New-York tribune., 1898-01-29
ART EXHIBITIONS
THE AMERICAN WATER COLOR so-,u-
Mr.. ABBEY's "HAMLET"-A MERvov
ExHTBITIoN-NEw COLOR Pho.
ToGRAPHs-THE SON oFMA.
RIANO FORTUNY

RlANO FORTINY.
On Monday morning next the America, ~.
Color Society will open It's annual exhsh,,,N"
the Academy OF Design T. ls good .to
OF the best the society ever brought foru.,. We
tanning about five hundred pictures It /, n... o''
less fairly even In quality, and. n may hs ~.
the great mass Of work has been excellsn,lv -
The decorations are moro elaborate thu, t
Elephants In one room. nshe, IN another ,,A4
conventional objects IN the remaining s,r'
have been cast In paplcr mache. while d,..
and artificial flowers are combined With thai, -
ed surfaces. There Is. perhaps no singh -.
in the whole collection that appeals 20 the oi."
by virtue OF elaborate competition or drarna,,,N
port. but there Is serious vein constantly -
pearIng along the walls ana in water co,o,, =
Mr. McIlhennys rural scene In The South c.n
or Mr Kellers studio Interior IN the "a, 49,
lery. there is work no, only skl,ul bur ,hosy,..
IN tone. We wish We could say iaat Mr chy...
his "Wnter Idyll" or Mr.. Curran Ia his "r1,...
the Dryads. commanded ,he same degrA. \. y.
teniion. and for the same reasons bu, ,he -
amiabe polar bears have grown TOO corven,lo..'
ard the young lady who queens f ove. ,h..
this picture has been seen TOO frcqlenfly -.
the last ten years. In other words Mr c.
has been doing tho same thing over Ana -.
again until Re has become superficial u, Co..
has not grace enough for The graceful subjse, :.
his large picture. Mr. McIlhenuy on the ,.
i u
quiste feeling. and has handed o. Rl'h au,ho,,'.
This picture and his study o. grl learins 49,
a bridge ought 10 bring him honor They cs-,st..
put him IN the front rank Of this eahihl,!on -
place OF honor. The centre Of toe main wall. q, II.
South Gallery. has been given 10 Mr J @ prs,.
fer his portrait Of gamin mischiev0usly ors,,.
Ing 70 use snowfall as It should 10 Used =.
picture has great delicacy Of execution. IN ,,,.
OF that hard s;ylo 10 which Mr.. Brown has l,,l..,
upon devot!ng himself when. az he has shown .
times past. he could handle his brushes with z.
lightfui freedom.
The absence Of star pictures does not essen -.
attraction OF the galleries This wi. DO espec,n,
noticed IN tho corridor who're fsV lt 4ny loss-,
call Tor specific comment bu; where -he nars-,.,
fower pieces by Miss Adele Williams Mss Y
Nichols and others provide deisatfli ens.nt.
Here and there 4 clever figure piece appears IN ,s,
division OF ths show Mr.. Granville Smiths ske,-s
Of Switchboard players on board an ocean siear-
is capitally drawn. and Miss LYDIA Parsor.s sn.r
study OF woman "iil he adm red FOR Us VIVA
color In the West Gallery 'ne decorative 70.
struck by Miss Parsons is repeated hy Mr swop.
In his small full-length Of similar model ist
save for Mr. George Wharton Edwardss bros.
and vigorous design. done from Flemish model
the best work In this room is by the .andscapsu
notably Mr.. Alexander SchilAng ard Mr C. "
Eaton. Mr.. Ross Turner'S sel piece Is excel.,t
The East Gallery has several good igGre ske'chs,
the one by Nh Keller 70 which we have .sl.e.
a richly coored and dantily handled design by ~
S,erner. an admirably drawn seUi-nude ty "
Barse and another page from ire fresh p''ig
esque sketch book Of Nr. Edwards. Mr Noaag,
Venetian scene will be noticed here for rs ofz
inal and excellent color. The Ans, s,erdam ske'.s
BY MIR. Carter ard Mr. Fenns Oriental ;ragne,.
are also credi,ahly asscrtive. In fre North Gs,
lery We pass some clever but urfly sweet coo
tune studies by Mr Percy Moran or 'he way tos
good japanese sketch. and better modern hgs''
by Mr.. Weldon. Mr.. Hassan who leaves ra,ht
disarpointing Impression az more than on. po,'
OF the exhibition here achieves A first rate er..
in his small. vigorous sketch ~ a gir IN og.
