The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-13
The National Academy Of Design.


The thirty dfth annual exhibition Of the National Acade
my Design yesterday opened to the public in the
galleries Of the Academy the corner Of Tenth street
and Broadway As usual preliminary 70 the general
opening the exhibition to ''the people," 30 called
''privets view" afforded "Wednesday evening to
nearly two thousand invited guests, representing the
wealth. fashion beauty and intelligence Of the metropolis,
embracing Of the most distinguished celebrities
in the artistic, professional, literary and political world
Aside from the crush the reunion the present occasion
Of the most brilliant and agreeable that has taken
place number Of years. and If reason Of the crowd
ali the satisfaction could not be enjoyed which might
derive viewing pictures amid such unusual associations
At least pleasure TO crcse the throng, and SINCE
out the few here and there whose Mares have become
familiar az household words" fine band was in at.
en6snce and the evening passed away as pleasantly
the nature Of the circumstances permitted.
The exhibition itself is of the best that hH ever
are not many pictures as there were last
year, but in point OF excellence, beauty, or
the display by far superior. In fact, what may be
called poor painting does not hang upon the walls. The
sn n the are living men Who sbout
With them and represent In their works the spirit OF the
age The public to some degree have become weary Of
looking upon the old fashioned mouldy pictures OF two
huuored years ego, which while valuable as relics OF
ancient art do not possess such intrinsic merit as TO
exclude more modern and perhaps equally deserving
works.
gratifying to offer such testimony the progress
Of artistic ent among and TO record corresponding
Improvement in the taste OF the public which prompts
bestow upon that talent the we'll merited support
which to some extent, it has begun to receive.
The whole number Of paintings exhibition including
eight pieces c mar bic and plaster s $685. and
ne number Of artists who contribute these s not far
from 200 OF course they embrace every variety Of sub
lect There flowers, landscapes and forests storms
on land and sea, historical works and fancy sketches
private Individuals and public groups and ponds
birds and animals word, almost everything repre-
scented likely TO have birth in the ervid Imagination Of
an artist from the varying lights and shades Of the sim
pie crayon sketch to the opulent ns which give power
and beauty ~ the most elabora ate autumn landscape
considerable proportion Of the pictures from
lists IN the interior, and not few bear evidence Of
mans gentle touch and genius. The number Of artists
abroad who contribute is comparatively small; Of our
city artists the largest contributors Emile saiu
tin who exhibits fifteen admirable crayons
and portraits in oil; ID. Huntington, who exhi-
bits ten pictures Auguste Dellesarde, who ex.
hbis seven; G. L. Eliot, who also exhibits seven;
j. W Hill, Gignoux, Clifford, Stone, Jerome, Launt,
Thomson and OF others whose names familiar
10 the public tits not our intention, however, at the
urese ut time elaborate description OF the
various estimable works exhibited On another occasion
we NAV make detailed reference TO some OF these
exquisite specimens OF art aud in the meantime We say
TO the pubic ego and see.