New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-16
ART ITEMS.

The National Academy of Design closes its Annual
Exhibition to-day, and if the interest excited by this
year show of paintings to be taken as an ndi-
cation OF the popular feeling for art the prospect would
be anything but Hattering for our artists. Though
there has been 30 little excitement the receipts OF the
exhibition have been about the same as last year.
There has been dimnution in the number Of visitors,
which ia in itself an encouraging sign considering the
lack of any strong attraction in the exhibition and the
absence from it of most of the artists whose works
have for many years past graced the walls OF the
Academy. The Academy is now in an excellent condi-
ton financially speaking aud so well satisfied are the
members with the state of their affairs that at recent
meeting of the Council it was proposed to make the
Secretary, hr. Cummings, present of thousand
dollars.
The opinions expressed by American letter-wrters
in relation to the prominent paintings in the present
Exhibition of the ROYAL Academy strangely at va
rance with the criticisms which have appeared in the
London ionrnals Our countrymen do not appear to
be fayorably impressed by the "Black Brunswicker'
of Millais and the "Flood in the Highlands" by Sir
Edwin Landseer, which highly and universally
extolled BY British critics. And even Mr.. Young of
The Albion is rather severe upon Holman Hunts
Finding of Christ in the Temple, which is extoedin
"a
stated that this last picture purchased by the great
London picture dealer for SOS 000 and it has since been
stated thai tnree Manchester men nid subscribed
$4,000 toward purchasing it for the new Free Art
Gallery in Manchester.
"A publication of considerable importance has Just
been undertaken in New-York by Mr.. George Ward
Nichols proprietor Of the Crayon Gallery, in Broad
way 1t is similar in design to the well-known L. Art
H. L 81
Autograph has given he public 30 many of the beauti-
full and characteristic works of Meissoner Decamps,
Daz Gerome and others. All the designs published
are put upon the stone by the artists themselves The
first number of Mr. Nicholas publication The Porte
Crayon, contains drawings by George l.. Brown,
Eastman Johnson A. f. Bellows, and George Inness.
Being autographs they have the characteristic touch Of
the artists and each impression IL essentially an orr
ginal drawing. Mr.. Browns contribution to The
Porte Crayon Is a very fine sunny view of the Bay
of Naples and Eastman Johnsons is his lovely Mar
guerite" at her spinning wheel.
Mr. Gibson, the English sculptor, who caused
sensation among connoiseurs not long ago by MS poly
chronetinted statue of Queen Victoria, has completed
receatly figure OF Hcbe which in addition to color,
has been enriched by gilded arnles and gilded da
den. If color Is allowed satuary there is no rea-
son why should stop short of actual imitation of
the hues OF e such Shakespeare describes in The
Winters TAKE Page attempted to prove that
this was in strict accordance with the method of the
Greeks.
-New-York is probably the only city of equal opu-
lenee and population IN the world which cannot boast
of free gallery Of art. Dingy, weaving pro-
vineial Manchester ia greatly superior to this city in
the matter OF art-exhibons, and III the facilities for
study afforded to young artists. But if our merchant
princes do subscribe lberaly for the establishment
OF public galleries. they must be awarded the credit of
spending money ayishly in the artistic establishment
of their private residences which s perhaps, after ALL
the bes, method of promoting the cause of art.
George Innesshas taken up his easel and left New
York. 10 plant himself in OF the pleasant villages in
the vicinity Of Boston, where he intends TO reside per-
manently. 1t IL the first instance have known of
Ncw-Iork arts; going TO New-England to reside.
Mr.. Belmont is having his picturcgaery newly
decorated and arranged preparatory for the grand
terainment he intends giving to the Japanese Embas-
sadors when they come TO New-York.
Elliot has completed his portrait Of Mr.. Duraud
for Mr. Walters Of Baltimore, and has also painted
nortrait Of that liberal patron of art