New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-26
Fourth Artists, Reception.

The fourth of these very agreeable assemblies,
md We believe, the Inst OF the Winter. held OF
D0dworths building Thursday evening. The prin-
cipal room wen filed, but not crowded. and the alb
OF any very striking attraction tho walls made
the nconvenient way in which the pictures were hung
less annoying than il would otherwise have bssn. and
enabled the aIer portion Of the company to command
that undivided attention TO which lovely faces and
charming toilets have so ndisputablc claim
We arc glad to learn that on the completion OF the
beautiful edce which Is building for the Academy OF
Design, tlcso receptions, which have now become q
social necessity in NewYofk. win be held in its rooms
and although many viii miss in this arrangement, the
opportunity which they enjoy OF visiting the artists
studies aud getting little nearer as 1t were 10 the
very process of creationyet the public that portion
OF 1t which Is favored ss to get tickets Of admission
will find compensation for this deprivation In the
fort osccng the picture without being subjected to the
crowding pushing and squeezing which, in Dodworth's
Hail. has to be gone through with In an atmosphere
heated to a most uncomfortable degree.
The collection Of pictures on Thursday evening was
have irtimatcd far from being worth the trouble
and discomfort that had to be gone through with to get
sight of them. good for this is found in the
fact that the artists have been very busy OF late in get
ting ready their contributions 10 the Sanitary Fair and
that the Reception had TO suffer that the Fair may be
enriched But we think that in the present condition
of Art In this country or. We may well say in this
city for it IA here that the great majority Of American
artists live and work il Is not to bs expected ha. four
attractive exhibitions OF works can be made In one
Winter. We ore very glad to have the Receptions
they are very delightful occasions and should be
sorry II the mpossibity OF making striking displays Of
rev pictures should be made reason for giving them
up or even of lessoning their number. We only soy
that we arc not disposed 10 find fault with the imposs
bilty nor to wonder at il It..4
Mr.. Hszeltine had picture representing o passage
of scenery the coast of Maine which attracted some
attention. Bot the picture Is very feeble and does no
sort of Justice 10 the grand character Of the rocks and
the sea is most lamcntably tame. We had hoped some
thing from this artists previous pictures which seemed
10 to show sign'of promise but he must abandon
this pretty neat way Of treating rocks and SURF If he
wishes to associate his with the understanding
sea- rock is solid body, capable Of resisting the
force Of wind and water; II is not semtransparcnt
structure OF tissue paper which tho firt Of sh tai
would knock oyer and the dash of the breaker is some
thing more, beleyo us, than the foam blown rom O
glass Of weak beer Why will artists who are Just be
ginning to tIy their powers take subjects Ike this
which can hardly be successfully handled amer years Of
patient labor. fae. .sI '..... r.ll...u
Mr. winslcw Homer had two pictures. which were
interesting but not equal to previous works ofhs. The