New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-06
ART ITEMS.

ART ITEMS.
Many OF our artiets ere busily at work touching
up the pictures which they intend sending to the
Great Exhibition in London. Mr. Hays, the animal
painter, who ia just now employed upon portrait oil
a line Esquimaux dog, brought bone by DR.. Hays,
the Arctic exp orer has finished picture Of group
of bui,es for tte exhibition. Mr.. Page is going to
send bis large picture of group Of Roman Peasants
On the Cdmpagpa, and two full length portraits Mr..
George L. Brown has nearly flushed, for the same
object, q companion picture to his Crown Of New
England" but much finer one, representing sun
set view among the White Mountains. Mr.. Gignoux
will send bis magnificent large picture, " Autumn
Among the Mountains There are many more works
to be sent by our artists, but if none but those we
have mentioned were sent to the Great Exhibition
they wou!d be sufficient to establish the claims oil
our All lists to rank with their European brethren
Mr.. r. NJ. Pratt has recently returned from a
two years visit to Europe, and has taken studio in
Dodworh's new academy, on the corner of Fifth
avenue and TweDtyGfth street, where he exhibits
some very ue pictures Of bis own, executed abroad,
az well as some admirable copies OF modern French
masters, with whose works our public are not IA
miisr. Mr. S. Coman is alec one OF the occupants
of tie new Dodwonh studios and among the fruits
of his visit to Spain, lie bas an exquisite view Of
Seville now on bis easel, which combines all the ten
der qualities Of his early studies Of American land
scspe with a wiesd tinge Of romance which could
only hsvo been caught by avft TO the land OF the Cid
Mr. ii. A. Loop hes also become tenant OF this new
cluster Of studios, and Miss Blackwell has established
here her drawing academy for female pupils, and
among tho sculptors are Rogers aud Ward. The
building is Of the best arranged for artists In the
Ieiiy.
A great many misstatements have been published
In relation TO the picture upon which Mr. Lentze is
now engaged for the Capitol at Washington. IL IL
not for the rotunda, there being vacant panel in
thu, Iart Of the Capitol, but for space on one Of
the principal ssrways; it ia not TO be executed in
lresco, bat in dsiemper. Tie subject ia illustrative
Of tie legend, Westward the Star of Empire takes
is way" the principal competition represents
party Of grants on the western slope OF the Rocky
Mountains, struggling on their way Just as The sun
in all It's spendor Of purple g'cries lie sinking beneath
the waves Of tie Pacific. IL Is surrounded with a
symLoica border, in which is embodied great num-
Ter Of historical Incidents from the time of the expHl-
down TO the present day, all Illustrative of the Legend,
which ia inscribed above the central competition.
The cartoon was finished by tie artist IN June last,
in Washington, and copy Of it was made for Mr.
Seward. Since then Mr. Lcutze has Travelled Us lar
West us Pixies Peak for the express purpose OF
ma king studies of Rocky Mountain scenery 10 be in
trodueed into the picture. The price 10 be paid fCr
The picture IS go 0O0-a much Larger sun. han has
been paid to any other decorator Of the Capitol Ii
is 10 be paid from an unappropriated sun len from
,he amount voted FOX The decoration Of the Capitol
Mr. Leut1e has taken up bis residence in Washing
tOo for the purpose Of deyotng himsef to this worh
In the beautiful little exhibition gallery fitted up
by NJ. Knoedler, of Goupl & Co., there are some
works Of the French and Dusseldorf schools, recent
" received, Of very remarkable interest, and some
of Inc late works Of our artists, among which is
an exqiuitely lovely painting by Henry Peters Gray
called "The Stuff for an Artist" The title Is net
particularly significant applied 10 tho subject rep
lssented, which consists Of single Esure, that OF
handsome boy, seated upon rock and looking oat OF
the canvas at the spectator. In tone sentiment and
color it 10 one OF the very fines. of se artss produce
lions.
When Mr. Belmont was last in Europe, he gave
carte blanche order, as to price snd subject, for
picture to Eosa BoDhenr. The picture has been
finished. and is now on its passage to New-York on
its arrival here it will be exhibited at Mr.. Schaus's
room, for the benefit Of come public charity.
Mr. Page, the portrait painter, hastaken the large
room in the Studio Building in Tenth street, vacated
by Mr.. Leutzs, as studio for bis pupils intending
to devote u part Of bis time TO teaching