New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-03

being surrendered and Mr. vedder II he be the person
we take him for must admit that these absolutely
essential. No good work was ever done unless they
were at the bottom, much less sIy great work The
great men have perhaps always disdarod detail, but
they have been ustGe in doing SO. because with them
1t is swallowed up 10 the expression 81 character ana
Of the mightest elcmeDts Of character.
MIR. vedder's work has commanded great deal oil
attention; learn. by the way that in Boston I" is
vastly and extensively admired and sought after IL Is
accepted great imaginative and as Whatever eise
il eminent Great it is not Imaginative IL never was
striking it has beep ana perhaps Isl and hes showed
heretofore qsainness Of fancy and love sf the gro
tesqne. Bu the artist is IN danger OF being mired IL
his manner and his work in the preeent exhibition Is
neither great nor good neither imaginative, nor ira
iful nor grotesquc. it is simply queer.
Mr. Hunt, who in fo1 mer years showed ability that
we Watched with interest. as hoping that 1t would
ripen into noble frat, has reappeared after loF ab
sencr in most Disappointing way. We look upon
there three pictures Of his smuacra the dead
prt sentiment Of dead things. They have no meaning
NO intention; thty the idle vagaries Ut person
" no has nothing whatever to say and so sayeN 1t Is
recorded Of somebody. He knew not what u say and
so he swore." We might parody the statement: Mr.
Hunt knew net what to paint and so he darted." But
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there il evident the power 10 paint and hold there
fore that y that very confession, his Pclres are de
cared hundred times more reprehensibe than Ross.
ters or Bangs who have not midges pewer to paint
and who honorably refuse TO hide their talent in -
napkin but daub away with an ineustry and success
that we must applaud. Might We bog'sf Mr.. Hunt to
do hims slf justcei
Mr. Iambdin has three pictures ir The Exhibition
out of which We extract ono reasonably good be,d-
that Of the young man whose sword - getting Used
BY Young lady not at oil worthy Of him. IL srs she,
Mr. Iambdn, who ougbt to say wba. she is doing Ha
ought TO say-"You oonsecrate Vt with your Kisses
'Tislbold in her. As for the other picture-"sender
but Timid" the young woman 40 not exactly person
to be tender toward she is too hard and
and certainly, the young man will find his aimidisy
quite superluous She will make wry facct nj his
bluntest Offer The trouble with Mr. Lambdn Is that
heis too ambitious. His range rs very limited. his
power Of study slight and YET no attempts Yer! difficult
studies he cannot sucseed In them, and the
sooner be convinces himself of the fact the better for
his success in some hnmbler field.
We must not forget Mr.. George Woods" Clearing
of Cold" VIII ich has given pleasure every time We
have looked at it. IT Is bright. invigorsting little
window. opening strsigb out Of doors. ..
MI winslow Homers Light and Shade" Is right
etering piece Of work; most satisfactory ard en-.
cournging. 1t is altogether tho best thing be has
painted and that is saying much in many qualities
he is not excelled by any man among US. hhe shall
paint every picture with the loyalty TO nature and the
faithful study that marks this little square of canvas
he viii become one Of the we must have crowned
when the Academy gets officers that have right TO
besiew crowns. Meanwhile. the pablo crowns the best
chronioler of the far with smiling eye and silent
| applasse .a o..
And with the knob Of the door in our hand, good
word far Mr.. Lay whose picture, this year. is far
stronger in drawing, and truer in ooer than last years
1t promises well; but, wish him better Subjects
Can't yoa light real fire, somewhere, young student
Get afame and agow with real heat. that shall
warm w. we and burn up. utterly and without hope
of restoring all conventionality, and make believe
You paint anything that the world will stop
its weghty business to look at until you taken pos
session of By idea All less than this is, to the
worlds eye. mere smearing and daubng.
And 80. we say Alden TO the Fortieth Exhibition
May the Forts. first be worthy of tho beautiful
building that is,to hold 1t