New-York tribune., 1902-04-22


stance and freshness.
Mr. Henry Golden Dearth. who exhibits eighteen
! of his pictures at the Noe Galleries formeriy
Avery's) has already fear. carried his theories
too far Here and there among his landscapes we
find a promising passage. There Is a good sky IN
. the "Nghtfal Tosny on the Seine; there Is
sweet sentiment sympathetcally expressed IN the
Harvest Time. Normandy: the "ChapeIIe 81
Michel-IIe de Brehat" shows aptitude in the treat
ment a picturesque motive. and there Is a nhe
glow of color in the Sunset, Normandy But no.
where does NIr Dearth handle light or atmosphere
with accuracy charm; nowhere is his color 1ree
from artifcality. In all his pictures raw pigment
gets between and the impression he seeks 10
convey. His tone is affected. and his style is
heavy There is lust enough of temperament in
these pictures to incline us to hope Tor oelteI
things from Mr.. Dearth some time in the future
but at present imperfect sense Of color ana
IffeIess style are causing him to distort his ma
terial-if he is not wilfully sacrfhcing truth 10
desire original.
The Durand-RueI Gallery is filled with the works
of five young French impressionists-MM Albert
Andre George dEspagnat Gustave Loiseau
Maxine Maufra and Henry Moret. They all pay
the penalty of being little too obviously follo"-
ers in footsteps of Claude Monet But theg
are all clever men, and I'LL the room with an air
of gayety. Observed at proper distance the
racecourse study of Andre is excellent in its sus-
gestion of a crowded scene; Loiseaus "Chemn de
Magremont" Is delightful little bit OF coior
skiIfuIIy Illuminated. and. indeed. all through TINS
collection of twoscore pictures there are ehectVe
CLEANS light and color. interesting notes OF
picturesque themes. The general effect is little
crude yet in the future it is not at all improbable
that every of the five young pairters VIII DO
something interesting. At the Macbeth Gallery
there are fifty drawings, mostly portraits. by Jane
Erin Emmett. In many instances they would
seem to be adequate in portraiture at least the
faces have character and vitality. They are toll
erably clever in workmanship but essentially OF
trifing Significance At the Keppel Gallery num-
Der of Haden's etchings shown, and there is
also displayed pretty complete collection of Mr.
William Nicholson's bold drawings and woodcuts
At the Oehme Gallery exhibition of recent por-
traits and ideal heads" by Mr. Carle J. Blenner
is announced.
From Knoeder & Co we have just received
handsome and lavishy illustrated catalogue Of
the collection formed by the late NJ. Edmond Huy-
brechts. Of Antwerp, and announced TO be sold In
that city on the afternoons Of May r. 13 "A and
10 There are more than four hundred pictures in
this collection. illustrating ancient and modern
schools. principally the old masters of the Low
Countries One of the first and most interesting
repro;Iuctions in the book is of winter scene by
Breughel the elder a panel evidently character
istic and we should judge. notable example.
Hell Fire" Breughel and Velvet Breughel are
also represented. Familiar names like Van DJch
and Rubens figure in the catalogue, with Illus
trations suggest desirable canvases, and Curl
osity is piqued more by names less frequently
encountered in the sale room, such as Jordaens,
Quentin Matsys. Memling. TerburS and Clouet
Among the moderns are Van Beers, by whom there
are several well known things; Baron Legs. Al
fred Stevens verlat, Wrappers. Corot and the
other members of his group. MISSIONER. Nichettt
and the late Lord Leighton. The plates give
very encouraging account of the collection which
would seem indeed, be OF unusual i'm
portance in the dispersal of which American con-
nofsseurs may perhaps take practical interest