The sun., 1900-12-16
Mass, exhibited at Paris and for which they
received awards of two medals

One OF the prizes for which there have
| been annual competitions in the New York
| art exhibitions has been materially changed
! this season The Shaw Fund Of 81, 500 which
has been an annual award at the exhibitions
OF the Society OF American Artists, has been
altered by Mr. Shaw, who will hereafter.
beginning with the next exhibition. testify
his regard for art in the society's shows by
a prize of $500 instead. with a three days
option TO him on tho prize picture. in case
he may wish to purchase it. Heretofore
the picture to which his $500 fund was
awarded has passed to MIR, Shaw outright
The Union League Club has hung egN teen
paintings in its art gallery at its first cxhib-
ton of this season. 1t light appear from
a glance at one end Of the room that the clubs
Art Committee. having recognized size in
painting at the outset. had hastened to ad-
just counterbalance in the way Of limiting
the number Of exhibits Mr.. Thomas Morsn's
SNAKE River" panorama, which began its
winter tour Of pictorial instruction at the
Century Club earlier in the month. occupies
the north wall Of the gallery and the place
OF No. in tho catalogue Mr.. Moran's con-
ceptions of the iumenslty OF the Shoshone
cataract are so large that only yards Of canvas
could compass them. Ho has informed
rent that the very earth seemed to trenble
under him while he painted The artist has
succeeded in impartinG his own sensations
to the spectator-at least, II one pause to
think what the result would be were Mr.
Moran seized OF an impulse 20 paint the
ocean.
A Ruysdael The storm" uo). which was
seen at a public sale u season or two ago.
hangs at the opposite end Of the room. where
there is also very good Dutch Portrait Of a
Man" IN in tho Rembrandt manner, which |
was noticed lately in these columns when II
was TO be seen at dealers gallery Another !
good Dutch painting nearby Is Ferdinand !
Bol's Portrait of Lady" tl4. In The End |
Of the Day" u2). B. ". Leader. a present-day !
English painter. produces much the effect |
Of some American painters of n generation !
ago. In "The Amateurs" by Fortuny (ie. i
the faces Of the two gentlemen busily study ing
reproductions of pictures under a mantcl !
adorned with vases are rather more freely ,
painted than some of the artists productions.
In the costumes and makeup Of the picture
there is the usual plenitude Of coloring.
l.. A. Bells The Sun Bath ~ evoke.
the observation that his work Is not seen
often enough. II lie can always make SO good
an Offering. Ills always apparent aims
at 1.-THE young women. delicate textures and .
mn frluence OF harmonious colors In softened
lights he has accomplished In this picture
OF a mother. ettractively gowned. leaning
toward a swaddled infant who is bathed
In spectroscopio sunlight whether mothers
give babies sun baths in such gowns or not.
The mothers figure, gracefully posed. is
clearly there in substance back Of the hlmy.
blue gown. although there does appear to
be an unsuspected waning in ths lower por-
tons. The light plays In her hair. which Is
Of the auburn unge that permits 1t to. as 1t
streams upon the child in the tapestried room.
A George Morland landscape that has been
'cmirod here. an agreeable Cain, The
Iiaycocks, and another OF indifferent quality.
Moonlight" by A p. Ryder. clearly a paint
ng from some great Beyond one OF the
pretty Sir Thomas Lawrence portraits. Mrs
stock" Il pleasant little Interior Mother
md Children" by Albert Neuheuys: a Mum
iac.y. Jac1ue. Rotterdam moonlight
scene. by J. b JonSkind. with Evening at
ii Narpignes. and Portrait of
Man." j Grimoux. complete the catalogue
Ii is said that the Art Committee, Of which
Ir Thomas B Clarke Is chairman. promises
or the clubs January exhibition, which is
devoted to work Of American painters. some
'ery interesting canyases. among them sew
raj by Winslow Homer
Among the new pictures at Arthur Tooth
Sons. In Fifth avenue. therc are some
athor clever bits by j. l.. Seymour. an Eng
sh painter distinguished for a popular II
omewhat commonplace prettiness The
est OF the two examples on view, the por-
rait Of a young girl in street dress. an enor-
,ous black hat contrasting well with some .
ch furs. Ia by no means bad. In the other
10 artist attempts a good deal In placln
pretty face In sharp color contrast with an