New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-04
ART ITEMS.

Some few Of our laadscapists who have been temp
ted by the fine weather and perhaps partly compelled
by unexecu,ed commissions, to remain at their easels
during the GUNNER, Low going off, Just IN time to
catch the first brilliant effects il the changing colors OF
the foliage as the Fall commences Bat there are
GOOD many of the artists who started in their rambes
in search of the picturesque early IN the season VINO
have already returned to their studios Mr. DIX, the
marine painter who was routed out OF the Appleton
building together with good many more artists VINO
occupied the upper story Of that classic edlce MADE
voyage to Gibraltar in a sailing vessel and has re-
turned. bringing a well filed portfolio OF marine
sketches. This promising young artist has taken one
of The rooms in the Studio BUILDING in Ienth-stree
where he may be found with pencil aud palette IN
hand Mr. Hays the animal painter has just come back
from tour into the bowels Of the Rocky Mountains
"a far az the Yellowstone. He too, has well hled
portfolio of skstches of the wild West aud its wilder
depizens and collection Of buffalo heads, and other
grim obiects sufficient to fuInish museum.
Mr.. George l.. Brown started on Monday for the
White Mountain where he inter DIS 10 remain some oO
dave, devoti1g bis time 10 studies Of scenery. Mr'
Browns 20 years residence in Italy had not 30 I'M
AmeTicanized him that he cannot at once eaten
the characteristic features Of our scenery as ne hS
satisfactorily shown in his View OF New-l ork by Sun
rise.
Somebody has recently expressed the opinion that
there il no reafon why the United States, while u
becomes by manifest destiny, the richest and strongest
nation in the world should also be the most llustrl-
ous in Education and Art" There msy be no reason,
but vet we may fl very far short OF 30 desirable an
attainment. We certainly make very slender
show in Art among the nations OF the EARN al
present. though make respectable an appearance
in respect to wealth and material force. Nations, ike
Individual have their idiosyncrasies, and, though
some are man -ei6ed do not find that the great
money makers ever great artists. The ltte Guy
of Dusseldorf in Germany, is renowned Tor lts s'hool
of art, and students from this great and Po"erui
country 20 there 10 learn the arts OF design IRON us
professors But who comes 10 this spendld me-
tropos whose citizens wallOw in wealth, ana "nero
we expend more money one municipal ban tiah tne
buIeheIs Of Dusseldorf expend in year Tor 'he gov
eminent of their city to study art. Last month"; ioI
example, they held an Art-Congress In DusSeidofl,
where hey drank huge hagons Of cheap VINE hohoreu
art by such fireworks as we let OH to amuse the
children aud servant girls on the Fourth OF jay ana
the nitatory steps taken for celebrating tue our
hundredth birthday Of Albert Durer, on the
10Th Of May, 1871. These honest GefnlAiS
will 10 10 work heart ana soul Tor The heh'
eleven years making preparations for paying suitable
hoaoIs 10 their great painter. BY way OF commence
meDt they took up subscription amounting 10 one
hundred al ten thaiers When We can give any 7uon
evidence Of sincere enthusiasm for art we may nope
~ have recognized school Of own. But ior tne
we imagine that there are few nited Stassers
who could be persuaded that it would pay and IL 1t
,,oodpt nav what would be the use OF it. "her we
have learned how t. keep the streets Of our great ey
clean and have completed railroad to the racine we
NAV hope TO compete IN art with those OLD countries
Ca have nothing efe to do but cultivate their artistic
;,,tipcts. H. the meanwhile we must try TO be COM
f,,ase with all the Injuries Of the season and snc
art as we can get.
--JLe Loadoa MT journal patronizingy expresses
tie opinion thai there las VI late been abundant