New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-11


b,lanc, almost ant amount OF good execution
I'VE bsyo said that Mr.. Benson might be enc OF oar
host paiuter. we trpst he viii act aov h- piclndiccs
to preren: hs employing the means to become whit nc
so ,nsilv piay We ssppssa he believes in the absolute
necessity of hard labur We Sos5; II he cen have com
narcd lis work laseiBg as il las so long done side by
side IN one ~ our galleries h Of tte best French
worl wit ont seeing for himself how very faT short he
c,mo even Of that perfection. AS far as tic conception
ofhj subject, wac concerned he might have fet. sAd
in,ly that lie wGs as least net At hopeless distance
ffom the grace Of De Jo'nge or Dsverscr. or reah
mouohe but, compared with tkcG 6ssh. t'eir knowl'
edge their act and refinement TIE dstsrsc rust scen
impassabc to one who doos not reflect that labor con
ouers ever DILIGENTLY Of this sort MI Benson bceins
With adyants COS and these ~ kird tint no labor
could supply f,hey we're wanting. Tine VII increase
thcip; Knowledge OF the void Of mon and Womca' tho
study OF Naturc. vii! add to their original Strength
and fr doxterity IL sardlsg his ponon refinement IN
laying on his color, accuracy in drawing-iaD'T' us
ceasine end unremitins ofos those Gs sure rcwaru'
ior hor service. 90
But now the sues,lor presses in what direction WIZ
this labor supp,sing always that tho necessity r De
l, and tho determination to eater on it be taA'n-h
Nha, direction Will il be be~lOvedi This 10 if ''e
artist n vital oueetcn We confess that We Should
heve had ,,uct les. difficulty ia answering II for our
lvos af or seeing lis picture Il "a foung Lacy IN
cors,,,o,ory." exhibited lat wintci than vc havo
NOW viii ,his present. Aesdong canvas before us
TIL. H,;e picture slowed great advance Oh Mr. Ben
,o prcrious work. aud wss irdoed on the high ROAD
70 oxcclenee: we shall not believe urt we are forced
to. tla, has abandoned pure nssuS feeling fr sem
r,cniaAty; tie study OF truth to which we thought
the
dramatic ELECTS the attempt ~ master abe charm OF
coor Tor tho easy expedicnts by which certain con'en
tonel result are oblsncd-aTd may be osained by we
ne-cs, e-1penss II real and lasting beauty
Certainly We viii no. believe this on tie strength oil
single failure conspicuous though 1t be we P'enr
10 Gi.u.!s. II "a iluls and indulge the hope tho'
ths artist ~ return to the psss from which no mas
sra, ed and continue to work il The direction IN when
he has been making such marked progress during the
past year.
or ,ne thug 70 mar yeR.uro te Assure the artist be-
treland and ,las H. Lat progress does bot lie ia tho
direction Of an atoup, W reconcile old sysssas wisa
new. Putting nov wilma into Old bottles. We ea''
HIGH authority for believing. is an Idle expeiieIi
wastc Of time the prno.pls sure to FL When mp
pied ~ srt VIC a.s rep.oaohed wiki advising young
students 10 turn er b4e = On ITO past bat, {. sc0a'
from business poin, Of view. What VIC have gained
nom lie older pantes is comparatively little orea Ia
mccbauca processasre suppose one denies that in
these mRser. lave greatly deieIi' rated ana "hs
they have ben ablo - .ach o. the Laws VI ~! u
yer worth IL % OF rubbish, with here aud
there tru.A OF hsttru.h, AID it by following thes'
teao s thai tho at u painting has reached is pres
ent point Of r. beno Of aios AID degradation Of
IDEAS Tie whole history Of Polutins since Gioitos
inc consists ia tho record o. ccrls impulges given T.,
original mines whose v.Tk las Immediately been mi'
tated and copied ty crowd OF scAdaFs many u whom
would never have sons snyshp: Ell under any cr'un'
ssrcte and vho Lrs only succeeded Ia becoming ssc'
ond-rate oopyss Wills othsi. II once SOY could lave
shaken oil .hs naRmss OF their service AID sought in.
SEPARATION hors .bsr mater scueh IT, would Lava been
themselves masters, aal 80 The work has sped,
tho master wurkas srIsrEded by lis scholars iuits
tors cop,i.s and tie cycle oi their works forming
School Unit, dsstAacnoVes ts master. and tue ieShse
aock ara scassred hon comes another iupnre
nom some new looking as Natgso Though his oan
eyes and not through snotaers AID The world grcess
him in bis turn, ana scholars fook ~ hs study ad tie
work repeats ilseM Deterioration began when copying
tool tho place Of working with one. own eyes, Wien
leaning on another found easier than depending on
ouss VI labor; whom IL W. found more e1ped lous
way Of achieving pccuniary sLcccas ~ folio" lie old
recipes thhn b. experiments Tor ones seH and to 10
those things has been. roT Eany year, tse vel esshs
Aslsd. thorough. followed rue
Row when We speak contcmptsousiy Of tho IDEAL"
" tho laws Of Art" effect" "io9e 60. It 10 Nos VI
the real things ,bst these words mean but The sham
things they have been made " Shield. and these sham
things have becn during she past two bundrod years
gradually hardening into In mperyous orus. over the
truth and wheue'er attempt 10 break 1t up and lot
IL The !sAt a. COMMON se4e. TIE light CT tTuo poetry
ard 81 real sentiment get 10 thanks OF AL bat
only roaDdiy abused for our palms.
However these shan uuihs have got to be disownod,
repsdstel, and ca, clean away! ~ sone not very i1
,ant dsy; and 10 lonr can have hand In hlpbg
10 rio tho world Of item gladly .recone The abuse
It shows bows that thought To- bic enough sre
beginning to tel aud every biickLst about eais
q sure sgn that tie old ruin "a shaking.
Mr. Benson, to return frUn our Illustration. IL too
good PaLtcror, at oast. has TOO much In him thai
goes the making Of gOUd panteio set up his Oase
in eny such ,o.eriDg edcs rs We have been descf1D.
Ing. What re demand G., lin ia tat he coms OFT Into
tie snnsLine and make lK clocs d-iOcgtely Il the
rev Way er.r Tie ola Of Tho way, wholly with no
longing loo.f backward 4, lhs eucambers Of Lgypt.
Let bin throw hs asphaumpct oui OF tie window. and
az many the cid recipe Books after 10 chooses
and .aAs coAa caafas aid fesh courage, aud &c be-
liere may promise bin succes that hs vii never
gna y BIS IrcBen. tim!d. inconsistent aud make shin
mSihod u Woit.
No. 253. "PoRTRAIr or A LADY" Vt. II.
FUBSESS, III.
without any comparison the best pieco of
portrait painting in tho room. but thoroughly TO
1. 4
hand. Bow pleasant " feel The. III po,ssssius such