New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-19
9rening Of the Exhibition Of the Pbiiadei-
min sketch Club.

The pleasant Derby Gallery was filed, last
evening. Iy crowd of ladies and gentlemen, who
assembled at tie invitation Of the managers to enjoy
private view $50 called because there is neither pri-
vacy nor view of tie First Prize Exhibition Of the
PHILADELPHIA Sketch Club. Just what Prize EAhibi'
ton mey be- We cannot with certainty say; and the
elerantIy.printed catalogue contains nothing TO en-
tighten MS But card attached here and there 10 the
wall Of tbe Gallery informs us that the collection is to
be permanent. new pictures being added from time TO
time 10 supply the places Of those sod and no one can
have been in tho habit Of visiting collections Of pic
lures in New-York and not recognize on these walls
many that he has seen elsewhere THIS appears. then
TO be new speculation in pictureseing and it seems
10 he in the hands of practical men, who will prosper in
the undertaking II any one can
The collection is not frstrate, as may be known
when we write that there are 262 pictures in II.
The mere number makes it impossible that they Should
all be good or even moderately clever. We have mol
artists enough TO paint many good pictures ana
therefore shall not surprise the reader by saying
that We found barely dozen Of merit enough to de-
serve mention. Few Of them are insuneraoiy oadi 'ne
greater number hover in limbo Of the incapables aho
we shall not disturb them there. Perhaps the mos'
striking picture OF all is air. C. G.. Rosenbergs New
York Bay from Sonth Brooklyn, near Hamilton ferry
There is much TO commend in the foreground water and
in the sky and there is good deal OF the freshness
and freedom of the open air in IT. the color Is not mar
monious and the painting is crude yet the picture u
valuable as transcript Of the scene, and we should
think would become popular if il could be engraved oil
chromo-ithographed.
A picture by Edwin Forbes" Sounds from Home
Study from Camp Life'-is q really precious bit 0
painting in spite Of drawbacks of spottncss and wan
of light and shade 1t tells its story with simple direct
ness, and gives us a more detailed notion Of the shit
and eontrivances of campfe than We have ever seeI
before. The painter of it is careful, honest workman
and we hope his pictures viii find buyers
WE. c. sends little sketch. ION Guard, which !
VERY roughly pained-amost like the work OF child
and yet there enough truth in it, and desire 10 repre-
cent the real Roman sOldier-nOt playing sentinel Du
truly keeping guard-to give rs hope Of much bette
work In the future when the artist shall have game
experience and skill
Wereoice 70 see Mr.. Halls Fair Saint" IL atone
by It's beauty and earnestncss for much falling wor
that be Las done lately. The picture is not only wei
painted but II is full Of feeling and expression MI
Hall is 80 far as execution goes,one Of our most skil
men, BIT we Ind never looked TO see so good wor
as this from his hands in these days. Not always how
ever do love and memory guide his penel as they NAV
done here We wish that be would ofiener throw him
self upon bis native powers in their simplicity ior.
arc sure, he rarely does himself justice.
There's painter named viami WHO sends man
large csnvases OF Spanish and Italian subjects. The
are rot unlnteresiing bat the artist seems TO thin
fhat the science Of perspective is not one TO be meddle
with. and that light and . ade may do for those VIII
understand it, Il is, peIbaps AypcTcrticism IN us
demand them, bat We can't help thinking his piciur
would beaetter for their presence.
We shall make another visit 10 the Galleryand may
perhaps, find something more worth speaking Oh