New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-05


women-caricatures which would excite the wonder Of
the real rustic who makes hay in the sweat of his
brow, wears q coarse shirt, very shabby hat, hob
mailed shoes, and garments generally BETTING his con-
ditiou and work and move him TO laughter quite 40
,nuch ia the clown in the ciTcuf These elegant and
;apnty younQ gentlemen and ladies in stage Costume
woud do very well behind the feotlights if the field
they were returning from was the side-scene distant
exactly ten feet seven inches End green green
baize could make it; but when real men and women
return from real hay-felds-where, by-the-by white
women in this country go-it Is in very different
guise and in a very different manner from Mr. Ross-
ter's imagining.
No. $50. Going to Pasture. Edwin Forbes. 1t
would be pleasant picture il we had never seen
Troyon
No. 1856. Winter Morning; No. 3S9. Autumn. j. r.
Brevoort- Companion pictures, both by subject and
contrsst-tbe briiancy Of the setting off the son-
Der hue Of the other while the sober and cold garb OF
Winter in this acts foil TO tire bright tins OF the
Autumn foliage in its companion. The situation Of the
houss In No. 1885, by the very beaknee Of its expo
sure adds perhaps, 70 the desoatenes OF the scene,
but il detracts from ts truth nasmuch az houses OF
it's class are very rarely ever placed in eueh exposed
situations The houses Of the poor love the valleys
and seek the sheltered hooks under hsides, under the
lee of tho woods, anywhere but on spot 20 bleak ana
90 exposed ne this We find such incongruities as
this in the other, where graceful group OF trees ana
shrubbery rich in all the varied tints of Auum--a
trie too bright perhsps-oyerhangs placid and genie
stream.
No. All. A Southern Cornfeld. Thomas W. Wood.
An original work far purpose is concerned, OPEN
ing mine Of wealth-into which Eastman johnson hes
explored little wsythe slaye-life Of the South. Ihe
ooloring and handling here not without merit but
for the figures, better criticism can be made than
that Of pain-spoken visitor whom we overheard re-
mark Of it" They don't look 10 nice as that
guess they don'tP
In tie Fifth Gallery we fsd No. i2S. The High
lands from Shrewsbury River, and No. 453 sum-
mer Morning on the Massachusetts Coast, near Bever-
ley, by Kensett. They are both charming pictures,
and excellent specimens Of his manner The quie' IN
dolent repose Of Summer calm distinct in one as
the fresh and breezy Iveliness Of the coast swept
by gentle Summer wind is In the other.
No 43e Foggy Morning Bushkill. Ii. L.
llyer Our impression 10 that there il something to
look at in this il it were where could see it. The
artist at least has had the boldness attempt to paint
thick fog. rendered pslpabls by the nesness Of the
objects partially obseured by it, instead sf conteptng
difficult one but the mere attempt deserves to be CON-
mended.
No. 446. Madame Lafayette, with her Daughters,
Joining her husband in tie prison Olmutl, 1885, E.
Leuxe. Lafayette was rot q man Of rea, intellect,
bu. is hard to represent him and bis wife and daugh
te to be- as one nigh, judge from these faces not far
removed from diOtcy.
More meaningless faces could hardly be painted, and
fE.A frxsaf If
resgnason or any other noble sentiment which it is
supposed painter proposes TO portray in historical
picture. Undoubtedly, when Madame Lafayette, with
her daughters visited her husband they embraced,
and tho girls were slightly inpadep, for their turn,
Thu much the world is willing to take for granted.
and the artist ina gnaion could not 20 beyond fact,
only slightly more intensified than may be seen any
fns morning on a r14road platform, why essay 70
paint scene which in his conception is the commonesi
Of the commonplace However, the picture does not
want for merit Of another sort; is haberdashery-to
to speakthe gown the drApery and the toilette gen.
orally are exceenty well painted and in good taste, IN
themselves considered though not exactly such a. Is
would be supposed these ladies would have Just come
off journey in, or chosen to appear In at prison
But the improperly Is only part Of the want OF any
true idea in tho artist Of what historical painting
should be.
We have noticed already, In passing through the
other rooms by anticipation, Of the best pictures
in this and the next gallery. Among these, however,
we failed 10 call attention In referring 70 othe by the
Same artists TO No. $780, Sunset jersey Flats By
Wun: and No. 533 Gems for the Market, by Frank
Rowland. This last ia most gorgeous piece Of color,
but rather wanting In character. The inpsssivty Of
the beautiful ssyes rather shocks the spectator than
excites his pity and were II not for the name in tie
catalogue one would suppose 1t to be a for pleasure
Of some rich and noble beings, without care or anxiety,
rather than Of slaves going 10 market Except In one
girl who leans over the side Of the boat there IL no
trace Of emotion and in her Ia not sure
whether she weeps sleeps. II Is nevertheless pic
ture showing very full promise Of what It's young
author may yet DO.
No $50, Wuas Sunset, /. remarkable for the faith
fnlness with which he gives the broad expanso Of the
level Jersey meadows The rich, changing light Of the
passing clouds 10 very striking and skilfuly managed
We note another picture not 10 be passed by in
rlence, No. SIG, Wreck of Nantucket. WIN. Brad
ford. veriisbe study Of the We do not remem-
Der to have seen anywhere 30 well done tie peculiar
shoen that touches tie surface Of heavy In deep
water and the roll of the also is excellently well
given The pinkstern schooner marks the locality, for
it ia eraf rarely, If ever, We think in these
waters and the whas.boat Is clearly Nantucket boat
The ship alone We are not quite sure Of Has she
taken the grounoi She wants movement, life, II she
has not; and if she has she seems too upright and on
too even keel. Mr.. Bradford has one or two other
pictures in the collection but this shows where Lis
special talent lies.
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT