New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07

.cbaso, sisters-and with one Of his most vital
nortraits-Mrs Northumberland he is supported
nv Mr. T. J. Shannon's admirable portrait OF
Phil May, several excellent Orchardsons, Sir
Luke Wldes's brilliant portrait of his WIFE, oir
George Reds character sketch Of Dr. MITCHELL
Professor Won Herkomer's Last Muster, MI.
Abbev's Hamlet" and other familiar works.
"reminiscences of merry Academy opening Gays
overwhelm the spectator as he passes from
room to room. There are the classical allegories
by Sir Edward Poynter and Mr.. Waterhouse'
the DERBY Day" which gave Mr.. Firth his rep
utation as a realist; Mr.. Furse's equestrian por-
trait of Lord Roberts. Mr.. Frank Brangwyns
decorative Cider Press and Mr.. Cowpers
Devil and Nuns before a stained glass
window, which forced his election as an as
sociate only a year ago. Whistler Is neg
lected but Mr. Lavery and the Scottish
painters are well placed. and the ambitious
men of the New English Art Club have no
ground for complaint 1t is an enlarged Acad-
erny with outsiders the line and a 1ull
measure of Justice and equality for all schools
and groups. Painters have been allowed TO
choose their examples and ordinarily repre-
sented by work above their average. 1t is per-
haps the most comprehensive exhibition of Brit
fsh art of the time which has been seen in Lon
don for a long period, and the water colors ar
ranged by Mr. Alfred East unusually erec-
tive.
The French section is still in backward
state that it is premature to pass judgment
upon it, but the general effect is that of
salon with many huge canvases which are
available only for public galleries and with the
masters of the past crowded out by the daring
experimenters OF the present. The decorations
Of the rooms are most artistic No attempt has
been made to indicate the evolution of French
art from its primary stage. and some OF the
most brilliant phases not illustrated There
are many fine landscapes. old and new. Corot,
Troyon Harpignies Cottet and Courbet stand
ing out among them: the examples Of the Baro1-
zon group and the impressionists excellent:
neither DeIacroix and the romanticists nor
DetaiIle Lanteau and the historical painters
suffer from neglect there are vivid portraits by
Bonnat CaroIus-Duran and Ingres with groups
by Besnard and other masters of technique,
whose work is seen at the international exhibit
tions in January. 1t is a bewildering tumble OF
styles and schools, with large canvases domt-
mating walls and with beauty subordinated to
masterfu brushwork precision of design and
definiteness of composition.
1t is not a long passage through the luxurious
sculpture hall from the British to the French
section, but it is like transit from one planet
to another, so different is the outlook on art
processes, far removed the methods of
composition and principles OF design. English
visitors accustomed TO the standards of their
own Academy will be more at home in their own
section; Frenchmen will not find what they con-
slider true craftsmanship outside their own gall
leries and Americans with more eclectic taste
will be entertained and instructed on either side
Of the sculpture halls and there also when the
workmen are elected and order is restored The
Fine Arts Palace is the chief attraction of Lon
don's best town show. The salons and the
Academy brought together undec a single
roof and openmindedness is encouraged.
!. y. F.