New-York tribune., 1903-01-19
LONDON ART.
DeJaces for Forcing u Narket-ISir
Landscape Groups.
THE ACADEMY SHOW.

years that there is no market except for por-
traits and old masters. Collectors display uttla
interest in the encouragement Of current arr.
and prefer to invest their money IN representa-
tive works Of painters OF bygone periods The
pictures which command high prices at Chris
ties heirIooms from country houses and
art treasures from private estates. Struggling
artists find 1t difficult to make living. ana
possibly the discipline is useful since they
avoid repetitions CT their favoTite themes and
motives, and vary their work in the hope Of OBJ
tanning fresh patronage. The winter exhibi-
tion Of the Society of Oil Painters. which has
opened this week contains evidence OF unvvont-
ed effort in the selection Of subjects and in varf-
ations Of characteristic style. Whether the av-
erage be higher or lower than it usually IS there
is obvious effort to pique curiosity and to
make the art Of the day more attractive and
marketable. In some instances there is a frank
adoption OF impressionist artifce as when Mr.
Moffat Lindner undertakes to translate the soft
evanescent tones OF afterglow On the Solent by
splashes of red, blue and yellow wash. Or wheE
so good a painter as Mr.. John Lavery puts TIVE
women in a boat below the bridge at Gres. anf
kfndles blue. scarlet. green and yellow fires or
the face of the waters. There Is also a revival
of the picture with a transparent story-one of
old fashions Of the early Victorian period and
a soIace for vacant minds Mr.. Edgar Bundy IN
"Conspirators Disturbed" Mr. Frank Topham
in Captured" and other painters. make use OF
this device; and Mr.. T. B. Remington conbinss
with it delicate study Of the nude in a Ieafy
glade, where pedler is selling trinkets TO
maidens as scantiIy clothed himself There
are also evidences OF fresh observation in pict-
uresque corners OF old European towns. and
best OF all, there are evidences OF experimenting
with problems of light atmosphere and tone in
landscapes. marines and genre work
Mr. Aumonier's harrington Green" Mr.. Cot
mans Meeting Of the Waters" and Nr. Or
rocks River Soar are characteristic works to
which unwonted dignity OF style has been i'm
parted by serious purpose. Mr.. Frank Walton's
Cuckoo Cherry Tree Is one Of the loveiest
gIimpses Of wild nature in springt1me. well bali
anced in composition, delicate in color and re-
fined in feeling. Mr.. D. 7. Cameron's Dark
Augers' is not only a fine foil for Mr. John
Lavery's inpressionist bridge and variegated
eolered waters, but 1t is also an admirable
example Of close ob~ervation and sound
draughtsnanship. Tt IS etcher's painting OF
a bridge in high IigF- with the arcades and
the tirnbers and trees in the foreground. and the
sornhre town beyond in shadow; and there IS a
sureness Of touch which carries conviction that
the artist has painted what he has seen An
other etching in paint IS Mr.. Canneron's Spring
blossoms Touraine" with fits evidences Of close
observation There is good water painting IN
Mr.. Edwin Hayes's Entrance 10 Messina Hsr-
bor" with sailing craft and tower 70 convert
the marine into drama OF tie sea MI George
wetherbee's pretty idyIs of sea beach and purl-
ing stream. with graceful nude figures. have the
merit of freshness and individuality. and Mr.
Fulleylove's painted episodes Of everyday LIE
In Palestine are vigorously interpreted Mr.
Niefs NJ Lund remembering, perchance. thst
Turner used to mount the roof OF his Chelsea
bouse to learn the secrets Of fog and river uis,
has gone to the top Of the Campanlle OF Cne
ROYAL Exchange and looked Westward anu
while his painting is like photograph IN col
ors IL Is interesting from the new light Whlch
is thrown upon old landmarks under a raniliar'
murky sky.
The randscape Exhibition az the Dudley Gal
lerv is a small collection OF fifty or more WORKS
bv six English painters The pictures are
grouped so that each artists style can De crlt-
ically studied and his range and resources oe-
terrnined: and there IS tine play OF contrast
between the individuality. motives and method
OF the six groups Sir Ernest A Waterlo"' Ii Z
series Of nine paintings. reflects ConstaoIeS
love of quiet nature and sense OF proportlon-
He carries out Mr.. Alfred East's principle that
a landscape artist ought not to paint anything
unless it has natural beauty, and his WORK mas
poetic quality as well as brilliant technlque anu
restfuI charm OF composition ana color his
hest picture is a highly finished evening scene
in Picardy timed for October. and remarkable
for 5eIteacy of tone and symmetry of compost
ton There are higher lights in two Riviera
scenes and in a tranquil picture of the Ouse III
FI1ntingdonshira; but his sympathy for what IS
beautiful IN quiet nature under half Ngnts
coroes out more clearly IN two evening pictures
with their prenonitions Of coming darkness and
absolute repose In the painting OF cIuInp OF
Willows In Corot's manner. and IN p1ctorlai
gIimpses OF a sheltered brook and the eose OF d
wood The waterlow pictures are between TWO
groups less ambitious iE technique ana sHnpleI
in method. Mr.. Mark Fisher paints farm scenes
and turnip fields. sIuices and mills catue graz
ing IN old quarries and blooming orchards in
.o-inetinne and while he reveals a genuine love
Of trees. especially peplars. he Is content with
f-AsbnAss Of observation and is less persistent
than Sir Ernest waterlow in his quest for
beauty. Mr.. Leslie Thomson is even less sen
sitive than 1rr. Fisher to charm OF color. He
nasnts foliage in dark masses undsr duh skies.
and even his midday scene is a study Of half
light While he has few colors in his palette,
hs has a marked individuality OF style.
Mr. A. D. Peppercorn's group Of fourteen
ntc+ures artistieaIIy arranged the end wall
also offers an effective contrast TO the Water
low series. The technique is equally sure and
brilliant but the style has austerity. realism
and primitive power. There are no aiiurenierts
Of beauty in these gIinpses OF chalk cliffs.
surrev heIdy and harbor and river sCenes. but
Mr. PeppercarlI succeeds in making what Is
commonplace and duh intensely interesting By
sheer art in painting ne scorns 20 act as
Snowman for Nature at her best. but Is content
to take her as he nnds her and To solve com