The New York herald., 1870-11-14
ART NOTES
Artists Studios.

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Artists, Studios.
We continue. as far as we are able by their retuRu
TO the city, review OF the artists and theiRJ
werks:- 49,
JAMES M. HART.
ihe Adirondack woods, which for 80 many ycarE
nave attracted many OF our leading and other
arusts nave been the scene OF Mr.. Hart's wander1
ings ana studies this summer. From the many
varied and excellent "reminiscences bronuht bacls
each year one can scarcely wonder at the charm
which draws them thiuher. Nature there In neE
own power and eloquence, unaided and unmproycd
by the arts and devices Of civilization holds full
sway. So near, and yet so far; 80 easy Of accessJ
yet so widely separated and different from our morG
thicky settled parts, one cannot wonder thar III
should attract so many to whom time and study ard
alike precious and Indispensable. This time Mr.
Hart has made this part Of the country the subject
OF one of his most successful and charming efortsJ
'.rHE ADIRoNDACKs IN wINTER.n !
AS one advances along the Keene Pass, narrowt
and with thicky- wooded mountain sides rising 0ul
either hand, every now and then there opens someS
grand vista, stretching away for miles. The ey9
wanders over the scene with feeling something
akin to the freed prisoner. The gaze is almost un
bounded. On either side the view extends till II t&
lost IN the distance. Such q scene MIR. Hart pred
sents In this painting. The standpoint is declivit
from which the road winds down the hill side TILL it%
course is lost in the shadows Of the valley In tha
distance before the spectator Hurricane Mountaiul
bounds the view. The intervening space taxes IN q
vast stretch OF woodland and vale with theiE
masses of varied color. 1t is winter. Far an6
near q light mantle OF snow half cover4
the scene. 1t Is more like q white
VEIL which softens but does not cOnceal@
The naked branches OF the trees form thousandl
fantastic shapes. Groups OF dark evergreens, witd
white tracery Of and rosr relieve the general
denudation. To take scene, hackneyed as this;
and invest 1t with new interest, new treatment and
even novelty itself, shows the power OF no ordinary
artist There is none Of that chalKy CHASTITY mono
tony one Is apt to see in such scenes The pictures
Is varied in color, harmonious and dreamy. For.
absolute TRUTH there is perhaps almost too little or
the practical reality OF winter 1t is poetic con-
ception of the scene, with enough truth, wthal, to
build the pretty story on The snow serves more
as harmonious element to blend and soften thel
various cOlors than as q stern, simple symbol OF
winter The masses OF light and shade are well sus-
tanned and broad. One might occasionally take
some slight exception at the surface being to0t
broken, though r ls too well narmonized throughs
out to be .'spotty." Nothing could be more
mastery and thoroughly artistic tnan the entire
treatment Of the road with It's crooked picturesque
fence not obtruding itself, but forming pleasing
der the snow. In only very few portions Of tho
painting mas the white been used in Its full value
yet no force been lost. The lines OF the pictur
are fully agreeable as the admirable color, and I'M
both subject and treatment, Keeling and power, we
regard it most valuable contribution 10 the in-
terest OF American arc. i
"A Storm in Harvest Time' is another excellens
recent work Of this artist, and Is well finished and
pleasing work.
Mr.. Farman has passed his summer partly 10
Jefferson, N. H., and partly ut MancheSter Beach,
Mass. He has brought with him some very good
work. which shows decided Improvement. HIS
ske ches have more the OF the true and the rea
Many OF hts earlier works oetray rather too heavYl
and frequent drangas a. on on the m purely yun a
there Is art in science; but the great point Is to
conceal It, and to give the effect without letting one
see too much Of the causes. A novice VINO has at
some pains accomplished something has. perhaps, q,
pardonable pride In showing his labors; but the
master, who realizes the importance or the END and
values the means chiefly as such, conceals them,
! hampering his work, feeling assured tnae
w1 she res esS apprecaaor Se Of art may
/ be little OF this pardonabe vanity We see at times
lures there is less Of it, IN the sketches to which We
| refer scarcely any, HIS studies OF rocks and view
ne beach at s are very 81
drawn, and the incoming wave Is well studied and4
| true.
| He has, as usual. one or two sunsets and which,
| possess the objection OF which we nave spoken.
| They seem pedantic. The manner Is too cOnven.
! tiona No doubt the yellow anu blue so well BALI
| anced and well modulated would be most agreeable
| and natural, but they are given too much nnpor3
color is simple principle TOO well KNOWN even ID
not always acted ur TO- to be SO prominently tnrust
| forward.
Amid the bewildering variety Of figure and lands
scape painters this artist stands forn faithful to the
/ III the field cOnsecrated by so many itlustrtOu&
names OF the past and so very few OF the presents
| In his works we seem to have something OF the
spirit the glow and the feeling OF the land so famed
| by art and nature Of which this artist Is son; tn
spirit TO when we owe so much In art as well as ny
science and literature; the glow which warns the
! whole land, for which partial Nature has lavshed
such treasure; the throb from the full, great pulse
OF . generous, warm hearted people.
| "CHRlST BLESSING LITTLE CHILDREN"
is his last work. and full OF deep feeling and pure
treatment There Is less OF that enthusiasm, that
sorptlOn in the subject we might with reason require
| IN such q work and which seems to have die0
away years ago and left little in Its place but cerI
tain cold mannerism which can never satisfy Tners
Is in the work, however, charming grace OF action
and simplicity which 10 degree atone for the
want The treatment Is broad and tender There
is much calm dignity in the Christ and all the beauty
! ana grace with which Christian Art IN her humble,
drawn and grouped well. Tne children, especially,
iull OF grace and lie that one cannot but res
gyet That their supply somewhat ha scanty M IN nls
studied and with profit 1t Is always easy and grace-
ful. 1t subserves its own true object, the covering
and decoration OF the figure instead OF simply a1Ord-
ing the painter another opportunity OF DISPLAY.
| GEORGE Ii. SMILE.
This gentleman has recently returned from a pro.
tracted stay In the AdirondackS Wnere he seems t0
! have made really good use OF his time In the accu-
| mutation OF NUMBER OF very excellent Sketches
| Many of his views present quite different pnase
from that with which we are rather more familiar.
OF Shallow babbling brooks moss-grOwn stones, and
| narrow forest paths with tangled bush and dense
| branching trees overhead His sketches do infnre
credit to MIN in their careful finished execution and
in the understanding Of the subject. They are nico
IN their precision and care lie has taken studies OF
grander wilder nature, as in some OF thosa
lakes, bordered with mountains whose rugged, rOck1
ribbed sides rise abruptly from The CLASSY surface Of
! the water, and whose crests are hung with ragged
| artst's works, matter what DO the subject. ID
enhances the charm of his more quiet scenes and
reflective Nature, and mobiles without losing the
character OF boder, wilder 1t Is Nature seem
through that Of the artist. He translates her WITH
| his own feeling. His sketches In detail show care1
| ful study, which form most promising and valuable
| means for important works. One OF these, though