New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-27
THE LAST ARTISTS RECEPTION FOR
THE SEASON.

The artists of the Studio Building in Tenth street
gave their second and last Reception for the season,
last night. The studios and the exhibition room were,
as usual on these occasions filled with crowd of con-
noisseurs among whom were many Of the distin-
guished strangers at present in the city The rooms OF
| the artists were brilliantly lighted up, and a much
finer exhibition of sketches and unfinished pictures
waa offered 10 their friends than will be by
the public. In the exhibition room were some land
scapes of extraordinary character the largest and most
remarkable of them being Mr.. Berstadt's Rocky
Mountains" picture which he has but Just finished
from sketches made Last Summer. The light was in
sufficient for the proper exhibition of such work, but
it made most favorable impression, Notwithstanding
The point of view represented is about seventy miles
west of Fort Laramie on branch of the Platte; the
eye ranges over vast plains with herds of bufaloes
grazing upon Them and the lofty, snow.crowned
ms of Mount Laramie and Longs Peak are seen in
the distance Mr.. Bierstadt has in his studio great
number of Indian trophies which bear witness to his
explorations in the Far West.
Mr.. Mgnot had three very striking landscapes which
dazzled the eye by their brilliant effects Of color.
One Of them was a genuinely domestic scene, har-
vest moon throwing its silvery light over field of
corn and pumpkins The other two were tropical
scenes in South Americaa sunrise, called Lamona, in
which the earth itself was bathed in light that it
seemed as translucent water the other was twi-
light in which the coolshadows ofevenng strongly
contrasted with the bril- liant light Of the full moon just
showing her silver disc above the horizon. Mr.. Whit
ridge had some very fine views of Italian scenery
which he has brought home from Rome; Mr.. Shattuck
had charming cool landscape in style quite differ
ent from any Of his previous works that
we have seen. There were some striking
landscapes by McEntee, Hubbard Clifford, William
Hart, Hazeltine and Gignoux Mr.. Gignoux reserved
for his own special visitors In his own studio his
Morning in May" an admirable piece of American,
half cultivated quiet scenery, representing the delicate
tnts Of early Spring. when the foliage of the forest
is of tender green, and the fruit trees covered with
white and pink blossoms There were but few figure
pieces to be SEEM for the studio artists nearly all
landscapists. In Mr. Boughton's room there were a
few Of his American boys and girls, which he paints
with great fidelity; there T. Il. Reads portrait Of
Longelow, portraits of two children by Stanton and
a small interior by Blauvet. Mr.. Hays had capital
portrait of pointer and rufted grouse whirrng
through the air but all the rest of the pictures exhibited
were landscapes An exquisitely beautiful bust of
boy in marble, by Launt Thompson, was exhibited.
IL belongs to Dir. Robert j. Dillon, and ID probably
portrait of bis son.
All the studios in the building lighted up and
open to the company excepting that of Mr.. Church,
who having large picture in half finished condition
his easel not only closed his doors upon the crowd
but contributed nothing to the exhibition below. Next
week the exhibition OF the National Academy will be
opened and then all the treasures of the studios, which
have mostly been exhibited to the artists friends a.
these Receptions during the Winter, will be seen by the
public at large.