New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-11
FINE ARTS.
TIE EXHIBITION IN BROOKLYN.


The storm intcrfcred seriously with the sue
cess OF the reception last Monday evening; but the
public the occasion Of visit to the gallery seemed
to be making the OF their time by crOwding In to
see the pictures. The spacious room in the Academy
presented very different appearance from the New
York galleries The walls were covered. In fact, the
number OF pictures received large that all could
not be admitted. The Brooklyn Art Association,
under whose auspices the exhibition opened. has
object the encouragement and promotion of art
not the display OF native pictures for purposes of sale
and in pursuance Of this object collects the best paint
ngs il command, inviting them from dealers and
borrowing them from private owners Mr.. Knoeder
sends from his gallery TissOt5 widow" lannon's
Autumn" and the admirable picture, Waiting for the
Diligence" Here, too for sale, works by Achen-
bach, Wins, Trayer. Diefenbach, salentin, Passau.
Casten Caraud and Others some Of extraordinary
The private galleries OF gentlemen in Brooklyn contain
rare gems OF art, which the owners unwilling TO keep
them for their own exclusive delight lend for the educa
and pleasure of the public To this collection gentle
men OF taste have furnished Melssonier, Gcrome,
Baugnlet COumans, Merle, Jaabert, Boughton.
not to mention other artists OF fret rate merit Mr. J. NJ
Fisk lends r. Gifords remarkable picture OF shrews
bury River OF the best specimens OF his style. Mr.
J. Curtis offers Vcdder's lost Mind" work OF fine
ina giuaton profound and tender IN lis humanity
is strange In its landscape accessories. Pictures Ike
these calculated encourage and promote the taste
class painting by " T. Richards, shoal Water or the
Coast of New-Jersey :" DE naass Sunset Narragan-
sett Bay" and PartOn's Banks Of the HOusatonc.'
The rest are for the part unineresting and ind
ferent. Some unms;akably and irredeemably
bad. few-ws will not point them out-are
hdeousy bad bad in perspective, bad in form
bad in color than anything ia our own Academy.
There wonderful Pieces and landscapes Of amaz
lug character and figures alarming 20 consider; por
traits that make the unneIested bebOldcr hang bis
head and groups that suggest the method Of construct
ing things the depths of ones private consciousness
These and such these, win also aid the encourage
ment and promotion OF art by showing the public what
bad work is. and telling them what they must not bny
The Brooklyn exhibition closes to-day. They that
would exceedingly good and exceedingly bad pictures
working together for tho end the former by atrac
ton toward beauty latter by repulson from ugnoss
must avail themselves OF their brief opportunity.
Messrs G. A. Stevens Co., No ~ East Fourteenth-st,
have on view small picture by jerome Thompson.
which the admirers of that artist will look at with de-
light 1t is called La Petite Expedition" The subject,
as in all Jerome Thompson's pictures, is commonplace.
Cole treated il after fashion the first Of his series
entitled "The Voyage OF Life little relegged boy
is pushing along the surface OF shallow stream
pretty boat which lies hts baby sister II IL morning.
the refugent morning OF the East the verdure tropc
al Of course uxuriant and gorgeous The smooth river
gldes languidly between banks that are masses
Of brilliant ferns. emblematc OF the wild, splendid,
fragrant promise that clusters about the dawn OF exist
ence so thcBy as to make it al region OF flowers The
artist has used his finest pencil TO tint the sky the water
tho brilliant yariecated shore the childish faces and
FORMS and TO throw over the whole the dreamy glowing
haze Of romance There strength In the work. II is
lacking in intellectual and in artistic force but 1t is deli
cate As brGs its subject and tells the delicious old story
OF childhood in "a very delicious way