The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-15
ART NOTES..

At the Academy of Design three pictures by tho late
MI. Cole conspicuous among the works recently
added the exhibition These form the series entitled
"The Pilgrim Of tho Cross. and the last produc
tons OF the amentcd artist They marked by tho
same characteristics which rendered his "voyago Of
| Life" SO widely popular.
| The eighth annual sale of the works Of art
hib,ted BY Artists Fund society will take place
tho 2fst inst Nearly all resident New York artists
have contributed pictures TO the collection.
private collection Of exquisite ltls oil paintings
Of American and European scenery universally popu
lar under the Of Ruggles' CONS" free
exhibition Leeds art galleries, Broadway. These
pictures by the late Dr. Edward RuGgles, display tho
fertility Of invention, the facility Of execution and the
nns effects OF color which made them admired
gems" They will be offered for sale the Goth inst
The inclement weather yesterday lsssened tho usual
number Of visitors the Saturday reception In the
studio building in Tenth street. But 1t would have
been well worth the while TO face the cold II only TO
see how much colder looks up among the glaciers OF
Mont Blanc which Mr.. Gignoux has admirably repro
duced on canvass. Mr.. s. X Clifford has completed such
picture Of Shrewsbury river 1t Its mouth IS all would
recognize to be the work OF his pencil alone Few
artists their sea OF individuality distinctly
their productions Launt Thompson, the sculptor,
is life size portrait figure Of child.
Rogers, the sculptor, has finished another Of his
Frank nanley, whose Gnc medallion portrait Of Mr.
James Hawks much admired at The Exhibition
Of tho Brooklyn Academy, is busly at work in pro-
pairing number Of busts and statistics for exhibition
and sale at Writings, on Broadway. "A Cottage
Window with group Of children looking eagerly
Quit. :. Laughing thiid'' and "A crying Baby" 10
fairly squas three portrait figures Of ladies'
"Endymion" and can Arab slave'' medallion, copies
from veddsr with portrait busts OF vedder and Of Rev.
Dr. Bellows, among these works Of one OF most
promising sculptors.
Leutze has just finished capital little oil and water
colorn-it may perhaps be caiIedan experiment and
successful the Messenger stork." subject sug
gested by Of Hans Christian Andersssn's stories.
Hicks 10 busiIy painting portraits.
Ordway has nearly completed 8 charming landscape
in which several stately slms rise from wheat sld and
thsr shadows pond almost covered with IiIics
Hicks. Lcutzc, ordway and Bellows who will return 70
New York few days. have quite studio buiiuingn
to themselves At No. o Aston place
Buckshsr, Swiss artist several OF whose paintings
lately gave extended notice, looking for studio
with a view TO prolonged sojourn In New York Tho
versatility OF this painter Is less remarkable than his
Inventive power, his vigorous drawing and bold, free
color whether be depicts camels the desert Of sa.
hara or mile stones" he calls the doad oxen tina,
strew the emigranrs track our own FAR Western
plains whatever he pants--nsures or land
sapes-hs seems equally ~ home We learn
that he IL making studies for pictures in which
he will introduces of the fine blood horses which
most celebrated the American turf We are glad
10 welcome IN artist who ambitious OF making that
noble animal. the horse, speciality.
Mr.. Knoedier has never exhibited moro choice col.
lection OF European paintings than those which nov
adorn his gallery Broadway. An idea may 10 given
Of the collection BY merely repeating tbs names u sw
Of the artists whose works are on exhibition :Mspo-
nisr, 1.-THE card Players" Cerome, Louis XVI and
holiers,' Cabanei, "Agiae," Humon, "The Muses.
Mourning ovcr the RUNE OF Pompst;, Toulmogchc,
"The Marriage Of Reason" "Ths Iiscs" aud "wait.
ins;" Desgons, Flowers Williams, "a Lady with
Flowers Perrault 'The Spelling Lesson Bougereau,
"fa from Home" and Plassau, Ths Breakfast Hour.