The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-02

part original II 10 well brought out and the mschasi
cal executios Of the picture displays study and
Spring is pleasant rural scene, with waterfall in
the fore ground The general effect good The color
ing Of the grass and the foliage in the bold
truthful beautiful and deserves high praise The still
water 10 clear and peucd but the contrast with the
falling and the rushing water though eff ctivs Is bold
To be natural The rushing water broken by rocks was
doubt difficult aud seems as il the art
ist could not bring his arbitrary materials up the level
OF his ideas In the painting Of the sky the artist has
Followed nature In Of her phases bat the blending Of
sky and spring clouds too for him The clear sky
is not clear CROUCH and the clouds lack that eecy light
coorpg Of the foliage In this picture Is cent TO redse
the faults In the tky and the perspective The general OBJ
server Lost delight in gazing 1t the beautiful bit Of
painting In the foreground and the pleasure that he
ceives in this neutszes the effect of the faults In the
ecuton Of the remainder Of the painting he should
tiscover them This painting then excellent Ia
raj senn emit II is entitled to praise for originality, and,
though the analytical mind may discover faults yet its
gives us rive view, with pleasantly placed cottage
and in the foreground something which Go not often
see in real hs just enough Of forest and field to give
the reaped pastures the trees preparing pass from
their short lived glory Of middle life TO the sober
reality Of autumn. The artist ought to have given
little more cearness OF sky, but his empowered
cottage, with the gentle river pacidy flowing before
greater faults. figure Of In the foreground
Is In bad taste. We willing to believe in buxom
country asses, but lltons sweet Phisv would
not be likely to equal in bulk the trunls Of the
under which she sheltered herself from the heat Of
MONDAY sun. The sentiment OF this summer picture
patakes of the sess dreamy character OF the season.
the idea is well worked up, and the mechanical
ton with the exception Of the faults above noticed
shows the hand of true The fourth and the last
If this interesting series is descriptive OF autumn and
an excellent description it is. We have view of the
river with mountains in the distance, and bros en-,
rocky country in the foreground. The foliage beau
tful, other landscape have the Clio
res Of autumn ioTcbly and beautifully deneated
The artist has evidently msde ture hs study in this
respect and he has the chanism of his art sub
servent TO bis ideas in working he whish
we'll displayed We have any Ansricap river
so placid as Dir. Doughty makes this In the autumn
especially, they without ripple and they
almost always seriously d. turbed Blu this is Perhaps
the most effective Of the four pictures from the faau
manner in which the artist has deneated the change in
the foliage and that ind fcribabe transition from the
fulIress Of summer to the mellow raciness of autumn
II he had given liz lie clsarness in the sky, the
p hitting would have been almot psrfs:t The general
eject of the four paintings sood the peculaisa Of
each season uell defined the landscapes glow with
natural beauty ana the only thing regret that the
artist missed some minor details, and hurried over
Others There is great deal OF soul in Mr. Doughty's
Pc inngs-he enjoys ature, and he only need. little
more care 70 saDd at the head of those who reproduce
Der beauties the OF the artist pre- inent
American altit We have high expectation regard to
him, and think that he win not tisappoint US The
psntir above noticed in size thirty BY forty inches
and they are for sale at 81, coo each.