The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-11
FIN E AR S.



Among the multiplied modes Of presenting art 10 our
public IT. Introduction into clubs OF the latest
~ well a. most effective, social and agreeable. For
long time the Century " the only club which ex-
hibted works Of art always had many artist members
and artists (the venerable Durand, for instance)
among It's founders. At . more recent period the
''Athenaumn became lesvened with the art element
The "Union League" has since had view occa-
sionaly portraits Of military and naval hoross and other
pictures suggested by the late war. Tho Century"
has always confined itself 70 exhibiting only tho produc
tions OF its own members Tho sAthenaum " with
more nberalny extends It's welcome to foreign and
American nonresident artists The result 10 greater
number and variety Of works In its collection, and in
creased advantages 70 artist and purposes Of
comparison aud study It's exhibitions given on the
first Wednesday Of each month during the winter, ac-
companisd by amateur and professional music, and
elegant supper, ncdentals Literary, artistic and
other ceiibriss mot members Of the club, but who may
chance 70 be iD town. invited these occasions,
which thus often become "nghts 10 b remembered."
The first Of these festivities for this took place
last Wednesday evening" and duly chronced by the
HERALD We must add to-day brief mention Of some Of
the most noteworthy works exhibited al the Athcn@um.
They collected and arranged by Mr. y P. Avery,
the chairman Of the art committee. Among those by
members Of the club -'Blother ana Child by +.
Johnson 'Mountain Ravi,e," by Kcnsett; ''waverley
Oaks" by Homer; "Road Through Wood" by Giford
"Wayside Devotion and "Welcome, Little stranger"
by Boughton; 'On Guard" by Forbes; "rhe Spinning
Wheel" by Warren; "Autumn Landscape by Pope;
The Night Before tho Battle and Coming Events Cast
Their shadows Before" by Jas Beard; "A Study from
Nature, by Konsett; 'shc shower by Griswod; IAN
Ideal Head by vedder ''rho River sde," by Hem
Messy "a portrait OF the late j. b. Murray by Lazarus,
and portrait bust by Ward with the original sketch Of
n roft I, Cav, hv
resident and foreign artists were:-eDix Peak" in tho
Adirondack mountains, by Richards OF Philadelphia;
abraham Lincoln" by W. +. Marshall, OF Newark, n
j. and several valuable paintings from private galleries
by Daz, Rosseau, Courbet, Carolus Compile Caix, &c
Whereabouts and WhatRboufs Of Artists.
or at the meeting OF the artists and their
friends Wednesday evening there much chat
about qhe whereabouts and whatabouts Of each other
and the absont.
Bellows has not yet returned to Aston place. but Is on
a visit to Boston, where he has temporarily taken a
studio Ticknor 4 Fields, fremont street He
has just completed series Of American scenes repre-
senting 'sThe Months. ~
Bierstadt Is at his country studio at Yonkers engaged
a large work. He will remain there nearly all winter.
Blauvct has loft Philadelphia and is also at Yonkers
Bradford has returned, with sketches, taken
the coast or Labrador.
CASTELAR, has gone 70 Long Island.
Church stll remains on his farm Hudson. We hear
that he is TO paint this winter view OF Niagara
Cropsey has returned to his studio. e25 Broadway.
Dana ., Newport. where he recently gave rccop-
lion. Win III exhibition 2, hi, late works @as.Y POI,
traits of animals ~.
Elliott ID a, Albany. where no has nearly completed
portrait OF Governor Fenton After finishing this he Is
paint at Washington full length portraits Of Presi
dent Johnson FOR the Manhattan Club and another
for the art gallery OF Mr. Corcorsn, the banker
Furness remains in Boston.
Greene earnestly work on an important picture at
his studio In Dodworths Hall.
Hicks has returned from Trenton Falls with many
studss.
Homer is at bis studio In the University. He Ia pre-
pairing his pictures for auction se prior going 70
Europe. Benson joins him in the enterprise.
Irving Is occupying Haseltines studio In Tenth street
Lafarge will paint In this cay during the winter and
70 to Europe In the spring.
Laurie has returned from tho Adirondack region.
Leutze IL ct his studio In Aston place.
McEntse u lingering with the Indian summer AZ Ron.
doui
Mount remains a. usual, At Stony Brook, l. I.
Martin Is still In Essex county, NJ Y. He has contrib
uted pictures 70 the Artist Fund socesy's Exhibition
kcKewsn Is at Eaglcswood, N. j.
Eehlg has an admirable picture finished at his studio,
ssrhe SerenAde.v
oerte IL said has laid aside tho brwh and has taken
holy ordersl
Page has removed from Eagleswood to Staten Island.
Pickett has just modelled an ideal bust 'Ocnone,"
and small study for . stAtue OF Cinderella
Perry has returned from his wandsrings In the South.
in Salt Lake City and In California and Is temporarily
painting in Biersiadts town studio In Tenth street
Roster remains al Cold Spring. on the Hudson river
n snd havo rail- In
their studios at Dodworh's
TAFT Is raising and painting chickens at Morrisanis.
Thorndke TO paint at his residence Newport this
winter
wua has returned from Europe aud taken studio at
tho corner OF Thirtieth street and Broadway.
Cropscy's New Pictures.