New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-16

The temptation 10 take up Tor SpeClal
comment more of these admirable exam
pies of Conder's work must be resisted, but
the visitor should note especially the pastel
entitled THE Toilette" and the sanguine
cinderella"
The Union League Club is showing, as
much for the benefit Of guests as members
an exhibition comprising mainly pictures
that have been hanging I'm various parts
of the clubs quarters and are now united
probably for the first time as a group. OF
unique interest are the original crayoh
portrait studies, made by the late Frank b.
Carpenter, of President Lincoln and the
members of his Cabinet. in 1864, for MS
painting, THE Emancipation Proclama-
ton" which is now I'm the Capitol at WASH
ington These portraits are in most cases
sketches made I'm one sitting and they
preserve the vigor and actually OF the
artists keen first impressions the por-
trait OF Mr.. Lincoln, which has been car
ried a little further than the others Is per
haps done with less ruggedness than nhsH'
have been wished; at any rate IL mas ho'
the strongly marked cheek bones or the
irregular upper lip Of the life mask. But II
is a direct and interesting likelincss. Inc
portraits of Salmon 2. Chase. Secretary
Stanton. Gideon Welles. and especially oil
Secretary Seward, emphasize anew the dis
tinctive and varied personalities with
which Lincoln surrounded himself. me
strong profile OF Seward. the patriarchal
face OF Welles, the specialized stanton anu
the suave countenance of Chase make UP
group of marked individuality. These
portrait sketches remained in the posses
sion of Mrs Carpenter after her husband
death. and were acquired some years ago
by the Union League Club They const-
tute historical record Of real value.
OF the paintings gathered from various
parts of the club building into the little
exhibition gallery there is canvas by
William NJ. Chase that illustrates strlk-
ingly the distance he has travelled since
his student days in Munich. This picture
Ready for the Ride" is dated 1871. the
young girl in voluminous black habit ana
peak hat. putting on her gray gloves as she
steps forward might be one OF Rem
brandts aristocratc women. modified by
the limitations and temperament OF the
nineteenth century painter 1t is less per
sonal than much Of the work to when MI
Chase has of later years accustomed MS
admirers but II is also better painted
There are two landscapes here by NNaht'
one Of them the familiar forest subject
and a good example; and the other dated
1869. the record of luminous twilight on
sweeping prairie, with riders driving cat
tie over the wide expanse. 1t Is unfamiliar
Wyant. but it is none the less interesting.
A large early Inness. Eastman Johnson
spirited war picture, The Wounded Drum
mer Bow" and Frank d. Millets AT the
Inn" familiar through reproductions and
one Of the best bits Of genre he ever dld'
are also here
The third part of this somewhat unusual
exhibition consists of one hundred palettes
collected by Mr. Harry W. Watrous, chair
man Of the clubs art committee, In the
course of his long association with the
principal artists Of this country. Every
nainter has his characteristic way Of set
ting" his palette. the arrangement OF col
ors around its edge being in itself an eX-
preston Of the artists personality. Mr..
Watrous has obtained from his colleagues
palettes thus set. to use the term common
in studio parlance. and autographed with
the signature used by the artists on their
finished pictures 1t is a unique exhibit
and one that was worth making.
The Seymour Haden exhibition at the
Keppel Galleries includes not only wide
range of the famous Englishman's etch-
ings, dry points and mezzotints, but also
half dozen large drawings in charcoal
and two water colors. These are not only
suggestive and beautiful in themselves. but
they indicate how large was the area, so to
say, OF Haden's artistic appreciation and
Of his means for expressing what he felt
Dr. II. Nazeby Harrington. in his pref
ace 10 the catalogue. remarks the variety
and transparency Of the shadows in these
drawings. and the visitor will not fail 70
he impressed by these qualities. In like
manner the water-color landscapes show
the broad vision of the artist. but it re-
mains true that Haden went much further
i'm his work from the etched plate than It
is likely he could have done with the cray
ON or tn, brush. Looking at such superb
group as the four trial proofs Of The
Breaking Up Of the Agamemnon, one re-
ioices i'm the sureness and the penetrating
insight Of the composition and it's harmon
lied details. There is a wider gamut Of
tonal values here and a more crystalllzed
definition Of the artists intention than
the drawings or water colors show the lat
ter seem like improvisations compared with
this noble plate or with any one Of a dozen
or twenty others now on the walls OF the
Keppel Gallery.
At the Madison Art Gallery may he seen
recent water colors by Mr.. Frederick Mar
schan and a group Of delicate and agree
able Japanese flower studies by Mr.. Cen
iIro Kataoka. or the latter even the casual
observer will note the variety and charm
Mr.. Marschall works with facility in the
manner developed by Claude Monet and
his followers and I'm several Of these
water colors there is a happy rendering Of
the spirit as well as the material aspects
OF subjects in themselves pleasing. Among
these little pictures THE Old Ferry and
"The Old Homestead by the Sea- may be
especially cited.
WASHINGTON LETTERS SOLD
4 war letter of the Valley Forge period,
written and signed by George Washington