The New York herald., 1870-04-04
ART NOTE S.

latest and best works OF art produced a. far az pos
sbe. IL cannot but &c taken 40 . very favorable In
dicaton that the audience was large and comprised
ayastly increased circle OF the social scaegreater
than ON most former occasions. True lovers OF
art whatever may be their circumstances, win
always ind the means OF developing and culttvat-
Ing their taste. II is that great majority
OF those who have already little or no taste
In whom It is desirable to awaken and develop
influence which, directly or indirectly Is OF sucn
vast Importance for no one wall deny the influence
exercised by The nne arts. There Is an inherent
power In beauty TO some degree II VIII ever assert
Its power. The popularity or these receptions how
ever, which Is undeniable, is not altogether proof
OF the appreciation OF art for there is always present
great proportion OF that ad0lescent period wonder
fully Indifferent to anything but Itself, and which
always SEXES with the greatest avdity any opportu
nifty OF rendering itself conspicuous. They even,
however. have eyes, II little sense. The task OF
awakening In such love Of art may seem dscour-
aging. II Ia not hopeless. The appreciation OF art
il not always the gauge Of It's excellence. The
simplest work, that most easily understood,
ana not infrcquently the worst appeals most
strongly often to the uneducated IN art. It Is
love OF 3 rude prints In the nursery book which
sometiu es later develops into love for art. And
when II is remembered how late, If at all, in our
day, the nursery Of taste and the intellect il aban
dOned, we cannot but feel encouraged at opportuni
ties offered and taken for the spread Of interest
in art.
Great credit Ia due to the Association for their
noble efforts, In spite, doubtless, OF great dscour-
agement III the organization and maintenance Of
these receptions, which must DO great good. The
success with which these efforts are crowned Is q
testimony beyond question The Association con.
templates. like New York clty-but 1t Is to be hoped
with more Immediate resuts-havng soon build
ing OF It's own where there will be permanent
nItlon, open to all. The site has already been de-
cided upon. The important part OF the work-the
wherewlthal-has been partially settled.
A collection Of paintings was displayed in the
oses daS er ,as exeng a1 II no" Wholly mo- spnr
pretext for the inanites OF conversation seemingly
inevitable on such occasions Most OF the pictures
were those owned by private individuals ana kindly
loaned Ior the occasion, or others already familiar
10 the public from having been on exhibition else.
view 6y NJ. de Haas; o landscape by Casiear. and
several other works Of eminent palntcrs. There
SO many Sr Brooklyn celebrity as mis1i have been ecu
expected. Among those less known was an excel
lent autumn scene by Mr Parker. winch was treated
COLLECTION OF MIR. CHARLES HARVEY.
Perhaps, on the whole The finest collection Of
paintings sold this season was that OF Mr.. Charles
Harvey. Of Baltimore. Besides several very well.
known works of transatlantic iamo there were
as being those Of eminent painters bu interesting
nss earlier 1 wSca They not only
comes famous his whole artistic life and that vi his
works acquire peculiar interest. AS he develops
eliminates others. Ills works develop with the man.
It Is the story or his life to those who know haw TO
tne paintings arc especially valuable Many Of them
give an insight into The earlier life OF several Of
best artists we are as people, yet far too young
In art thcronGny to appreciate the importance OF
CARRIER works anu sketches OF men rapidly becoming
known. The Quantity OF unfinished work there Ii
is nct from those OF character likely 10 be in.
proved By age or TO DO OF any service 10 tbe anlhos
themselves or to Others The great success OF the
collection US exhibition, aud a. q sale is mainly
attributable to causes easily apprccaole Dy ali. IL
evtnces care IN its selection. II was good through
out. II was not made ali al once or IN nasts. The
fact OF tho pictures having been disposed OF chiefly
10 q few Individuals shows two thiDgs-they had q
certain standard and certain value.
''RgADlNa TIE sCRIPTURE5," ny CARL HULNER,
one or the most important pictures In the collec.
ton was sold Tor s2osy; SUNDAY Moruing," by n.
