The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-24
sOCIHTY OF AMERiCIY ARTISTS.
Opening Of the Annual Exhibition mt tho
Fine Arts Buiidlng.

diy ~ the Fine Arts building, 2l5 West Fifty
seventh street. Ia one OF the best ever held. and
one o. tho largest. II contains 37S exhibits as
against 35t last year. Will" the average Of the
work shown Is very high. and the exhibition
contains u number Of pictures and pieces OF
sculpture that nrs especially notable for one
reason or another. 30 that the element OF star
exhibits' IA not lacking Alist OF Thames OF mem-
hers who are not represented this year contains
some Of the most prominent artists, Among
those who have not sent are Messrs. Alexander.
Paul BARTLETT. Blashleld. Blum. Bridgman.
Brush. Church. Collins. C.. II. Davis. Donoho.
Harrison. Hertcr. r. C. Jones. Low. MacMon-
MES. Martiny. Millet. Mowbray. Saint-Gau-
dens, Thhyer. Tryon. Vinton. Volk.H II. q Wal
kcr and ~lIoratio Walker. There IA nothing by
MIR Sargent or Mr.. Whistler. There are no
contributions from any OF the ten painters who
seeded three years ago. who were formerly
much IN evidence. There are no pictures by
foreign artists brought from Philadelphia or
Pittsbure. as in the last two or three exhibit
tons. Notwithstanding this the exhibition Is
a remarkably fine one. and gives proof Of tho
increasing strength and capability Of the nativs
school. The line In the various galleries shows
a strong list OF names. and II. owing partly to
the fact that numerous PAINTERS are occupied
throughout the year with mural decoration.
there are fewer hgure compositions than there
were hve or six years ago, there are a consider
able number OF these. a sufficient display OF
interesting genre works. and q very unusual
and impressive collection Of landscapes and
portraits.
The character OF the exhibition has changed
a good deal from what 1t was four or five years
ago. In those days the Vanderbilt gallery was
draped with white cheese cloth and the whole
room blossomed like n florists shop at Easter.
with pictures painted In a very high key and
showing tnts Of pale lilac. pink. straw color
and malachite mingled with white Of chalk and
camembert. These were the days OF the so.called
impressionism. The fad seems TO he dead ut
last for not only is there no manifestation Of it
at the present exhibition OF the Society OF
American Artists. but Il ia not to be I found else
where, The question naturally nrises-lf the
painters who thought they were on the right
track then were indeed right why have they
smashed their imagesi The truth IL that IL
was but a passing Tad. and the only danger is
that We may he ~swanped by another-an ex-
treme indulgence in proiuLdity OF tone. SO TO
speak. which shows itself in pictures SO low In
| KEY that II requires a strong gallery light to
see what they represent at all. There are q
few cases OF this malady in this years exhibl.
ton. But sanity. indivuality and sound
method are the prevailing notes in the work
now shown, and visitors will find the exhibi-
ton a. iull OF nne achievement as It Is full OF
promise for the future.
A review OF the galleries shows on the line
the following among other pictures. In
the Vanderbilt gallery beginning a. the right
OF the entrance and continuing around the
room to the other side OF the door:
25:. Mona Rosa; q, R Barse, Jr. A n A. Astndy
mead.
2bl. Moonlight Revere; L. VI. wiies. A Moorish
interior.
go, High seas, winslow Homer, \, 4. Coast scene
with group Of figures.
! 2sO. The Capture, q. ". Maynard, MA Mermaids
IN the ocean waves with a captive horse.
2e4. Back Of the sand Dunes, II. Bolton Jones,
IA
AL. TIL. Sea a, Eyening Howard Russell Butler.
ANA
go Winter; Otto Baeher,
ESQ. Early Morning In Madison Square, Charles
c, Curran, A. n. A A view of the Dewey
Arch. with White Wings sweeping Fifth
avenue.
2s4. Temple OF the winds; Louis Loeb. A large
ngure composition with sunset effect.
2sa, la Communicate, J. N. Morrice. A Paris
street scene.
~ u Th-t YIN 'lsli' 4 "' 'ehkohh Ss ~
small. highly finished genre.
POO. Portrait " VI J. Rico A.. 4.
237. Child and RABBIT; Eastman johnson, y. A.
500. Autumn in Brittany; f., Elmer schofeld,
webb prize picture,
3o,. Mar h Islands, Arthur N. Dow.
3o,. Tho Sisters; W. II Hyde, A. N.A Portrait.
500. In Early Spring Walter Clarl. A. " A..
sos. Hope and Memory, Kenyon Cox,
ST.. The DIVINITY Of Contemplation Seated by the
stream OF Lite-Jspancse subject; John La
Fargo. y A.. President ~ the Society Of
American Artists. This picture occupies the
centre ~ the north wall. commonly called
the place Of honor.
3l4. Spring, william VI. Chase. \. A Landscape.
3l6. Madonna. Louise Cox,
3Is. Fsher's Hut. Bruce Crane. A. \. A.
$40. The Yellow Rose; Irving II. wiies. n A. shaw
Fund prizc plctnTe.
324 A summer Night, Ben Foster. Moonlight
landscape.
800. Portrait Of the Rev. ". n. Huntington. d. D.;
Cecilia Besux. N.A.
335. Port~n'. O. Percy Grimm. Architect, J, Carroll
RecS with. ma.
s37. Lat Afternoon. Long Island, Carleton Wig.
s.I. The storm; George II Bogert, A, y. A. Ma
une.
3ia. Miss Sarah Porter; Robert b. Brsndegee.
34j. Spring S,ctnrne. Louis p. Dessar. A, y. A.
Moonlight landscape.
347. Portrait Of Israel zsnewill: Louis Loeb.
sac An Ilyl; henry Prcllwit,.
.5l. Res, hy the w.yside; William ". Chase, ". A.
Landscape.
3rs Heavy Sea: 'harles II. Woodbury.
35s. The End OF the Day; Sergeant Kendall. Figure
subject.
800. sunshine, william T. smedlcy. A. MA.
as. A Sunny Morning; J. r. Weir, y. A. Land
scape,
3rt. Portrait OF a Boy. Frank Fowler. n. A.
a67. 4 summer outing; W. II. Howe, y A. Cattle
piece.
300. Portrait Of Miss G, William Thorns.
al. Down in warwickshire. II ". Van BosEerck,
4, IA
373. spr,us Samuel lshsm. Figure subject.
s35. ON Alden We.rs Farm; j. P Weir, \. A.
Landscape.
In The Vanderbilt gallery are two pieces Of
sculpture. study in Wood and Marble"
No. 37S. by Herbert Adams. y. A..'nnd "ror-
trait Of Miss Helen Br!ce.' No. 377. by II.
Christian Andersen.
On the line in tho South gallery. the nr.t
room on entering N. exhibition. are the fol-
loving pIcturcs among others;
/. Adirondscks Near Lake Placii, J.. C. Nicoli.
y A.
2. rl.Ur dc Ly.; II. n. Fuller.
s. The Dancer, Edward 4 Bell.
:. A Misty Meadow; Den Foster.