New-York tribune., 1908-05-17

Of the woods will probably command more atten-
tion than his Romneyish portraits.
The walls of the Academy we'll stocked
with conventional portraits like Mr.. Ouless's Sir
Walter Stanhope and Sir Donald Curri-, Sir
Luke Ffldess Lady Royds, MI Warehouses;
Lady Violet Henderson. Mr.. Copes Bishop of
Colchester and Mr.. Frank Dicksee's Marchioness
Of Camden Mr.. Sargent has not reyolutionized
portrait painting in England. The veterans go
on in the traditional way, with neither will nor
power to alter their methods, and in some in
stances conservatism is unmixed gain. Sir
William Orchardson VIII always be the most
British Of portrait painters, and when he
produce characteristic and uncompromising
a work Mrs. Wood, in nurses cap and apron,
arranging flowers against a light brown back
ground, no art lover would wish for any altera-
ton of style. Nor is there ground for complaint,
if Sir Laurence Alma -Tadema has failed to
idealze himself in the downright, solidly painted
portrait Of himself for the Academia Romano
di St Luca. Sir Hubert Herkomer, in paint
ing the Bishop of London in purple, with large
gold cross has revealed the ecclesiastic rather
than the man. and that IS a pity. Mr. Solomon
has produced a decorative panel rather than
portrait group in his arrangement of whites and
reds for Mrs Alfred Mond, and there is orfgl
nallty in the treatment, while there is nothing
novel in Mr.. Rivieres portrait Of the Countess OF
Seton in evening dress with her hand on
large dog. Mr. George Henry, who is not i'm
proving his reputation portrait painter
favors green's rather than blues. and has
fine study of silk and ermine. There is por
trait Of King Edward for the Liverpool Cham
ber Of Commerce, by Mr.. P. Tennyson Cole, but
il Is not an impressive work Mr.. Bacon's por-
trait of Sir Henry Campbell Bannernan has as
little inspiration.
Apart from the portraits there is meagre
supply of exhibition works for the entertainment
Of the crowds passing the gates. There are clas
sical anecdotes in paint, such as Mr.. Riviere's
-.Androclus and the Lion" and Mr. waterhouse's
"Apollo and Daphne and there are old-fash-
ioned story pictures like Mr.. Marcus Stones
Yes or No with the lady looking straight at
the audience like a little actress and the lover
with his heart in his mouth There are also ale
sories with the nude unveiled. like Mr.. Solomon's
Eve swooping down upon bewildered Adam;
more complex themes like Mr.. Bundys Sands
Of Life" illumined with lurid light: dramatic
scenes such as Mr. John Golfers Sentence OF
Death and Mr.. Seymour Lucass "Silenced.
and historic pageants like MI Crofts's 'Surren-
der of York TO the Roundheads," and modern
functions like Mr Halls "Investiture OF the
King Of Norway with the order Of the Carter
II would not be an Academy without exhibition
works of this order with few shilling shock
ers thrown in. Yet the entertainment for
groundlings is less varied than usual even If
Mr--Campbe Taylor has French ballet prac-
tice scene with blue and white costumes as they
were eighty years ago, and Mr. Bacon an open
air Riding Lesson" such Mr.. Furze might
have painted, although he would have put more
action into the horses.
Among these exhibition pictures are To De
found here and there works with artistic motive.
which are not painted for the many but for the
few Prominent among them Is Mr.. Brangwyns
The Return" with wealth of color, beautiful
1iay Of light on landscape and figures. and with
q clearer pattern than is usually III his dec
orative art Mr.. Tuke's craftsmanship is nearly
perfect IN Midsummer Morning" with five boys
Lathing in the surf. Mr.. George Clausen has a
delightful! series of pictures in Cleaners Re
turning" An Ancient Barn and Man and
Boy with effects of light studied i'm detail with
The reverent srdor of worshipper Mr. |
Stanhope Forbes has luminous interior. With
men and BOYS working with copper IN a prinli |
tive way Mr La ThsnEue has found ne-
class OF subjects IT Llguria. ith blends Of red
and orange and Mr. EdNsrd stott preserves hts !