New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-06
sunny Hight ne makes up in the, light that is
poetized out of nature.

poetized out Of nature.
The monthly exhibition at the GrOlier Club IS
made up OF Autographs by Mr.. Whistler, the COL
lection embracing $50 subjects These drawings
present his art in a very interesting light Ihey
are not. OF course. the inefable masterpieces which
thu hysterical Whisterites assume them TO De-
They simply so many charming souvenirs OF
HIS genius II exercised itself in lighter mood
A certain delicate grace was instructive with him.
and when he turned to the photographers stone ne
used il with daintiness which explains SOME II
not all, of the enthusiasm of the collectors OF his
works. His little nude studies in this eXmoiuoh
have a purity Of line and an elegance OF style
occasionally lacking in his paintings OF similar
themes In his portraits. too. he drew on the stone
with a solicitude for detail which he deliberately
eschewed when working on canvas, ana incluehlai-
ly showed that he had resources Of draItsinah-
ship which would be unsupported from certain VI
his paintings. What is most interesting ABOUT 'ie
Autographs is the spontaneity by which they dle
marked No doubt he worked over some OF ms
drawings, may be seen from examples nero
shown in different states; but in the main ne ap-
peaes 10 have used photography as an arusl oIul-
narily uses his sketch book. He mace Dtiel'
fleeing notes of figures. draped or nude huOoIs'
he made casual portraits of his friends; ne ie
corded with this medium street and garden scenes
bits of picturesque architecture. blacksnlttls at
work. river scenes and so on He drew all 'Ie'o
things tersely suggestively. remembering mere
as he remembered in ali his work-that art OF
season, passionate advocate. He got atmosphere
in some Of his Autographs, and in some OF t.eui
he got passages OF beautiful Velvety TONE -
chiefly he got distinguished craftsmanship ~e
note of a great artist who in his slightest sKeteh,
as in his most elaborate painting, is original ana
consummate This exhibition should give lnueh
pleasure TO students of his versatile charae'e'
At the Wunderlich gallery there is an eXhlniuon
of British rnezzotnts purchased from the roya col
lection at Windsor Castle. It illustrates faniiaF
art which, however. never loses its freshness IoI
a fine impression of a plate by one or the elsl'ee.
century English engravers is thihs Oh pe' 80
beauty Reference has often been made'lh inns
place 10 the good fortune which those ensraVtPs
enjoyed The artists whose works they were prNi-
legged 10 reproduce were men ike HalLlSoO'9
and Reynolds Romney and Hoppnef. Inns -
say that they were privileged to engraNo POI
+la4 vvere OF noble form and flowing line all COM
pact When Sir Joshua painted such a porN"'
as the Mrs Ellington as ST. eczema Vi 'lo
Lady Bampfylde" he gave the engraFer just 'iio
inspiration he needed-a lovely subject 10 start
--itt oD6 IN the treatment of that subject, quail
ties OF drawing and tone for which mezzotih' OF
all the reproductive arts was created 10 supptS
Just the flawless equivalents in black ana "i1''e
Portraits OF women, OF course. figure NJ ial &c Al
this exhibition, and there are any NUMBER VI telil
on which It would be entertaining to pause mere
are stately portraits like the Mrs. Ellington ana
there are others that are fairly quaint hhe tho DC
vttching Mary Horneck' when Duhcar'oh Gu
graved after Reynolds. But one great Hiell' -
this exhibition IS that It includes numerous speo
mems OF male portraiture plates which are not al
yyavs as popular with collectors as they OUGHT y
be but which stand for some OF the best WORK
done In the period. Beautiful as the PORTRAITS oi
women are. there is not which In dignity sur
passes the engraving after Reynolus
MARQUIS OF CRANKY Several OF the portraits OF
men here It should be added, are OF notaoihueS
identified In one way another with our own
Revolutionary history. English types dominate tHo
collection but there are few foreign suo!eeu' ~
,a,r a highly interesting portrait of Napoleon.
ana most welcome OF all, the dancer. Giovanni
Baccen IN a fine engraving by Jones after Gains
boroughs superb portrait
,rb. American Society Of Miniature Painters
ora-s ,bis afternoon at the Knoedler gallery. It's
eighth annual exhibition. At the ciausen gallery
49, are naintings by Rockwell Kent the New