, 1865-06-09

heHt 1he largest snd most firikins picture Of
thte c'ass Il No. 1as. "Dees attacked by Wo!ves," :"
by Otto sommer. There Is no little power shown
hy this artist in his trcat1crt OF the subject, anl
the peculssities, bo1h physical and moral, or tho
Gidelcnt aniCsle. are brought ont with great clear,
ness ard force. The esrsge, cowardly de,ceue.s
OF the wolves. md thttt keadtonx 1ush at their
prey, Is in nc eoutras With the noble form OF The
ceer, and the fsm and cool courage with which he
has tnr1 ed his ante1e against the ferocspps p.cI
1 The wolres, who bavc been already eurcd and
tossed fton bis back. ere given with great truth
and fo1ce of'cxpressiou. ard the painting Of the
lnaet ard physical recults1iues OF all, shox caro-
I'll st7dy Of nature, and 1ne nccurary Of form
! and color. wc take II, however, that such scene
uutt ba clssaed strictly among the idea and thai
The afttst h.s drawn largely on his fancy for his
fnrtr. for 1t cannot tc supposed that artists are
ever privi1ec cd to behold this kind Of Wild ccu-
hat. Though often in the woods, re doubt
whether the nstiet lives who has cver teca in hts
wtdtst waEdtrinGs, 4 deer chnscd By wolves, and
tnu ch Ices their e9yaxc death .trugEle. The Sh-
jett OF the painting must be simply to show ~
not 80 precisely how wolves and deer actually
fight as bow theJ would Eight II they did 1t &C.
eo1cinK to the ru1e1 Of art and The principles Of
the highest ideal.
". Il. Beard has achieved much distinction for
his painting Of animals, and we Ind here some
specimens OF his work, Gom which an Idea may
te gained OF his peculiar manner OF treatment,
and the reasons OF Its success. The world Of
snilnal Life in which Beard ia ros& at home, and
which he Is most prone to rcp:e=ent is not exact
" the esmc as that which enrrounla rs now but
IS ore like that Of the earlier a.e., which his
been handed down to III 10 song and Tradition, pre-
served In the tc!eLtdc pictures and learned fables
Of Esep. and 80 wonderful. embodied In tho
graf German epic Of ReInlke Frchs, There atc
moods and seasons, according to thesc authorities,
In which anfmals become human, md behave il
MI respects like men md women. They speak
their mother tongue, laugh and Joke, hotd hfgh
debate, refscn 7e well as man, make lore s1f,.
get jealous anbitout, aVaE:c1ou= and aie In every
respect a full Of passion and pride folly and rca
son as nankad. In surh Eeasons, dogs no. only
delight, Ike nen, to bark and hIte, but also, like
neE, meet in great assemblies. hold solemn d.
hstc, and pass grave resolutions. Bears sud lions
not only, ut sueh ttuca, growl md dght, hut grow
vie in etate aai1s, make politics business, sway
the rcd Of empire, deliver solemn 1nce.agee, and
rival the wiscst Empe1ors and kinge. And, not
10 put humanity To aba@e, they ehow due talent
fur ga1lsrtsr, for getting drunk gambling stealne
and lying and ART IN no scEpsct inferior to the hp.
s1an pzact.ccza Of those popular Accomplishments.
Mr. Btard has genius for representing this lind
ot human OF animal habits and pr.csiccs md due
epedmrn Of his manner Ia touad in No. =. t.The
Ma.th Of sisenns-" No portly and rot una gentle.
rnsn OF middle age on hls drank, With III abaurd
Effort to snne spprovingly, and an OPEN tsoo.lag
mouth, moving as With the most rs
eured step 10 the music, though he has to
hold himself up With one arm acasn=t til: troe-
ever played the role ofthe pfunkasd moro perfect.
~ than docs old Btuin IN lhiz holIe. We should
also mark the drunken gsace with which The
eos1. hold high the!r tamhorinez and TIP 1t on
The light frta.t1c toe. The pose Of tha nstt goat
h~1n 1,as,, S,Aiv vnjo .
ttom The attitude OF the most graceful Of dan.
seuses. Very seldom Il zuch pic mic p,rty to b.
seen On such 4 GLORIOUS drunken fnl.c un:es the
trees, 60 allied 10 toc hrtn with good feeling and
good liquor, chastnS the glowing nours with dying
feet, aid nIm1y resolved they won't 20 horae till
morning. No oher Of art1eta has the zcputa 1pr
ofhaylns 60 perfectly succeeded in giving hu,u.u
pecu!'artucR End expression to animals, a. Beard.
lie IL considered b. Ecme fully the eqll Of the
great Ct rm.n artist Kaulbseb. and eoa,e OF tta
works pronounced no Way inferior to that dis
tDsrisacd p.late1%s remarkable Illustration Of
Re1nlke Fuchs. No. 1gI 'Guardis1s Of the
Fras," No. IS, "Good Little Boy" No. l3i, ..Tae
Fc1 Hunters Dream" are al.o characteristic
fpcesoens Of lie a1ue artist, though hardly equsl
to liz SiIeLus.
T. n. Ha.i Is we'll known for his painting oI
a;iEs!a, czd especially for the painting Of Baaa
.oee. His erthustaAm in his psofeseiou. and the
purpose to uakc thoFoush study from nature,
nave led him to 60 long journeys into the fsr
West tand into the regions OF the upper Missouri,
where buahlocs abonud, and the best opportualty
is given for the observation Of their habits and |
lNks In their widest et.te. TO. 1S6, "a
Stampede Ct Buftlocs," ia fhir specimen Of this
artttt's work. though the view given Is on 80
lrotd scale that The huGaloea seem more sub |
o1dinuie thsn leading object of tho painttng. |
Tie few animals In the foregraund are peat
enough 10 give US Eoue Idea Of the a.ttsta sktll
in n presenting their charactertstc pecu!iatitits
Of form and build, Int most OK the immense herd
ia spread over the ps 3lrlc broad dark mass or
strethtrg In along linc ac1oss ths river and be-
hird the hills, which al! distinction Of Inaisid.
ua!s Il 1ost We do not know why this painting |
is called stampede Of batr4loe., as We Can ece /
no etanpede in it. a. representation OF the |
scenery Of the upper Missouri, 1t seems to |
ug great success. aud might more properly be |
thus called There II pa!ating by Mr. Hays Of !
stampede Of hufalocs and there can be 20 dou,t |
ia 10 what the artist intended to represent BY any
one who has seen 1T. We think .his painting !
must have eonc way become conEounded With ,he !
other, ard 60 wrongly named.
No. 81. Sheep and Fowl" by vacsevesdook. !
This Ia in the utus1 sxce.lt1t manner Of this veil
known artist, and Of ccurse wosthy the attention |
Of everybody.
No. 81, ~Rufed Grouse, "by TAFT. This piece is
also In shc beat style Of the artist vito Is supposed
TO hare no superior In his linz.