The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-05
ART NOTES.
Pictures AZ the Exhibition OF the Water
Color Club.

Pictures ~ the Exhibition OF the "atof
Color c'"o'
There are dozens OF pictures at the exhibition
OF the Water Color @ ub. which opens to-day At
the Fine Arts galleries. that are painted with
sufficient skill to absove them from severe
criticism on technical grounds. but they are
not interesting. L,rge and small. figures.
landscape or sull life, they are either not
attractive In subject or IN com position. or they
arc not done with art lit be so very we'll. 90
artIsticalIy done a. to charm. 1t matters little
what the subject OF q sketch may be-; but. In
these too numerous exam ples. there 10
but little charm or attractive force from
such a cause. A Bit of landscape fairly
we'll observed. fairly well treated and
fairly good In color. but lacking alto
nether Ia the higher qualities that
come from love. sincerity and superior skill
may do well enough rs an evidence OF
painters clnabll " AZ NAV he q pleas nR OBJ
ject to conts m plate II ono 10 Interested In his
progress. but a great nu nb-r OF such per-
formsnres brought together In a suite a. CALLER
los IL hardly ed wing. There are hosts OF little
figure pictures and some larger and more am
bilious ones which. like these LANDSCAPES. are
either indiferentlv cool or merely psrtunc-
tory. II In even re r,shIng to come upon
group of six landscapes by Dodze Mcknight.
Nos. l'i5 to 40. which. though thoy are some
what glaring In color and startling In general
aspect. possess n note OF individuality. They
are different from the run" They are out OF
the rut. They cain attention because they do
not henr the stamp OF respectable mediocrity.
or these six pictures Entrance TO Woods
Snow" No. 1856. and Pond In Summer" No.
10o. are reasonable and ulIi,iently restrained
to give an impression OF truth to nature.
A tour Of tho galleries to ind exception. to
tha N hrl n liz bAfpra n m bla Al m
Der Of excellent pictures. The three pastel- OF
Niagara in the south gallery. by Charles War
rem Eaton. are delicate In color and show good
decorative effect. Luna Fail a, Sunset" No.
1872 IL notable for the tender quality OF tho
water In sha low 10 the lower part Of the pie
tur~ and the gentle CLEAN of that above ba'hed
In the 'igh' Of the setting sun. June Moon
rise. Niagara" No. III Is likewise agreeable
In color but the moon does MOI hold its place In
the sky. and The Heart Of Niagara" No. Ill.
with Ito pyramid OF spray. colored pink by the
sun. while som 'what spectacular Is ON inently
decorative. Not far AWAY twilight eject by
Bon Foster. As Night Comes On" No. IL.
presents an agreeable ensemble OF cool color
IN grsen valley where shepherd
watches his sheep and the moon peeps
over the Hill Venetian Sunset" No
rs. Is an individual looking sheet marked
by ynrm tlnts OF orange mil red and
ia the work OF that veteran among
painters OF Venice. W. Gsdney Buucs. Ia
Salute at Night" No. lOI. 10 one OF Mr. Pal
ners effective and sym nathstIc rsnd,rings O,
a fayorite subject, while two snow pictures in
other places In the gal.rle, attest his con-
tinusd .kul In a neld wherein he delights to
work Charlie, n. Proctor sign. a rood. robu.tly.
treated landscape in Autumn Afternoon" No.
25S and there are som. characteristic works
by John La Faree. Chi!ds Hs.sam. ". Merritt
Posh, Howard Russell Butler. C. C. Curr,p. A.
T. Van Lear,F X. N. Rein. Ed ward Cav and I.
few other ysll-known painters MI. White.
mors's delicate study OF "A vpns;ia, C,ol.,.rp
No. ia with IL. white walls and column, in
sunli rht, deserved favorable mention. and a
frankly ra'nted, weil-iravn study of "Lotos
Flowers" No. ~, by George W. Dawson, 4. one
~ the N ost satisfying things In tho four gall
lsr!es
W. q. Schneider IL not q familiar name in
the art catal ogues, but he is tho painter q, n
little portrait Of an elderly woman. NV
Mother" No. 2lo. that (. extremely good II
10 we'll drawn and very agreeable ln color Tn.
modelling In the face shows several subtle
passages Mr.. Hersra Patricia M az