New-York tribune., 1905-06-01

longing to Senator Clark Coming down to the
more modern men. we have Manefs mastery
Boy with a Sword from the Metropolitan
Museum of Art; Fantin-Latour's beautlfui por-
trait Of the great impressionist lent py the ART
Institute OF Chicago. and first rate examples OF
Monet, Courbet Pissarro, Renoir, Bouo'n and
Sisley One of the most personal or the srhsAier
paintings of Puvis de Chavannes Is SHOWN;
there are notable pieces by Millet, Rousseau
and the other great men of their epoch, and. IN
contrast to their poetic naturalism we are
given taste of the noble academic art OK
Couture. I must mention also the two speoi-
mems of Montcelli. both magnificent.
Other modern foreigners are represented
Watts, Of England. with his portrait of Joachimi
sorolla, of Spain. with picture of woman In
a railway car guarded by officers, which recol-
lect seeing in Madrid years ago, and which
find has surprisingly well; and Mlchetu'
of Italy, with of his earlier fantasies IN the
mood of Fortuny, "Springtine and Love" which,
II little brittle in color has at the same time
much of the sparkle which won him his repute.
But with great good Judgment this exhipition
has been SO organized to place American art
in the foreground. Not only has much space been
given TO our painters, but pains have been taken
TO obtain many salient examples. Though no
large canvas by Whistler is shown, Mr Freer
has lent his Symphony in Gray-Early Morn
ing, Thames" one of the most exquisite bits OF
tone the noted American ever painted; and
while the three little nudes by him, which Mr.
Freer lends, not among his successes, the
trio Of tiny sketches is IN his happiest VEIN
Among the Whistlers hang two beautiful little
figure studies by Mr.. Dewing who also has on
the opposite wall portrait and two Of his most
charming compositions one of them the BRO
cade de Venise.' which he finished only last
winter. In other rooms the honors among the
Americans divided between the veterans
and the younger men, Inness and Wyant La
Fargo and Homer, well represented. and
there good works by Thayer, Sargent,
Duveneck. Weir, Twaohtnan, Bunce. Horatio
Walker. Theodore Robinson, Chase. Tarbel,
Cecilia Beaux. Cox, Abbey and Benson. And
still have not even begun to exhaust the list.
There are pictures here by Homer Martin and
George Fuller. by Degas and Mauve, by a. dozen
others. on which 1t would be interesting to
pause. But am chiefly concerned in empha-
sizing the fact that the collection. whole,
is as distinguished 1t is varied; that it is
precisely the kind of collection with which to
fnaugurate gallery in which art is to be taken
seriously by every one identified with Its
asement.
That is, indeed. the point which it is perhaps
most important to enforce in commemoratfng
Mr.. Albright's splendid gift. He has provided
lOr the CITY q DUllOiO8 WHICH, WhelnsF 1TOIi lIe
artistic or the practical point Of view, cannet
be too warmly commended He has agreed to
add. for some time at least, a sum Of $4,000
a year to the gallery's fund for the purchase
of works of art. The Academy has. from other
sources, $4,000 q year for the same purpose.
The permanent collection. most Of which has
temporarily been retired in order TO make room
for the present exhibition, contains some good
pictures, and with the money available moro
Will steadily be added. It is intended TO in
crease the educational force of the institution
by giving frequent lectures on artistic SUBJECTS
To-day the dedication ceremonies have alled
every one with enthusiasm but what ia more
important, this enthusiasm promises to last
I alluded above to the question of what the
Academy is going to do with its wall space in
time to come From present appearances it is
plain that it is going to cover 1t with worthy
paintings and that the gallery will prove. as
said ct the outset, more centre of artistic
influence IN America R. c.