There Is movement and there is good drawing
Mr. Thulstrups breezy golfer. Mr. Saf;ef's'
study OF darkies IS effective. but perhaps The be-
thing IN the room is Mrs. SherWOods "Laty
Betty sketch IN which the arts, reveals
dainty style ard a knowledge OF ius' ne rgh
moment al which TO stop Mr. Volkmar tgcn
are picturesque. The view OF the city water frost
Evening East River" introduces an unfa niAr
name. q. A. Trayor. The work IS strong ard %
divldualized. M Traver will be heard from agar
In the South Gallery TWO first rate Interior siudis
flank the picture by Mr. Brown TO which We haw
alluded The first. by Mr. hokiag. would appeG
TO have been taken from an Italian church, 10
second by Mr Kinselia. recalls an English e4aa
Both pictures have ane color and distinction q
style. The latter quality We have already po.n's'
out in Mr. McIlhennys work IL IS visible a.'o =
MI Horatio Walkers winter scene Win sasep
In Mr. Tryons somewhat tenGous but ftiae.o'
spring landscape and in the landscapes by "
Williams Mr. Eaton and Mr.. Ll;hrop Mr. Her
ter in his sorrow" and Mr. Parsons IN his po'
trai, of a lady in dark costume. both make sen
GUS impression through solidity OF ~orkmansa'
and through depth OF tone But neither OF ihes
pictures possesses real charm. Mr. SneAs "
marines one a rocky coast sketch and the Oh.
frr|I ~
Mr. Maynards mermaid is viyaclous II no' yT
new. and in the water colors by Mr.. Fare ~
sn,edley Nj Pepper Mr.. Hopkrson Smiih NJ
Farrer Mr. f r. Green and NJ. G. Menie ias'
are pleasing notes In our brief and RAPID s-'p
Of the exhibition have failed as IS no.ed s0''e
10 sigralize any unusually striking WORK D."
the excellent average attained there resides e
couragement for the society. and many AZ Az"
able half-hour for the public.
Mr Abbeys large picture OF scene rom 's-
let at the Avery Gallery Will arouse NVeP H''.
est, It appears 10 greater advantage now 'na-
dd at the Royal Academy I'm LONDON las' l'a
Perhaps 1t is because there is no jaf1'ns ave -
us environment the opposite Nall having oes" %
hung with a number OF those charming pas,e'
which Mr. Abbey showed at the American All oAs
leries year or more ago Stl more HAes
that the improved appearance or The picture ~
10 the artists brush which has been osse~
understand with more than one GeielA '"' "
tails, by the way. We are glad 70 see ha'e ~.
treated with great breadth. the canvas ha'ms -
LEGITIMATE values OF a picture and not those 81
enlarged Illustration. The fact IS that muen
the depreciation OF Nh Abbeys more sin0'u'
work in color has been short-sighted ana un''
We are told fo- example. that his de'oi"'0"
the Boston Public Library are not ceeo'A.
They are on the contrary. works Ok sirS.hs '
orative character. This scene from hai4'
with the King and Queen on 4 curious s''H
throne with the Prince and opheNa on Is,
their feet. and with number of hgafes s''-s"
IN IN. background on either side - an e0ss'
illustration of the second scene OF the thi'a ss'
the play. but it is also d beautiful compos"'"
,ust its play OF light and shade JUST Us es .,
ARRANGEMENT Of the figures JUST Us s''Hy
color The strength OF the execution j. ahA' ~
10, merriam. fluent or particularly nervous "
very Arm very subtle and very ohafae"'s
Tina, Arrangement OF the figures 10 which We
referred Is possibly audscious. Il i cef'A u,
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