New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-02
NE LAST ARTISTS RECEPTION FOR
THE SEASON.


Though The weather lest night was dsgustngly un-
pleasant to say the least of it, Dodworths Hall was
crowded with brilliant ss,emblege of the notabes
and beauties of this metropolis the attraction being the
LAST of the Artists Receptions for the season. These
exceedingly pleasant reunions came to most swan
ike and dolphin-expiiing conclusion. The previous
exhibitions far from exbausiDg the resources
of our city studios that this cosng night the array
of works of e't tie walls satisfactory and
encouraging than on any previous occasion Of the
kind
In fact we have never seen finer show Of paintings
from our younger artists than were exhibited at the
Reception last night. In two styles of painting I'm
which we have, hitherto, been lamentaby deficient,
there were examples of the hshest order-marins
views and genre subjects. In the former there were
five or six small paintings full of genuine feeling and
manifestiDg earnest study, by Mr.. A. w. Warren, q
young artist of whom we have before made mention.
Il is very evident that be paints from his study Of
tore and not from other mems studies, and we were
not surprised to hear that he put himself to school BY
going voyage to sea round Cape Horn before the
mast for the sole purpose of making sketches. En-
thusiasm like this cannot fail to meet its due reward
There were two or three coasscenes Of great merit,
by Mr. c. T. Dix, and some charming little seaside
views by William Hart and r. NJ. Stagg. Maurice
Hart had come very admirable landscapes, as had
Shanuck, Boughton, Nichols, and Clifford Mr. Ggnoux
had very remarkable sea-piece, representing some
huge cebergs on the Banks of Newfoundland. Among
the landscapes, too were some striking pictures by
Sontag, and a very charming sunset by Kensett.
Baker, Hall, ard Carpenter, contributed some hne
portraits, and Stone Bellows, and Loop, some admir-
able figure pieces Huntington had highly interest
ing CIayon sketch containing portraits of Irving, Web
ster and Bryant as they appeared sitting sde BY ds
at the Cooper Memorial meeting held at the old Metro
politan Hail. in this city, few years ago. The sketch
was made at the time, and the portrait OF Irving Is ons
Of the best we have seen of him.
There were exquisite little fruit pieces by George H.
Hail. from the aucticn sale Of Wednesday night, and
two or three capital genealogical studes by Mr. CATER
ty But the great attractions of the exhibition were
two email pictures by Mr.. Eastman johnson, which
would place him in the front rants of living genre
painters even though he had never exhibited bis Old
sKentucky Home" One of these is caIed Washing
toms Kitchen at Mount Vernon" It gives an exact
representation of that sanced spot but the artist
has introduced group of figures consisting of negro
woman and two three black children, 30 full of life
that they monopoze the sympahies Of the spectator
and make him forget that these diyintes in ebony
sitting in the very spot where the dinners of the Father
Of his Country prepared for his august appetite.
The ether picture is entitled Mating There are
two Young lovers in dove-cote and the subject Is
treated with all the tenderness and grace which Il nasu
rally suggests.
There was also a newly-arrived work exhibited,
which is entitled to more extended notice than We
can now bestow upon it, by Merle OF Paris, called
"The Story Teller" 1t represents white-haired old
man entertaining group of children, who listen
ing to his narrative with wrapt attention. 1t is one of
the finest works have had from the modern French
school, Mr.. BelmOnts picture of the Good Sister,
by the came artist, has already made him favofably
known on this side of the Atlantic.
In addition to the fine collection of paintings last
night and the brilliant throng of spectators there
capital band of music to give liyenes, to the scene
The members of this most excellent association have
good to congratulate themselves the brilliant
termination of their season. They have doae infinite
good to the Of art, and afforded new pleasure,
of refined and elevating character to "our best
society,"" for which they should be properly recon-
pensed, as we have no doubt they will be.