New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-29
ART ITEMS.


Fund Society on Saturday night last was quite as sue
ces,ul. all things considored M the members OF the
infant institution had any reason TO anticipate There
we're "A pictures sold the aggregate amount Of the saie,
including the cost Of the frames, being ~ fo7 winch
;l, osye nucleus VI about ~ 900 for the Societyto
BEGIN with The lagest sum that any painting
brought was $40 paid by Mr. BurriI, for ''ignot's
90 Study of HemIoek and Msple;' the love price
was ais. for & view Of Lake George, by =. Col
man. The prices u, which pictures sold afforded
no indication Of their intrinsic value. " The
Morning Lesson" by Edrnonds hrought sl5; while
Mr. Cairery's Priar Lawrence" brought but w. ana
charming little picture by Huntington, Reverie
sod for SIS But picture-buyers have very capricious
tastes and the number Of purchasers at tho sale wac
very sms 20 that there was hardly any competition.
Saturday night at the best Of times, 10 one OF the most
unfayorakle nights in the week for picture sale, and
there were several causes which rendered last Saturday
night particularly inaTpicious among which was the
Pilgrim dinner at the Aston House. which subtrscted
good many attendants from the sale. But now that
the Ars,s' Fund has had beginning, its next sale
will doubtless produce better result.
England has long enjoyed prominence In tho
ant of water-color painting, which neither France
Germany, America has even attempted to question
Britannia has ruled the watercoor box more absolute
ly than che has ruled the waves But, We have COM
peled Ter to lower her trident the ocean, and We
zee indications and then of coming victories In the
ocean of watercolor. II Is not lofty ambition, to be
sure but If we set high value wstercolor effects
ia better that we should produce eome Of them our
selves than TO depend al ether for them
on Brtsh artists. Mr. E,clr,ls has exhibit
ton st bis gallery in Broed y, small portfolio
Of waier-color paintings by j. w. Hill, that may be
placed by the side Of the best productions OF the British
school, of similar character, without losing by the
comparison In some of the representations of futs
and flowers the art Of imitation is carried to its utmost
possibility Of execution. There are cucumbers,
for example, which are absolute in their perfect ima-
ton They sre nothing but cueumbers, it is true bnt
ten they have all the qualities which that wstery
vegetable has for the eye; you could only know they
were not real by attempting to slice them. -
On Wednesday and Thursday evenings last the
unfinished paintings sketches, studies, and crayon
drawings of the late Albert Van Beest sold at
auction by Mr. Sabn at the same time were offered
for sae the remaining pictures Of the lsts William Z.
Burton. Alas for the two poor Yoricss! There were
135 lots of the marine painters effects and among them
were bis three palet.s, his mauls,ck and sone IN
used colors. His studies complied some of his most
rited and characteristic seaside sketches, including
little bits If SURF stranded hulks, ra ed ro;ks, and
picturesque bt from all the weir ht adj ics and
stormy capes of tho earth. To marine painter they
would be invaluable.
Baltimore il the only city Of the Slave Statss, cx
cept S. Louis, that makes any respectable show in
art There are not only some of the most liberal pic
Dob;, hot. af Al
POSSESSES but there are several very excellent artists
who find il 10 their interest TO work there. We have
recently seen some admirable frutpieces oil at the
gallery of Mr.. Nichols, painted by Baltimore artist
named Way ard last week q new picture-buyer from
that opulent city made extensive purchases here;
among the rest of the good things be took from Us was
George l.. Browns " Newport Beach,
Tile London Atheneun publishes some very ex-
celen suggestions in regard TO copies Of pictures by
which, if they were adopted, good many scandalous
impostious might be prevented. II suggests, among
other things that artist shall permitted copy
picture without putting his name upon the copy,
and that Of the of the original To show the
tent to which picture-copying is carried in Italy,
mentions Italian artist who has devoted his time
for forty Yeas exclusively to the work Of copying
Raphses great picsurss but chiefly the 4" Seggioa,"
and :" Cardelhno.'
English artists Of reputation soInet;mes receive
magnificent commissions II is mentioned in q London
periodical that w. p. Firth, the painter OF The |
Derby Day has just been commissioned to paint a
picture, for which he is to be paid flO 900 sterling
David Roberts and Stanfsd were once scene
yair,ers and in grateful token of their former conneo
ton with the theater they have undertaken to build
house for the Engsh Dramatic College for the benefit
Of poor actors and decorate with their own pencs
An American in Paris who recently visited the /
studio Of Couture says was greatly pleased His /
studio IL in the chapel Of old and very picturesque
church. He has two pictures-not exactly on easel
under way One of them, the Volunteer Ia a very
strong republican subject; the other The Reception
Of the Young Prince Napoleon Both are all drawn
in, and the figures painted in mastery manner.
But be viii not 60 with them for the present. for
The reason that the Emperor has put stop to the rst
and the artist will not out Of spite TO bis Imperial mas
ter finch the other. / was agreeaby disappointed
with Couture himself. Although coare at first sight
his face has the expression of powerful genius.
His studies from life very maseriy." The
same correspondent Gays: " Roaa Bonbeur has
owed her a,eher from Paris 10 Fontainsbleau. She
has purchased eleven acres Eve Of which primitive
Foreet and has erected thereon magnificent studio ut
cost Of 80 900 francs. The architecture is after the
period Of Francis l.; tho interior is lofty, and
he beams supporting tho roof, are solid oak,
richly carved. Many articles of furniture of carved
wood are distributed through he apartment. The
immensely large, being twelve feet high
On which il carved the representation Of chase, tho
animals being the work of Rosas brother the SCULPTOR
lahore. She takes commissions now all her pictures
going direct 10 Gsmbar Of London"