New-York tribune., 1899-03-11
ART EXHIBITIONS.
OLD AND MODERN PICTURES AT THE
UNION LEAGUE CLUB.


OF the twenty pictures hung at the Union
League Club this month seven are by old mas
ters. Several OF these are interesting. though
not Of major significance. The Portrait OF
Lady" by Hogarth for example. IS neither
beautiful nor strong but it has historical value.
giving a fair impression of artist whose
painted work Is scarcely ever seen in this coun-
try II IT seems nerveless and insipid. II must
be remembered that Hogarth rarely reached. In
the technique OF painting, the standard exempt
fed by the brilliant shrimp Glrr' Of the Ma
tonal Gallery. The present somewhat palhn
canvas is. in its way, characteristics 1t Is esQe-
cially suggestive. showing how the painter
could shake off the manncrisms or his Famous
didactic designs The specimens Of Lely ana
Heppner are to,erable. the Portrait Of Man
hv the latter having some 81 his quality Ad-
,niration OF the brushwork and modelling in the
Portrait Of n Man by Van Dyck is qualified
by disappointment in the cooration. The flesh
tints are bricky and anything but typical We
NAV point out the deiicacy and placid charm or
the Marine" attributed TO Albert Cuyp. pict-
ure less pellucd in tone than it ought 10 ne' IN
order 70 carry conviction. hut attractive. never
theless The Landscape" given 70 SoIoHon
Ruysdael is an admirable piece Of old Iul,n
naintfnr though the huge tree on the left Is
not wei focused with the more broadly pa'hltu
landscape on the right Franz Snyders famous %
i'm name and Yet in MS Work ldiiiHe ''N' 80
beneath his fame. is represented Ivy a laise
Still Life" For museums canvases IKE tnlS
one have their value They are not heautiuI;
Mr George Inness jr., has eXhiplied nuO 81
dom in late years. and his large EntomnHcl,
which holds the place Of honor AT ono end OF IIe
room comes as something OF a surprise. re
has not vet obtained complete control OF MS ar
The composition is poorly balanced. so 'naI ,ne
backgrOrnd seems to have an Imperfect ltII
ti0n with the rest OF tho design y po-afT l'',,u
ling of the color might have ObViated tllS put
ba1ins, made this criticism. Il is pleasant 10 put
II aside and enjoy the rest Of the work "hl]cn ] -
not only dgnhed in concepton, p,Io, puS Soe -
genuine feeling and. through the eNcelttt1T
tbo illumination has on the whole. a nopie -,
fact The artists draughtsmanship mas ert"',E
i,1lnroyed ard his color. if wanting ID N,SoI, -
certainly refined and sometimes suou' II 1''.L -
tho Urht I'm the picture had been peIihI''yu ~
lend itself to the enhancement on 'HV .io.a
eroundl con the Normandy Coast ny lhs 'I-0
IIoran Nartin has some individual and In
terestire touches in the rendering o. -, "e
forr,s and the sky Is charming. one resIttn
,ba absence Of absolute precision ana oI i,c'I.s
ir ,be tevtures hut the ensemble IS hhe.
ara o.ber canital Landscapes by Mr Il. S~@i' ,i
I.terorG NJ charles u Davis. MI waiter Ci".N;
NJ = Murphy and Mr.. u. J. ElWe- ,i an,
80 is a sea study by Mr.. Howard rus"
I}utler in which that artist has SUI pasS.-' IA
- ,,5li,e his theme with great feeling am
with abundant skill The tones ate -. the
"a tho conposition is unconven tIoha-, -, {ao {,-
60 60 canvas breathes Of the sea Two t'a.u1 1
,ota fpura pieces by Mr.. CharleS = "a - .braa
a. - Henrv are shown. and there ar -. ~,
s.riking panels Of small size bE MI co,de
Mr. Brush and Mr. Van Scha'cK -. ~ Ia hut
ot Capri" by Sargent, is the Nel''S'
&. is worth seeing.