FINK ARTS IN 1891. 



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atue of William T.-ll, by Antoiiiu Mcr- 

 II i' reeled at Lausanne, Switxcrlnini, 

 through tin- munificence of M. Osiris, in coin- 

 in, -monition of the hospitality extended by the 

 . in 1S?1, to tin- army of liourhaki. 



The lir-t exhibition of paintings ever held in 

 '.at least in modern times, was opened in 

 !' !>. '". under the presidency of Th6o- 

 dorc Kiilli. 11 Parisian artist. It was inaug- 

 urated liy the Kliedivc, in presence of the diplo- 

 matic corns. 



At the Barcelona Fine Arts Exhibition, opened 



in May, four pictures contributed by Jan Van 



were obiected to bv the jury of admissions 



cm tlu> ground of immodesty. The controversy 



was finally settled by putting them in a separate 



room, where no one less than thirty years of age 



admitted. 



At the Moscow Exhibition the fine-art gallery 

 contained 800 oil pictures, pastels, and engrav- 

 ings, and 120 statues. 



The new Museum at Vienna, in which has 

 been grouped all the collections of the Crown, 

 including those of the Belvedere, Ambras, Ar- 

 senal, Schatzkammcr, Cabinet of Antiquities, 

 etc., was solemnly inaugurated, Oct. 17, by the 

 Emperor, in presence of the archdukes and a 

 large numherof other dignitaries. The building, 

 which is situated on the Ringstrasse, nearly op- 

 posite the imperial palace, is one of the finest in 

 Europe, and its collected treasures will take rank 

 with the most important collections of the world. 



New York. The sixty-sixth annual exhibi- 

 tion of the Academy of Design (April-May) was 

 superior to many of its predecessors. Among 

 the noteworthy contributions were : Mr. Hoven- 

 den, " Breaking the Home Ties," an awkward 

 country youth, about to go forth into the world, 

 taking leave of his mother. Mr. Dewing, " Sum- 

 mer," four maidens in modern costume dancing 

 in a row, while a fifth plays a harp. Will II. 

 Low, " A Girl in Rose," a chaste semi-nude fig- 

 ure standing in a wood. Thomas Moran, a 

 study of icebergs in mid-ocean. Edward Moran, 

 " Notre Dame de Paris," a scene on the night of 

 the " Fete des Etrangers," with the bridge and 

 church illuminated; and "Funeral of John 

 Ericsson New York Bay." W. T. Trego, " The 

 Color Guard," a French scene. Edwin H. Blash- 

 ficld exhibited a showy picture representing a 

 lady in white reclining on cushions. Among 

 portraits were Daniel Huntington's " Professor 

 Drisler," John S. Sargent's " Cornelius Vander- 

 bilt." and others by Benjamin C. Porter, Carroll 

 Beokwith, and William 5l. Chase. 



The Hallgarten prizes, which were not awarded 

 last year, were again passed, because fifty of the 

 season's exhibitors could not be got together to 

 con-ider them. 



The tenth autumn exhibition of the National 

 Academy (Nov. 23 to Dec. 19) was noteworthy 

 for the large number of new names in the cata- 

 logue. Of the older exhibitors, Walter Shirlaw's 

 'Harmonics," an old man playing a violin, 

 Kenyon Cox's nude "Sketch," Remington's 

 " Right Front into Line," and Childe Hassam's 

 "Copp's Hill Burial Ground," attracted notice. 



John Rogers, famous for statuettes, contributed 

 a colossal group entitled " Kliot itn-ucliing to 

 the Indians." The -ales reali/ed about $10,000. 



The American Water-Color Society held its 

 twenty-fourth annual exhibition at the Academy 

 . of Design in February, with 001 pictures, a larger 

 number than usual. 'Among the exhibitors were 

 Arthur I'aiton, Bolton Jones, Edward Moran, 

 Mrs. Nicholls, Miss Greatorex, and Chi 1-1 

 sam. The exhibition of the New York Etching 

 Club was held at the same time in the corridor. 



The second annual exhibition of the New 

 York Water-Color Club was held at the Fifth 

 Avenue Art Galleries in December. Among 

 those represented were Childe Hassam, George 

 Inness, L. Crano Smith, John A. Fraser, Miss 

 Rose Clark, Airs. Rosina Emmett Sherwood, 

 Charles A. Vanderhoff, and Henry Sand ham. 



The Society of American Artists held its fif- 

 teenth annual exhibition at the Fifth Avenue 

 Art Galleries, with between two and three hun- 

 dred canvases, many of them very encouraging 

 for the future of American art. Among the 

 contributors were John S. Sargent, Robert Reid, 

 and Abbott N. Thayer, who sent portraits, and 

 Henry Walker and West Clinedinst, figure 

 pieces. 



New York Art Sales. The sale of the Seney 

 collection, in February, brought, in the aggre- 

 gate, about $064,000. Among the highest prices 

 were : J. F. Millet, " Waiting," $40,500 ; " Apple 

 Harvest," $6,500. Delacroix, "Tiger and Ser- 

 pent," $11,000; "Lion in Mountains," $3,925. 

 L. Knaus, "Old Witch," $12,600; "Child's 

 Funeral," $10,000 ; " Thoughts of Better Days," 

 $5,300. Gerome, "First Kiss of the Sun," 

 $6.000. Diaz, " After the Storm," $4,350 ; " Vir- 

 gin and Child," $8,600. Rosa Bonheur, " Choice 

 of the Flock," $5,100. Meissonier, "Playing 

 Bowls at Antibes," $15,000; "Deliberation," 

 $7,600. Troyon, "Sheep in Forest," $11,100; 

 " Hounds," $12,000. Corot, " Dance of Nymphs," 

 $7,100 ; " Bathing Boys," $4,600. Dupre, " Sun- 

 set," $9,100. Van Marcke, "Rich Pasturage." 

 $7,490. Daubigny, "River Front," $4,700; 

 "Village on the Oise," $6.000. Israels, "The 

 Frugal Meal," $5,050. 



The Aaron Healy collection, sold in February, 

 brought $130.855 for 70 modern paintings. 

 Best prices: Daubigny, "Springtide, $8.550; 

 " Landscape," $4,100 ; " Moonrise," $6,850. Co- 

 rot, " Morning," $2,600. Bouguereau, " Far from 

 Home," $3,150; "Fraternal Love," $5.200. 

 Diaz, "Path in Woods," $4,800; "Forest of 

 Fontainebleau," $1,600. Gallait, " Last Honors 

 to Egmont and Horn," $10,000. J. F. Millet, 

 " Shepherdess," $5.600. Knaus. " The Truant," 

 $5,050 ; " After the Bath," $2.550. 



The sale of the Vasili Verestchagin collection 

 brought a total of $81,789, of which $68,545 was 

 obtained for 111 paintings. The picture "Cru- 

 cifixion by the Romans " was sold for $7,500 ; 

 "Blowing from Guns in British India," $4.500; 

 and " The Future Emperor of India," $4.125. 



Miscellaneous. Tno Astor Library has the 

 nucleus of an art collection in the gift by William 

 Waldorf Astor of 22 paintings, mostly of the 

 modern French and German schools, from the 

 gallery of his late father. Among them are 

 Hector Leroux's " Ecole de Vestales " (Salon, 

 1880), Robert Fleury's " Charlotte Corday," and 



