New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-22
THE FINE ARTS.
Exhibition of the National Academy.

The National Academy of Design las opened It's gal
eries this under auspices more than usually Vor
able The pictures rather fewer in number but quite as
good IN quality and well arranged in former years
Last Monday devoted to the private view and the
beautiful Spring day filed the spacious rooms with hrons
of invited guests Should the weather continue fine the
crowds attracted 10 the City by the numerous summer
amusements and entertainments will, doubtless hnd their
way to the Exhibition of the Academy among the rest
As is always The case with similar exhibitions, the mass
Of the pictures composing the present catalo9uesome
$50 in a-are entirely below notice save as exhibiting 10
what extent painting may be an occupaon ana NOT IN any
SENSE an art Our rem aks mustaccoringy be confined to
the comuaravely few works which really challenge crit
c,sm La the department Of figure composition there Is
absolutely nothing Some few local scenes are worthy oil
notice as w s. Mounts little picture, No. 1907 and
TTs Scene on the Prairie No. 40, both conceived with
SIMPLICITY and truth EDWiN WHIrLs Separation ~ t'e
p1os No 49, is sober modest work, deficient in pic
turesoue beauty and orcble reatme It, and TOO mucn III
The General style Of Mr. Dusseldorf" No 49, 1he I0ge
po.Lr h, u NJ CARTER well enough conceived but the
whole picture wants nature for this reason the figures are
vretchedly poor in every particular Ihe EnHy ~ V@N
;potoa into Nr York No. 239, drawing IN black and
white by F. o. c. DARLEY, is a spirited conception but
ulty and executed with carelessness, dspropOioh ana
want of comprehension of nature under such aspects Inc
fgure Of Washington is in stature ike his great European
contemporary Napoleon whereas the two were total oPPo
, in that respect The face will hardly be recognized
a. ike and the group of distant figures on the heros left
are too small Probably their perspective relation was
guessed at and not submitted to the accurate laws OF mat
science The heads lack nature and the extremes through
ont are oveny done II i, rather in light ana DARK than
ch and shade and in this respect spotted having DacKs
in many places where there should be only gray tns we
houd saw from what have formerly seen OF this artist
PRODUCTIONS that his forte in outlines and grotesque Illus
traon No 29I Spring 10y MINrRoP, is an elaborate draw
inc in the srabesque style and is very scholarly and con
|enopal 10 its treatment No 233 large water color draw
mo bv WnEyERr from Poes Raven, probably neithe'
insured nor dictated by the spirit OF that author FREE
nc,ure If Italian costumes No &C. is not worthy OF
him Il is ncongruous in color bad in FORM ana wrouSh
ont with lines as sharp if the whole worked in she
I'm There are several other attempts at composition, but
there is little or nothing them to praise and we have not
/ the space 10 devote TO their faults.
Tho chief attractions in the Exhibition are the portraits
or rather few Of them and the landscapes which are
more numerous and beautiful than usual In the present
I we propose TO speak Of such portraits as give prom
hence and emphasis that department leaving 10 future
da, an ANALYTICAL review O the landscapes We regret tor
the interests of the Academy as well as OF the artists them
s that the American painters and sculptor now in Eu
rome have nothing in the Exhibition. With the exceptono
rrrruAy HuNrNGroS and of the younger men, 1hey
b.,, ro sent contribution In England France and Ger
many the annual exhibitions Of the great cities contain the
productions of the most eminent artists and we can easily
conceive how essentially the tone of the gallery would be
;nnroved if the works Of PAGE LEUrzE, G. L. Brown
| CRAWFORD. Powers, HUST aud WooDyILIE, even II bu
| one from each were TO be found in It.
In the first room two full lenghs-one OF Presiden
| Fillmore by r. b. CARPESTER the other, of Young
adv by l. Lang The former is somewhat suggestive o
,be original though feeble likeness in execution IT Il
tame and Impoverished being in demtin throughout anc
therefore fat. and without power Mr.. LASGs picture i
the simplest and most pleasing full length we have eve
seen in the Academy The subject in itself being agreeab
handsome the artist has continued his work as nature oeguI
It. The dress is executed With simplicity and haeii'y
,o.urc,on OF the r.gIl '-u "V"J - 'o
,r,y. aud he monotoaous, green tone peTVading tn