New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-24
y1TroyAL AcADEMY OF DESIGN
WINTER EXHIBITION.

rbo bondsome rooms Of the Academy Of
ncs,.n were crowded, last night, with dense o.
human beings brought together by iStation to share 10
,gbat IA facetous,y called the private view" OF ths
Exhibition which opens to-day to the general publla
socially tbese private Views pleasant enough, but
far az opportunity the pictures Is concerned they
arc failures Only by going very early or staying TIN
very late can q visitor succeed In seeing comfortably
any picture the line and last nigS gong ea'y We
of no avail No were tie doors opened THAN the
rush began In very few mfnutes IL was Impossible
70 move about freely. We have no reason, however,
10 suppose that the ladies who made slowly
moving wall between and the pistures, hid anything
loyeer than themselves Glimpses eaughs OF the WALL
in the occasional gaps in this barrier a lace ana nowor
and shining heads, were by means comforting 5hlL
dsheartening the general impression rase Oy the
North room, the East room, the West ROOM snd the
Corridor, thus fragmentary by gas Light Che day
light may reveal better things, and We trust 1t wild In
the large South room, things better Here VIII %
found large collection Of the late Mr.. IlhOts oo~
portraits-picures by which we suppose no wouio %
content to be judged 1t good idea TO orins to1
together in this way, and at this time while ne
memory OF the artist is still fresh In the hesss
~ his admirers No doubt some Of these portraits
will Justify TO the public the praise which, READ sues
his death in the presence OF his latest WORKS couo ne
fail 10 appear exaggerated. But even OF these not ~
Inv any means are excellent. Elliotts sye was NOV
ee,ibe one and strongly impressed with MS own ma
iIv a suted only certain sitters. The portrait Ole
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-, a., this collection shows how little fitted he was
aint women and the portrait Of good old Mat'De" We
sar pointIng with vainglorous gesture 70 n DO' 20
seen through an open window Is an ehainIio " 80
IN which Elliott could yulgarize simple ana non"
Lao,or On the other hand, the portrait OF gent
man in a light coat, sitting with foideo h"nuS
locking directly at the spectator, whien 10 us
- ,ha door leading into the East room, IS sp'et
men OF Elliott at his best IL Is wen ui""n .o.
coll paInted. a direct and forcible uanSor I"
A.. unrL. nf
from nature A selection from the "orkS Vi -, !,
co.sed academcian Mr. Leuze fill the western Gnu p.
the south room, but those who respect MS menu 49,
have left them ia the obscuri'y
they had naturally grayitated. Inc Aneiie"" 49,,
Gov outgroUn the Art OF LeutSe, aud nothing Is ganeu
forcing IL upon attention IL was u 'no,ousy ~,
am arr and has done too much real, sensible harn W.
we sboud think Of it with any patience No u",' III
ths ;. the last time it will be thought necessary Tor
Academy TO take upon itself the iesponS'oii''' " 80
,r any OF Leutze's works. 1t simply encourages youi
artists II follow In his fatal footsteps
Mr. Page sends four portraits when WIN h''''1' ' "
tention they so well deserve MI Iltoh mas peo" '
victim OF several poor panters he has now more 'n-h
tho fair reward OF his good nature in conserving 70 :"
ordeal in having been painted by Mr. Page IN MS ne
vein The portrait Of the lady next him on the ho %
no means so satisfactory picture but inc Iaoy a.'
gentleman near the Of the West room arc cot"'
70 Ina congratulated having chosen that Pa'ticuiA
stpdio 10 sit in Those who know them pest anu mO'
oara ,or them will feel most grateful to MI Page
rr Renaon sends or brings Us from Pars Two OF 'ne
os, ldcrous pictures that even he has ever paintea
They not only destroy respect for the artist they a
stroy also our hope for him: