New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-31
ART ITEMS

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1,rs cssrc pictures, illustrative OF genuine
OF ,Io,6 country life One of them, whlen ne
New ~. Iuskine" is about the size OF his "oid
ca@ Home" and a worthy companion to thh
n'u'o, MA, work 1.-THE Husking" represents the
-, ofa farm, and, as the name implies the III
s,.s are engaged in that very pleasant rural occuPa
I,lLiro corn. There s nothing Of the buaoonery
M ost,r. with which the subject has usually been
..,.a NV artists; but we have a most delicious ana
.o,r,si cassape of American country life An olu
- tr;,b q Young boy by his side, is bTading the
e0rs Of yellow corn, sturdy young i"rme' 10 Vo"i'
inc ON his shoulder basKeI iui Vi 'n0 s0i ~,
an3 comedy Young woman, who sits like
another Ruth among the Tich Ioisoh oi 'ue heit'
: ,a,a,i,g sttentvely TO the tale which comedy
,rs, ia telling her. In finish, detail, and
;ssnty Of color it is one Of the finest paintings we
have seen from tie pencil of this accomplished artist
T1are is another "huskng' scene, with but two
figures, o man ard boy; two snail interiors when,
but for their American look might be taken for the
preductions of Edward Frere and an outdoor scene
Representing sportsman returning from day. shoot
ipr with dead fox hanging over his shoulder. There
Ia spe healthy feeling in Mr. Johnsons compositions
and though most of his subectsare taken from humble
life be invests them with sentiment of cheerfulness
which we never find in the works of French aud
German artists, whose pictures of peasant life are
always plaintye and saddening. Mr.. johnson having
resded In the District Of Columbia in his earlier years.
is generally supposed to Souhener by BIRTH but he
was born very long way down East and he is equally
at home in representing the phases of social existence
in both sections Of the country.
Mr.. Hays has Just finished picture of American
ife, which represents an entirely new subject 1t Is
an accurate picture of village Of prairie dogs painted
from studies which he made on bis visit to the Rocky
Mountains last Summer. He is engaged on large
picture representing formidable herd Of buifaloes
making Tremendous stampede acrots the prairie
Our countrymen west Of the Allegiance fndt time
in the midst of their troubles to do something for the
prouotjon Of the fine arts The second annual exhibit
ton of the Pittsburgh Art Association has recently
been opened to which 278 works Of art, mostly paint
ings we've contributed by l07 artists, q Of them being
residents of Pittsburgh Did any cis-Alleghanian
imagine there were 20 artists living in that smoky
civ The greater part of the pictures foreign
and among the American artists who are represented in
the exhibition are Boughton Gignoux, the two Lamb
dins, Couan Peale, w. Il. Richards, Rosster, Shat
tuck Sonteg, Rothermel and Sully.
The first annual exhibition of the "Westem
Academy Of Art at st. Louis, Mo-, has Just closed
highly successful season. Thsis Incorporated usttu
ton whose officers are Henry T. Blow President; Fer
dinand Boyle, formerly Of New-York, Vce-Presdenti
Jas. T.. Yeatman, Treasures A. j. Conant and c. II.
Peck, Secretaries. The Constitution provides for the
establishment Of primary school Of design which
shah 10 open to all persons, OF both sexes over ten
years Of age. AS reference is made to color, we
presume that complexion is consideration. This
sufficiently liberal Provision is also made for life
,chool for antique casts and for lectures. The late
exhibition consisted Of 1856 works Of art, including
everything by everybody, and Of all schools, from the
days of Raphael downward. The catalogue Of
tLs remarkable collection is curiosity, much for its
critical notices as for the names and objects enumerated
in it. For example, "No. 6O-WoOdcutter's Daughter.
Original Gansborough. No English painter Of the
pas century surpassed the above in his management of
rural subjects Tie horscs of wonvermans, the peas
ant boys Of Grcuze and the peasant girls of Gains
borough are alike renowned" Appended TO one OF the
works on tie catalogue sthe following directions Stand
eff twenty feet to sec this picture 81. Louis makes
good sturdy beginning in agriculture, and what she lack
in knowledge il abundanty compensated for by energy
and eaIneetness.
MIR. G. c. Lambdin Of Philadelphia whom some
martial critic has called "the American Fr6re, has jus
painttd for gentleman in Troy, picture of two little
girls one Of whom il reading to the other Their eye
are delighted with wonder, and graye-looking green
parot sits listening attentively on the back OF chair
1t il one Of the artists happiest efforts though no as
heretofore shown his power best advantage in pa
,hetic subjects 1t is called "The Wonder Book"
"A picture has recently been received in Now-York
from Mr. j. +. Crolsey who is still in London, which
gives uovelview Of that very hackneyedsubect Mag
ara Falls 1t is an upright landscape, and the cataract
is seen through vista Of ovorhanging trees, but forms
only subordinate part Of the composition 1t is Dis
ngushed by the free and mastery touch of the artist,
crude but strong and female figure in the foreground
is very gracefully drawn.
That very excellent society, "The Young Mems
Association Of Troy" open their annual exhibition OF
pictures on tho LIST OF February. 1t will remain open
until the I'd Of March. Through the cooperation Of the
artists Of NewYOIk number Of fine pictures will be
placed at the command of the Y NJ a. Of Troy, which
viii add to It's stores some twenty pictures painted ex'
pressly for the past year. part Of which will be dir
tTbuted among it's members Clifford has Just finished
an exceedingly fine Landscape for this Association.
MIR. T. H. Matterson has taken up his residence at
BiDgbamton. He is engaged upon portraits and his
toric compositions, and has been solicited 70 open an
Academy Of Art there!
Another picture, recently received from Cropsey
for gentleman in Auburn, n. Y, called "Sunset
after Ranstorm in the CatskilS is highly laudedb by
those who have had tire privilege of seeingit
Mr. George Hall who remains in Seville among
the guitars, oranges and pomegranaes, we learn, has
begun large picture Illustrative of Spanish life. The
,ubject Is "Ihe Return of Spanish LabOrers from the
Field" II contains seven figures Of various ages, all
Of them being painted from the life.