New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-05
THE GRAVER'S ART.
II Good american Display at thu
International Exhibition.
LONDON. Februarr n

tional Society. for that organization has nor.
become so potent IN resources and influenza.
that its annual exhibition is now divided Tn.
work OF the sculptors remains IN the Csn,-,,
Hall. but the oil paintings on exhibition slno.
the opening OF the year have been removed ana
the three large galleries and balcony have bs.,
filed with water colors. pastels etchings. It,bo-
graphs. engravings. color prints and draTing,
1t is an international exhibition or reprssent,-
tive character. for the galleries ara lined u,t,
British. American. German. Dutch. French ars
Belgian work There is little Italian and s,.n
fsh art, but otherwise II IS a comprehensive, A.
play OF modern processes OF Illustration IN w.,.
color and pastel and in black ana whit. =
range. variety and quality there Is uothinz :.
be desired. and modern gravers are plae.d a.
friendly competition. with groups and wall, :.
indicate national schools The water colorz a.
drawings have been most artisticaIIy huu~ a.
arranged IN well lighted rooms Thers !,
agreeable glow OF color to lend warmth "a =.
main display Of black and white art Tia v.,I.
effect Is distinctly educational Dignity q, A.
parted 70 what has suffered from negise, a
England-the graver's art thankless from o.,
unceasing drudgery. but rich IN technical r.
sources and boundless IN variety
IT has been Washington's day. and tba Ar-
can Ambassador has appropriately been c,u..
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exhibition IN the presence OF ". Rodin. thu n,..
ident. and large and brilliant asssmbla,.
Otherwise It has also been an American rT,o-
ton. About hundred and hftv Aus-
can works have been exhibited and Win.
the number has been exceeded nv ~.
British, German and French groups N.
range is broad and the quality Is exceIsnt
There IS indeed no better wall than tina Ionz
one in the North Gallery. where America,
works are displayed. with British art oppos,,.
and fine Dutch group at the end II oman.
with an impressfonist water color drawing =,
lower Broadway. New-York, by Mr. @ n
Cooper, with high buildings towering on eitba-
side and with glints OF red and gray shining An.
OF blue mist. 1t is convincing proof that thu
mechanical prose Of modern skyscrapers can h.
localized until it becomes picturesque and al
most poetic. Near it are Miss Violet Oaklev..
designs for stained glass window Of Faith
and Illustrations in water color for the "storv
Of Vashti": and not far away there ara s4x
charming pastels; four harbor scenes bv Mr.
Charles H. F'romuth. one with lowering ia.
and another with evening light in Brittany. and
both refined in color; and two by Mr. Henry
Muhrman conspicuous for delicacy OF tone-ona
showing two archways Of Kew Bridge and ths
other, Strand on the Green" Among thess
water colors and pastels there are beautiful ex-
amples OF the American art OF wood engraving
There are ten engravings by Mr.. Timothy Cola
OF Spanish portraits. mainly after Velasous5
and Goya, wonderfully soft and luminous: and
there are almost many by Mr.. Henry wols
with more modern subjects. WhistIer's portrait
Of his mother and Mr., j. J. Shannon's Portrait
Of Lady being conspicuous among them. Tho
line is continued with Miss Mary Cassatts
dainty eolored etchings. Mr.. Jules Guerin's
chalk drawings and water colors. Mr. Henry
McCarter's wash drawings. Mr. William S. Hor-
toms clever studies of steam and smoke. and
pen drawings and water coIors by Mr.. Elmer
Browne, Miss Charlotte Harding Miss Eliza
beth S. Green and Miss Jessie Wilcox Smith
At the end OF this American wall there IS good
water painting by Mr.. Charles H. Woodbury.
and there IS vivacious work by Mr. George H
Hallowen.
Mr.. Joseph PenueH was held accountable for
hanging one OF Mr. WfnsIow HorneTs minor
works IN the balcony for the January shsw
when he had nothing to DO with It. There was
no reasonable ground for complaint for the bal
cony is so we'll lighted that small pictures are
seen there TO the best advantage; and by a SIN
guiar coincidence Mr.. Pennelrs own etchlngs
now Fang IN the same quarter Of the gallery
when he himself has had complete control Of the
arrangement OF the works. There are ten Of his
for rapid improvisation and WhistIerliks econ
omy of line. The most interesting one Is the
chelsea drawing, Where Whistler Died." with
church tower. quiet street and trees-a work full
OF me feeling. The other etchings offer
ehthpses or the Temple Stairs. London Bridge
butchers Row in WhitechapeI, St. Dunstan's
ana other picturesque corners OF the stored me-
tropoHs. Among other American etchlngs IN the
balcony are Mr., Otto II. Backers Venetian Ia
goons and Rialto Mr.. d. s MacLaughIan's more
precise and formal italian series. Mr. Maurice
oternes vivacioUs studies OF Coney Island Mr..
marry Whites prosaic Fulton Market and South
street. Mr.. George c. Aids Partisan scenes
with excess OF line, and Mr. Charles A.
Fiatts strangely contrasted pair-Williamsburg
and Naples-in which fine mellow color is drawn
out Of the plate There is also an excellent series
or dry points. by Miss Mary Cassatt. and there
are as many as seven charcoal drawings by Mr.
FRANK Mura OF barges under sail, cottages
IuaIthouses and mtllstreams. In one OF the main
sdiIerieS there are several examples OF Olson
Nordrelts color prints. There is much TO ad-
miro in this creditabIe American exhibit which
nearly every branch OF the modern
art OF illustration.
me Dutch wall is ornamented by two OF Josef
ISraels simple watereolors-one showing beg
gar IN the pathos OF poverty and neglect, and
the other fisher girl looking wistfuIly at a sail
mere are colored Autographs by Henricus;
score or Bauer's careful etchings true IN line
shade ana texture; one OF B-uekmans tulip
"atercolors. and examples OF Wilson'S and Bon
gers work In the big west room there Is
'ui oispiay or German work-chalk drawings
'o'oFed etehinss. pastels. aquatInts watercoloFs
anu cheap and gaudy Autographs 1t is a collsc-
uon OF representative character from the best
"erii'ah artists and illustrators. but much OF the
work is heavy handed and lacks quality and