New-York tribune., 1902-03-15
ART EXHIBITIONS.
,-tyr AVER. PICTURES-AMERICAN POR-
TRAITS AT THE UNION LEAGUE
CLUB-NOTES.


.ol6 al auction in the ballroom Of the Waldorf-As-
"a embraces works oc "a popular character
- work. ~ distinction certain to appeal the
,osr fastidious collectors In the latter category
,hsrs are especially 20 De noticed several exam
Is ~ the Rarbizou School. First among these
= N. r1a-r. .i7art Forest Of Fontainebleau" bv
Tssz q composition ~ massy simplicity possess
~ al fha marks 81 this painters style its best
~be color IS s0mhr' Yet rich and transparent: il
4. 81 q quality. This is Of the noblest land
scs8es rr ulsz ever shown i'm New-Yorl The
,,.r other pictures hy him are not Of the same
,,lYe -' cloudy Day'' is n fairly engaging little
,arel aHd thcr- is good lighting f. the Woodland
path" fut both The "Edce ~ the woods" and the
.qIsar Partition" are distinctly unpleasant in color
There is i.aut.f.l 'orot. "on the Terrace beau
I'M Del ua-r rr Q rather 1fs'oss i'm tone: the large
esrvas tr Iaullcl.. THE Apple Orchard IS n
reol and IHse-gs piece OF color. handled with de-
rrhtfrl breadth. Rousss 'Sunset' is a small
and not fsry important. tut nevertheless thorough
r. clars-..r.eric specimen. and The Windmil' OF
rlurre is urrnrnm0u,y eloquent OF that painters
sfns a good piece ~ painting with some admira-
sse color lu g. There three pictures by Michel
tu, only one ~ these, tho dramatically illuminated
.rrd Il ths storm" is Of striking excellence Fro
rpentn and Jacque both leave favorable impress
sion or this occasion. the sunny Corner OF the
latter being p particularly persuasive little fras-
ment
Two paintings ny Millet are here and both are
NJ unusual interest The Listening stag" is really
s;udv Of ar old wall in the forest. and there Is
something very charming and individual n the
srtist's treatment q what IS peculiarly p~tu-
rescue motive. The Woman Reading" a portrait
n Nine MiIet. belongs 10 the artists earlier
period The seated figure is full OF character stud
isd with great tenderness. An atmosphere s OF
Old Dutch master hangs about the portrait one
feels this IN the general conception. in the DELHI
crate rather close, but not all inelastic oXecu-
Hon and in the exquisite handling Of the objects
he fsr a human
study and I'm technique II has power and great
PERSONAL charm. There IS vitality and there
Is more interesting artistic quality in this canvas
ihan can he found anywhere among the old mas
tiers figuring in the collection These earlier por-
traits indeed y Sir Francis CoJes. Sir William
Bsschay, Sir Thomas Lawrence, Sir Peter Lely,
CainsdorouRh and Greuze while in no case with
oct merit, form, the whole, a group of no great
weight. They are legitimate but quite unremark-
able EXAMPLES Of the named There is n souve-
MIR Of one of our own painters OF the past in the
shape Of an interesting little pastel of Washing
Ton hy Sharpless The American School is sparse
ly but honorably represented. The Twilight in
Italy" by the late George Inness. IS IN his broader
manner. a landscape restrained in color but mas
ferly n style ard there are meritorious pictures
ty David Johnson. William T. Richards. Walter l..
Palmer and the late william /. Pckneu There
are two works by George II. Boughton. one Of
them Winter Twilight" an unexpectedly fresh
lauascare note We may mention at this point the
splendid landscape and animal study by J. II.
Swan Evening in the Desert" a notably power
su painting the Characteristic panel by George
Aforlard "a Rocky Shore" Returning 10 the Con-
iinental painters we observe a trihng landscape
sketch by Meissonier. Near Poissy'': n large and
sketchy military picture by Detale. The Ambu-
lance Corps" much stronger IN color and much
moro spontaneous IN style than most Of his fin
ishs5 productions. and a number Of conventional
things ny Kaemerer. Rico. Jacquet Zamacois,
Echtler. Piltz. Madrazo. Grison and Bouguereau.
The collection is obviously varied one. essentially
artistic work Glowing productions Of purely
commercial character.
This months exhibition at the Union League Club
5 one Of twenty-eight portraits, nearly all by
American artists. 1t is as good as it ought TO
be Some strong work II undoubtedly presents Mr..
NlnIon's portrait Of J. Harsen Rhoades is, in its
quiet way a sterling performance; we are glad to
see here the vigorous portrait OF Mr.. Delafeld by
a. Q. Collins, Of which had some favorable
things 10 say not long ago, and to welcome again
two three other familiar canvases by Miss
feaux, Miss Emrnet and Mr. Eastman Johnston.
There is Enthusiastically clever but not brilliant
portrait Of q lady by Mr.. Sargent: Mr.. Wer's
portrait Of two children is interesting despite its
grainy surface; there are attractive qualities in
the portraits by Mr. Alexander, Mr. Fowler, Mr.
1sham and Nr Zorn, and the old portrait OF Rob
ert Fulton by Sully is cheering to encounter. But
the collection IN the main is hopelessly common
place. being made up OF large canvases which dis
close no interesting ideas Of composition and no
charm Of style
The paintings by the late T. F. Wanewright, the
British artist, which view at the Max Will
fans Gallery. the work Of a typical member or
what we may call the Victorian School Of British
art Born in 1909 and dying in 1887, Wainwright
remained to the end untouched by the influences
which transformed modern art at large in the
nineteenth century. He belonged to the Old Guard,
and was a Conservative 10 his finger tips His pict-
ures are well put togerner and, indeed, portraits
NJ in, fhese init cOnSid-
cradle dignity and accuracy. They have no quail
ties Of temperament however; flavor Of origi-
nality. hint Of power.
At the Oehme Gallery three portraits by
Mr.. Charles F. Naegele, works skilfully enough
executed but too sleek Of surface and with no
beauty Of color. At the Clausen Gallery exhibit
ton Of portraits and landscapes by Mr.. Hubert
Vos is announced to begin on Monday. The same
day will witness the opening the Macbeth Gal
iery Of an exhibition of London scenes done
In pastel by Fernand Lungren, and the opening of
another at the Durand-Ruel Gallery, devoted 10
paintings by George II. Bogert, William Gedney
Bdnce, L P. Dessar, Alphonse Jongers, Louis
Loeb H. ". Ranger and F. B. Williams.
Mr.. Samuel Colrnans collection. which is now on
Siew in the American Art Galleries, is made up Of
The most diverse objects Of Oriental art in the
main Of excellent quality. The japanese prints
are interesting and there some good textiles in
the show, but the average is perhaps highest !
among the porcelains. which include a great many
fine examples. The collection of Mr.. John II. Vie
snerss household furnishings occupies couple OF
tne upper galleries. There is nothing memorable !
IN H. though than householder will doubt !
less find his account among these odds and ends. |
The great in the future. OF course, in |
these galleries. will be the exhibition open the
.sh Of the old and modern paintings forming the |
collection Of the late F. O. Matthiessen.
II is much to be regretted that there no pub |