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FINE ARTS IN 1892-'93. 



Donders, Josselin de Jong, J. H. Weissenbruck. 

 Etching: C. L. Dake, Miss B. E. Van Houten, 

 Ph. Zilcken, W. de Zwart. 



Italy. Sculpture: A. Apolloni, A. Allegretti, 

 C. Barbella, E. Biondi, L. Bracony, L. de Paoli, 

 E. Maccagnani. A. Maltoni, E. Pellini, F. Soe- 

 boeck, P. Troubetskoy, Adelaide Maraini. Oil 

 painting: F. Carcano, M. G. Zanetti, G. Boldini, 

 M. Corteggiani, E. Prati, A. Corelli, A. Dall'Oca 

 Bianca, G. Bottero, P. Fragiacomo, S. Novo, R. 

 Santoro, 0. Da Moli, G. Ciardi, L. Rossi, T. 

 Lessi. Water color: A. Corelli, I). Pennacchini, 

 P. De Tommasi, G. Sirnoni, C. Tiratelli. Line 

 engraving : Regia Calcografia, Roma. 



Japan. Sculpture : Okioka Asahi Eizo and 

 Asahi Gyokzan, Okazaki Sessei, Otake Norikni, 

 Suzki Chokichi, Takamra Koun, Yarnada Kisai, 

 Schurak Baido. Oil painting, etc: Kawabata 

 Gyokusho, Imao Keinen, Mochizuki Gyokusen, 

 Tasaki Sowun, Taniguchi Kokyo, Kubota Beisen, 

 Noguchi Yukoku, Taniguchi Taichi, Hara 

 Ryutaro, Muinemura Keizan, Ujii Sozan, Mori 

 Shungaku, Asae Ryukyo, Takenchi Seiho. 



Mexico. Oil painting : Jose Maria Velasco, 

 Gertrudi Schmitlein. 



New South Wales. Oil painting : W. Lister, 

 Thomas Robert, A. H. Fullwood, Mrs. Ellis 

 Rowan. 



Society of Polish Artists. Oil painting: W. 

 Prusskowski, John Mateyko, S. Kadzeerski, J. 

 Ryszkiewicz, W. Gerson, W. Telmayer, Z. Jasin- 

 ski, W. Pieckowski. 



Spain. Sculpture : Jose Alcoverro y Amoros, 

 A. Marinas y Garcia, Augustin Querol, Angel 

 Trilles, Cipriano Folgueras, Jose Viziano y Marti. 

 Oil painting : J. Garuelo, Felix R. Hidalgo, San- 

 tiago B. Rusifiol, Jose F. Tapiro, Degrain An- 

 tonio, Aureliano fie Barnete, Juan y Rodriguez 

 Planella, Dumond Alvarez, Luis Jimenez- 

 Aranda, Fernandez y Pelayo, Carbonero Moreno, 

 Gonzalo S. Bilbao, M. e Ibanez Ramirez, Luis 

 Alvorez, Joaquin Sorolla, Enrique Sirnonet, Jose 

 y Jiminez-Aranda, Sedano Santa Maria, M. 

 Dominguez, Jose Gartner, Juan Loubre, Rosello, 

 Ruiz Luna, Maria Poiala. Water color : Jose de 

 Tapiro. Pastel: Jose de Pando. Black and 

 white: J. Rios, J. L. Pelliser. Engraving: 

 Ricardo de los Rios. Architecture: Domingo 

 Dalet, Enrique Maria Repulles. 



Sweden. Sculpture : W. Ackerman, Christian 

 Eriksson, Per Hasselberg. Oil painting: Nils 

 Kreuger, Carl Tradgardh, Alf. Wallander. Bruno 

 Liljefors, Ida von Schultzenheim, Carl H. Nord- 

 strom, A. Schultzberg, O. Bjork, A. Jungstedt, 

 O. Arborelius, Carl Larsson, Prince Eugene. 

 Water color : Carl Larsson, Karl Kjellin. Pastel : 

 Prince Eugene. Black and white : Bruno 

 Liljofors. Etching : F. Boberg, A. H. Haig. 



Turkey. Oil painting: Hamdi Bey. 