Durand and pa for si14 1ns Ysangsr, Brother" BY
by +. =. Church, one or MS earisr works. WITH
great desl ,, Of o power and & saacs s,eo; Cayuaa
Oh she Shore,n $415. There were alec earlier worxs
or J. L. Kensett. 8. f.. Girord's Riviera de
Ponenta," $3.50; "Csmel's Hump, Green Mountains, -
s525; Paul Weber, Landscape aud Sheep" $aoo;
Bednger, Beatrice CencL" the original painting Of
the well known engraving. sSso !! W CaslIeaI,,
$226. These indicate the appreciation in which the
pictures are held by very practlcal test: 1he sale
Was well attended,, but The works we've bought en-.
trey by O small proportion OF the visitors.
MR.. J. p. BRAUM0NT's COLLECTION.
ton at the Leeds Art Galeries,n Nos si7 ana VIC
broadway, the early part OF next week. The COL
lection " equa II not superior 10 the numerous ex-
celient oues already offered TO tile public. Without
possessing any one or tWO pre- eminently celebrated
works. II Is one OF undisputed merit aud even excel
ence The whole collection comprise scme four nun.
dred paintings. There are sevea Coles one OF the
original portraits by Stuart Others OF Grety, with
specimens Of Church, Huntingdon and others whose
names alone are guarantee f0r the excellence Of
their pictures. An occasion OF this kind, where
there are so many works OF unques.ioned merit,
xT0en htrf fo nTfx
TO the public and which cannot fail TO bc duly appre
clated.
BRITISH ARr-coLosEL STUART woRrLEy's PHOTO.
GRAPHS.
Colonel Stuart wortiey's photographs from nature
are works OF rare merit. We do no. remember, says
the London Morning fOst, to have seen anything in
photography more truthful IN character or more
thoroughly artistic In treatment than his studies OF
sKMfui management OF light and shade, spirited rem
dering OF atmospheric effects. aaa singular mellow
ness and purity Of tone 10 seize ne eet,ng graces
to show the action OF the wind upon the wafer;
to depict with fidelity tue play OF sunshine or
of the clouds sailing along the armament; to por-
tray the scenery oi the sky under varying conditions
alone the outward forms Of thugs but Their spirit
ana sentiment ~ well--theae are among the most
arduOus triumpns Of an artist whether he work
with pencil or camera; atd the complete success
with which Colonel stuart Woriley has achieved
these trumphs proclains his perfect mastery OF his
arr 1t Is his highest praise say that his greatest
successes are in that department OF photography
In which success - usually the most dificut
Of attainment. A mountain IL good "slttern
but not SO the heavng ocean. 1t " comparative
easy to photograph hilIs, churches, castles
fruit Movers, or any other objects OF still
life, but 1t Is no such easy matter 10 express
the emotion OF nature TO picture her III her be-
nignant or passionate moods, to describe tue rip
ping sea svered with uioonshine, or the sun
'.darting form hts rays from massive panoply Of
cloud" to image whatsoever things are lovely
aud majestic IN the external world, illustrating
them with exact truth, aud sheddiuX over
oil "t1e light that never was by seq or
land, the conservation ana the poets Dream"
All this however. has been done to perfcc-
ton BY Colonel Stuart Worticy, who is at
once tee most poetic and the most accurate OF
photographers. The fragments cl verse which
serve Tor their titles sufficiently indicate the gene.
raj character Of his wOrAs. among the most beau-
ttful and romantic 0i which src proba0ly those
descriptive. OF ..ihe Moon in Clonded Skies"
''Sunset ut sca,n 1.-The Calm, Majestic Presence
Of the Night" "1hs Bridge at Midnlght,n "The
Light Cloud Passing ocr the Moon,n 'ihc sty
Hour when Storms are Gomez early Morning.
tine Midnight Moon weaving Her Bright Chain o'er
the Deep,n" Sail by Moonlight" IA Night Scene
IN the Ilarb0r,r aud The Wave-worn Castle by the
Sea-" Taese pictures illustrate nature Ia her most