New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-26
ART EXHIBITIONS.
zurual Sbosc cf The Society Of
American Artists.

f1.se indeed. one a. fle least Hatiefarfoif
,,s-.ave made ry ole orEaulzatIoa in number ~
.-. ZINE ives aher the society brought forward
.oe- Is a matter cf course. flC ezalhitoa - the
- r.oftt-lg is displays lavo been - no way
.s-trfI-. they hive Been 20 better than '1ose %
81, eFrr.y. and not SO good ss those made 10y
.r-fe- I'D FHladei.Lia- How is tlls @ec-snsiot 70
u. accounted fose ia q measure. e. may b" cz-
.tz l.-- -fa detection o. those member who have
- .ever-- wears held exhibitions OF taeir own
- the style az the Ten American Painters.
- has also deprived the society last ycar q
-, 90 its strongest members in Alfred O. Collin
- Robert Blum. f3ut PERHAPS the most significant
= ~ .ro causes rz5utlag d tSe present state
=. er1irs is jlst which .7 discovered ty the very
.-.l- process OF glanc-ns down thc list o. mem
- and noting She names which are not, on lil'
,,a.f1r represented. The aAsentees include o.
ri a,4rsuler OTTO H. Eachor George T. baTse'
r, F.earn h. - B-ashde.3. e. II. Bogcrt
----es r. Davis Kenneth Fra7e-, D. a. trencA'
.,,-,-sor Harrison =. a. Johnston. F. W. hosl
~ Ia Fargo Wilton Lockwood. VIII j. Low
!. "a MAYNARD. J. ID. N.lle;. II. : Nov bray .. D.
1,r--r, Abbott -Loysr ID. ". rr-on and ID. -
,r.Issr one may admit that these names do nol
= -.g-s e1- inspired work. and al the same Nae
- .t.+ rfaIr absence from The catalogue means "
o5 deal and even where some or the se'1is'.
=, who do exhibit concerned. u Is 10 ne -r''-
g.. tcv a. Jess shan I-iEht fairly he expected OK
,rar, 10 lend interest 60 The show. Mr. Kenyon
cox for example sends only The Green 117hl'h.
. ,e,o~ little made da.e some years ago. which We
ore glad 20 see. bun wic! is TOO sight s".s..'u'e
so-.fc important contribution which we |ooi1 nav
vrrlcor1oG from lis bands As We have sAl- ''-'-'
% he .o~ie.y IS TO rcta!a its old prestige, lts 9est
-erlArrs must an rut their shoulders 10 iHe 49,
80 sae -f.at tSe annual exhibitions are l'' ie-.
merely pcrfunc,0ry aCa!rs. but are gwen ''' anu
interest -,..st-- +eie
Tic one rasa at the Fine ARTS 8lAa.ns Is ~.
sr-f-r who could not possibly ot sla-'" -.
s--so-t His large triple portrait me ms
r-,.... (which r.s tla place 5f honor IN i-ie -'
5s-rrf Caller is az oasis Of ordnance III a
30 rs,r16-l.rr work This e. She canvas "i--I
6ee~.fbad ir reviewing she last eNlini-lo" - -
r,.,srr,-srfa Academy Of Fine Arts. i Is ho' o-'
- sarrent's great triunphs. Iie IS Hoi a. jos 90
i 49, 1--va family ucrtrait But ae IS on every
,,-sesor "a marvellous tochaicia1. and IL Is VEG
-ef-asfirg 90 come again upon this canvas "a -
,,t+t IT'S atmosphere ri power and style. me
..se of Mrs TomIuso-." by The same aftisI NJ
h.r, IN the south gallery though one OF ms ---'o-
,sr,o.i4-s fe also q source 90 Strength 70 me *
fps-ioD in the mass of portr-'ture mere 'H,-e q
-i-tle tc excite admiration. Nj. BEushs -s a.
nv Group ought. ne tho work O. an l'oI'l -N
a ,.,,r--,ris7ee as!-tcr. 20 make successful ap-
neal tst the poor color ana the TelFelese eNe-.'
deprive "a excellent composition OF l's cue -
Ar r-v6e's portraits Of women. maintINti'-t an
--active by VIRTUE o. rne dcNterity 'hey oi7''7l'
end rv leaving an impression of mere piei-l97s'
The fur length AZ a woman in black by Nr. he''l'
,5srrf is an interesting experiment along " ms
,-i,, lines hut the painter has not PROCEEDED De-
,ord the experimental stage NJ Glackehs e.i1 '1'
NeIane arc 81 the same boat Win MY i'7i'
-rorer Il is 20 be said 81 Mr.. Giseken- 'i-at .-
hfe Miss X Of The Chorus he shows az %, "e-
ALWAYS shows. just enough indiVcuaily OF ''~-A
70 make Us wish that he might have an lhsplI0ll
o. his own ana learn how 10 express u "l'A le-i
ness and authority. Another wan who has peIHals
the root OF the matter iu Pa but does not S-.'7
succeed On bringing his alenI 10 the surface, ls -.
