, 1870-03-18
kRTrMk9ERs,-
Private VieT st the Opera Nouss
Art Gallery.

The receapt OF seFczI hcw pictures nj the AT
Galley WAS made the occasion Of "Prtvuta
View = Inst evening, which wa4 very numeronAly
attended, and Ea1 very pleasant, - all Of these
"fHsate EieHa" arc. The pressure upon our COL
unns will net allow Us to enter Into any detailed
fuhkc,s and natnca Of artists, which may serye ~
catalogue preliminary to extended notice here
no rna!n work On exhibition Is 1.-THE White
is much tic largest painting We have ever
% aa s ts5 asas i s saanot fe.s aAs
much as re do lis smaller woIkA TIE banding
u he middle dissnee especially IN gehnine n, t 40,
the tree+ope Is admirable, auh thtsr s good color
and frctdom In the waller; but both ne nEht aad
az sr1as ana spot1 a9a aye ist a.. n
hnIts i the BE- picture. The paln1ne docs not do Nj
s Is s axs s r. f.
WORKS which he has had ou exhibition hesa before
A ye,y Interesting picture, 10th foE its correct
Boriansrr, ~ ui,dcr glass, Which We beneVe j. ths
cny work Of this artist at present N ne counsr3,
Gollman u New York sont@rnatcsa @ ;, n na1Gngh
teTtst1c, and the colortng yc5y faiihlq1 Le9poM
| DC AontEgnon Is represented " BeEy b25,"
whsh L. one Of The hTSt a 2s 1nn AZ u the e
BY Hintlclhu1g, Of Rome, Is faulty in MANY r
spectA, but has luminous quality abous i Whlch
very pleasing Agap,t ns 1l1,st WIFI? ~ sSI sS
IYnc Young Artist" the details OF which are yeE5
| close, although the subjccta are commonplace:
mia IN ~ 3 marble slab, which is one Of the best
and softest pieces Of fruralnt1ng ever IN the gal
Role sepsesiSd y n1a %Sn m1in,a afo mol
nshy enough ana az yei noux a1s osla!u' tR41s1a ~
e)ur home artists ate well represented Ar. Yer.
has four ne.uEss IN oan evening sIoae ,0 0a
| q coming storm. One cannot look at them, how.
ever, without feeling Of dlkappolntment after b.
sel{ 10 the latter, in which he has 10 equal here
MT echlncrit, the rortrnit painter, contributes
very creditable portrait of nr HOFFMAN, which L
] u,cs ~ iarce lsn,lsiarc, which i evidently com
psa1n Hitherto ,n1r nS mas sc o1y y o ns.sn
] thDn In the present instance The picture, how
ever, showa care and thought, ard is not without
| merit.
Lauritx Holstz, tho young Danlsh artist, contrib
u1ls two marines that Etc deserving OF g1eat cred
it lic Ing made great imrsoysment In wate
study from nature, we predict for this young Al
tiAt . widespread reputation as marine patntel
Bcechcr Ia represented by single ca!,inet-stze
SiJ tainted and iii ot liz.
Gea1d IS At work Just now on forest lns!
e Which y nSi IT fas e1oa nt
annual pictures, ''The 6hcep.shearing" and "Tn
| AEu cat al EAy. III InE CGu1Se VI %NCl{ Alkat vi
pcasantnesa they have upset the trap, and the II
is escaping. 1t promises to be one Of bis be-
- animal pictures
l!jlllATu has been very bnsy OF Late a. bis stud
shuwa, fer II ts literally full Of his cabinet lam
) ecnret, which arc always pleasant bits OF natur
tu1i Of feeling and pleasant color lie has also a
j, | ished up sc1nc very g1nplic forest Interiors,
!. ! which he has handled light and perspective q
l nI,ah1y, Among his large pictures Is marin
: which shows great Improvement There Is
breadth, freedom, and dash nbout It which pron,i
well for him. .....
:. Phillips Is as busy rs bee oil the time, comm
: slons pouring in upon him very raptdly. Ills cla
. Of pictures, however, Is not Of nature 10 fenla
J., | ong On exhibition, "a sittets usually get the
j ] home as soon as finished. lie has ono picture
= exhibition, that Of the two children Of L1us Wal
y | ESQ.,, which will at,rnct ves1 general sttcntio
;. | both as portraits and pure artistic WORK. y
l. faces which In life are vcr{ Rron9iy cont1astc
q | are fuu Of character md individuality.
!, Otto Sommefs has finished up an incidental VIZ
r. Of the Battle OF Pes Ridge, which Is full Of acl
~ and good fgnTr-palntng. and is DOW at work on
u Z small group OF Rocky Mountain antelopes, with
accessories OF cllu, waterfall, and very effective
d | painted sky. ... ....- ...
/. Heed, ST., has finished up two Or three Of
T. poetical compositions, which arc always beauu
!. in conception and pleasing IN execution. He see
10 hare q faculty OF always finding out the Char
y irE places In natuEe- Reed, Jt, Is tust putting
u finishing touches upon the largest GoTe.-plece
e has eyer painted, and the best one also. 1t
g. purely study Of e1oticb-every one u them p1i
j. 4 Cd from natnEc-and embraces such noTes8 ns
n | gadiolus, Anazou LILY, begonias, orchh, ca
~ nularJlus, ferns, and water plants, which ar:
u tersEersed With hummlng-blrts and butterd
| The picture shows very hard and very pat!
ei study, and is credit To Chicago art