New-York daily tribune., 1842-12-07
The .no,,o Observation-Disclosures.

| Passing up Broadway ie" Gays siAoe ''io'N
indpced Ils to stop the Rooms OF the Apollo
Association, No. 32lt Broadway, and examine
,be collection of Paintings which the Committee
of Management have purchased for distribution
among the subscribers.
| A Landscape view on the Hudson River by "
G. AUDUBON, son of our great Ornithologist, struck
us particularly as work Of great merit; It IS one
of those quiet everyday which the lovers OF
the arts so much admire in the Paintings of Ruys-
DEL The water with gentle breeze passing over
its surface, the partly obscured by cloud,
yet leaving its rays dancing upon the waves, with
the western shores of the river melting into the
distance, altogether presented one OF those simple
fe-ke views upon which we always dwell with
pleasure Mr. DuRASD's View in the Apprentices
s anothe- work Of merit: the figures particularly
are well drawn and give great animation to the
scene; and its distance presents striking view OF
those cold and treeess ranges of mountains. Mr.
WEIR's Councillor was admired by al who saw
it in the Spring Exhibition Of the National Acade-
nv Of Design and lucky will be the subscriber
whose good fortune will put him in possession ct
this little gem. Mr.. YER BaYcK's picture, One
shall be taken and the other left, is full of senti-
ment and poetry. We have read some very beau
tfu lines published some time since IN the
Churchman, upon this picture, and we are sure
that at least portion of our readers will prize this
above all other works in the collection. Mr.. OD-
DIE has two Landscapes, which are in his usual
happy style. Mr.. CHAPMAN's Old Mill ex-
hibits all the delicate handling of his best work
We should perhaps have been more gratlhed II ne
had given little more vigor to his foreground,
MIR. WAUGH, an artist who has resided several
years in Italy, has furnished small interior OF an
Italian Inn near Naples, which, to those who
have visited the South Of Italy, will be particularly
valuable Mr.. GIGNoUx, French artist, who is
taking up his abode temporarily among US, has
two pictures in the collection that afford fine
sample of the French school of Landscape Paint
ing both well drawn and handled in u mastery
manner, but exhibiting the 6rush teo freely to
make us forget are looking upon simple piece
of colored canvass. In addition to these have
enumerated, there is fine Landscape of SHAW
Of Philadelphia; two spirited marine views by
BOMBED, also of Philadelphia; an excellent study
by BuRNHAM of Boston, besides two clever works
by HICKS and BAKER, young artists of this city.
We were informed that Mr.. COLE, Mr. GREY,
and one or two other artists, arc at work on
pictures for the Association, so that altogether
there will be some thirty works OF Art distributed
among the subscribers this season. being twice, II
not thrice, as many as have been distributed before
in any one year since the Association commenced
This happy result the Committee have brought
about by the very liberal manner in which the pub
lie have sustained the Association the present sea-
son this, too, in the very face Of the hard
times" and the confident predictions OF lew
timid persons, tina, the Association would close its
existence with the current year.
Fer ourselves, so far from indulging in such
feelings. we have not doubted that, with ight
double the number OF subscribers
can be obtained another year, and, of course, dou
bic the number of works of art purchased and dis
tributed. One thing however, we are glad to per-
ceive the Committee have resolved upon, and that
is to change its name. The Apollo Association
means any thing or nothing indeed, friend from
the country whom we endeavored TO persuade TO
become a subscriber, objected because he had seen
advertised in our public prints a Fireinen's Ball
and military drill at the Apollo Rooms in Broad
way. THE ART UNloN, the name they intend
m substitute. is name well known in all the
principal cities of Europe, and is daily becoming
better understood in our own country. With a
new name the next season, we hope to see this
Society prosper beyond the most sangu'he an'icl-
pations of its friends for love of the hne arts
is sure indication of an intelligent and refined
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