The New York herald., 1868-05-17
NOTES ON ART.


Sculpture NJ the Academy.
II does not seem as II the scuptors had been very
busily occupied during the last years or they have
accomplished much, they have not deemed 1t worth
while to send to the Academy many specimens OF
their work. In the small room devoted to sculpture
there are but twenty-five pieces and these are con-
trbuted by thirteen artists. Many of the more promi
nent among the sculptors are conspicuous by their
absence; but some Of these twenty-five works, though
intrnsicaly bad and false yet give promise OF future
excellence. The two first the list are medallion
portraits by Mr. Kuntze both fair likenesses, though
unmarked by any peculiar sense OF individuality.
Following these is q small statue in plaster
by Mary Bradshaw, entitled "Psyche." The figure Is
represented as kneeng and holding out q lamp as II
looking for Cupid. Apuieius however, In his nara
ton OF the charming allegory, tells US that Psyche
sought to crafty her curiosity in regard to the form
of her Godike lover by inspecting him he lay In
bed, and that he was awakened by drop Of grease
falling from the lamp upon him. The lamp as held
by this figure, would certainly lead US to suppose
that she is looking at Cupid but, SO, why is she
kneeling? II may be more beautiful a tltude to
Miss ~ Bradshaw's mind, but it has no rdison Getre
II may be that this position as being less
difficult and less eXactng with regard the correct
ness Of the anatomy, as AL unusual protuberances
could be accounted for by the rising or swelling
OF the flesh brought about by forced pose. The
muscles are untrue, the flesh s badly disposed and
the artist should remember in her next work that
thorough knowledge OF anatomy Is as essential to
the sculptor to the surgeon. The following two
pieces are again medallion portraits, conventional
and uninteresting:-Nos. 544 and 547 representing
the 'Battern and .'Pitcher," is what is SO absurdy
called the "Great North American National Game OF
Base Ball." These two little bronze statuettes
spirited and natural EdmOna Lewis sends four
Indian pieces:-" Mnnehaha," The Marriage OF
Hiawatha," "Minnehaha's Father" and "The
| Wooing Of HIawatha.n The FIST of these, s'Mn
% Ing Altogether more i Ike ,'- "Beua 1,aseuerfmao
than an Inu,an ma den. AS an ideal 1t Is good, but
as representation OF Longellow's heroine, ialse In
! the other atuettes, Hiawatha and the Father OF
his Bride are true and good, possessing ali the In
dian characteristics Of feature and form, while In
Mnneana the same lack OF distinctiveness Ii notice
A small figure of Falstaf. by Mr.. Harnsh, is q fair
representation OF the Gadshill hero. Tie express
son OF sensuality with unctuOus and rogui cum
nng, VIII cn form d the ,Om nent eemen o tlat
eSIneI. ras.nS by several medalIion portras aii,
nj portrait bus we come to fine bust OF her
waoIn TenLyson cal ''tle beautiful brON'd Enone,"
by MIR. Byron M Pickett. Ii depicts tdt unfortunate
ddmsel at the moment when we can imagine her
saying-
Pass BY the happy sous, that love to i've;
Ipray thee, pass before my light of ne,
And shadow AL my SOUL that NAV die.
Weigh heavy on my eyeiius nsA let me Giea"' die
IT ia a tender and sweet idealizaton OF her end
and tie saddenng, pathetic appeal to death per-
vades her features marble though they are. The
burst is repe.e with sentiment and poetry Of high
order, and we can only regret that Mr.. Pickett has
not exh bited more Of such pieces. No. 557, 'Davd
as shepherd" by Mr.. Henry Baerer, Is lacka-
dasical figure OF the gentle youth who though tenn
perate, was yet 80 fond OF his sling. His legs and
'sBud OF FreedOm,n by Mr. Brown we have "Puck
on tine War Path - by Mr.. KuntZe in which that long
suffering and much enduring in ant is engaged in
deadly combat with caterpillar. This, like Mr..
kuntzes other Pucks, Is good, but we commend to
his attention the Spanish proverb which says that
This has been turned into English by the
phrase ''damnabe iteration" and three or
four variation. one subject surrey enough SO,
Mr.. Kuntze p ease do not give US any more Pucks.
1t is only Sanni who can play fantasia on one
string without boring his audience. Mr.. Launt
Thompson exh,b bits line marble bust, representing
superior tyle Of American young wOmanly beauty.
Ihe list is closed by bust OF negro, called 1.-THE
selected an extraordinary stupid looking model.
One Of the pleasantest receptions Of the
the regular monthly meeting Of the Brooklyn Club.
The rooms were well nlled with an agreeable assem-
biage Uf gentlemen and not Of the least attract
i've OF the evening the exhibition OF pic
Quite number OF the New York artists were repre-
sented both bodily and In their pictures; and the
list still further increased by the artists residing
ia Brooklyn. The exhibition was interesting not so
account OF their quality. Tie artiss who
tribufed to the display were Messrs Gignoux, Brad
Brown, % l IamSdln, Wood, whitiredse and LoDar All
Of these gentlemen contributed characteristic
pictures.
The "Old Oaken Bucket' still remains on exh
bihon at the Fifth Avenue Arc Gallery, and will
obably remain there during the rest OF this rigorous
The beautiful charms Of this picture printed
BY Mr. Bencke, deservedy attract much attention.
The progress which the at OF chromO-thography
has made the United States cons derng how short
Il the time since 1t introduced Is astonsh ing,
ana this one will We'll bear comparison with any for
gn production Mr.. BencSe has contrfved to unite
the distinctive quail ties Oh tie English German aud
Italian chrom0s-stGength, elaboration and fin sh--
and the result does credit TO American workmanship
one OF the most interesting collections recently
exhibited In New York is that Of the Mr.. A. NJ.
Cozzens, liberal and intelligent patron Of American
art IL comprises some OF the best well early
productions OF Leslie, Durand, Huntington, Gray,
Leutze, kensett, Mount Eastman, Johnson, +. ID. L.
Greene Cropsey Hicks, Dou. hty, lnman, Cole, Lang,
Whttredge, J. q. Brown and other favorite artists.
superb coat OF mail MILAN, l5oO) and several fine
bronzes are included In this collection, which will
remain on exhibition at the galleries Of Messrs.
Leavitt, Strebegn Co. until Friday evening, Aay
| -, when the sale Will take place.
The masterpiece OF the late John Carter, "a Rat
catcher with his DJgs" executed by means Of the
m nth one, Is something hner than curiosity
Of art. The original together with admirable photo
| graphs OF It, IL ON exhibition at Schaus.