Sergeant Kendall His two circular panels J. Al
Tr.,e
there As not an atom Of poetry IN their sleek s-r
faces garish color and commonplace dra|ins-
Nsr Frank Won der I.ancken comes, IN his 'FoF-
trait OF Miss Daphae s., nearer 70 giving the 90
server q really pleasurable emotion. In its iatheF
hard way this Is an engaging piece Of work The
color scheme is begu.ng, and the style though NOT
elastic enough has a certain dehcacy. with lhls
We would group. FOR persuasive 4 not precls-Is
celebrating clsvorness. The Portrait OF " y Won
Glehn by Miss EIen G. Emmett the daintily felt
p-oale by Mr.. J. N. Echtensuer called 'htuae
the Nancy o. Mr. ~. J. Lathrop done IA
charmingiy delicate key, ard the freely painteo
figure piece called The White shawl by Ny 4.
" Hawthorne which wants refinement o. Color
but has in il a hint OF something painterlke ana
promising Afr. Chase sends Gucnt bit OF paint
Ing with some good color in Il, IN his ForFat O
Mss b." and Ike Che dircctless IN Nj. Bech-
vith's Portrait OF George Coleman, esq., thoUgh
the color Is remarkably cold. The large PORTRAIT
q Mrs. J. L." by Mrs. Cox, suffers from The IN
Que prominence given 20 the twisted pillar beside
which the sitter Is placed, and the handling Of She
dress Is heavy bat the suave modelling ot the race
deserves appreclative comment. OF the otnor poI-
traits shown we may mention those Ct Nh Nonl2oh
Miss Tudtugrou Mr. Muslol. Miss NacChesney
and Mrs Prellv-itz T'he last mentioned artist
shows considerable promise IN hex boy With F4ag'
T'he figure paiure-s give. the whole. q very
moderate account Of themselves. Mr.. Ernest Has
KEEL Is de-fvatfve enough n The Chinese shawl
hut We can forgive hlm she echo OF Whistler N
this scheme for the cake OF The quality he has put
into his color Similarly che really decorative note
struck IN The BIRD Teuer,' by Mr. Louis d
Nsinart and the EzllnI aim az a polished STYLE
which IL suggests, be tsken as excuse Ior the
co1ventionallty % tire general character 81 the
r'cture The Picture Book by Mr. John c.
Jolarsan, Il a faclle performance Enuch IN the
vein Of Air ". Alexander. Nr. z A Bel does
NOT quite Justly IN The Tea Party the hopes
hitherto entertained II him. The composition Is
str tho color is morbid and there Is ugktness
about the drawiag which Tohs he picture OF the
grace Indispensable 10 the sIect which we suppose
was tie artists ambition. TIE thing that ne Is
driving at requires q surer and freer hand thea
he az present exercises AEr PTol. witz likewise
falls short % his atm IA lis Lotus and Laurel,
the procession Of figures IN 81 making pleasant
design bst losing n charm through lack OF Aght
and air The manual deNterity which Mr Mac
MoErAes exhibited in the collection Of paintings he
exhibited Inc Durand i2uel Gallery some time
Heo clearly VISIBLE Ia the Madonna which ne
nos brings forward. on the other hand. tho color
-Nt41l-liig without quality. ana fnouBa tne con-
te1'tln e good x reveals no emotional felicity IN
'le handling Of an inspiring motive. IL remains,
NAieh az ls Eaid only sweet and pretty. ETOm
ths and RON uiotares uke AZ. Curran's 'At the
FAno. 10 which the Carnegie prize has been
awarded, paius.alank bat Superficial perform
Hice, ne turn 70 the landscapes. These. as usual.
embrace q number OF mcrt0rl0us pictures. scenes
ot ar Ochtrnar. Mr. Robinson, Mr.. MyRatt. AR.
sharuen. M. Fostof. Mr. Cent? Mr Nettleton
Ar hedhed and Mr.. Van Laor. which illustrate
knowledge and sincerity. and contribute much 20
the interest OF the exhibition. There are pieces OF
sculpture here b. Mr 81 Goudens AR Bremen.