New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-09
ART EXHIBITIONS.
EARLY ENGLISH PORTRAITS AND LAM
sCAPES-PICTUREs OF THE REyo.
LUTION-M. CHARTRANS POR.
MINIATURES AND
WATER COLORS

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WATER COLORs
Al the gallery 0, Arthur Tooth & Sons a to,s...
IL given Of the kind OF art which IL to be brou.s.
with special force before the public next we.k -
the exhibition Of Mr.. ". II. Fuller's collec,o, "
the American Art Galleries. We refer to the ar, :.
/ the last century I'm England art which un,n ..
Gently has been more less ecpsed IN thi, co,.
try by that OF the Barbizon school. Twen,y.s,
paintings shown In this exhibition, ranging ,,,
a stately fuli-length Of Lady Maria OglanGerp 5.
/ Sir Thomas Lawrence 20 small landscapes BIZ r.,
stable Crome. Mulready and John Linnell n.
/ first picture we mention Is not. II happens -,
best thing in the collection. II has great dsn,t,
| but lacks charm The unfinished portrait o. 'yrs
! lam Locke" however. representing Lawrence In
Nvelier and more personal vein. !s positively brr
liant example Of that combination OF vigorous BIN.
: work with suaye feeling that Is pre-enlnently n
mark OF Lawrence and OF that rare school which
adorned These men had energy, taey had strenzs
| a. witness the handling Of Sir Joshua's large "a
! vas. Captain Winter" the Portrait q an 0.
| cer." by Sir William Beechey. with IT'S hrmly nz
eied head and Kaeburn's portrait Of Lord woz
! houseiee but they had extraordinary dolcacy n
common elegance and charm. these very yrs
to which we refer will attest. Sometime this :.
gance was mingled with exquisite swee,rss
! The portrait OF "AIra. Oliver and Child" by Rs-
ney. offers case I'm point. OF the landscape.
this exhibition Il IS necessary 70 speak wiki grea.
reserve. yet there is abundant charm In these a.
fully painted yet essentially broad and vlta..s
studies. The specimen o. Muready typaes :,
art o. a man who never counted heavily as,
painter OF landscape. yet this river scene Is fl
light and air A good example % George No,
lands bucolic Is visible. and there are chs,
acteristlc works by Patrick Nasmyth. James Star.
John Crome and the other landscapis;s nen,o..
above Altogether 1t Is delightful gathenas
which should be appreciated by students OF y.
earlier English school.
The paintings and drawings made in Illustrate
OF writings by Senator Lodge and Captain Maa,.
In "Scribner's Magazine" and now on exhi6.,o, a.
the Avery Gallery. offer good objcct-iesson 70 Z,
reader OF periodical literature They show h-
what pains are taken TO make the pages OF mag.
zine not only attractive but trustworthy az ps,s
OF reference. We need not traverse the long *
OF drawings in full. Made for purposes Of re-.
duct!on. these sketches naturally contain !tte III
and I'm style they are not strkingiy d.ss.-lu
though drawn by different hands. This latter az
may possibly be attributed 10 the influence Of
Howard Pyle. who seems somehow 70 have Sc, 4.
pace in the delineation o. Revolutionary types a.!
scenes, but II is more likely that the uniformity q
effect springs from the care With which al TIE
Illustrators involved in the work have consu.:e.
the documents accessible. Their pictures prese,.
a panorama OF military episodes against back
been clothed in the correct ha5lllments Of thes
time and the buildings having been drawn, IN many
cases from the original models M Pelxot;o and
Mr. Yohn are the most conspicuous draughismen
after Mr. Pyle. who contributes only two designs ou
leaves In one OF them Jefferson Writing the Dec
laraton OF Independence" perhaps the finest I'M
preston Of ALL The chief virtue OF the entire corps
Of illustrators seems to be historical plalslbAiy
which is, Of course, the thing most desired. Thes.
and suggestive In the faces and landscape. as vel
as in the costumes and architecture OF the tine
which they represent. They clever works o.
art and they admirable illustrations. Repre-.
duced well, they in the magazine they hsys
a high value.
The Knoedler gallery. symmetrical roomy
and well-lighted addition TO the familiar premises.
Is hung Just now with score OF paintings. mostly
portraits. by " Theobald Chartran He is
FrenchIaan. with some decided gifts and some
equally plain limitations. Conspicuous among IL
former Is a remarkable facility. HIS drawing Is
without the personal charm which counts .or 50
much in draughtsmansh!p, whether In oils. water.
color. etching pencil work. yet II Is undealaoy
smooth, and expressive, with certain keen
character. certain precision which tells effective
ly in the placing OF profile against solid back.
ground. He has vivacty TOO. and sharp. stacca,o
method In the handling OF his colors which brings
the features o, his sitter out upon the canvas with
force and clearness. Though he has made disn
fed portrait OF Archbishop Corrigan. and shows IL
this and other examples exact and conaies.
understanding OF masculine traits ne is az his oes.
in the portrayal OF danter types. and the nunerc.
portraits of women in this exhibition are on tie
whole. the most attractive. But here his merits
stop and his limitations begin They notice
able In his faces, which are polished almost 70 ~
key OF porcelain. His color is neither transparent
strong; It is thin and excessively sweet. IRE
portraits have vivacity, have said but the ao.s
is of life artIstically observed 1t is OF lie seea
through the camera. They are brilliant in gilt
terlng. brittle way. and this hardness Of esec,
taken in conjunction with the extreme lyelne. o.
tho color. makes the work appear merely dazzling
and artificial. u. Chartran has ability. but 10
uses It too gliby. He produces fetching per
trait but leaves the spectator cold.
In the room next TO that which contains NJ Char
trans portraits a number of miniatures by Nj ".
j. Baer may be seen. They are del!catey drawa
and the color is refined. Occasionally, in ovas o.
some size. Mr.. Baer has made some impersona. DC
signs and these. The Golden Hour, AURORA
and two Others have warmth. life and PIC
torial merit. In the tiny portraits. however, ""
Baer has done his work well without reyea.as@
special power any notable elements Of ina'''-N
style. At the Wunderch gallery some wa's'S''s''
made largely IN the region OF the Italian AZ" i"
the Baroness Helga Won Cramm evoke a@-
criticism. Her work is not without 9ua!ass :"
truth and p!cturesQueness. but the style Is cows
tional. the water-coors are otten overwogHeo W.
sacrificing spontanety and the final impression
such as might be left By any fairly sk.lsul amas-'
News comes from Boston that Mr.. Thomas '"
Dewing is holding an exhibition o. his ps'rUns.
there. In the rooms OF the ST. Botoph CLUB i"'
fact Is mentioned here suggesting that 'ne CIV
hibition might we'll be repeated In New'ioF~ oOs
ton is also interested just now in an aGeu0" say
which we wish had been assigned 10 some NV"
York gallery. This sale. which will take p"ce "
February % and a. IS to dispose o, e0Ns.-, ,.
BILE number OF paintings and drawings by the 'A
William Morris Hunt. His art has been known y
this city. for from time 10 time pictures rom -
hand have appeared in loan exhibitions. ou' ""
probably not realized outside OF Boston tha' ". -.
sale Will bring some brilliant paintings mo w
market. Hunts studies under Couture e'' ~
impress upon his art and his later enthas|