New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-29
FINE ARTS.
THE ART RECEPTION IN BROOKLYN.

THE ART RECEPTION IN BROOKLYN.
Our Brooklyn friends pride themselves great
y and without reason their love OF art and boat
that their receptions superior in attraction n
those OF New-York They have no National Academy. al
one of these days they will have The hall used for then
exhibitions is large, may almost call 10 grandols
apartment the Academy Of Music lofty and arehtec
tural with vaulted ceiling and tasteful groning suited
TO many noble purposes particularly fayOrat
for the display OF paintings 1t too high, and TOO dark
Pictures become 1t they do some stately barona hall
but it does not well become the pictures. The ap
proaeh to it Is by stairway from the vestbue OF the
theaer neither very wide very direct and pushing
ore as It were, into the room. Within, the first i'm
pression Is not othe. than fine. And when, a.
was the case last evening it was filed with the beauty Of
Brooklyn arrayed in loneliness and beaming with Joy
the effect VIA such as well pleasing to the artistic eye
and reminds the sympathetic visitor of scenes he has
read Of in romances possibly has had peep at In the
saloons OF English or European fashion.
And last evening the managers Of the aesthetic fesys
outdd themselves in the splendor and sweetness OF he
preparations. The beautiful auditorium Of the Academy
Eldz's fine work, thrown open TO the guests Tss
vast space 1oored for promenaders In the Geo
ter temple of flowers shed fragrance and bloom on roe
air. A hand Of musicians played luscious meod>s ron
favore operas. the music of which h0ased through lh'
corridors and found way into rhe art gallery above
such Was the tribute that Brooklyn pad to art and
artists.
The tribute was not altogether undeserved Not ber.
gifted with the power Of seeing through solid bodies ani
not bepg DESTROYS Of looking far beyond the lovely i.c
Of the Women shall not profess - give critical Tepon
OF the exhibition There many familiar pieces "
the walls which had greeted our eyes ~ 0ur ACADEMY
Design or on the walls OF our print shops and
many from the rich private galleries Of BROOKLYN tlar
generously thrown open to let out their treasures nr s
occasions The sunny tnts Of Clifford cOwed plrasaIu1
between the shifting forms OF the visitors Van lient
Peace" and Brider's Summer Afternoon" and Jie'
Harris Pool" and Swain Chords summer Day on H.
Coast OF Maine" aud Perrets "Grape Gatherfrs ard
Frankenstens Lake in the Alps" and Nes's Blister
ing Day." all looking their beet under ibe
strong light, gave varied charm TO tue view.
BY gmpses we caught sight OF one Of Mee's sweetest
pictures '.The Elder Sister," tender al his pieces ar
and beautifully drawn, though paler than vas qu''
good; q magnifcently colored canvas by De Cami~'
called "The Suicide :" Gerornes Prayer iDthe ho r.
andl Annorers Shop" lately shown az GoupfSi ~"
Birthday, by Meyer Won Bosnen; McEutte's III
rams :" Troyer's "Breakfast-all deeaely painted 80
admirable in their kind. Now and then We "rr" 90
gusted by lot Of melodramanc sentiment as IN E'r'
Evening Of the CruoitXiOn, or by an eNiirr" ~ "
fetal feeling, ~ IN Eatons Prayer" but thri' ".'',
were surprised by picture 81 Zaniacos 'm - -
master in watsr color. or by little group o' Ni''u
closer look, had circumstances permitted. NohIl h
disclosed things good rs any We have uoitrd. -
corner one Playing sick" the other GATED iat'"-
capital things bothequal 90 arytbing that sdoh' n
vicinity, say the least They ar,fhe Work OF 80"
artist OF Brooklyn, who pants from the love I" "
clearly -, N, III
mentalzed by some worshiper. and Horace Dief ~,
yiied by some enemy OF unusual mh,nHv ".
ssi5 po. ,ht , shsr ri', SnalftAs vre fairy app
ated. The gallery was crowded WIN iAdlrS A." >
men Wo SH Who 20 e sv1 uder,ood zoe merits al
the dement's OF what they saw