New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-07
THE CHRONICLE OF Apro
EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER Topics
THE LATE MRS CRosBYs prcrr.prs
on THE vfvER SALE ~ PARrs-p,rvr
INGS by MRI MT,RpuY mn

INGs BY MRS. MURPHY. MP
MowBRAY AND OTHERS.
The ar. season has after much DELAY bev
justify Itself In becoming manner. We base M.
! remark chiefly on the presence Of tho late w.. -
Il. Crosby's Connection at the Fifth Avenue Ar, c.,
| ierics, where 1t rcvives mefHores Of the k,,d :.
exhibition 70 which NewYorkers have been aeon.
! toned In the past IL IL not a great catherine :.
! pictures but there things in II which arc \, -
| first rank There IS, for example n groun OF sy.
paintings by Mauve, and all Of them are In his mr..
characteristic VEIN while especially "In ~,
Pasture" Is the product OF hIs rarest end hsbo,.,,
mood Then there are two exquisite example, -
| Daubisny the small Morning being fresh c,,
| tivating panel very personal ard vivid: and IN.
more formal "Corbigny the Nievre" reve,,,,.
In its most refined and original phase the poetic .,s
OF the painters art The single specimen OF co,..
IL good. but not unusual, and the best OF the two
| landscapes by Jules Dupre. 1.-THE Farm" may ..
| described in the words. On the other h.,h
the tawny Antwerp Of Elem Is an cxtraordinarlv
novel and effective illustration Of his coloris,io y.
much finer than the other more rosy canvas y,o,1
his brush that Is here displayed or than any OF ~.
Zems. for that matter. which have made ore OF IN.
conventions OF the art galleries. Mrs Crosby seem.
to have had fas,idious and cautious taste. tn.
little collection OF water-colors chiefly Dutch 4.
uniformly good with its pieces BY Bommers VAL
kenbergh and the rest, and though among the oil.
there are some paintings by Julien Dupre Jan
Chelmonski Perrault end Meucci which are merely
pretty these detract from the effect OF M.
good Barbizon pictures we have mentioned Or The
sombre color signed by yalkenbergh and ON.r
mans. or from the char OF some such BIT Of genre
Rott ne on yb IL ae ndJ ie e o. slNo
dicious collector is advised look with care Rotta
one Of or the names IN hc a r school and
known TO dominate a gallery full OF several hun.
clever 10 Al
color and a lively sympathy. There are sixty-six
ton next Wednesday evening and they are not un.
likely to provoke lively competition.
That American buyers are IN the field Just now
with abundant resources. and. Therefore. capable Of
paying high prices for tho fine works in the Crosby
collection. Is shown by tho results OF the vIyer
sale. which has Just taken place In Paris TIE
gentleman who got these pictures together is
Partisan jeweller who has been known 10 a limited
number Of amateurs but OF whose treasures the
general public knew little II anything until last
week. When some OF his paintings were talked
about In the Gazette dos Roaux Arts" shor, Tin.
ago his name not given. Now that the sale
has occurred the art world T. little surprised At
the prices obtained. surprised because It not
supposed that " Viver had such masterpiece
His favoritc artist Corot but all the Fontalne
bleau men were represented. Altogether he sod
rs paintings for total OF &I.216 francs. The point
to be noted with particular force is that many q
the most costly examples were purchased hy
10 the Knoeders for % francs II AmcrSsns ' a..
spending money like this abroad they can afords
pay attention to the good things offered here. as 70
return the pictures in the Crosby collection
There will be another opportunity. too Of SINH
lar sort offered in the collection which is 10 be
placed on view at the American Art Galleries on
February ~. and Is 10 be sold at Chickering Hall
on the evenings Of February p. y and 26 Mr.
Preyer has concluded to dispose in this way OF the
present contents OF the Holland Art Galleries q
No. 800 Fifth-ave. He has an extensive collection
of modern Dutch painters with Mauve at their
head in at least mastery production. the
sheep on the Dunes" which described In
this place not long since. All the other celebrated
Bosboom n, israeis. Roelofs. Tor Meulen. Tenkae
the Marses. Mesiag Neuhuys and many more N;
about thirty old masters Flemish and Dutch
The shows devoted to work by one artist multi
ply apace. At the Avery Gallery there are two
In the front room Mrs. J. Francis Murphy Shove
.pasels deftly and sometimes vigorously exc
cuted. She has bright and yet delicate color, az
appreciation Of the softness and bloom of her rned
UNI. and pretty taste in the selection Of he:
themes. The latter either girllsh figures 10
dainty costumes pleasant glimpses Of landscapea
on the whole. Mrs. Murphy is face and We
racious artist, who has been we. warranted in
thus presenting her art In generous quantity. The
quality Of it is indicative OF minor talent. but
within its boundaries IT Is admirable Concerning
Smons there Is nothing TO be said in approval
He Is designer with ambition than ability.
His symbolism Is OF rather obvious sort, obscure
when IL is obscure at all, with legitimate mys-
stery but with mere intellectual opacity. HIS
rendering OF his ideas Is less impressive. the
color throughout Is hashy and brittle. the style Is
s,rngy and mechanical. Without tone. without
sentiment. without beauty Of any sort and VITA
incohorent composition Mr. MarciGs-Simons strkes
e n@ as I is ali shi when he Is psnng aegOres
When he is producing one of his small landscapes
'vlsons" he shows reasonable observation and
some capacity
The Knoedler Gallery presents TWO small exhio''
tions: one in which Mr. Percy Moran demonstrates
his faculty for making pretty studies OF od'fasn'
toned costume, something after the fashion OF
Christmas card. and another In which Mr. H. e'a'
dons Mowbfay appears a strong draughismsn
and a weaker coloris; with no great range OF IDEAS
In fact Mr. Mowbray is more disappointing IRAN
might have been expected from his occasional con.
tributions TO the exhibitions. They have seemeo
very decorative very graceful and elegant lie mas
painted Oriental madens. or ideal figures, as IN '"e
Evening Breeze" owned by Mr. Clarke. ana 10
has painted them with art But now that they @''
all brought together there seems wonderful SAME
ness about them, a lack OF genuine. yitaized III.
spration and especially do they disclose oAa
saccharine quality in their color. Mr. Mo"o'v
does not glow he gtters. and II the glitter
sometimes softened II Is never actuaIiy Trans
formed The tone remains lacking in resonan'e'
In depth. In tenderness. AS a draugh'sman' nov"
ever Mr. Mowbray is one OF the best men we hA'e
His style is academic but supple. He has hrnhesN
unusual irmness but he is never hard. Inc hiO'V
tones here and the sketches for some decor"'"'
panels In Mr. HuntingtOn's house. proclaim tha' ="
so far as the filling of a given space win sFaoe.
lines is concerned Mr.. Mowbray Is an autho''"
tive and an interesting artist. In this direction
exhibition strengthens his position. IL is Ply Nj
tba other mixtures should leave him less admlra1Ye
than he has heretofore appeared TO De; my N.
sign OF lie Destn" may be delightful alI 70
ara wing fine but for the rost-and tnis dpp'es.n
ali he oil patntings-Mr Mowbray does n0I .Vn
vince the spectator does not make good the iHu'0"
he sets out 20 produce
Near by In the Blakeslee Galleries, are SOM
landscapes by Mr. II w Ranger which displa! rs,
ord a,en brilliant color. much subtlety OF eio''