New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-21
lRT IN PHILADELPHIA.
81. annual Shoe at the Pennsyl-
RAMA academy.
s.sr correspoaden. q The rrlsune.

= z-tH be opened mere 10 the puphc on Moh
The press view held to-day revealed a
ton of more than thousand pieces a
coee'io, of exhibits than has customarily
- brought forward upon previous occasions
sen nod collection, so good that no New
! ..- seriously interested in American ART
ioln ,sfl to see st before the doors close early
march. .,,o &c
fei'.s as.,nv,s freedom from the crsmpng in
as If clioues It practises wise liberality
7l'i.-r -tzine these annual exhibitions. striving
=. together as many good pictures as pos
e u;.bort regard to personalities, conven-
s''0 - particular enthusiasms The managers
ue', lave IN secure some one salient canvas or
ae.,' peculiarly interesting group of pictures
s- have succeeded In doing both OF these
sI- This wear; but the Importance Of the
Ile exhibition like that Of every one of 1ts
-acent predecessors, lies in the fact that II
first rate opportunity to observe wnat
S4'' .hool at large is doing. OF course there
~ .ssntees but the omissions, regrettaoie as
- re do not diminish to any alarming ex-
,. tbe representative character Of the mass Oh
~ On the walls
~ - circumstance Jumps to the eye SUP
:, en- far as this exhibition may be taken as
,rca Is less than ever treated for It's own
art Of composition is cultivated with
"AN - the human figure as. after all. a
q, - stiII-life possessing no dramatic siEnih-
~ Whether the model is posed indoors or
~ she serves the purpose Of studio
'-.,so-v. q thing introduced as pretext ZOE
.x,loitstion of technique, of color. or oecoTa-
= aact The situation is the same "he1e
- ~ the numerous portraits are concerned
: soss not much matter whether the uue Oh d
.,;n tvpe Of canvas is Mrs X or Lazy III
s1.rau that the artist asks III either case 10
49, vou should applaud his aptitude III tne
-.-,,otio7 Of the brush. The line dividing
-, ATTITUDE in what may be calieo us IioSe
,-.,bed estate from the technique that IS useo
means 10 a thoughtful end. is oeIcate
q - IN drawing it it is especially necessary
:. avoid the danger Of asking paihter 10 nc
,.hinq that he never pretended to be- the
.-s.ncv 10 which l refer Is 10 be noted az the
-. without any thought Of praise or blame
=, simpIy as the unmistakable ana coliilii0Iiu-
a. cart Of this exhibition.
ro1o7inr I'd the fact through its diverse oe-
Garments one comes round. sooner or later to
| =. otbar fact that merit in technique implies
-es us qualities Of temperament rather than
..5sr,,c training. Take, for example the group
: ,;c,ures which this year receives special
- 7, consists Of five landscapes by Mr.. D.
T 7rvon. five figure pieces by Mr. T ". Dew
| - mn landscapes and head by Mr.. ABBOTT
-s-s- and TWO nocturnes and & nude by Mr..
v7sslsr L would be tempting TO speak IN
.n nj some if not all, of these pictures, which
| So bea, nlaced in a room by themselves. care
| ally arranged as TO floor and wall coverings In
| u=txls-ian fashion. Mr. ThayeTs landscapes
| ,,,s works massive in design and Unexpectedly
.y++o,s IN color. would repay minute analysis
D., svsn II If were not apart from the purpose
:. .hsss -sr7arks 10 give elaborate descriptions
cha exhibits, the broadly interesting thing 70
.,r5 sbout the PAINTERS just named would De
s.- tnsistencs upon the personal note, their
-, 4,- che rusnce which expresses not SO
-,,b tbe truth Of nature as the feeling OF the
| ,-,v- once in e while this leads TO disastrous
,.,,. whistle-'s nude THE Little Blue and
| ,,7s c,rr comes perilously near 10 being an
! 49, and mn uglv picture. The figure itself ls
,-rs1,v ,,glv. an affront 10 principles Oh
a,yghtsr,anshfp. and If II were not for the
nm h, ehich II is surrounded Il would pro-
,,s. conclusive distaste. AS il is the work only
.,ues conlplete failure by hairs preeoth'
/ L. +be vi-r,,As Of this room are 10 be found III
-. Whistler nocturnes in pictures like MI
rsvinp,s Spanish Girl" and IN the landscapes
Nr Tbsver and Mr.. TTyon. and they are
-a-rss of color. Of feeling, Of style. which IN
rms cur,ous way make the beauty Of art lnoe-
,sr5s,t IF its subject The chase for similar
r4-uss is rewarded elsewhere in this exhibitlon'
~. o,I- 7-bar7 there Is sincerity to give them
Il ray proper foundation.
I M TarbeI supplies a perfect illustration OF
u point in his Girl Crocheting," the interior
4 rsicb 7-ss shown IL New-York about year
4 60 and. indeed the student could hardly ma
4 aefter touchsrone wherewith to pursue his ex-
s-ration OF the galleries. Yer Nicer Of Delrt
ray have given Mr. Tarbell a dim hint for the
szsss that ne has achieved, but he has put into
1z little masterpiece his own sound workman
sip his own emotion and so he bewitches us
TAt0ut attemptlng-so far as the content of his
anras goes-to show US more than an entirely
anmonpace episode In familiar life. In an
Tier vein he shows the same fine authority;
Us Miss Eleanor Hyde" q portrait OF lady
white, seated by the waters edge, has a GER
&a psychological interest, but it arrests atten-
-a chiefly because the artist has raised ms
gknanship 70 q higher power, and invested
realstic study Of form and Of light and air
nc that precious quality which we trace to
saperament, the quality which we define as
-ain Few OF the painters OF subject pictures
-1'e II here. In place Of il We have an element
=. hard and insensitive. and throws US
"a upon rather hollow tormenting Of paint
e is certain proficiency discernible IN
q @aarer's Gabrielle in Mr. Glacken's cafe
az Al Mouquin's.' and In Mrs. Mumford's
vaudeville Stars" TO which by the way
nary Smith prize Of 500 has been awarded;
4 ne impression left by these and many other
ss is one Of energies deriving their i'm
IRON contemplation OF foreign masters and
-PAshlng naught that is new or beautiful.
4 4eA al Is said. particularly strong. Clever
ambitious young artists unquestionaby
me sense Of painful effort is never
j -" rom what they DO, and one turns from
performances with curiosity abundantly
7'' ard entirely ready TO look elsewhere
T'"4lsDle suggestions. These are scarcely
Il ailg from the facile prettinesses OF MI