New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-07
ARTISTS RECEPTION.

The Association of New-York Artists who hold
their receptions at DodwOrhs Academy gave their
first annual soree for the present at the ele-
CAN'T hall Of the new academy on the corner Of Fifth
avenue and Twenty-iith street last night. This 10
the parent association, whose celebrity and success
gave birth to similar associations in Brooklyn, Bos
ton, Philadelphia and Baltimore. that artists
ceptou4 are now among the most fayorte intellectual
entertainments Of our great cities. The Brooklyn
artists have already given their reception at tbs
Academy Of Music in Montague street, and the
artists of the studios in Tenth street give theirs ct
the end OF the present month.
The exhibition room OF Dodworth's new academy
is much more elegant saloon than the room in his
old academy on Broadway in which the receptions
have Heretofore been helj and it consecrated 70
Art for the frst time last night. Dodworths band
was in attendance, as usual and the company ASSEM-
bed comprised the elite of New-York society. Tho
works of at exhibited were not 80 numerous ss
they have been at some former receptions, being not
more than q hundred in all; but we do not remember
ever seeing greater number Of really fine PICTURES
On any similar OCCASION Most Of the pictures, too.
were by ou- younger artists; Durand, who was rep
resented b. = small study Of trees, being tie only
oae Of lie elder school who contributed anything to
the exhibition.
The greater part Of the pictures had been exhibited
before either n the late reception In Brooklyn, a.
rome Of the show-rooms in Broadway There wero
a few that had not before been exposed to public
view slnce they left the eaSel on which they were
painted There was small study OF foliage, thor
oaghy English in character, which has recently
been received from Cropsey quite unlike any Of his
former pictures Some delicious fruit pieces by Geo.
H. Hall and s;ndy Of Spanish female heads by tho
same artist who, like Irving, " has brought back
tbs sunniest spirit from Spain" Coeman's view III
Seville too lovely little landscape IL full OF Span
ish feeling. very remarkable Landscape by Wust,
representing prairie On lire, by moonlight, attracted
much attention. There were landscapes by Gignoux,
juydam Hubbard, L. W. Nichols, Clifford, Bierstadt,
X. " Sairgg, Kcnset,, the two lIars, James and
William, Breyor, Hazeltne, and Mignot; T. A.
Richards had frame full Of miniature landscapes after
,he st. lie of William Hart and shauck had something
new in the shape of sheep, exceedingly well done.
Tor first m.empt. There was portrait of tho
Dodworh, by Wenller, and figure pieces by Geo.
II. Vowel, Eastman johnson, Saigg, J. q. Brown,
Edwin White, Gray Huntington, Bauyet, ". o.
Stone and II. \. Logp. Mr.. Il. w. Pratt had two
copies from Titan and Rembrandt, and Church a
small study Of Icehergs. There was small water.
color painting by Hicks, which took TO be
portrait of Edwin Booth in the character Of
" Shylock.
II il not customary az these receptions 10 furnish
catalogues, and q there hints given GA tho
pictures themselves as - their subjects the spectator
Is not always sure shat he rightly in;erpres tho
meanin, Of the artist There were but three pisces
o. sculpture exhibition tue most striking OF them
being Launt Thomysons head OF Old Adams Of
grizzly bear memory.