New-York tribune., 1869-05-22

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doos so rdelv shut the door in the face OF the spirit
Mr. May's "Iouis XIV at Marty" No. 272, is better
picture than he has painted within our recohecuon bu
it is disagreeabe IN the coarscness OF its execution
which, moreover s made the excuse Tor some EciS o"o
slips in drawing. The black boy we venture 10 'uFSe.
would have reached the scene OF opeI"'ol' 80
that large basket OF bread IL Nature had prollur'
him with no better legs go he has TO thank M
May for. And there any need Of bringing so mucl
bread The fishes, which, certainly rather large lo
pond-carp, seem by their cOntortiOns to have lndges
tOns already, the result Of feeding But perhaps
Mr. May. thinking of the starving peasautgy Of Louiss
time means mischief The old King is well giyen and
Mantenon, making believe to doat Best Of ALL perhaps
is the poodle who a5o has his thoughts upon the scene
quite sensible, dare say those OF the creatures IN
buckram about him. As for the landskip, II Mr.. May
may be believed, the park at Marty must Lave been
dreadful plaCol
Mr. James Hopes landscape No. 293, has great deal
OF careful painting in it, the fruit Of much conscientious
study. 1t is map Of the place, however rather than
portrait picture Of it, and falls by just that differ
ence to raise our full sympathy. II ia too matterof
fact to be true, for in art only what is poetical, is
counted true. The geologist, the botanst the wood
chopper the surveyor would recognize the truth Of this
picture and rejoice in It, but the poet would feel uncom
Portable and wood nymph would try to drown herself
in this thoroughly well painted pool There is no land
scape in the Exhibition that is really good this so
far study knowledge OF facts, labor and thoroughly
honest purpose concerned but for all that Mr. Hope
cannot be allowed great landscape painter He Is
clever draughsman skillfu painter, good observer
and he puts his pictures the best work he capable
Of But IT is trte to say. that the painter DO all
these yet II he be not poet beside, he cannot rightly be
called an artist.
Mr.. Colman we presume will 90 TO be commonplace
and dull TO the end Of time We may perhaps judge or
the value Of his pictures Of Spain portraits by his
lures Of with which all familiar. IL he
gf Il
probably for representing architecture; dare say
that II he could have been content to do unpretend
ing work. he might have made reasonably good, second
hand Prou and brought back from Europe sketches
and drawings Of buildings there that would have stayed
our appetite until real Prout should along But,
OF making pictures, in any Of that much abused
term that implies the poeca Interpretation Of nature,
Mr. Colman is quite incapable He seems always intent
on what OF the scene and generally
ceeds in getting rid Of everything that might hang
thought upon, that might endangcr the spectators
equpOiso by suggesting new idea We fancy his inter-
nature 10 be such cattle take when chewing the
cud. Probably they SEQ everything monotOnous and
blurred aud Of colors very different those which make
the world glad to human eyes Very like, II they should
offer at painting they would make dun enough pictures,
and though we might recognize the scene, we should
wonder what had como over them, or rs. This " Mar
rows" Of Mr. Conan is proper companion to his
Castle Garden Of last year. 1t Is not so poor as that
because to Comanze It did not require violent strip
ping it Of all circumstances that might add life and AMI
nation TO the scene. In that, everything that makes
Castle Garden a place worth panting-and there is
much-was tamely surrendered In this there was not SO
much to be given up, but the artist has generously
abandoned all there There is the fort and 1t is
drawn correctly enough but 1t is not SO fine thing that
We can afford to let monopolize whole canvas Surely
IL is not worth making picture OF. It would make
good point in q composition Of water and sky, with ship
ping but II is stupid 10 look at all day by Itself
Mr. Huntington turns up again as fresh and young as
ever with his two remarkable pictures, Sowing the
Word" and Science and Art" What they mean, it
would probably be impossible for Mr.. Huntington him
self to tell We dare say he once thought about
his meaning when he was painting He wanted to paint
some female facespretty the faces are In the Fashion
plates Compe Cax makes for the MOdstes, field OF art
VIC would recommend TO the President he had the least
idea Of how woman ought 70 be dressed. Compto
Caxs ladies are vapd enough In their faces, and un-
natural enough in their manner but then they are well
dressed and something. Mr. Huntingtons women
are always dressed like servnntglrls on bender but
thoy are nc vapd and unnatural as the Prenchman's
We Judge the title OF No. 400 should DO "sowing the
Wind;" probably thore is printers bunder-no un.
common thing in an Academy catalogue. And
wo are quito sure that this old gentleman
who has been so vain Of his personal appearance as TO
wrap himself up In his deceased wifes operaeloak Tor
the sake OF showing off his eocutOn to these two girls
on the back piazza will reap tho whrwind, II he reap
anything from such scholar as the lbred oyerdressed
vain thing on the left. As for Science and Art the
gst OF 1t seems to be- II you say my problems stuff
say the same OF your picture" The same old gentle
man who is subiecting himself TO the rdicule OF two
schoolgirls In No 29O has been trying TO impose on an
other In No 277. lie shows her book with some make
believe problems about nothing and asks her what she has
TO answer to that she without either looking at him or
answering him. holds up bad copy OF picture OF the
-. - ha1fa hn ma lrN
thing out OF It, which for part think very likely
We presume that both these pictures aegones, and
that only the initiated are expected to understand them
but II man paints allegorical pictures the spectator
has right 20 ask that there shall be something on the
canvas that enjoy without troubling himself as to
the meaning Of IT, Certainly there s nothing OF the sort
here These pictures are badly composed as they are
silly in their intention andi drawing and color are fully
no TO the low standard which the artist has for so
many long years steadily and conscentiously aimed.
EAST ROOM.
We generally expect to find few good pictures
I'm the East Room and this year. when there are almost
none anywhere else, IL is n comfort TO come upon Mr.
Eastman Johnson's Portrait" No i96, MI Carl L.
Brandts Alpine Strawberries" No. 26 and Mt George
H. Boughton's L" ChristmasEye," No. 2S TheIe Is OF
course not much compliment implied in saying that the
visitor may look at these three pieces without much
caring for anything else the contains but the truth
k there is nothing else here that deserves any consdera
BILE praise although there several other pieces that
ought not passed over without remark Wesuppose
that Miss Fanny Eliot is beginner and that therefore
we ara not TO expect too much from her. but her begin
ing Is very fair one. and gives PROMISE The
PAINTER OF No. 2I9, "Per at Highground Cotult POrt
Cape Cod has an eye capable Of enjoying natural color
and apparently has wish to record It, She has tried to
give the blue Of the water the blue Of the sky ana the
white OF the distant bank and has, we should imagine
escaped thus from the dangers OF teaching that
usually beset young learners But We suppose TINS Is
tho only country in the world all events we hope 1t Is,
where a young student, having learned no more than
Miss Eliot would think her work entitled to share OF
tho public notice. There hundreds land that sspeak