New-York tribune., 1905-12-28

calls for special need of appreciation. This coast
scene is. in fact, superb. both in it's workmanship
and in the emotional force with which the artist
mas rendered his subject 1t is long since we have
seen sea picture moving as this Is in the IN
depreciation of desoate but splendid beauty For
dramatic fire Mr. Carlsen's painting IS the most
considerable thing in the exhibition. On q lower
plano Of imagination, but still very interesting
Mr. Snell's Steam and Smoke and Mr. ". Gran
ville-Smths Great South Bay" These studies of
nature numerous. and many of them
good. that the observer is naturally slow return
to the figure work. The truth IS that. while few
nude studies-Mr. Beclwith's THE Nautilus Mr..
Fry's The Thread of Life Mr.. Balln's Sum
mer' and Mr.. Taylor's The Red Book"-make the
transition worth while the offerings in this cate
CORY are not the whole. calculated to rtvet the
gaze Of the beholder.
The least pretentious bits like Mr. Louis Atkins
In the Oraibi Plaza Signor Guarno's 'Hrhe Rus
set Screen Mr.. Curran's Feeding the Chick
ems" are the most plausible. Mr.. Church is far
from being at his best in THE shepherdess.' Mr..
IAchtenauers Vision Of the Sea- very large
canvas, is doubt painstaki affair. but it is
unlovely and even vapid. We can speak more
favorably of Mr. Birneys sporting episode CNo
16). Mr.. E A Bells Music Mr.. David Ericson's
Nativity" Miss McLane's "a Spot of Sunlight
or Mr.. Lippncott's Love Finds the Way Mr.
Couse has almost made his woodland scene with
figure, An Indian Shepherd, good picture but
II Is little too smooth and pretty to carry con-
viction The picture of a child by Mr.. H. NJ. Wal
colt. Her Busy Day. is likewise pretty, but not
in any other way of much significance. Mr.. Loeb's
''Jessca" just falls short of escaping from the
bonds OF the commonplace. It is curious to remark
that the painter whom might expect to
avoid that distressing quality is afflicted by it in
his sole exhibit This is Mr.. Sargent himself, who
Is represented by a freely painted Portrait OF
William Thorne.'' The work is distinctly COM
nonplace-for Mr.. Sargent A few other paintings
remain to be signalized for one reason or another
There Signor Ciuarinos small but capital
Cock Fight" and Cafe Cantante"; there is Mr.
ReuterdahTs clever Fishing Boats in Surf; there
is Mr. Chapman's picturesque sea fight, THE Argus
and Pelican; there is Mr.. Coleman's romantic
t"Town Of Capri-Early Moonlight; there is Mr.
Koopman's vivid "Street Scene there is Mr.
Dougherty's Evening Tide there IS DIr, Walter
Grif1n's bit Of rich but restrained color. Por-
trait: Mrs. L. there landscapes by MT
F. b Williams and Mf. Mygatt and there are
portraits by Mr. Fronkes and Mr.. Hecht. 1t VIII
be seen from citations that this years snow
contains a good many moro outstanding pieces OF
work than We have had occasion to notice IN
previous seasons Looking at this collection in It's
broad aspects, It encourages the belief that the
Academy has taken lease Of life 1t should
have the support embodied in g generous at
tendance. The show lasts until January % 1t
is open evenings, and Sunday it is open freer
from l to 4 o'clock in the afternoon