New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-14

- uncomfortable feeling that NJ oe
fsort ne ,e~ro+uallv on the brink OF that which
Nen'' ,rcdisyinc IN art complete nnls"' - Nv
s mos a. entire control Of his art! does IL "o'
ATE -,oin extent control him. vi OouiS.' '"V
20 the question is that TINS hnlSh Is tho ~
sns"s of N DO Monvels indlVou"''''' 'n"' 10 80"
pIefsO ,,v 9; is 10 ask him TO he some one e'se'
hin 70 60 ,,,,, 70 he some one else. The point
We CO .,r,s enormously. and NJ do MonVel
O. VIC" - &c 81 peculiar and so captivating
p'n' ~, loes would be irreparahle. bui We are
ia thinking that a relaxation or inc tension
az '-.r,s q, anict his draughtsmansnip "o"ia
va n,s originality. We 90 not believe @h7' 'Ae
6ss"' ,oa,itr of his work would be LOST 3. e, were
iras"' -,o~o svrrpathctic vision toward the
70 - asr,-.s % Nfc Nor are we unocrN"'NihE
foaD..- and his decorations when We say ;h"'
Us y,s 30 content a. he never did anything
We 5-o7-ines for those nursery-books which
tu' 49,, hest geld fOr the exercise Of his gifts
tH". ..,e.i- beautiful and powerful "Salome"
'ne =, me mind Yet it IS significant tiat this is
1'..-,sr,horel as especially characteristic ~ the
'o' ,s.,o,. one recalls rather the 'nimltabie
s~,,sron,s Costumes I'm $50, 1880 1910, lS. or the
-..,Tq Illustrations Tor la Foniaino.
=, che sracc ~ tho American AZ, Galleries
s..r,ref hy pictures and studies made in Ari-
ord Ncw-McXiCo by Mr. fcrnand Lungren.
sn- lie, has style nttod 70 tho staccato Of
I's ,,o,-s. dotted only by saeehrush mat repeats
W. tn endless clumps with maddenine sameness.
..,~.s vi.h keen precision that acoords wei
- natures cruel aspect It is not bis fault il
.,,,ra he celebrates are hardly lovely. as art
'...-fs thar nature should be lovely. We do not
..ora 10 deny tho splendor Of tho scenery along
- lines We simply feel that 70 is n splendor
~4,,,s9 70 paint and canvas. The colors are
- ss-,e The plains and hills are too gauLt and
80 Now and then the srmness Of his theme
".,s o. NJ IurCrcn On q beautiful manner
So In the Canon" IS q solemn, touching
&c. there IS great delicacy. oven tenderness, IN
=. < con Che Colorado Chiquto' and n posi-
II lvr,c note struck IN the hue Sky Of No lo
I'll ~ The High Place" But these are eX-
.,sa-ai performances. The most characteF4sHl
- NJ IurC-an shows IRE such pictures as
=. % .-h,rs--Tae Beginning OF the End-Mojave
-" ~ SO a. The Wind from the Desert
-, ,base have less char than power, they are
80 heau.iful than tragic ard terrifyins The
-. ~ the desert is r. Mr LunCren's work. and
s., color being intrirsioaIy dry and hard. with a
,so5sncy toward opacity We leave MS eXhlnluoi
.-.,rested hu- O little depressed. These pictures
- II de- Novels Will 10 shown until March =
II ca.ous Duran displays at tho gallery Of
pa.ssod Valalon Co. some o. the po'ual''
,,i,b ne has painted in IFS country presumably
-, ,.+a wears They are certainly representative
~ "a
t-n,art but lacking IN suhtlety and distinction
-. Res. week Is visible nos Ga the stately portraits
4. women. hut ir q small panel portrait OK MI
livingston THIS IS Gun Of energy ana skill
The Durard-Ruo. Gallery is hung with twenty
doh, ls,dscapes hv the late Alfred Sisley. They
rns.rate chiefly the best years OF his develop
-sr. He never painted anything finer than No. u
"a Seine BougvaL" which bears the date O
~ This has abundant breadth and feeling There
- re-, charm. too IN 40 q. Les Bords de ia
Name" FL vh!ch the treatment of the MOVING
-s.ss IL the foreground is almost poetic. on th'
vsol4 hoveve~ Ssley missed the poetry OF land
s,ane lie Wa e. loyal lmpressonIst. lie was
content IS Gle others n his school have peer
content with @ purely visua, impression He was
sr uneven painter. and at his best seldom sne
e.s.sa that he had much power. But he was one
:. the c,eve-est men IN the movement which has
4-rre5 60 LARGELY In the art history Of our time
sr5 this exh.. ..ou IS welcome. showing work which
: never great not always good but generally IN
,s,.s.,,e and expressive Of an independent incivd
ua!y.