The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
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Rrhfbtt,su ef . Ceiisctien sf Arerican Patnt-
inEr at the Arserican Art Galleries.

RHhfbttten of = Cet1ectton 81 Annerfonm Paint
inEr nt the Americas Art Galleries.
Anothor exhibition begins to-day at the Amer
lean Art Gallorios. Q East Twenty.third street,
and will continue to Thursday, March 10. 1t
consists OF tho largo collection of oil paintings
and wator colors brought together by Mr.. p.
Chock. and the pictures will DO sold at the gal
leries at auction on the evenings of March o.
10. and IL. There are 3ls pictures In tho col
lection and all are by American artists. The
illustrated catalogue contains . predatory
article on American Paintings" by Charles dc
Kay, and the pages bear small portraits in tho
text Of some of tho artists whose works are In
the collection.
This lot OF pictures is by no means homogene-
GUS. While some of tho best names In Ameri-
can art are found In the catalogue. there are also
many that are comparatively unknown or that
are unimportant. Most Of the pictures are
small: none exceed medium sizo. None Of the
works by tho ablost men are capital works. But
while the general average of the collection Is
not SO high as q moro truly representative COL
lection would show, and while q considerable
number of the pictures are too slight in motive
or too poor in execution to make them worthy of
mention. there are many that may be classified as
good examples of tho work Of good men. Hero
for instance are four landscapes by Henry
Deartb, Of which two. The Fields at South.
No. 16l, and October Afternoon
No. 312. with their lno sympathetic color and
broad, direct painting OF effects toward the
close OF day, arc in every way excellent. Mr..
Chase's "The Stately Model" No. 314, 10 q
rood example of his figure work. while "Tho
Nc. 1872, 10 one of his best small land
soapes. Mr.. Mowbray. with two contributions,
A Idyl Of Spring" No. 95, and Song Of
Arcassia," No. 31S. Is seen in the latter in
his familiar and pleasing Interpretation of
Oriental themes with the accompaniment
of pretty young women lazily sitting about
and rich stuffs In tho costumes and acces.
series. Mr.. Horatio Walkers water color,
Return from the Field No. 3l7, 10 delightful
in its gray tones and In its simple rendering,
and Mr.. w. L. Lathrop, known to us only here
tofore as q water.color painter, appears as tho
author OF some excellent work in oil. Among
hve oanvases by him two landscapes, eau
tumn,' No. 206, and "a Lonely Pasture" No.
2A3, arc interesting both in their subdued oual-
fly Of color and their STRAIGHTFORWARD ~facture.
" Return of the Flock" No. 313. by L. r. Dessar.
a moonlight effect with sheep in the roadway, 10
an attractive piece of work and deserves
mention with tho foregoing, and there are nu-
pictures by such painters as Leonard
Ochtman. G. G. Curran, Carleton Virgins, e.
Percy Moran, George w. Maynard, Ben Foster,
Charles Warren Eaton, w. L. Dodge, Herbert
Denman, w. Verplanck Birney, and ]. Appleton
Brown. There arc no less than ten landscapes
by Mr.. ochtman, no less than sixteen figure
by MI. Curran. Emil Carlson, the still.
life painter, is represented by hfteen canvases.
Denman has seven small works, studies of
figures out of doors principally. Mr.. Virgins
has ten pictures of landscape with sheep or cat
tie. Eight pictures are signed by H. NJ. Rosen-
berg, nine by Gean Smith, ten by William D..
These last include q very good