, 1865-11-25
ART NOTES,
Hter>tadca stmeunt Hoods mayer.s
"Consolat1on,'' and other
Works of Ar.

All LIE AT eales1ea Of ehl3 city Art now receiving
hpe pictures from the East, In abundance. Chicago
Is IN The ffst hush Of artistic entausiasu, and Gu
eouraged IN The elevation OF her tase BY the wuoe
artist word, who send here rome OF their finest
gems, our citizens now haye an Opportunity Of
viewing collection Of triumphs OF e,cs,iyc hncy
1nd cxecuitye sEin in the province OF nj, such at
few cities, IN this Iand ut least can beast Almost
each day new paintings arc received At the several
galleries. md among them the artists too judlc-
ious 10 include any poor ones.
Among the most noteworthy OF those recently
received, Is Berstadt's celebrated picture Of
Mount Hood ono Of the moet gigantic end spb-
lime Of the great mountain poakz In Oregon, now
On exhibition at crosby's art gallery. A picture OF
60 grand and impressive portion OF the face Of
Nature. painted BY great artist as Bierstadt,
least Of the majesty OF the scene; but, notwith-
stumbling all the cncontums and enthusiastic lsuda.
tious heaped upon II, there are eereral points tn
Hight foreground stands tho edge Of vast iosast,
ard clumps Of the giant pines and other trees,
which grow 70 be 50 great tn those deep soltudcs.
and 10 The edge Of the dark eu1iace Of water which
lies beyond them, between tho beholder and the
mountain. These trees are instinct With vigot and
greatest tutor. nature; they feen to stand out ce
and clear. brnsng the fierce mountain blasts which
have already stripped their topmost .boaEhs, and
En,sd tts1 ,s, negsd am6s b speeens Of Tee
side Junes oaSs ana hlsher pfaise than this conld
hsndAns & he sssssy cah On I'll stde sppesr M 10
are !, least good II not remarkably nne. But t ths
LEFT foreground Is IN palninl contrast With the ex-
ccl]enee Of the right. II IL jumbled obscure, and
io1 effect than attempt at representing sny pas.
uculsr form In either nature or All. Tufpcss NC
turcs notor3ously obseurG as they are, wontd seem
10 somc disconnected patches OF color near the ~.
te,'s edge, which only BY N effort OF The most riy4d
d:arfed tres. and can scarcely be anything else.
Beyond th,s belt Of foreground hes m lnky Lake.
Water msy: in deep shadow, and when In still,
ssssR sslnspss ps0 Of be . sss a fit se T. L sx e
unlike anything ever seen on Garth, In daytime. It
is evidently meant for water but certainly does not
1oWerns S1 high rred on1'ain
aloft de majestic bead Of Mount Hood. capped
H1h etes fnqws de Of lover monn
great peak itself Is absolutely too magnificent fos
praise; but the eye ca1not rest upon It a moment
without recognizing painful defect tn The absence
Of distance between The INT range md the peak.
BE- as it really IL separated fsom it aone aud 1t
distance proportoaate to it, hnge form. The aedaI
effect In the extreme distance on the Eeht, where
three othe7 gigantic peaks at immense distances
! rauee. The colo1n: Of Mount Hood 4 broad aud
brilliant. II Is lighted mp by the aun, which casts
dark blue shadows here and there II the deep
the broad expansc. Of Snow on which it rests there
f. a dazzling bElIsncy Of white and d
faint rosate t1nse as II some cloud, b}ushias With
lie SNOW. Il i had 70 understand at frst .ishi,
whence comes the strong sun hight which bathea
the mountain peak lp glory while all on the inter
verlEe r1nge and In the foreground |. euuk in shai.
eW; bnt II appears, etu1y of It's Effects, th8t the
enn Is supposed TO be resting behind another noun.
lain at The back Of The behoder and the shadow Is
that Of this mountain, the FUN not having ~ vet
lower rance. Few landscapes arc so suggestive Of
thoncht a. this With all the fanlts to which we have
alluded: few ase instinct nth 70 grand aa epic.
solitude Il the eccnc, to realize that he.s n IN,
may tread except In reyernt 4ne. and the breath K
| hushed lest the lonely echoes may be awskened-
lhose voices Of nature which he,u for sees have only
cd monasrhs Of the fatE, or The step Of The u1or.
ous deer Is 1t st1nnpe that untui1;e9 men shnuid
deliy nch works OF the 0mnfpotcnt as Mounl uooa,
md n It's sneine presence b9g thez heads in rev
Among ether recent works OF AT, in Ar. crosby's
Galle1y We nota the following:
ra.her psinters sud- I'm oaisbsa s'd n,c,ss see.
one Of those convenient storrs from winch the
a5ttsi aIaHe tfee Or nase Of rock. or something
The sn,annal tia,s on lie folase ~ Vesy bssad. %
tante u bsd.
ground good. but the 1ocks On The len verS lat.
Mother and Chtld,'t By Eastman johnson. An
exquisite little gem. The nsteEnal love OF the no.
e eesaluy as WSi1s he saroaaa1s ,ar i ocs
arc executed Nth al the care and del.cacy ot tie
pnich or modern French Eassen:
warn in colof, dawn With cis1rnins s;ace-oae Il
LIS taFiiefi and IN tome .aepecss one Of his best
rstctirgs. II t. -su+ now, however, IN good con.
-, r1odshan has a1ao recerred very lmpo+tan,
Ast';ien TO his Art Gaiiery, ovH AcVieker's
Theatre. IN Constant Mayr7s great picture Of .Con
ssly rE.s to oer psopie sat viii % What IL e1eat eas
scrius the artist has wrought out its tender F&ory
81 suffering md eon.olation In . hotpital tent
soldier. wounded, chastened BY se.Ti5le agony,
looking death now calnly in the lace. By his slde
Glands a Sister e Charity. an speet 9: merry to
broken hog. stands a bottle OF medicine and I'm
cap. We might ~itn j1stiees speak warmly Of
handling OF The drapey aud the powerful effects Of
grouping shading. etc, but ne do not carr to, and
rome win care to look at or think OF them, while
,issiS iaio % the iaee I q hs nun and !Se isos sad
hnnds Of The toldier; The clasped hands Of The
rnan, resting telow HIS pae WEE face, not only
with an infinite derlh Of expression, Of strength
and energy gone and q new heHe IN m etesnal te.
now felt to he near al hand. From The ttaspened
features pain has removed all earthly pasaiou and
endued them with spIrituu beauty, not loug
worn in thie tite Hs eyes hecm YEARLY eaztne upon
racancT. hut their expression il that Of one vino
ready to resign the hopes, affections and ambitions
OF earth, for The crown Of immortality. The face
Of the nun, pale as :he close wh:e COL sn1rounans
mingled With holy calm and resignation Surely.
could one listen 10 TINT voice which ca!res hope
ttose eve* ere they s1ised would &c eeen suI1scd
md dtra With tearr. sad a. is the impression Of
,b,s p,etnre, appeals TO ths tsndesest memories
ne and may BE- said 10 he indeed the NATIONAL pic
tur, the hincet work OF art evolved trora the re-
cent war.