Venezuela. Oil painting: A. Herrera Zoro, 

 Arturo Michelena, Cristobal Rojas. 



New York: National Academy of De- 

 sign. The sixty-eighth annual exhibition of 

 the National Academy (March 27 to May 13) 

 contained about 450 works of the usual average. 

 The three Hallgarten prizes of $300, $200, and 

 $100, respectively, which had not been awarded 

 since 1889, were voted to C. Morgan Mcllhenney 

 for his " Gray Morning," Edward A. Bell for 

 ' The Five Dreamers," and Henry Prellwitz for 

 " The Prodigal Son." These gentlemen received 



the prizes for the three years. The Thomas B. 

 Clarke prize of $300 was given to Charles C. 

 Curran's " Sirens." The Norman C. Dodge 

 prize of $300 for the best picture painted by a 

 woman was awarded to Miss Cecilia Beaux's 

 portrait of a lady in gray (Mrs. Isaiah Stetson.) 



A loan exhibition was held also (June 15 to 

 Nov. 1) in the Academy galleries, at which 400 

 pictures of exceptional quality were shown, to- 

 gether with a fine collection of tapestries, em- 

 broideries, miniatures, carvings, etc. 



American Fine Arts Society. This associ- 

 ation, composed of the Society of American 

 Artists, the Architectural League of New York, 

 and the Art Students' League, opened its new 

 home in West 57th Street, in December, 1892, 

 with an exhibition of works by members of the 

 first-named society, and a collection of etchings 

 and other prints belonging to George W. Van- 

 derbilt. To this gentleman the society is in- 

 debted for the splendid gallery in the rear of 

 their building, built by him at a cost of $100,000. 

 It is modeleid after the well-known gallery of 

 Georges Petit in Paris. 



A grand loan exhibition of the best works of 

 art obtainable in this country, comprising mas- 

 terpieces of most of the great schools of paint- 

 ing and sculpture, and other works of art, was 

 opened in February, 1893. Among the objects 

 of special interest were several fine Rembrandts 

 belonging to H. 0. Havemeyer and Morris K. 

 Jesup, and excellent examples of Velasquez, 

 Pieter de Hoogh, Franz Hals. Adrian Van Os- 

 tade, Reynolds, Gainsborough, Turner, Constable, 

 and many later masters. Conspicuous was a 

 model of D. C. French's colossal statue of " The 

 Republic" which adorned the basin of the Court 

 of Honor at the World's Fair at Chicago. The 

 gross receipts were $15,699. 



The fifteenth annual exhibition of the Society 

 of American Artists was held at the Fine Art's 

 Building from April 17 to May 13. The Webb 

 prize for the best landscape was awarded to 

 Henry G. Dearth for " The Deerfield Valley," 

 and the Shaw fund to Edmund C. Tarbell for 

 his picture entitled " The Bath," which was pur- 

 chased by S. T. Shaw for $1,500. 



The Blakeslee collection, consisting of 149 

 pictures, chiefly of the French school, sold at 

 Chickering Hall, April 4 and 5, realized $136,- 

 630. Troyon's " Approaching Storm " brought 

 $29,250; C. F. Daubigny's "Apple Orchard." 

 $11,100, and his "Spring," $5,500; L. G. E. 

 Isabey's "Return of Royal Hunting Party 

 Chateau de Chambord," $6,300 : Jules Dupre's 

 " Old Oak," $5,100 : Schreyer's " The Stampede," 

 $4,550 ; and J. F. Millet's " Sheep at Pasture." 

 $4.500. 



The collection of Robert L. Cutting, consist- 

 ing of 91 oil paintings, sold at Chickering Hall 

 in March, realized $111,130. The highest price, 

 $16,000, was paid for " The Return to the Con- 

 vent," by Zamacois. 



The collection of oil paintings and water colors 

 belonging to the estate of the late R. Austin 

 Robertson was sold in April. The 156 paintings 

 brought $270,380. Troyon's "Le Paysage du 

 Bac" sold for $27,000; Delacroix's "Lion 

 Hunt," $13.000 ; and " Arab Cavalier attacked 

 by a Lion," $6,350 (Potter Palmer, Chicago); 

 Diaz's "Le Pare des Boeufs," $12,500; Millet's 



