The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-17

in Pcll street. tho balcony % which -
exquisite in color modulatIon. This bal
cony IL a rusty fire esoape. it, panels
% teak stained with tho tender pigeon
blue beloved 81 the Celestial. The plate
WAS sHecutsd hong before Childs HAszam
had painted his Chinese MsrchAnts
shown last season at tho Montru-- Gallery
| Tho etcher holds his own with tho painter
as regards quality. despite tho di--imi-
larity Of the mediums Hero u the
central door % 81 bartholomew
whICh the artist calls The Ivory Gate
II has an ivory tone which the door in
reality no longer po~srsAes -Coenti"s
slip and Bowling Green aTe other color
etchings
Miolatz has eNpegimented with every
! process possible. In his book How Ia
Appreciate Prints the author. Frank
weitenkampf has noted this fact lie
writes: -. W. Mielatz chose a1uatint
with occasionally a touch Of roulette
| for effectively reproducing set 81 views
Of New York city on blua china for the
Society of Icunophiles. the series il ap-
propriately printed in blue ink. az mis-
original work in this medium one ofths
most noteworthy plates u a recent one. a
seashore view. printed in two tints in one
mixing ca Ia poupAeI. blush green above
and yellowish below. the two meeting in
the centre. There is some scrapinR in
this plate and indeed much Of the modern
work shows various manipulations to add
20 the effectiveness of delicate gradations.
His Road 10 the Beach uSsO) II executed
! in soft ground Worms mou). roulette and
aquatint: he has used lithography To
good eject IN n series Of twelve views of
tn" less familiar landmarks 81 New York
city. executed for the Society % lcono-
philes
Several of those less familiar landmarks
ara views Of Edgar street and weehawkan
street; the former has been called the
shortest street in New York. II IL near
Morris street. tho old Stevens House was
block lower down. The etchar has
made a striking picture Of very UNI
promising aspect. WeehAwken stroot is
not far from West strsst. Tho tumble
down iishsrnsn houses that picturesquey
adorned itS brief length have vanished
The odd Kingsbndgr- is a capital plate
and Autograph 81 tho Produce Exchange
.sen from an unfamiliar angle captures
the interest. We admired a still life. q
brass receptacle the very surfaoo q
/
tho zkilful manipulation Of IN. material
! The illusion Of tone IL heightened by the
tinted japanese paper employed 1hers
ara hits Of the Battery seen on the way
! up from Staten Island. a watery fore
ground 81 verisimilitudc; boats in dry
| docks: Lakewood and it's environments
expressed with unfRlling charm; Jay
Gould's Georgian Court. the gateway.
oil ~ aEW Laes. ltssrN
! from tho balcony % bungalow and a
b nultitud" % impressions set forth with
/ fidelity and much sympathy. Melatz is
I not insensible Ia the poetry II the night.
/ though he - hest in the frank sunshine
} lie IL fond o. sharp contrasts and his dis
trihution ~ shadows ~ invariably just
His latest plate il the facade ~ the old
Aston HOUSE. a splendid specimen ~ its
architectural class Here IN" line has
not failed Co catch tho formal peculiaritie-
and uncompromising design. A touch
e the modern JuvtAposod To the quaint
IN the Introduction of "a motor car before
the door The more you $40 - the
Mlelat7 "tChiEgs thu more you admire
tho Old fashioned and tho rapidly di sap.
rearing New York. The artistic prowhna
Of M-lAtz has preserved for general. on,
70 come the old town.
Downstairs walking about tho roomy
council chamber and other apartment
Of tho National Academy We enoounterec
with fortitude the eNpectei mass 81
rnediocrty on the walls. also some inter,
esting pictures finely toned lAndscap.
nv Coleman. portrait o. tho poet Bryan
Nv y I u Morse 81 electric fame th'
head executed IN thr eighteenth c"ntury
h.I t., ,..rttk J.
IN the room. not excepting the Mrs
valley Of Gilhert stuart That clas@,,
! by X G. Woodvll.. War News from
Meyico.- the reproduction of which CAV.
So much pleasure To our grandparents
, and parents. u thrrr. as is q n Bough
tons continental girl with a flower IN he
hand. dated 1895 The numh-r Of self
portraits q member artists - large. from
, the old timers 20 Atkin. which Only ar
r1vci tho other day Maynard hy MAY
, nard n vivid port nature. AND We likcsi M,
head and bust ~ Cnlde HRssIm Nv J
Alden Woir The Snowfall Boys 10y J q
4. Brown, painted 1851. was a consolnG sigh
on humid day
The name ~ MIR Brown reminds ~ tha
h" hg, all along stoutly cortrri"i tina
, no ettar site for the objected eNh'Nuio'
than II IL plot Of ground, the hall 81 whIcl
il literally going to weed The e-tir
block from ICS'h street to IiOth 81
=. Amsterdam avenue al about half tbs
+. block running eastward On the~e tw,
4, streets would furnish ample space for Ia
, huiliing Contemplated ~ the memhcr-
' Furthermors being l"un ici OFT the nortl
d, hy the ca;he !rAl grounds of ~. John III
Divine. IN" light wurlli never h- tlJ1yrrr
with hy tall buildings. rs for the dis
tAnc. from the centre ~ the city. that ha
:, hong since teen rendered almost null J.,
A tn. subway: besides Il New York keep
= grow ing AZ it's present rate the centre wi
, have shifted 20 I1Oth street IN few year,
. Five line- Of cars are in the vicinity.
=, you are lucky In making connections yo
:, may reach Brooklyn by subway and tub
: IN twic. ten minutes II has been done
|, Be-t 81 all IL the natural beauty ~ III
situation. its view. its saluhriousnc~~. Nj
, Brown i one of the oldest members n
, the Academy. hut lac ~ the youngest II