New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-21


which distinguishes everything we have ever seen
from Mr. Joins,x. f. .aseL There - nothing LETT 70
be taken for granted DO dashng.-n for the sake oi
effect; no slurring over OF pars-the artist trusting
that n The merit Of hs work a. whole, the absence
Of care in the minor particulars VIII pass unno''o7'
or be forgiven. Bat the most trivial aecessoriesTe-
ceye from him, 80 far as they need them, 'ne sa'"'
careful study and the same coRscentous labor as 'he
most important features of he picture ana 'he "No0
s seen through medium luminous as the all-per'
vadiug daylight. II e ,his remarkable atmosphere
perhsps. more than anything else, that makes the
pictures so full OF movement ard animation, a Is
the sentiment Of the story they tel and which appears
at glance 70 a common human interest, when rem
ders them so peculiarly attractive. In Inc re,s
there is single incident, but that chsrmingy
told. In the Life a. the South there is story
vi,bin A tory; first, that Of saveHfe, as telling
a. a chap.er from Slavery A. 1t Is or stirring
speech from the An,-Savery platform the negro
quarters teeming with life, human and animal; the od
building moss-covered neglected, ruinous, and des-
olaie. cortra-ted with the well built and carenykept
dwelling lust seen beyond i, the indolent servants
erioyipe to the full their only solace-musci the
mistress. refined and elegant, just looking IN
upon what clearly, from that TACT, is not daily
.cene with her maid behind her, better fed,
better clothed. much more of woman, much
less O. slave in her outward life, than her fellow
servants. al presenting sad picture OF Southern
Slavery, when viewed from one standpoint. On the
other side the careless happiness of simple people,
intent only upon the enjoyment Of the present moment
forgetful. perhaps ignorant, of degradation, and
,bopphtless of how soon may come the rupture
Of AL those natural ties in which lie the only happi-
-, ham felOhtel
and her dancing child; the old man, wrapped up in
the sweet sounds Of his own creation; the
little boy. with his neglected paything, en-
.ranced by the true negro love OF mel
ody: the children wondering at the sight OF
"Missis" in the negro-yard the young lovers, their
very attitudes instinct with the fine sentiment which
belongs alone 10 no condition, but s common to every
human creature; and even the little dog which lends
his hilarious bark to the general fun. Both these
paintings from their intrinsic merit of handling, and
as works Of Imagination, must give Mr. johnson
high rank among American artists.
We have already noticed Don Quixote by Geo. IL.
Hall in our first article 1t is we think his best paint
ing. The Strawberries and Raspbenes, Nos 3o3 and
364 are excellent for that sort OF thing But what is
the meaning of his Robert Burns, No. 36' Did that
gentleman the Centennial Anniversary of whose birth
90 a. .plowing in a white cravst with his coat but
toned to his chin, plaid over one shoulder, and
dangling about his legs, his cap in his hand and his
face turned upward looking for the sky to fall that he
nav catch lark Nor do we like his conception of
the Purtans much better. We doubt if either John
Alden or Miles Sandish were the gallant-ooking
gentlemen in Kossuth hats that he depicts them.
Twelfth Night Queen, No. 3S3 by Roselter, Is
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rect of the figure seems thin and lacking round
ness. The DISCOVERIES, No. Cts, in which he has
grouped the discoverers of the New World in
picturesque groups and attitudes, and in the brilliant
costumes of their time attracts good deal Of atten-
ton. The bold promOntory on which he has placed
the figures and the background of and sky, add
much to its effect. Still it does not interest u.s. though
we take for granted that the artist has preserved the
likeness when could be had of each discOyerer as
without that historical truth the picture would be
vaueless, except cOncet, and even that was not
originally his Rossiter has several other pictures in
the exhibition The Guardians, No. 3ls, is well
painted but the idea of it is not perfectly clear. The
Group of Children No. 400, is fe-ke but the absence
of all accessories which is merit in the DISCOVERIES,
is defect in this.
A. f. Tait's animals are always good. The heads
with fine animal expression and action. The dogs in
No. 76O have the merit His birds also are ex
cellent but is not the good Mornings Sport, in No.
27S, almost too good The comfortable and nice
looking gentleman in the boat, who is reloading his
piece having brought down at his last shot two wild
geese and duck which the dog and the attendant
are bringing in, and about whom lying score Of
dead birds beside has certainly had almost incredible
r = Il thafh huH
better be guarded against, in art as in everything
else. There are two little pictures of fowls by Dees
sard-Nos. Az and 7l4-whch should not escape
notice. The fowls are well drawn, and the effect Of
light, though peculiar, is well managed. We do not
mean to be invidious in mentioning Nos j32 and 6S7,
by Couturier, in this connection; but we have no
artist in this line in this country, who may not learn
something from both these admirable paintings.
The head OF the painting Esquimaux dog, No.
426, by w. S. Mount, is we'll enough done to de-
serve to be cut from its surroundings. The Tease,
No. 37I, as a whole, is better, and more in his old
manner. s. A. Mount has bright little picture of
fish, No. 3jl
Oertel we like better as painter Of animals than
in sacred and allegorica subjects There is
preston and more feeling, if We may say so, in his
cows than in his patrsrchs. See for instance No 5O6
DtIclt; anu W. W"j tHc iuoibihS .'oP' PN'-
feet repose of the one and the fine action Of the other
are admirably rendered. 1t is pleasure to look at
such representations of rural life. But why will
artists paint scenes of which evidently the know
nothingl Did anybody ever see company OF reap
squat themselves down for MONDAY rest in the
middle of a harvest field in the broad glare of the
sum- the cattle unyoked and unfed and this too when
there a comfortable farmhouse and barns within
five Walk A larD nj M.
posterous sort will probably force itself upon the al
fantnn OF auaruhodv. the number of II fherefnre