess OF energy which
marks the Carmen Is inspriting. Rapid, brusque
,nattenlve to minutae as the painting may seem. II
"a really one OF the most mastery OF Mr. Whistler