The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-17
Arr VOTES.



The landscape work Of Ffitn Thaulow has
now become pretty well known to American
amateurs, 40 that an exhibition of his pictures
has no longer tho attraction Of novelty. Since
the exhibition Of Behind the Mn" at the
Worlds Fair, Chicago, in 1898, where the In.
dividuality. Of his.talent was first remarked in
this country, his pictures have figured in vari.
GUS loan exhibitions and dealers collections,
and his reputation 90 . sympathotic and force
full painter: In firmly established. Last spring
ak or eight: canvasos by him were shown Mt tho
gallery Of Julius Ochme In Fifth avenue. Since
then the second Of three prizes at tho Carnegie
Institute exhibition at Pittsburg has been
awarded to him for his picture THE River
Argues at Ancourt" and now In the art rooms
Of L. Crist Delmonioo, lee Fifth avenue, an on.
hibition Of twenty three Of his works has been
opened and viii continue to Nov. 80. Eight
OF these oanvases have been lent for the occa.
sion by their owners, and IL appears that the
first acquisition was that Of "Tho Seine in Paris
showing mo. IN. which was shown in the
Salon of 1893 and purchased by Mr.. John q.
johnson Of Philadelphia. It Is charming In
color and in many parts shows truth of obser-
walton. II the title rightly describes the efect
as that Of snow falling, oven a light fall, the
distance In the picture seems o trife too clearly
made out. Il is, however, not far wrong and
everything in the composition holds It's place
and contributes TO o beautiful ensemble.
The finest work in tho present exhibition 10 .
view in Norway with o river partly frozen over
but open In the foreground and showing the
water pouring between icy banks with q long,
red building on the shore. Late afternoon sun
shine falls in places on the red painted wood
work, and lights up o snow-covered hill in the
distance. In this picture, Melting Snow and
Ice,' No. 2, we sec Thaulow's speciality" the
painting Of runningw water presented in admirable
tashion. The red building and the pale greenish
sky are reflected In the moving water. making
beautiful masses Of color and light and the
whole canvas CLOVIS with o radiance that 10
both natural and picturesque. Not much be-
hind it in quality, though less brilliant, Is THE
Old MILL" No. z. in which swiftly flowing
water dashing out from the mill wheel 10
"hurned into foam and heaps itself up as 1t turns
q bend in the stream. The shining surfaces
Of tho masses Of water reflect the sky and the
trees which grow on the river bank. making o
full and harmonious color scheme and Landscape
Of genuine charm and power.
Other works of first Importance in the collec-
ton are On the River Argues. near Dieppe."
No. 8, ON effect Of early springtime; "The Seine
In Paris, Summer Day." No. 20; ION the River
Argues, Below tie Mill" No. 8. and Farmer
House, Summer Night" No. IL. 1.-THE Seine
In Paris; a Gray Day." No. 10. is characteris.
tic, but not 80 novel in treatment as some of tho
other works. 1t suggests q picture by De Nittis
in general aspect and is no better, II it indeed
is quite SO good, as the pictures Of rivers and
bridges by that talented and lamented artist.
''Thc Marble Arch, Hyde Park, London" No.
%. shows that as a painter of street scenes
Thaulow is far behind such men as De Nittis,
Luigi Loir, and Rene Billotte. and Venice"
No. %, which the catalogue tells us is tho latest
work Of the artist, causes some astonishme:.t t,
for the water of the canal IL neither wet nor in
motion. though the reflections Of the houses are
broken and Facilitating. 1t is q handsome piece
Of color, however, and remarkable for its deco
rative effects. Tho exhibition Is well worth
seeing, but 1t Is to be regretted that the pic
lures are shown under artificial light. Color
and values so subtly graduated as those in
Thaulow's works must of course suffer by not
being seen in the light in which the pictures
were painted,