New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-10
NOTES.
PICTURES By Mr. vos AT THE UNION
LFAGTE-TEE HILTON COLLECTION
Mr.. MOwBRAY's PORTRAITS.

re- exhibition Of portraits by Ar Hubert vos at
- TaIoa League Club Is At eEce scientific and
cystic II character The subjects were chosen 20
.7uFsrate various racial types OF the world The
- Il India elbows the Coreau and Hawaiian
-zsaet China and Java are represented; our own
xr--h American Indian is portrayed. and there
r7---zi-s Of American ladies' and OF g OF
E-sr-Ucky Apart from the artists mode Of paint
y us models. the show Is unusually divsrting
- -eeh11gue. We may add. has apparently been
,-scre5 By his desire 70 give thoroughly verE=sin.s
.,osut q the types studied. / IS precise almost
=, harness: re color Is laid with great purity
rs.o leave 10 doubt as the tints Of the sitters
szf q searching light II flung over every face. re-
-saHuE is rniuutes- characteristics Smoothness
sr6 h--nness most 70 be praised in the por-
.-s,-s especially n those Of the Sikh. the brother
= ne Sultan Of Java and the Emperor Of COrea
= rs Official robes. Il would be well II these
-,uis be placed Oh exhibition for longer period
-hsn IS possible al the Union League Club. and
rrh them some CT the artists studies. executed
. IL al probsblliry with greater freedom
- Hilton Collection. now On exhibition al the
ae-se.n At Galleries VIII be sold al auction next
week re paintings being brought forward al
ch.cks-tnE Hail on Tuesday and Wednesday even
s-rs tie furniture. silverware and art objects be
nr sid n their present quarters or the afternoons
AZ Tuesday Wednesday. Thursday and Friday.
Ta-e Is more 10 interest The collector among the
--isoeEzueons objects than among the paintings
These ore hundred and seventy In number. in
Is 8 fair Meissonier-'' Z Aumone"-and striking
Ezts- color of the artist by himself. there is q
czni;sI specimen OF BoIdi1Fs earlier work, In the
Garden & tiny and sparkling panel; there are
pictures by Rfbot. Madrazo. Alvarez. Van Boskerck
Izuhagrv and Dupre, Gerone and Rice, which de-
ssrve same attention But the few good works are
slnost lost IN the jungle Of mediocrity.
A. rha Knee5ler Gallery there ara seven or eight
re1-e portraits BY Mr.. H Siddons Mowbray. all
painted On a small scale and ali but TWO restricted
- dark neutral tones They are craWn WIZ
much scholarship, though sometimes with little
stiffness. Their beauty lies chiefly in the delicacy
CT the artists style The Miss Macy" with its
cooI whites n the dress and its dainty note Of
color in the curtatned background. and the Mrs
Graves with its hint Of brfliancy both show that
NJ .fo~bray is not necessarily confined TO mar
-oE range 4 coio-tst- Nevertheless, he is per-
bsDz most himself fl the ether portraits, which
a-nost nonctones, but have certain quiet dis
Iacri0n.
Re D.grand-Ruei Gallery Is adorned with more
thsn atty paintings by Andre D'Espagnat-
Fsechon Loiseau, Maufra and Moret. all latter day
.npressionists. A pleasant atmospheric effect IS
visible n the ''Touruent de Neige," OF L0iseau;
1ror-tEng color appears n lie Bois Hiver," by
p-EspaEua-: there Is tender landscape sentiment IN
Mzu1-as 'fCaIue-Ecosse, and both Of Moret's
ssa ulcrures @,Tenpete z Doelan' and La Houle
4 Peu Men have movement and freshness In
Epecffy1ng these. however, We are choosing z very
Grant g-oup out OF ftty-three pictures. The sum
rotsl o. The show IS anything but exhilarating.
C-udtry and ecceur-icity go far 70 counterbalance
ras modest attributes Of excellence which these
rUrnE experfrnenralists share I1rpressionism put
70 good purpose may be studied al this gallery IN
no charming new portraits OF children by Miss
CGssatr
Gr. George Inness. r.. has number OF paintings
a. the Clausen Gallery. He shows himself 20 be
Epz pupil q his lust-ious father In the maaipula
t.on q golden. sunset effects. but IN the handling
q textures, II drawing and il composition hs has
DUch 70 Iearr.-----M Mr.. H P. SpaGlding. who has
soIne travel notes n water color al the Klackner
Gallery Is also the way. His work IS clever,
E1c not without elements suggesting better things
= the future Among the minor shows the
snail collection Of sketches placed view by the
BACK and White Club II the Sculpture Society
Rom a. the Fine Arts Building may be noted Il
caata!ns some sklful drawings, few by Mr. A 3.
Ns1zel being especially effective The Anaeri-
ca Water Color Society announces with J1stifable
szuE.sc-lon that the sales the first night OF
ne exhibition az the WaldOrT-Astoria amounted
q 1900 for seventeen pictures