The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-16

rbe FaII mud Winter ExhTbltron.

The Fall aud Winter Exhibition
ON Thursday evening brilliant assembly representa-
tyes OF the beauty fashion, wealth and culture OF our
metropolis aitssted like costly and elegant ldipg
OF the Academy Of Design ths generous interest OF tho
citizens Of Now York In art. But unfortunately, the
academcans themselves and their brother artists failed,
for some reason 10 respond by offering
exhibition worthy Of the occasion There were moro
people than pictures. The walls OF the Academy have
never presented 80 msaQre collection OF the pictures
m altogether dsproporonale number besides the old
but valuable works for which the Academy Is indebted
The libarsity or tho late Mr. Suydam-hsve already
become familiar TO the public at previous exhibitions or
IN the wndows Of the Broadway picture dealers or the
few pictures scarcely any evnced tho progress in
American art which me educated pubic taste has learned
10 demand.
The serious OF the new works or art, the one
which displays the highest aspirations and the most
CONSCIENTIOUS and prolonged study IS anqnestlonaoy
No 10, Tine bridegroom Comeih." BY + D. r Greene.
But even this appeared 10 disadvantage under the gas
light, which could not bring out such awarmth OF color
ing distinguishes each OF Two earlier pictures by tho
226, which also exhbn on. In No. IS, moreover,
a. in almost all representations OF the wise and the
foolish virgins the typo offered of the latter 10 tho more
attractive. At least TO the carnai eye.
The best landscape In the Exhibition is, perhaps,
"summer In the sewmil vaiiey." by Samuel
n nssn ~ NeE Sas % aus ssss9s' b. '
D. Shattuck; "snmmsr Morning the Esopus
Creek" and "In the shawngcnk Mouniains." BY
A. Hows: "The PASTURE and "A Farmers Home. by
j. X Brevocrt; "wnverlsy Oaks" and "Auumn," by
Alfred 0rdway; " Echo Lake." by David johnson;
"The Passing Storm by J. Farman. Morning on Lake
Lucerne,n BY Christian OgiIvie; Sunset the Salt
Marshes by H. j. Hrade; New Jersey Marsh Scene
by A. II wysnt: Black Mounta NJ 10y J. Barrow;
.Catskl Mountansn BY g. II. smile; Afternoon In
October" by G. p Cranch; sunset the Susquehan-
ma /" by W. r. De Haas; "narism River, from Kings
BRIDGE Valley Of tue Connecticut By A. @. How
land; IA North River Visw,n by J. Brown this first
appearance, We believe, new line Of art. and "A
study from Nature" by Mrs Pope
'.Admral Far.1guts Fleet, p .srhe South shore Of
Nashua" and New Jersey Coat Scene,n by J. r
GiGord fully sustain tho reputation these excellent
marine painters. "a Church INTERIOR" by w. d. WASH
irgoo. by ITS skilful distribution OF light shade
promises his success in larger picture Of tho same
kind which this artist Is row at work Gan Iroquos
Woman by Constant Mayer; ia Petite kornande"
and ..Admirals in Ernbryo,p BY W. y. w. Dana, and
especially Wandering Thoughts" by @. H.
B6uchton attracted great attention Among the
portraits the most noticeable were "Ieutzen BY him.
sslf sJohn Jay, - by Huntington, and EDWIN Booth,
by Pope. The drawings. Nos 36 TO %, illustrating sTnc
Legend OF ST. Gwendona, by J. W. EhniDger, are adj
mrabe. Several clever pen and ink sketches by Mrs
Greatorex, and exquisite s.Studes of Flowers snd
Mo- by Miss :. Victoria Ely, mnch remark I'D
upon. IN the sculpture gallery "Eve and .'Asllarbs
Brst.n by Powers, sta nc Of ssCoiumbus" BY Miss
Emma St-bb,ns and statuees or sWasb ington 1rvng
and Of "Aired iennyson,r by Knntze. were specially
admired But n this gallery the picture galleries.
the pancity OF works exhibited he principal
of obsorvaou among the spectators let hope that
the promise OF the Coanc improve the exhibition,
both IN quality and quantity, VIII soon be fulfilled 4