New-York tribune., 1870-11-29
TIE BROOKLYN Art OPENING.

TIE BROOhLYN ART OPENING.
The opening Of the Exhibition of tho
Brooklyn AIT Association, last night, was successful
rather in a social than In artistic sonse. Not that the
show the walls worse than usual. We are In
cned place II above the average OF former years
Considering the difference of at the command
OF Academy. and Of the Brooklyn Association.
we must say that tho Exhibition at the Academy Of
Music Of the sister city Is credable than that
open in Twentyhirdst But 1t falls short, nevertheless
Of positive excellence. There are enough pictures in
Brooklyn OF genuine merit to make Exhibition which
would DC Of lasting benefit and instruction TO all who
brought with them eyes for seeing. The tring effort
necessary call these hidden the public
good should not be spared.
But 1t socially that the reunion last night
especially enjoyable. The City OF Churches poured into
the elegant corridors and halls Of the Academy goody
army of churclgoer There plenty Of clergymeD.
who liberal enough to find themselves in heaer
without shudder Of protest The solid and sterling
spectabllity OF Brooklyn, its men and matrons,
thore, and OF those pretty girls that make VISIT
the water dangerous undertaking and so
pleasant memory to the youth Of Manhattan Island.
There is wonderful charm about that combination Of
city grace with suburban freshness. Their air Of
intelligent appreciation Of udcious discussion. peryad
ing the audience which indicates most favorable
dunn for artistic labor.
There few really fine landscapes In the Exhibition
Blcrslaut mas picture OF MllIOf LAKE IN
the 70 Semitic Valley, in which the sleeping and
the rough rocks on the right given with conscen
tious elaboration But in the unexpected and uncaed
for burst OF sunshine the hills of the middle distance
that fondness for startling effect which Is Bier
stadts besettng sim "What Is this p asked old lady
by our side "An eruption Of yesuyiu think" said
her calm partner putting on his spectacles Whtredge
exhibits a sketch OF "shawangunk Mountain" (No 200.
full Of thou0ht and feeling. Huntington has Lake
George too minute In detail but very pleasing In tone
W. I. Richards is represented by three small
works, one Of which, "Coming RAIN" is q careful
and successful study; and another, "sunrise on
the Shore" Is deplorable cropping for effect
which the artist cannot seize. The In this picture
cut 18th the neatness of cameo-work out OF solid
slate and the sands done in polished tiles. Bough
ton has one Of his characteristic studies" Fading
Light" girl in bright drapery carries bucket OF
water down heathery hillside and the crest the
last glance Of day is stealing The picture IL painted
with that honor and conscience which mark all the
work of this admirable artist and Is sealed with the I'M
misakable defects OF his method utter absence OF
movement and deficiency Of aerial persectiye. And yet
how grateful should be to men who, like him. paint
tuft Of thistes by the roadside with full OF
duty IL they were engraving bank-n0te-not sla
vshly photographcay, but with unerrng hand and
insight Mr. Robbins has clever sketch of Ehren-
breitstein on the Rhine H. A Loops Evening in the
Campagna" tells its story intelIsiby enough
Konsett exhibits an Autumn Twilight" tender and
dows" which seems to rather huddled in composition
and confused in color Clifford has two venitlan sudies
which, by the way have traded names in tho catalogue
The one, sunset view Of san Gorgio though little over
charged in tone ia exqusitey drawn and very effective.
The other, Near Venice" is gorgeous reyel Of light
and color The means employed ere Of the smpest-a
fat stretch OF lagoon boat lying idle with bright
painted sails. But there is infnte richness OF fGncy
in the shimmerng spendor that is reflected from the
boat deep down in the quiet water and In the mellow
evening radiance that floats the dreaming
eca. Cropsey has a very pretty little cabinet
picture OF Autumn. De Haas has two good marines
vigorous and resolue in intention Two Cuban land
scapes by Klelnewerk are chiefly remarkable for tlef
ghasness Of color and spectral lanknoss vegetation
There two intocrable pictures, marked and
which have pdenty skuked out OF the catalogue and
therefore saved themselves from punishment. BRADFORD
has a clever sort OF shyery sAotch called Labrador,
with q sky hard and fat as a board.
The igrc-peces not so good, general thing
yet there some well worth careful study. The
Proclamation Before tie Pantheon" by simonctu, is
spirited rel reduction of italian costume and character
The group OF gamns that hOuting the dignity oi
ecclesiastical law before the SCARED pillars II tie
venerable temple is wen and neryously handled.
Two other Italian subjects are very well presented
"The Cobbler" and "The Bellows-Mcnder" OF syio
Crosse The contrast afforded In the former By
the anxious, inquirlng face Of a little girl who
las brought shoe to be mended and the look Of pro-
fessional contempt bestowed the tattered foJtgear
by the disgusted ar2t in leather is very finely caught
and executed. Mr. Hall has OF his favorte span 81
subjecs-a group OF street iurchins- Try ing his LlcA
II Is pleasantly enough composed and drawn tie faces
are not without "a certain smooth Ggrceableness OF
texture and expression and yet as whole II has no
savor nor salt. Ii ia astonishing that Mr. Hall should
have lived long in spain and many MuriiloS
without catching grain of tho pieareSqus viz
yaciy of the Spanish face vigorous and genuine Work
/, tho Circus in the Province" by L. A. Bridgman
salwart rascal is riding two ambng chargers around
the dust arenathe Daughter OF the Air spreads her
gauzy drapery about and above him-s ring master
cracks his whip, whose musache alone is sufficient PROOF
OF his nationality and plebean ext action and group OF
French peasants squat the ground In
1t is picture which could not have been painted
OF France, and there not very yany men tlere
who could have done II better.
There unusually badportraits-onoby by Rtcne'
one by Markham, and oHewe greye to say it-hy Eio'@
II Is Of the late Elias Howe, and must b., 1t would seem,
OF that last fatal dozen That the great artist on
In his closing days There are many pictures on 'ns
walls that have right there and yet we have mol 'no
heart to give them notice 20 quit Let them rest IN 'ne
condemnation of those who possessed OF NSVn anu
the praise Of those whose good word is libel.
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OF the thousands of French officers captured