New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-17
Artists, Reception.


Artists Reception.
The artists Of the Dodwolth Hall Association
held their first reception for the at the Acsde
my rooms in Filth avenue last nj ght and the occs-
zion was one of the mos. successful of these always
delightful exhibitions of arr AMI gatherings OF the
friends Of art and artists in OR metropolis. VINO
ever invented these receptions deserves WELL NOS
only If the artists themselves, but OF all who desire
to zee the fine arts flourish in this couutry for they
have been enlinently successful, aud have proved
eounliy profitable to the artist and to the public
No better evidence of their Influence publis
taste could have been given than the works ex.
hibiied In bod Sorths Hall last night. The number
of paintings was not 80 large as We have seen
GU many similar occasous but we have NOT
seen any on which better taste was exhibited
10 the selection OF works, OF more decided
progress manifested in the character of the works
themselves. The company was numerous and brill
liant, including many Of the most distinguished oms-
teurs and art-paiIons OF Newiork and is neiehbor-
hood, fine band OF music enlivened The scene by
tue performance Of choice airs, and the studios OF
the artists who inhabt the attic cells OF this I'D.
mirably arranged building. being lighted up and
open to tho visitors, added greatly 10 the pleasures
of the evening, and afforded many an opportunity Of
Inspecting the works in progress the essels and
modelling Of the artists which they could never
otherwise have enjoyed. Most If The pictures Ell.
bibiied were new, all Of them were Of Superior
and many Of them were exquisite gems.
1t most gratifying to notice how thoroughly our
artists are imbued with tbs spirit Of the time.
how completely they have Invested themselves
So IL. I'LL Il. milf lana
depressed the genius of art in this country,
aud how valiaL!ly some of them have given eXprcs-
sion to the ideas which have heretofore been tabooed
by painters and Sculptors. Mr.. Guy, for example,
whose tendency was alwsys in the direction of the
gOdg Of Greece exhibited two exquiitely beautiful
ltle pictures exquisite In color and noble
in dosign, which appear to have been in'
sired by the Presidents Emancipation Proc.s-
nation. One of them represents the geuias
of Freedom rendering NAKED sword to .
negro whose shaclles have jus. been broken, and
the other which reminds strongly Of he artists
Of Venus end Paris, represents the
Genius of America with the Stars and Stripes partly
euvelopiog her lovely person. III Mr.. Wards studio
IL clay model of stslwart negro n iasg nia cens
example OF physic.lhesuty, who has just broken his
slAckes, and looks up exutingy in Liz sense Of
new acquired freedom. In tue studio Of MIR.
Rogers, which is flied with examples Of Lis
graceful and manly genius there is group
Of surprising excellence, not yet fnisbed, 10
clay representing family Of Union refugees, con-
sis.ing of "A man, and child. 4. is Que Of the
most admirable groups that we have yet seop ty this
noble artist, and glad 10 learn that it is to W
cast in bronze. Ii will DO a thousand times better
ornament for tue mantle iecss aud cabinet Of our
wealthy collectors than the thousand times repeated
classical and medieval subjocts which now fill them.
In the studio Of Mr.. Augero we're somo very fine
examples, in their way, Of sainted women, painted
for panels in the French Roman Catholic
Church Of S.. Philip de Neri, III Twen,yhrd street.
Among The noticeable pictdres in tie largo hall
were an exquisitely finished sepia drawing OF .
young lady by Eastman Ohnson aud small cabuss
picture u a child before u stove, which might b
mistaken for one Of the finest works OF EdouArd
Frcre. A Swiss landscape by Mr.. Gignoux, Por-
trait OF SuydaIn the artist, by Huntington, lovely
biz of foliage by Shsttuck two OF three tender bits
of GENE painting by Geo. Lambdin, foggy marine
piece by Warren, Il Spanish subject or two by Geo.
Hall, fruit and dover piece by the same artist,
portrait OF Charles King by Wenzler, a landscape
by T.. w. Nichols u touching little picture BY
HenneSy, mountain gorge by Clifford, in his chAs-
aclerisc style, and bus relief, iul!-!engih portrait
in plaster, by Carl Muller, of the gallant young
Lieut.. Hidden who was killed last March ~
Sangsters Station in Virginia. We merely men,
ton these Us among the noticeable works exhibited.
and must omit to name many more that were every
way worthy of being enumerated among the gems
which gave luster to this most satisfactory AND
gracious exposition Of the doiugs Of our artists ct the
prescut time.