New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-23

Frenchman. He hos been studying them closely o.
late that his eye quite spolcd-temporarily only vi
can promise him. If lie will go to the great cyedocto
Nature. Let him take lis canvas out of doors ant
psint steadily there. for Summer and the mex
Exhibition ought to show great improvement. On
| in the open air. and longer working
| in the studio from sketches inspired By
admiration Of the French landscape paint
ers-Mr. Cole will Learn what bis pictures herr
show 10 has not yet learned, viz that tho light OF
Summer afternoon is not the the darkness Of
gale Of wind; that his present bOted blurred way
painting does not represent the dcoacy nor the clear
ness of nature that the system Of resting satisfied viii
what are called general effects, produced by an utter
ignoring of all facts. and entire omission of all de
tail cannot long satisfy those who desire TO see some
thing Of the truth and beauty of nature transferred t.
canvas; and who know that this cannot be done by
leaving out every fact Of form and substituting for th'
infinite yercty Of natures color and the infinite dehca!
Of her graduation conventional arrangement OF cooi
without variety and without graduation. Look at The
field of grain on the left in No III. YOu cannot guess
what grain it is AL the infinitely varied play Of curve
and waving lines; all the sweet tender color all the
poetry OF this Grain field are lost to us-Derged in
Mr. La Farces Intentionally from theory. because
the artist thought he could give the color Of the gram
without its form, and that its form VI no import
ance.
"Brt must a man, then. draw grain field stem by
stem and ear by carr That, we answer, is as he
chooses. and as he sees But unlcss he do 20 If h
A and unless he has. by long labor, and intense. un
wearied study Of natures detail earned the right "a
e.. 70 ali 20 -
find that the attempt to gcneralize" that word is
usually understood that IT, to leave ont the facts be
cause from contempt Of them they have never been
mastered. will prove Il complete failure. young boy
or gil is deliberately taught n-days. to gencraze
in this fashion from the very beginning is taught. and
that with emphasis TO study the facts Of but
only the effects ~ il teacher of the violin piano
should set his pupil, for bis first lesson, not task in
crotchets and quayers, but work OF Beethoven OF
Chopin VIC say it deliberately and with wish to be
unkind or exiravagaut that while one Of the pro
fcssions e1acts and receives homage more consd
Grafton, and greater pccuniary rewards, than that Of
the artist there is no that entered upon with lees
reverence ior it, manifest Importance influence in
the culture Of people less determination 10 sacrifice
ease and comfort in its service which, though arduons
not uncrateu less zeal TO count an labor pastimc
terity to the hand aud store tho memory with knowl
edge tina, shall feed the yearning Of men 10 have the
truth and beauty of Nature brought from her st places
Of tranquil peace to gladden. the olsome path and add
new Light 70 the happiness Of home.
Nos 80; AND :g,-JRRyS MCESTEE.
These two pictures by Mr.. McEntee have
given us great pleasure especially No. ~; They be
long 10 the same category with those already noticed
but they show Ear greater natural power Of sympathy
with nature far more evidences ofsiudy snd observation
and far earnest desire 10 bring into The direct
proserce Of the they depict It would hardly be
possible 10 render with simplicity and fahulness
the peculiar pcnsiveness OF the Autumn woods than 5
done in No 70 and there is little to ind fault with in
the way in which the picture is painted We think that
MI McEntee has never fully felt although he has 90
often painted H. The exquisite dclicacy of The tracery
made by the branches Of the against the sky when
they are stripped OF their leaves No work be too
careful and tender to express the beauty Of the fringe
made b. the smaller wigs which the tree and r.
is pity to see in a picture which shows throughout
such marks Of care and affection this. feature
which important the general truth o. ths sub
lect painted 30 coarsey and mOnotOnously. But. We
need not do than coll the artists attention TO a
point like this. il il easy for the who paint tree
trunks so well as Mr.. McEntee can, 10 do justice To
The whole tree, If he only chooses How pleasantly, 800.
be has caught the truth OF the light along the ridge Of
the upland breaking ont beneath the gathering rock
The whole picture indeed Is fu o. the drer beauty Of
the season and the place.
But now that he has painted this aspect Of nature so
well and not for the first second time. why viii be
not turn other passages Of the music which le makes
perperuay and in such variety and interpret them for
lie has learned for himself nearly all that there is
in the season Of which he seems so fond and We have
to thank him for teaching how much bc.uty there Is
to be found thercbut We shall be glad TO have him lead
us now into fresh fields and pastures new.