New-York tribune., 1903-01-31
ART EXHIBITIONS.
Pictures at the Lotos Club and Else
scheye.


tsins thirtyeignt paintings from the collection OF
Mr.. .5ohn Harsen Rhoades All of them are by
American artists, and all Of them good In
several cases an even more cordial word mt st be
used. Thus, regards the late Homer b Martin.
Mr. Rhoaoes appears to have had peculiar good
fortune. obtaining in the exquisite Early Au-
tumn" Of that master example unusually fresh
in atmosphere and decisive in touch, and the beau
1iful 'Trouville Night similarly illustrative
Of q mood in the painter we are not often privi-
legged TO see. Again and again We find some well
known man represented by a picture obviously
Characteristic but with something exceptional in 1t
The larger of the two Necimens of the late George
Inness. "A Cloudy Day is superb piece of tone.
with his lyric quality present at Its best The
Mountain and Lake" of the late A H Wyant is
one OF his finest works. Never has Mr.. Dewey
done anything better than IAN Autumn Pastoral"
in fact in the management Of light he has rarely
done anything good THE Marsh Lands" OF
Mr.. W L Bathrop has in 1t more delicate inter
probation Of landscape sentiment than We have
found IN good many of his works, admirable as
they have been. and the record almost
throughout the exhibition.
The lovely Venice Of Mr Robert Blum is pre-
cisely the souvenir that one behold of that
brilliant painter. long given over 10 mural deco
ration: the little beach scene. ''Shinnecock Bay,
by Mr.. Chase, is of his happiest productions;
and Others among them Mr.. Tryon and Mr.
Ranger Mr.. Bunce and Mr. Murphy, bring. in the
same way, really and exhilarating material TO
the making OF the show. 1t IS pleasant to mo III
i: The River Front an early work by the late
John II Twachtman. This is colder in tone than
1he impressionstic studies Of his last years were
wont 10 be but it reminds anew of what an
accomplished craftsman and what an artlsuc per
sonality lost in his death We may especialiS
commend, N closing, the unevellly painted out
very ronaantically felt picture by Mr. n B. Dawes
The Chalice''; the clever Study of a Head some
" hat in the manner Of Halls, by j. Frank Currlel'
the familiar coast scene with figure. the Gaie'
l,v Winslow Homer, poteat ever in its susges-
ZION of movement and its robust picturesquehees'
and the Sunshine in the WOODS OF FNaip1 ~
Fakelock noticeable for subtler and at the same
time more wholesome quality than belongs 10 any
other Of the six paintings by him in the coiiecuo
The exhibition is accessible tomorrow aluerhooli
and or Monday TO those who obtain cards from
members of the club. No one who has the oppor-
tIlnitv should fail to look at these pictures
The na1ntlngs and bronzes by Mr. MacMonnies at
-la Durand-Ruel Galleries will remain on view onlE
-u-o davs more the exhibition closing on MonoaN
evening AS have previously renharh heu' @ @
ar+i+ has disclosed unusually interesting ouahues
as pa inter and the show is an important one Al
these galleries several other works may De seeii'
ronspicuous among them is a large canvas ps
ATiue+ entitled Spring one Of four oecordlNe
7anels illustrating the which ne was COM
issioned to paint for the dining room IN far1sia
mansion. Daphnis and Chloe are represehteu IA
this composition as innocent young hsuies oI
life absorbed beneath the shadow OF a eaIlahueo
e-ar,,e in feeding nest Of young birds Ihe pct
IRE gives free rendering Of classic theme, 1t Il
painted with a kind Of romantic naturaIls'n. ~ N'u0
as the sucject differs from that Whlch NdliIet pr
fe-red as rule to paint, he managed In spite oI
This fact and without doing violence 10 the Poeuc
idea involved. preserve that sweetness anu SIl
ceritv which associate with ms most az
rsstorals There is charming landscape III
1scyg-o7,nd and the color throughout Is very oei-
.,+oge+l7er this relic Of his genius is as char-
-is-ic as it is novel One Of the other paintings
here is Z magniicently painted study by ManeC
half length of a woman at her toaIeL III Iioii'
mirror with her back turned TO the spectator |A
io,a ,f +acbaicue and especially in the Worh |
srorrd the shoulders. this is one OF rne mus mus
brilliant examples Of Manets power eve .it
ia this country. With il Is SHOWN an cay - |
n girl by Whistler. very interesuhs III 0oIOi 60
: =. broad free handling. Lastly, there Is a me |
religious subject. a triptych OF the carry
school = work Of remarkable pollsh anu oi ~ oo
i5erhle strength in the somewhat archaic out very
close analysis Of form.
Al the CIlaenzer Gallery Prince Pierre IrouoelN-
l,or in a second exhibition Of portralls' colllils
the excellent impression LEFT ny the lifsI ono -
no held ~ the same place some time ago. he ooes
his however without striking any new note un-
less his 'NIarchioness of Anglesey, Tor eNanple,
NAV be said 10 have dailtlness oeyofld IHa' %
arv Of his previous paintings There is a good
yEorlzmanIike portrait Of man mere. Che NJ,
r7a45arnin Perkins sound in color and very wen
modelled: but the best canvases are me poruai's
of n-omen-among which we may signallze Iile N
ferestirg study Of the painter "lIe-diiu 'i0 -
lor-fl1 rortrair of child. Anthony. Fourth Son
= cf- William, and Lady Eden" At the Noe Cal
cry one room is still given TO Mr- hophlhsoh
S-,7rl-e cariral water colOrs; the other Is newly
SLED with nearly twoscore pictures Of Holland Dy
charles Z Ciruppe one Of the younger members OF
the modern Dutch school This artist Is al ms
hest 5r water color. He handles the medlum Win
skill with feeling for Its speclai queli-
-i.s and he possesses 10 full that intense sym
rsrtv for the moist atmospheric effects OF ms
.ountrv which is one of the chief virtues OF MS
S,.hool All his water coors charming. thor
oGEhly ADEQUATE and indivdualized studies OF pct
rr-sque scenes His oil paintings which occupy the
larger rroportiou Of the space. are on the oIher
hand far less interesting. Only one OF theIn' lne
Wet Day at The Hague" an effective schene III
rav.rv tones has quality and rises above the COM
rrar-Iace The Katz Gallery is hung with twelve /
new LANDSCAPES by Mr.. William A Cofhn- several |
Of these ike the Winter Evening or The Farm !
Lane suffer from lack of transparency IN the /
color. hut the bulk of the work in this little eH-
hi1itior IS strong where the handling OF landscape !
structure with simplicity and truth is concerned 1
and IN two three paintings MI CONN achleNes /
some admirable atmospheric effects September
= lsrg. woodland interior is attractive picture
e1I rarted and even more beguiling in the subtle
,ras-rev- Of delicate material "A Showery Day
En- Sr,ringtirner' and "A Rainy Autumn Day"
-r,e e,litticn of the National Academy Of De /
sign At the Fine Arts Building, closes tomorrow +
night II has had thus far z smaller attendance .
-. Fl, has deserved except Sunday after /
roo,e when the galleries have been generously +
filed The Academy is 10 be warmly commended
f7r its policy in opening the exhibition free to the
r5rl5o ~ that time and glad that its lib
orality has been appreciated Many VINO loNe pc
lures 4,1,, who have only one Gay in the week
which they are free TO go TO see them nave .
profted by the opportunity, and no doubt more .
,-f5 4o4lo,y ,bair example tomorrow afternoon