The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-02-04
THE WATER COLOR snow.
The ,hlrty.,hlrd annual exhibition o,

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dor,- Astoria lThirty-third street entrunce) and
will continue to saturday. Feb. II. The an
nouncements do not state whether It will be
open next sunday or not. but az /, has not been
the custom to keep open on Sunday at former
exhibitions il Is To- be presumed that no change
will be made. But twelve days Is u short time
for this show aud II II were open next Sunday
there would probably be q large mum Dor OF
visitors. II will DO open evenings az usual.
The installation Il the exhibition has
been accomplished under great difficult
ties FOR the hanging committee, the pic
lures having been arranged on screens
IN q storage warehouse and brought to the
hotel In sections. Yesterday afternoon at the
press vie tho pictures were seen under din
culties also, for there was n nal army Of men
at work arranging electric lights. aud car pen
ters were adjusting braces to hold the screens
In place before the walls. 1t IL regrettable that
the pictures must be seen In the daytime ms
well as In tho evening by artificial light, but
this il "A philistinic custom In great favor in
the United States. and the art societies do as
much to encourage II as do the dealers, who
overload their walls with crimson velvet hang
ings and turn on u fierce glare from incandes-
cent globes overhead. Water colors stand he
artificial light better than oils do. however. and
there is less change In the tints and values OF
the pictures.
The exhibition Is smaller this year than pre-
viousy. as the wall space In the two roons Is
far more restricted than at the Old Academy
building, whore all the galleries and the cor
ridor were used. There are 256 pictures. as
against about twice as many last year. The
INVITATION list for the popular Private View
for the Press and Profession" generally called
| 'sTha lkatar Colon Nioht - r,,a .,, lor, aan
siderably for this affair last night. but the
rooms were uncomfortably crowded. How
ever. Joy, as usual. prevailed. and it was. "a it
always has been. a happy and successful occa.
sion. But one missed the spacious galleries..
the comfortable seats and divans. and the dec
o~rations Of the Old Academy. No attempt has
been made at decorations this year. as there is
no place to put any. but the two rooms present
an attractive appearance and the exhibition 10
one OF average merit. The greater part OF the
work consists OF pictures by members OF the
society. but there is o considerable mum Der OF
sheets by outsiders. The figure pictures.
taken altogether. are much better than the
landscapes.
The Small Room IL entered frat. but the
numbers in the catalogue begin In the Large
Room next beyond. The first picture here to
attract attention Is The Bowl Of Oranges"
No. D. by Albert Sterner, and there Is nothing
better. II so good. In the exhibition. II repre-
sents a young woman sitting on a long hall
bench with a how Of oranges in her lap. Clad
in q gown OF dark green she Ia In the act Of
peeting one OF the oranges and the figure Is
very graceful. in movement The whole picture
is excellent in color. very harmonious. very
sym pathetic and artistic in every way. IL was
eligible for the William T. Evans prize OF $500
for the best water color in the exhibition and
why the Jury OF award did not vote the prize
to it must be incomprehensihle 70 the fair.
minded outsider. II was awarded to Mr..
Clinedinst's picture in the Small Room.
Long Ago" No. 1874. a very skiliul
bit Of work, refined in color and good in draw
ing. but not Of the most serious quality OF
achievement. 1t represents an Old gentleman
in costume Of tn. early part OF this century.
seated in a ~prettily furnished room. smoking a
, long. clay pipe. While a little boy in blue stands
beside him, looking at the smoke wreaths. Il
Is very good in It's way and an attractive piece
OF genre. but not in the same class with Mr..
Sternerhs beautiful picture. Awarding IA prize
is, In one sense. private business. but It Is also
q matter OF public interest. 80 that 1t will be In
teresting to hear what were the reasons
that influenced the Jury Of award. Mr..
ItcTneT Is btlu W nave received TWO OF tIb
twelve votes cast for the prize. Next to
Mr. sterner's picture returning to the Large
Room Is the picture by the President OF the
society. j G. Brown. v. A.. "Dreamers." No. Is.
1t represents a street boy and his dog. and is a
characteristic pie Of the artists work. but
the boy is not in face so pleasing "a most OF Mr..
Browns little models. Some distance farther
on . An American Primeval Forest" No. %.
by Edward Moran. a difficult subject to paint
with its masses OF green. but very well carried
out. and with a point Of interest In a figure Of
an Indian with his bow and arrow In the fore
ground Next TO this is a good little study.
Iron Foundry Casting" No. %. by Jules Tur-
cas-. In the centre OF the end wall hangs q fine
hali-length OF a young woman In green. Lett.
tia" No. ~. by Lou!s Loeb. The committee
Of award for the Evans prize overlooked his
beautiful work also. 1t Is quite worthy OF it
and il second only to Mr.. Sterner's picture. 1t
Is differently treated with less rankness OF
touch, but az the SAM time with great sensi.
bility, II is really admirable in color and
II IL finely drawn, Continuing around the
room We come upon a strongly painted but un.
sympathetic figure of a fisherman in a row.
boat, "H~omeward Bound No, 81. by Edward
Potthast. A y. a. two briskly painted ID. bright
and attractive landscapes thOth on the second
row of picturesL Stephan Bridge No. 73.
and An Anc,rJ { Br dee. Sussex" No. 81, by
Carlton T. Chapman and another. "Homeward
BOuni' NO. -. ny viii II. Drake. the COM
position in this case showing a smaN open boat
with a sail running before the wind, with q
fisherman seated m the tiller. Tho boat Is
quite empty and there il a curious glow in the
bow which looks like a fire. but ~ there is no
cabin either the craft Is on fire or the villain
ous electric light has thrown a CLINT Of
evening sunlight quite out Of value. As
It appears 1t IL ineXplicabie This Is
otherwise "A good piece Of water color
painting. outlet u Ion1." No. 100. by the
Ell lent and courteous secretary o. the society.
c. Harry Eaton. A y. A., n satisfying study OF
green. blue md white: "Motherless." No. 1l2,
agood ngure Of a little boy trying to thread q
needle. 10y Mrs. Holmes Nichols: Unloading
the Eoats.' No. 125. by f.. Irving Couss. a ten
derry painted bit Of fisher life; a rather too
saccharine young woman in "Reyerie." No.
IL /. by W. j. Whlttemore, A. n. A.: a good
Surfing Landscape" No. 1871, hy Alexander
Schiling. ant For the Winner" No. 1870. an
allcEorica sort Of subject with three youthful
figures. Ivy J, II. Witt. A. ". A.. are other nota-
bic pictures in the Large Room.
Among the eighty-sevcn pictures in the
Small Room" besides MIR. Clinslinst's Long
Ago already mentioned. are The Dewey
Arch." No. IA. hy Childe Hassam: Portrait"
Nc. 40, by KOs M Emmett Sherwood, another