New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-02
ART ITEMS.

The exploit OF Mr. Eliioh IN cuttng MS Oad'y-
hung portrait Of Knee and cut Of ts frame at the Acad-
emy Exhibition, hse csused more DISCUSSION among our
ar,s,s hsn ally event that has occurred here 10 long
lime What the result of the daring act will be cannot
b. ccpecued bat it has already had the good effect
Of waking mp sleepy members OF the National Acaa-
envy. For The present. suit has been commenced
against the a,e artist commanding him to return the
but before the law be brought TO bear up
ON the cului, the exhibition will be closed. Probably
Mr. Elliott will not send any more portraits to The Ma
tona Academy which Will be bad for that institution.
-Apother grea: Niagara has been painted which is
ssid by some enthusiastic friends OF the artist to be
equal 20 Church's, and much more comprehensive in
the scope of il, view. The artist is Col. L. Thorpe,
better known BIS an author than painter. We have
ct seen the picture, but we understand that IL mas
been purchaed by Mr Derby who inteads sending it
to London to DO engraved, or rather reproduced in
cbyomotnt Cd stone. COL Thorpeis an alumnus Of our
National Academy, and was a felow.student OF Ill
hott's.
The landscapes of George L. Brown, which were
TAX IN to Boston by the artist under the direction Of
Mr. George Ward Nichols, have been very success ful
there both in sting spectators and securing pur
cbasers
"A very interesting gallery of oil paintings has been
op.ped IN one of the rooms Westerns. in Broad
way, by New York artist, who spent some years in
Chill. The paintings consist chiefly of portrsits Of
ChDi,n orhies both male and female, lay and eccle-
siastcs; and they afford an excellent opportunity Of
ucgng of the personal appearance OF our brother Re
pubcans at the other end Of the Continent The Span
ith iac- hss most certainly lost nothing In poins Of
nh, s,q.e by is trapspantaton to the New World, If
tie portraits in THE exhibition are to be trusted
Mr.. Va Beet is vigorously at work on his series
of pictur, presenting naval victories In the last
war with Great Britain. lie has finished most sPir-
tied Elk etch for large painting representing the attack
upon the President rgate by British fleet; and mas
on his easel nearly finished The first of the series toe
.1gsg,rnept bet tween the Constitution and the Guer-
ree. Every will be able to appreciate the Won
certul ytor and movement which this narkable art
st muses. into s marine pictures but none but pro-
fefsioral sailor can fully comprehend the fofce with
whco lie indicates tee evoIuti0ns of toe ships and the
accuracy OF biz technical deneatiops Ii is only IN the
paiptipps Of S,apfeld, who like Mr.. Van Bees gaiced
bs know leo ge Of marine affairs on board mau-ofw Ar
that such an accuracy Of detail may be found IN marine
pictures.
-Au,aseurs who have foDdness fer studying archi-
teciural expression, tnoulu not id W Cose oFe1 W
Brockl,D ty the Wai-sTeet Ferry and take 'ook at
the Academy of Masic, now building in Montague
place. IL is arsaoy up the secord story and affords
a very good idea of what IL will be when completed.
Az piece cf ton, the work appears to DO al
Together s6nrabe the materials being osrk red BRICK
of very fine ersin and the olive tinted Nova Scotia
freeaone. But 10 one could guess that the baildins
was designed for place OF recrestye amusement IL;
general character is heavy, the doors sud windows
small and the style medieval. IL might be taken for
theological seminary church, or convent, but nc
one would ever dream Of lie being On Opera House
The gloomy looking church of tbs Holy Trinity, d.
signed by the late hnard Lefeyre, on the opposite side
OF the street is cbeeriulookDg building when cen
pare0 with II.
Tile flight of our artists their sketching tour
bss Lot yet commenced. A few off for Europe
among them Rowe the crsyon artist and more are 60
irg. ns ard Coleman have already gone, but th'
exodus TO Europe is not large this year as il ha
been in som. years past.
The artists who are now in greatest demsnd ar
the conc designers Below and Mcl.euan are over
wtelmed with demsnds upon their time. II we na
q CHAN, IA Grandviile, Lsech among u.s. he mi %
become millionaire in short time provided he ehos
10 work and put bis earnirgs in IL savings bank