New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-22
Exhibition Of the Artists Fund.

The word artist is Of very comprehensive
meaning At rst it was moDopozed by scupors and paint
but 1t snow by dancers singers actors
cions and various other sbores our social hive who DO
choose be designated by their special occupations We
bear occasionally OF artists in hair" and literary
sometimes called thorough artists" But the artists who
have associated themselves into society for the purpose Of
creating fund painters and sculptor, exclusively The
principal ar.s Of NewYork members of this excellent
association and he Fund being Of the nature Of mutual
benefit society the annual exhibitions OF Is members have
claim upon the public apart from their intrinsic attractions to
which the lovers Of at should not fail to respond But tho
exhibition, which opened Monday last in Der
bysnew Dusseldorf Gallery "a Broadway sufficiently in
terestins its merits for claims public
,ention. 1t consist, OF mary pictures by artists
Of the choicest works of Stuart Aston AID Stuart New
ton, ard some exceedingly fine pictures Of the Dusseldorf
school which recently purchased in Europe by William
n. Webb, esq the celebrated shipbuder and
bitei for the first tine to public Among the paintings
by Old ers' is Stuart Newtons portrait Of Washing
ton Irving which Infinitely finer than any Of the
engravings give idea or There are aso Astons cee
brated picture OF Rebecca the Fountain sua hesds Of
the Presidents and tie finest Of Coles the view OF
the Connection, Valley from Noun. Holy wherein may be
the original elements which first employed by this
father Of American landscape and have since been reproduced
by lis numerous disciples and intstors
Among the most noticeable productions Of the mem.
hers Of the Fund contributions by Gsnoux w H. Beard
Huntington, william Hart. Williamson Of Brooklyn Fat
Johnson Bongh,on Pratt, Kense,t BieIAd suydsm,
Fsleoner and Clifford
Among the figure places those by Eastman Johnron.
r. Peee and George Bou ghton, each admirable In its kind
70, Of wholly different methods aud motives likely TO
the most attention and gaia tie greatest praise There
ANNA piece by W III. Beard. which adds to The
ts.on OF this admirable artist What be calls II do not
know, make these brief notes without the aid OF
catalogue; hut Il eis s story and though who
viii be likely to ask What 1t :" that precisely
the should beow upon n the artist had not Given
Il better one l. is the picture Of that IN natural
history. white fox. who hiss been suddenly
tered by of his tribe whose kias Of the natural
pe1ion. They gaIios a, their Albno brother with
unf-gned Hohshment. and with Whimsical eIpres-
zion Of foIy bevdement, seeming 10 say What is r.
while the beet Of their curiosity say, psiny
fox eau .sy. "What In thunder you looking at :"
altogether unconscious OF there being anything remarkable in
his white slin aud bis pink eye'.
TIE exhibition win remain open but few weeks longer
when al he pictures belonging the Associson and marked
Artists. Fund viii ho sold sacsn FOR the b-Den Of the
that Ia certain ali that picture brings
over a certain amount will be paid 20 The artists
Among tie which have not specially noticed
two pieces Of scripture ~ Palmer Of Albany