New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-08
PART III.
EIGHT PAGES.
ENGLISH ART.
,,xc INHIBITION AT THE NEW GAL
rERY-FINE IMAGINATIVE WORK
AND PORTRAITS.

-,s,nalIty md creative power, but the average /
~, &c Of a high order of excellence. There are /
80 s,gns Of d revival Of vitality and magma I
1.-Two force among new men. tour Of the three 4
large rooms and upper galleries VII convince +
-. mos, sceu;ical critic that English artists
70 not satisfied with conventional achievement
IA with steady Improvement In their technique
.,d color schemes. but stirred by genuine
-..stve impulses There is evidence here that
.hev are not only working with refinement OF
..s,bod. but that they are also dreaming Of an
-, ~ the future which will lie different In many
-.snects from the art Of the present
There are two pictures by Mr. Cameron which
-s OF grcat promise one is portrait Of Miss
Do-othv Naude Kay. q young Girl with brown
hair and pensive face arrayed in dull red with
=. amin, Spanish hat With a combination Of
,,ovns and grays IN the background, there is
=, exquisite sense Of color. and the portrait has
.d,stnct old World effect. The second picture.
entitled 'Morag" presents a girl with dark hair
end dreamy eyes. with a harmonious comhina-
,,on Of pale shades Of pink and dull red finely
handed This young Scotch artist has been
chiefly known as etcher but ne has suddenly
croduced two works in distinctive style or his
own which is not imitation OF Nelasquez
The technique is excellent and the treatment
highly poetic.
Mrs Marianne Stokes has an original work.
~Aucassin and Nicolette." with knight IN ar
NOR embracing a woman with yellow hair ana
..,der tr,Istfui face II is a work Of magma
tive force and poetic feeling. The arror. win
q. polished sheen is painted with more skill
than the leopards skin and other robes worn oy
the woman. but there is charm Of sentiment
Nth harmony OF color on the same wall hangs
O work bv Mr. Adrian Stokes. The Cross In me
Forest" which bears the impress OF strong Gre
.,,ve energy MI T. A. Abbey has large
rlc,ure which illustrates fancy OF his own
with dramatic force and tender sentiment ~ is
entitled The Poet" the open air rehearsal IN d
Florenttne garden being attended ny group OF
women and every detail is admirably manager.
Mr. Herbert Schmez has an allegorical paint
ing representing maidenhood bindfodeo ny
innocence and unconscious that the soul OF
satvr turks behind the godike mask CONFRONT
inr her Mr Philip Burne-Jones has portrait
bu, none OF his usual imaginative WORK oU'
Nr Walter Crane. In the most ambitious plclu'e
(which no has painted for a long time. produces
q nsrable of The Worlds Conquerors. troop
IN proud array with Labor. Fame Power
seautv and Love overcoming all, save only
r,rre and Death II n conventional in theme,
but highly decorative
VETERANS NOT CROWDED OUT.
.ran, from this tournament Of unconventional
a,rartnatlve art Mr. G. p. Watts has three
pictures representing the undated vigor with
ub,cb he piles his craft IN his old age One IS
surnptuous portrait of the Hon MIS-. lVo
pugh with one OF his characteristic settings OF
~,cb color Another is tour De force Of inagina-
ZION and allegorical mysticism. Illustrating the
question from Ezekiel. Can these bones hNe'
II "a a weird and solemn landscape Win ha'I-
covered skeleton and silver cups and dice lying
rear II is work filled with mystery, fascina-
ton and mpressiveness. Mt Wat'ss thlT4
picture Is Early Spring" marvel OF sirnphc''!
and charm II reveals a child standing Win
ta-o Toe, n the grass. with flowers IN his hand.
The helplessness Of babyhood is suggested by
every line OF arm and foot: the lips are opened
with an expression Of dainty innocence ana the
ewes are wonderfully painted. Not even S1I
John Nrlais ever produced more rehned ana
4xouisite child picture: and the background
NTH us combination Of greens and blues, shaced
WITH browns. Is one OF Mr. Wattss mastery
color schemes.
STR Edward Burne Jones has two OF his char
scteristic works One is long, mario" panel
est. George" with the knight IN arrnor sac
xisased but invincible and the standaTo Hoh'-
.ne over his head Every detail from the arIno'
and ngure TO the lilies in the foreground ana the
tree. further back is ideazed. and me who're
work is inspired by poetic Imagination Inc
color scheme is beautiful blending OF so''
shades OF green and gray. Inc f'oieS' L
Tale" is the second and more ingenious WORK
"a :, Illustrates a passage from Chaucer's
Canterbury Pilgrimage" l; is meoi@Vai IL
.,,-,t and interesting in detail nun In blue Is
x...,,o o,e, q child in gray with lilies and
o.bs- flowers In the foreground and fantastic
sroun. ~ women and children In the distance
There ,s a picture by Mr.. Holman Hunt me
Yaloved" with a Scriptural text II Is remark
sbl. IN color and drawing. but is interesting
mainly a. a rernnscence OF the pre-Raphae'''
ne-,od contributed by its only remaining su'
v,vor the pioneer who has learned noth'ns ai'
forgotten nothing since the foundation OF XIV
famous Brotherhood.
Mr. sARGENTs PORTRAITS.
There are four portraits by Mr.. Johh o. DC"
gent and. while single one Is 30 cohsp'cuo.
triumph he achieved last year al .''s -
,nv each Is an excellent example OF his arr
Hrs Thursby is a lady in purple. VINO IL aDo
70 rise from a blue chair. and CONVEYS the ,oe'
~ intended n,oveuent So thoroughly Ia Oh
alive that one can almost fancy that the draper
around hey throat is ruttering with her breath
One critic Yesterday went further. ana lhsls'e'
that he could hear the lady think Inc Hsuie
posed not 20 much for artistic results as ~ Con
vey the impression Of intense Vltaiity anu 40
Of repose The rug the moor ana ,he u "p,'
behind the chair are arranged Win MI 80
gents usual sense Of harmonious co'"i'
portrait Of Mrs. Anstruther thomson " eHu1''
alive, hut II suggests the idea OF statues'Ne -
pose and stately dignity. rather than arreS'e
movement The lady is standing, and her ohr
gown resplendent with Jewels. is painted VII
marvellous skill The third portrait prese"'
Mrs Ernest Franklin. a lady In white WIN u"
hair, for whom a setting OF red is proF'De"