New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-31
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN.
Eertfeth Annual Exhibitio~.

A WINTYR MORNING, No. 4ll-C. G. CIV oEr.
THIS fine work is greatly in advance Of Nj.
Griswolas rictare l. the last exhibition, both an
thought and execution. II is almost wc7:hy TO be
called ius cira.ive-ard does indeed CONF 10
being iIaagina.Ce than any other picture on these
walls. The subject has been seized with smpl. di.
rectness that Is very near being grand. and there
is force in the painting which. If the artist w,eep
we, rened in. and let II master him until he has
mastered his drawing and cot Ia. brush wei in hand.
will surely place him very high anons Landscape paint
e-s. The dspger U.s. that his facility VII run away with
him; that he viii not have patience 70 lean how 10
draw .ls1eeghly well; ard ,iHt he will become man
nerea in bic Color 20 which farN lie already shows u
etrcs tendency IT, ON country the prizes are 20 easy
to via tire least gift talent is quickly reco sni1ed
warmly welcomed. and when orce tne tee OF cue
cess is termed il favor O! shy sepirani. Il SITS 20
strongly and siosily in the new way that tho almost
rrcsisibs temptation is to lag down lis oss' to fod
his ARES md enjoy he sa!action Of ie.tire the boat
sail itself Happily for Ir. Griswod, hi, evil good
fortune cannot yet have overalen HIN. But his talent
y too so lie possibilities too gren 10 a'ow us TO con
Template such future Tor him without grudging; and
il only because the character Of his work betrays
already tie very tendency that oprecsse that We
venture on this almost personal reDonssrancs-
what we mesz is us, .his ia the picture before us
Il, artist shows great facility in expressing his IDEAS
BE has curato IDEAS or at any rate love Of accnra'
CIV aid desire 70 tie truth DJt f. c gee, nor 10
zee double lie p,rceiyes hight s1d iorn axd to GER
tain extent, color and can translate wha he perocyos
with much orac,ress His ILL., terc. 10 hizh he Knows
rs abaa, how hch IL T. and be kpOTs something Of Its
sruoture enough at all events 70 know tat 10 enlarge
such a hill % built VI. hundred times, snd make q
,nouutsin Of H. wSuld be q alsehood and stupid one.
He has However no mind TO do arg such thing. lie
likes the Lii aS IL IT, and s not in thc lesa tempted TO
cxaegerac il with the prospect OF bong called ~
lime as Mr. Homer Martin, and 80 he paints The hl
"a God made t.
Then again 10 has true perceptions offofn. This may
not be portrait Q. any actual hill but t could never
hayo been painted except by man who had stndied
much that particular formation eeoogiss might
say: Mr. Griswo.d has not seen such ortuch ohor'
soteri.tic; miss this that But be would not say
There is 10 such appearance rs this that isanmpoSsi'
bty" ID other words. LIE has pat in nothing that was
not there although Il is true lie has not pu. in all nor
the half Of what va6 there
And lastly, Mr.. Gr.swold has 20 certain extent a
true perception Of color lie has got the color Of the
cetars very nearly; II were sure he meant 10 say
that much Of this peculiar bronze tint IS owing to the
time Of day, we would accept them nj once; but II we
remember rightly lis last years "Dccember." which
WAS painted under very different light. had the same
color in the trees aud spoke Of 1t faux Cedars
DO not always look this color in Winter, bat when the
sun is low. either at carly morning evening. owing
rrobaby 10 tie haze or mist lie has to pierce 10 get n
Them thcy take on this dushy richness and It Is 10 rich
md attractive that we cannot blame Mr Grswo!d for
thinking 1t ought 10 be their constant garment But
Nature is woran and docs Mt like anything all the
time So she dresses her ccdars TO her whim; now
they shall be blaca now bOtle-srcen. now olive. set
with LITTLE emerald shoots, and now this color. which
te .ris, ia 70 partial TO- Tie foreground rocks are
so very success u both In form a1d color. the chens
e.oeIenty done and the set OF tie rocks the way they
come out of the earth which is not 10 the point Just
bere. but must not DO forgotten, shows loving ac'
quaintancc with them. And. perlnps The most import
on no,nt Of the picture the color Of the morning hight
mon the SUBMITS of this range Of his II given win
strong truth and mpressveness. 1t Is Of conse tue
central thought of the composition. Take away ana
,hs .epiment OF the Landscape fades away with 1t; HIT
had been failure the whole picture would have been
failure.
we hive been, Of purpose moderate In orr com
mendotion and have said only what We believe viii be
admitted bv cautious judges; and. yet that must be
good picture which deserves even 80 much commenda'
ton Ju,t here tlcn lies the danger OF any artist OF
whose pjctnre snch words Of praise may be truly
,poken He viii be tempted TO think "lf this be true
1--we done enough have capital enough 10 start
with and can add little each year without too much
eIerton My color, they ray. IL good the OLD men DE-
Glare II is butsry and We oil know thai 'hefs u Io'