New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-02
ART EXHIBITIONS.
The Season at Its Height in Ne7U
York and Other Cities.

.,1rn Of mind announced that there were mora art
exhibitions held in one season in New YORK than
IN the same length OF time IN othe~ city in the
World The present season promises n ccn4,r,
this hypothesis. New exhibitions are opene6 wiz,
sppaIlinE frequency. and. in addition To thosa IN
our local galleries, there is increasing number
Of shows out or town, which in enc way or an
other invite the critic 10 make the Journeys that
are necessary IF they TO be seen The mere
physical labor involved in the overhauling OF this
vast of material IS sometimes disheartening
and then one also has TO reckon with the sad fact
that nowhere, II the United States or abroad does
quality keep pace with quantity Mr. T. Surge
Moore one OF the soundest OF contemporary critics
makes q pointed ausion 10 the situation in the
course OF an article in the London Outlook on
the current exhibition Of the international Society
Every one who gives thought to the subject" he
sa.s. must realize that there are not enough sig
rifcart pictures, Statues engravings and drawings
produced in Europe during any single wear TO I'll
the New Gallery, and Yet people continue 10 20
TO the Academy in May Cultured people seem
fsted 70 look at thousands of new works of art
yearly IN hopes OF missing the half dozen that
might possibly repay their pains Mr. Moore puts
the matter IN nutshell. Every one knows that
there are TOO many exhibitions that there are too
many mediocre pictures. but there is always
chance ~ finding least half a dozen beautiful
SoTks ~ art-and even more than half a dozen.
Al this moment the largest exhibition in New
York IS that Of the Architectural League at tina
architecture, painting, sculpture and the allied
arts There IS q reception this evening and the
galleries are 10 be thrown open to the public at 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning. The show lasts until
Saturday. February 8 Associated with II will be
three free public lectures On the evening OF Feb
ruary Dir. Edward r. Smith will lecture on DR..
William Rimmer and His Analysis Of the Greek
Statues on February 13 Mr.. Kenyon Cox will
speak on Rembrandt" and a week later Mr..
Grervue T. Smelling will give a Talk on Rein
forced Concrete Construction"
TIE most important Of the "one man" exhibi-
lions is opened this morning at the Montross gal
lar. Il is composed Of pictures by Mr. Edmund
c. Tarbeii Of Boston. simultaneously there opens
81 Ihe Macbeth gallery exhibition of paintings
by Mr.. Paul Dougherty. Nj. Charles Melville
Dewey opens Monday at the Katz gallery. an
exhibition Of recent work. ana the Same day
NJ. ard Mrs, Colin Campbell Cooper bring for
ward collection Of their pictures the Powell
gallery At the KnOedler gallery there four
teen new portraits by Mt. Wilhelm Funk; the
New gallery there pastels by Mr.. VIII H.
Stevens at the Noe gallery Mr.. Walter I. Palmer
IS showing some new water cOlors, and in the gal
iery Of the New York School OF Art there is an
exhibition OF paintings BY Mr. Alfred Vance
Churchill and Mr. Ernest Lawson. Inc Durand-
Ruel gallery contains number Of paintings By
Claude Monet, The Enrich gallery displays eX-
smpies Of early English art
Full attention was paid in The Tribune Of yes
terdsy TO the interesting exhibition at the Groer
club Of old theatrical portraits OF the English
school. Another collection Of prints viii be shown
Tor the first time Monday at the National Arts
club. II viii present in special proofs some four
score wood engrayings executed for THE Century
Magazine by Mr.. Timothy Cole. whose contribu-
tons TO that periodical were begun good many
years ago. They have had a peculiar interest.
M. Cole has not been an occasional contributor,
producing q block when il happened to be required.
He has worked year in and year out for the maya
zine, slowly completing a series Of engravings
representative OF nearly all the old European
schools OF painting The exhibition q the National
Arts Club is 10 embrace reproductions OF Italian
Spanish. Dutch. and English masters. The en-
graver has literally lived among these masters,
saturating himself in their atmosphere and. though
blocks q his have sometimes been strangely want
ing in the personal accent of the painter inter
preted. especially the accent that is revealed in
brush work. the broad qualities Of Mr.. Coles art
have disclosed rare sympathy for the Intellectual
substance in the works of the old painters He is
e thoughtful craftsman, trusting TO his hand
alone IN the execution OF his task. but endeavorng
70 penetrate 70 the subtler secrets Of painted
Ierpieces
The important exhibition Of painting and sclIpt
IRE at the Pennsylvania Academy % the Fine Arts
continues al Philadelphia until February "a Those
who 60 from New York 70 see it-and there
should be many such pilgrims-have now special
reason FOR making tle further journey to Washing
ton. Next Thursday the trustees Of the Corcoran
Gallery OF Art. in that city will open the first an
nual exhibition 20 be held under their auspices Of
contemporary American OIL paintings. Preparations
for this exhibition have been going forward for
time. and while the result can only be Judged
when the gallery IS opened, Il is fair 20 assume
from the pains taken that something of interest has
been accomplished The object OF the trustees has
not been 10 form large miscellaneous collection Of
current works alone. They have solicited pictures
without enforcing any rule the date Of their
execution, and have thus obtained many well
known works OF importance Three prizes were
offered in competition. an have already been
awarded The first, consisting OF s. 900 and gold
medal, has gone 70 Mr.. Willard l. Metcalf for a
moonlight landscape called a May Night" An open
air figure piece by Mr. Frank W. Benson has won
the second prize of $500 and a silver medal The
third prize OF $3.50 and bronze medal has been
award 10 a winter landscape painted by Mr.. Ed
ward ". Redheld.
The recent experience OF Of the prize win
mentioned in the foregoing paragraph has
more than a personal significance. and prOvokes,
Indeed some inquiring reflections on the fortunes
O. American art IN this city. About two years ago
IL Metcalf whose work had made itself favorably
known IN the shows OF the Ten American Painters.
but who had at any time filed a gallery with
his own productions. made az last, formal APP
pesrsncs before the public. The merit OF his ex-
hhtion was cordially recognized IN this place and
he proved equally deserving OF the welcome offered
him the occasion Of the show that he made a
year later. Nevertheless his two appeals for pub
season he tried again. but this time in Boston. and