New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-05-21
FINE ARTS.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DEsIGN-FoRIf-
THIRD ANNUAL EXHIBITION
PICTURES IN THE CORRiDOh'

l. of
4, ,,o,t that have either not dignity ehousn vi ho'
merit e,ouch 10 deserve place IN ue Eai''ii''
,,;,,y of tbe Academy naturally OeSlhs Vheio' an
,I ar,, fact that newly Pledged artists are ol'en
oorod mn here as a sort of preparatory sacIlnco "
tina pubIic gives this portion OF tue eNhIol''o" an
;,t.rest that is not always awakened Oy inc
- nretpnding pictures This year, however the |
Corridor is neither a very attractive nor very en-
copr,cioe place As for rising artists, we look |
almost in vain for them. aud the signs Of study or
Are n,iserably few. Still. there is enough In
e. forrdor that is passabe, to make IL worm oul
- 20 walk nj least once round IT. we WIZ '"Ae
bad aud good together ".
No / RUSTIC GALLANTRY j. o. hNon-Hi
ral,, has painted two thrd-rate figures III
Ftb rate landscape the girl is one OF hoSo o'io"''
overdressod American children WIN ai'ii',.,
ncrs of whom we meet too many III ,''i ~ -
>. sho.Id take any pleasure in seeing them paln'0',
tho Inv belongs TO the awkward squat "n" ~
we doubt if the Clumsest country ooy "V"'"
mt himself into such an 'nconVenleht a,'i,
tuda 10 hand another child docK-ieal Hiiou
with water The landscape OF th's p'oVulo
anytiaS fd Without the least a'I ,,, So.,ro TO
paint S+ything delicstcly We should like Mr.. Eaton
10 toll NSwlat tho vine is, with AIRED Hover, running
Oyer the tree trunk at the rghtf There Is no such
flower in any woods that VIC know; hut tnen there
is aetiung else in thus landscape that nature can
match
OF Miss f. A. ROCIwell's FRUIT AND FLOWERS the
less said the better IL is attempt at high art
that does her no credit Mr.. S. G.. Stets0n's FRUIT
AND FLOWERS is better evidently studied from ma
ture and painted with at least intention TO re-
Semble his model. 1t is cOarsGly painted. however,
which flowers, above all things, should never be, ana
the subject is mOnOtOnous; there is too much OF one
thing; all roses perhaps. might tolerate but
surely Que gladiOlusspLe is enough. Why paint
dOleui
We would not say word about Mr.. Louis Langs
TEEnJyj CHICKENS if it were not To point a moral.
II auy Que has five minutes to spare let him look at
this wretchcd production Of an Academican OF 10
wears standing 1t is in theintercsts of art that we
declare. that many q housepaiuter's apprentice,
many A man who can find no better employment
than painting the comic scenes in the car-panels
that - agJeeaby compensate the passenger In
tle TI,ird.avcme cars for standing all the
u,v m Harlem would feel himself dis
cracod il he were charged with painting this contr
button OF Mr. Lang 20 tho present exhibition. IL
would be absurd TO waste time III examining II IN
detail Look at the chicken coming in at the door.
Ist a chicken or a straw-c0lored toad See IN the
iu,er room. the cofeelnill miraculously suspended
in the air. but pretending 70 he fastened to the
window-pane, which it can't possibly be. Look at
the mugs pitcher, candleSticks &c. on the mantel,
and think how beautifully Frere, or our own East
mau Johnson paint such things! Aud this is the
way ia which one Of the oldest members OF
the Academy supports the credit of the institution.
Let him reflect that no disgaces not only himself
but his brother artists by these displays, not mere
~ Of Incompetence. but OF carelessness and gno-
rance.
No G. FoGGY MORNING AUTUMN-VHw PROM
GARGtsoNs LANDNG-is ratheTa view from Mr..
Giaords studio-windOw and through Mr.
Gidords spectacles. BEARS BATH FALL by Thomas
e. Farrer, shows not the slightest sign of growth in
the artist If il is not in any proper picture,
neither is il photograph. There is no composition
in it. grace of line. no dignity of form, nor
beauty Of color The water does not look like
watcs. and docs not move like it: the clouds have
neither the lghtness nor the form. the arrange
mcnt of clouds the trees never grew. All the lines
IN tho picture contradict each other, and the eye
seeks repose in vain Can Mr.. Farrer paint
a picturei Sketches he can paint, small
stables of flowers and fruit, and birds but
eau hc paint pcturof Does he know
what tO paint picture meansf Long ago
we had our doubts upon tins matter and expressed
them And such production as this Bears Bath
Failsr confirms those doubts. Mr. OertePs DIsPEN-
slTlON OF PROMISE AND THE LAW is rather painful
subject of contemplation for il reveals small mind
Iahmiou4y treadng in the track of large one
Kaasl,ach nor can we egree with tho who think
that the exhibition Of his cartoon Of the Reformation
Era will prove fortunate event for American art.
Bat we 10 not wish 10 deny Kaulbacl's talent nor
his academic skill and, compared with his
imitst0rs. he may fairly be allowed great
Me-. Oertel Is not only an migator of Raul
BACH ie is a scTvlle imitatOr. But. what is
original in the master looks like afectaton in the
follower. and it is a ptiful sight Mr. 0ertel
Insk,ae pretending a display Of his bad drawing
weak scutimcntality and confused grouping We
NAV mt care for Kaulbach's thought 1t is indeed,
never ia the least deep bat he always knows just
wtsi he wants to express Nj. Oertel has neither
depth nor clcarness and when DO attempts a subject
sac ~ this ought to BE- he is manifestly out of his
depth
Mia Eliza GreatoTexs PEN SKETCHES would
perhaps not call for any special remark If found
t,ea in an album but they are quite too slight and
insignificant for Tho walls Of tho Academy. She has
AN etching here which is not much better than her
peurswngg but IN every bit as good 10 the etchings
by Nc r. Swan Clifford and Nh G. P. Cranch On
the western side Of tho corridor are hung
number OF engraVDgs and etchings which call for
worry Hide remark Mr. Linton is there, bat with
s,eciB.0n of work far inferior 10 those he showed
last yeu. Mr. SmIlle's enTavings are as neat
and tame ever and while we take
little pleasure IN work that seems so me
ohsrcsi we will not deny that he is a pains
tahae and accurate workman. In the case of his
engraving of Bierstadts Rocky Mountains it is !
Indeed Que mechanic Interpreting another, and we |
thiak the painter owes something to the engrayer
but Nj. Smillic5 talent finds filter field in such |
SRhicols as the CRY OF Hartford, piece |
OF matter-of-fact that ought to suit the |
CO""eciicut mind. It woud be hard indeed |