New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-19
ART EXHIBITIONS.
-. lqnual Shoe Of the Ten
fweriC0a Painters.

Ht-' - -..,..fqr uo..t. one q The members of
'o ,,, mr. Onward simmons. be- al present en-
- 81 -ar.s uacu some mural cer0Tatilne ier Il
&C. r..rsfre !. tao West, and Sends nothing 20
fl-- M. late John =. Twachtman is repre-
iI' --f,. l.z single landscape. brought ga as a
h' 81 lis memory. but the gallery is wei
i.b about th--c eCTca C2nvasos. and this
.,..,,- I.l.a Ns predecessors, admirably mus
49,. tro ain to which the Ten conialtted iheio-
=. .-.7 ot.tset-au aim q sincerity and of
-. --,te4. rza.ss, mere -olinc. lhe tlli'E lillI
.'..-,.,stes tsa show So tae FACT taa,, however
,.1y. r-e picture or another "a ~ may be- II
.,,s -r.s.rr tlat is mediocre or cull The
80 have something s-ter-stins O. say
-, ,q ono -stuto~ of tlo Ten Il whom this
- =. inserted with fp"cia! emphasis, AZ is AT.
,r whose sole contribution decoration
80 On the lld ca the piano recently mace Tor
-r,,,e y4,r-a .s "a host "a Itself. one of those
ror-s OF r-t which owe their genesis 10 the
,,,lpv 90 ius. the rirht man With just the
~. ,-r,rtualt-. Tho problem before The artist
- ae portrayal o. The Sine M-zes ana Esufe
7, 0,lrr.fa in "a scheme which would De SUM
80 -.rta-faI rat. above al things. decorative
-. e1 readily imagine tho Dry Journalism iI''o
~. -~s. aastzrp~s Rc.'d have been behaved
80, r--...--..ae 90 the case. The demand Tor a
,.-- e-----..-.-7l competition would seem, IN The
.--.--e+--.r- rIs1-e. .rayCrabIe. eIt 1-r DeNlt-g
a.. vt-r,v thrown overheard the i-tediinerta OF
- -,+,--r tf-s.-s-r- az theme rresegrinE 20 ex-
q
as ,5s7 .e 90 o. group u graceful figures linked
- . t,-rrr-v 10 .1--0. color ana movement as
,fssl .r fts uas.rass ans grace as some exquisite
ress4re 90 music one q t-e figures iS seated Two
ar tt-ee gt-I n attitudes ~ reqofe, The resi- seem
10 move 60 "a stately dance measure IaIleh a-'e-
Fethor thoy fou o. ult ot design when is i'd
s,.tl ,th r-e.lslse to- tho notably arbitrary con-
diors or the space 8, CHS. oad s at The same TINE
a. eloquent of % genuinely Ioe-a c'-'ei 0.," "s
though i dad i-aa waited l-ae @n lia-rol-a1-lo3
,,,o. the surface az the wood. For q parallel 10
.ris dainty decoration one must revert % some al
tra fantasies o. TaJteau and DIS coEteinsorai1es
ir .Ie tIi-hest period ot French painting Bur 70
do his g. only 10 be thrown back upon new REAL
nation 5f air Devlngs individuality. There IS
nothing here 0f the theaticality exploited with
such cons inmate effect hy the eighteenth century
F-ercfrrer; II IS only Che laiuu-nss ~ their say
ar5 luminous world thlt is r,ca.l d. THE dgl-es
IN this painting PFC placed -n "a ZOOS a. landscape.
and the note struck il tdat-aud throughout .hs
vrofs-is the one CT almost cegiac tenderness 10-
which Mr. Dev-ing has always had prediction.
ne costumes OF the Muses. cuskly shlmmerng
lreadhs q old rose. silver gray, taWuy Brown a1l
faint green arc sub5ued ia tncir tones TO the quiet
sentiment or ;fe scene. Nothing could be more
pure more suttIy b-Euilins. than the chord OF
ooior which has been struck in this painting II Is
un0r is broad beauty that prefer To lay stress
There are single features which no doubt. arrest
sttentOn each Tor SIS own sake. The Tragedy
for example kind OF free souvenir % Rachel is
ore o. the finest creations we have ever had from
Ar Devinss brush. But the maln point BIS that
he has fused bis ten re-souaEes into perfect
whole, has alale ior piano precisely the decora-
ton Fitted 20 e.
Dr. J. Alden Usir occupies neishbo-rg panel
with three portraits and three landsca PES. TIE
Former Illustrate an ascending scale az merit. All
that he said OF the portrait OF a child. Ga dark
gray, s that 1t Is solialy put together and shows
some feeling iu the study OF tho subject. The
contours, on the other hand. want elasticity. The
portrait n an older sitter IN blue with gray boa
seems painted with easier brush and il hand
Eomer IN color q Is better than the other but still
nor wholly pleasing The Rose Colorea Pod!ce."
however, Is altogether charming. Something in the
diameter and pose % the sitter makes Us think =;
sr Joshlas Kitty Fisher and after that merr-
DRY Is dismissed -here remains a feeling that IA
ms Gnyas ut Weir has preserved the quiet dis
uctor. both IN color and iu the treatment %
FORM which we associate With tie old English
school Barring Few rather heavy touches, this
h ne best 1erJ-r.. ne has Dairtez III years HIS
4-noscaIes 2.so show marked Improvement. one
q them. called AFTER the Ride" with q child and
q donkey introduced into the scene. would havs
oeen more engaging Il the fgJlcs had been Ie-.
olL DIT ue-e cannot spoil the effect % l,eht and
ar IN he picture and The two other laads-aros
car De admired with practically no reservation
me one showing q mass OF foliage. with q ,rrstic
building nesting IN the background "a -.e-.sars
ieas interesting In composition than is its com
lailor. aut both 5-e delightful by virtue q tie
Breadth OF style and the temperar1en.al feeling
Wa which they have been painted Next 10 these
'-e '-'ee paintings by Mr. DE Camp standing
1c th-ee decidedly different motives The ..po~-
tisi' o. Albert Bake-, ESQ" is Simply for+h-iaht
uN OF Painting. strong On the modelling q the
Ne~1 DIT not on The whole. inspiring. The nor
1~-- oi woman En- black "TIe Blue y,ge,yetn
= az example ~ slLful technique wrecked on an
1870 eoacine O. color The figure Is well
pace ID the panel. and IN fxl.r Us relation q,
'Ds screen ~ the background and The other ac-
-so--ea iHct enter into the des--u EIr De Carnn
a -'-..-'.- his yalaes with taste and authority
i'.s nan IS capital river scene. ~ he IIttlo
&c vel composed and true IN atrncsThere.
- 800 ae!l-s ia '--1spa-' q study made for
"ls OF TIE hgures in the large stained CLASS win
- '1eeu'eo year or 20 ago. de- iu lighting AID
lo"elillly modelled. ana acc0n1oan{es this with
'4.e'Leer' q decorative pane. showing a grace
-'t Deiofe g sumac bush in fuu bloom. The
&C la sluDtuous piece % color. freely ana
t~-.ey painted. The panel is Brilliant but
=. e'--~1ess Is keUt vel in hand; tnis has
= ---- t-e pGoyaut sweetness which Eas always
aeu an REDS ricturcs Of women out q Doors:
.e 'eAAi-css and charm @ q lovely subject M
-. .-'es- % ar. iaracll's four pictures one.
-, ace canvas called "Iu tae Orchard" has we
s,''Ee been Eeen In Nev-yorz before II IS none
,nr b,, -oS.e' ss hne piece o. open air paint
AZ T--1,,r.,- NaSoA ior dwelling rather upon
hoy s-.,,- "a, o-let constitutions. iuasmuch as
-''f e.oN ia ART IN lis latest rbss, 7-,,, -
- u-Tl Poeping Through ,Ba T-,,s~ s-5
ne rue Ao"l" clearly belong IN rb. cs,ego-,, or
l--,''es MADE not for any human NEE. =, -,
So Hoi as portraits but as studies worked o..
L. - % 1's e.ec's In hight color and hand
--s '-ey Involve Works o. this sort sboB1s An
current exhibitions. and IN ordinary &c. - =
Possess At'4c Interest. AR. Tsrbeu. ho,rs,.- ne.
ilese carrGses 20 a high plane through a.. -.
q DIS workmanship and the dlstirc.,o, =. ~,
~ le The "Gir Pee1lIg Through the Blind, = =
&. ihias design; the motive has certain plcuanry
which is CelchIully Indicated Mo-soyer -
ig1rc has reality. IL Is drawn with igytir-fiv. -.
elrsry sua q is clothed On textures which horn
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