New-York tribune., 1900-12-24

returned TO his allegiance TO the society but his
two pictures are below his usual level Mr.
r. Hughes. who is the most original figure
painter Of the society. has four drawings h,,t
oulv seems to be half in earnest in his ,rorl,
Mr. Alfred Parsons does not appear this season
and Miss Clara Montalba, with her high co,o~es
raaunerisms. is also absent. The president .s
E. A wateriow, has five examples OF his fr-
ished style, and he is supported by Mr. Robert
" Allen. with his broad daylight harbor scenes.
by Mr. Albert Goodwin, with his Turneresoua
efects OF color; by Mr.. Herbert NJ. Msrsbau
with his Sketches OF Holland and Iondon ans
by the other water color painters. who constant
lv repeat themselves. Water colors are alvVavs
bright and pleasing to the eye. and a tour around
the four walls Of th@s gallery fills a delightful
hour with glimpses of many lands: hut there
are not more than ten or a dozen drawings he
fore which one pauses in making q second cir
cult.
At the entrance there are four pictures &,
line which are admirable examples Of true water
color painting. The first is Mischief" bv Mr.
Edward F. BruotnaI, which is we'll drawn and
q fne harmony OF color. A girl with red hair
bright blue eyes. darker blue can and a low
necked frock OF soft purple. with a hint of dull
green in neck and sleeves, is the arch and grace
ful embodiment OF light hearted mischief as she
swings in her hammock with her scarlet Ian"
Mr. Tom" Lloyd's Halfway House." with its
gray tones and restful. picturesque effect and
still further along is Mr. waterlow's charming
sketch OF "Alfriston Sussex with trees painted
in q poetic and sympathetic spirit and subtle
balance Of all the values Of the work Mr.
Matthew Hale's Sunset and Sunrise, North
Cape" is the final gem OF the group 1t is
picture OF and sky. fraught with mystery
and uncertainties OF light. brilliantly painted
snd appealing strongly to the Imagination Not
far away is the first Of Mr.. Napier Henry's four
marines. a study for ''the coaster" with water
IN downright blue. More finished studies from
the same hand are the Little Fishing Boat
'st Mawes' and Falmouth No other Eng
lish sea painter has Mr.. Henry's genius Tor
reproducing both the prose and the poetry of
pecan life. The fishermen and sailors are al
WAYS toiling with something like dramatic ear
nestness at their work and imparting a human
touch 10 the loneliness and mystery of the sea.
There is movement and swirl in the surges;
there is a sense OF dip and rebound of the
waves against the boat; the winds are filling the
sails and the most delicate effects Of green, blue
and steel gray in the distant reaches of
water.
Mr.. Carl Haag has strong pair Of Nile char
acter studies. One is Coptic girl carrying water
from the river, and the other is the old door
keeper Of a mosque in Cairo; and it is difficult to
decide which is the finer work In each of the
figures there is distinction Of carriage combined
with the melancholy of dying race; and there
IS q rich tone in their swarthy skins. which
harmonizes well with the strong tints in their
varied draperies. Mr.. Thornewaite is sometimes
reproached with initiating Constable. although
he could hardly have better model in style; but
his drawings have the elements of true compost
tion which lacking IN other work these
walls His best picture here is The Lock-"
remarkably well balanced work. which gains in
clearness and beauty one draws back from it
& severe test for water color sketch. Mr.. H. G.
Gllndoni has a well drawn and spirited sketch of
q scene from LAS You Like It. with Touchstone
Audrey and William In characteristic costumes
and attitudes work rich in promise and ex-
cenent IN execution. L N F.