New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-16
ART EXHIBITIONS.
PICTURES AT THE UNION LEAGUE Ann
I,OTOs CLUBS-MR HALE AND Mr..
ANDERsON-PRINTs AND THE

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ANDERsON--PRINTs AND THE
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Twelve paintings selected from the collection
OF Senator W. A. Clark. Of Montana. form this
months exhibition at the Union League Club
The ust. though brief, is varied. embracing on.
old Flemish painting Fortuny's famous Choice
of the Model" several examples Of the Barbzon
school, and a little group OF English works. The
two masterpieces In the collection face each
other across the ROOM making an agreeable
contrast, and pointing with force the old maxim
that I'm art there are many roads TO fame. These
are the Fortuny and the Rousseau. The former
was deliberately discussed In this place at the
time Of it's first appearance In this county
when the present owner purchased IL at the aus
ton sale Of the Stewart collection. IL Is one u
the great pieces Of technical virtuosity produced
in this country exquisite as an enamel, and. In
spite Of It's rather frivolous and empty motive
work of unfading beauty. 1t was visible for
too short time when the sale was heId' and
many will be glad Of an opportunity TO see IT
again. Rousseau's "Apres Ia Pluie would seem
to illustrate transitional phase In his art The
trees ranged across the middle OF the canvass
show something Of the close ana tight handing
Of his earlier years In the furtner planes o'
the landscape. in the foreground with us shin
ing nools and in the fine sky, there is more Of
tho later Rousseau. more breadth and spontane-
tv The work is a sympathetic and veracous
s.udv Of nature and over II all is thrown the In
de6nable distinction OF a great master OF art's-
tic style.
The single example Of Diaz shown is mas
sive and powerful forest interior. flooded In the
background with golden light. The most ad-
mirabIe qualities in the landscape with cattle
by Jules Dupre are qualities Of composition
There are beautiful peary tones in the sky but
these touch us less than does the consummats
felicity with which the lines OF the design are
managed why the rural scene by Jules Breton
Is shown we cannot guess. II Is piece OF
painted commonplace. and strikes a dlscordan'
note in the gallery. The Turner Is depioraoe
n,cturA saccbarine and gaudy. with nothing be.
yond a tolerable passage in the background 70
arrest attention in pleasant manner. Corots
nude study lie Bacchante," is interesting and
not without some good workmanship but the
great landscapist was rarely successful with
themes Of this sort With him the human figure
was generally a subordinate incident. When ne
gave if the first place his inspiration faNed nm
and the result as in this instance could COM
mand respect but nothing more. The best OF
the three Constables is the rather blackish but
still beautiful Lock in the Thames" There IS
some good color in both the other pictures put
there is also color that Is too hot and coarse,
and neither of the pair Is particularly well COM
posed. The NEUROLOGICAL subject attributed TO
Rubens is unimportant. and has no valuable
qualities The Isabey is good.
American landscape painters exclusively are
represented in the Lotos Clubs exhibition. the
thirty-onc paintings hung giving rough idea
OF our school from Inness and Homer Martin
to the workers Of to-day. The show suffers
from overcrowding. a few Of the landscapes
might in any case have been spared. The ma
jority. however are unfailingly delightful Be-
side an early Italian sketch by Inness there
are two Of his broadcast and richest works. Tho
largeness and freedom Of Homer Martins Sun
Worshppers" with it's tossing trees, may DO
compared with the close analysis OF his 'Au-
tumn on the Susquehanna,' a much earlier
work Two excellent Wyants are displayed
The younger men nearly all interesting.
Their interpretations OF landscape sentiment
are subtle. true and individual and their work
manship has vigor and breadth Here and there
technical methods seem to have diverted mo
painter from the spirit OF his theme. Iir. Bo-
gert's Dutch studies have more OF his clever
style in them than Of the light and atmosphere
Sound" is more effective bit Of color than
az a faithful representation Of nature. But In
the works OF Mr. Tryon, Mr.. Murphy, Nr. Hc.
ratio Walker Mr.. Ranger and Mr.. HIST the
balance between style and substance rs true.
We note with special interest Mr.. Bhngers
Fourth-ave scene Though 1t is far lefs beau.
tiful picture than his Connecticut Pasture
II has the fresh significance of an adequate
study of material rarely handled with artistic
effect The choice OF the locality WIZ wise.
The bulky towers of the armory at Thirty
fourth-st loom in the canvas like towers OF
romance. One Of Mr.. Bunces original Venetian
panels is included In the show. There are PROM
Using landscapes too, by Miss Maria Beckett
and Mr. Dessar.
Mr.. Philip L. Hale's exhibition at the Durand-
Ruel gallery testifes to his enthusiasm for i'm
pressonistic methods but not TO any great skill
in the employment OF them. He has much to
learn about the treatment OF outdoor light IN
pictures. At present the sunshine IN when ne
evidently prefers to work completely overNnelms
him, taking possession OF his canvases so pa
family that neither landscape forms DOT tno
human figure can pretend TO any serious weight
There is picture of young woman sea'eu III
a kind Of arbor formed by pine trees thIousA
which the sun is drifting. Her face is IN SHADOW
but the artist, in his endeayor to make IL an
impressionistic shadow, affair OF more or less
purple tones, has given his poor model Wha'
We hesitate to call face; 1t seems more ike
distorted mask The four girls ramoihs III
meadow with the sun beating down upon 'he''
in another of Mr. Hales pictures. are each SUI
rounded by kind of aureola OF lemon yeho"'
which gives very sorry effect. the truth
that this artist is cropping toward mastery Oh
his materials and implements and his exniol'
ton wears tentative, amateurish air WHICH
is not at all exhilarating. The solution OF No
difficulties would seem TO be hard study and re-
strant. At the same time that he strengthen
his drawing he ought to look closer at na'u"
and grasp. il he can. the harmony by which sn'
is governed under all conditions. Crude iuipre'