The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-03
ART NOTES.


Little OF any especial interest has occurred in tile
arr world during the summer II we may except the
| dismay caused by the erection OF the melancholy
bronze aspersion on the memory OF the slate Ia
mentedr President by grateful, though 1t would
seem not an altogether judicious or discriminating
public; which work OF art might awaken remorse in
the heart OF the most undic!ive OF that excellent
mans foes. II will certainly do much to modify that
noble ambition OF American youth become Presi-
dent, and OF the several Fathers OF their Conn.
Try, 10 feel that such distinction might involve the
uncnyable notoreiy OF the eGigy Union square.
Much as We need works OF art to embcish our
streets ana public squares sacrifice like this or
taste and beauty IS too great to be justified by
| the tardy gratitude or loving people.
Quite few Of the painters have as yet permanently
returned to their city homes, prccring to linger
after the nippant and frivolous herd OF pleasure
seekers nave scrambled back 70 the insDiriting
routine or fashionable lie. We have promise OF
some good work, and several paintings from the
hands of some OF prominent painters are shortly
to be exhibited.
THE GALLERIES.
Several of the best known OF these have either al
ready received about to receive new supply
OF paintings which will soon be placed exhibition
There Is promise OF fair proportion OF works or
merit and interest.
PHOTOGRAPHS.
No branch Of art, perhaps has made more aston
fishing and satisfactory advance within the past few
years than photography. 1t Is but short time
since even the best OF photographers produced
work which now we cannot regard without a smile
nat cOlorless pictures, ghasly and like anything but
iife-the bare prospect OF having which taken was
universally regarded ingenious mode OF tor
ture and to which, alike 20 victim and
operator, only became al rcconciled after u
slow ana painful course Of humiliation ones own
| part and persuasion on that OF the operator.
Thanks TO the enterprise ana energy OF several OF
our leading Photographic artists. total revocation
has taken place and IS still going Oh, till scarcely
| know what new developments 10 l0o6 for IN this
| branch Of art. The Old process ana appliances
which, in their tedious ana complicated efforts TO
produce pleasant ana natural expression, newt
| ably resulted in wonderfully unnatural and I'M
| pleasant, and invariably represented madncn or
idiots, have been replaced by Others simple ana
rapid that one's patience IS not exhausted, and the
| expression is caught without ones showing it.
| The excellent samples sent othe Agricultural
Fair by Nj. w. Kurtz sufficiently attest the perfec-
! non that artist has already attained. His pictures
show considerable artistic skin in the pose and gen
| lcnr, ard the light ana shades are man
! aged with much understanding ana Judgment.
| they very generally pretty pictures, as wen as
/ IN the softcning or the lines subdulng Of the
SHADES. wor6 OF praise Is certainly due 10 those
whose .aboIS are not always sufficiently recognized.
| but VINO contribute very materially 60 the beauty
| and finish OF the picture. IL Is the artist who i
| isnes the work, in very many cases. VINO changes
the crude and sternly truthful photograph into an
agreeable ana pleasing picture.
GURSEy'S GALLERY.
Mcssfs. Quincy son within the past Few months
nave taken IRE sized portraits finished IN crayo, OF
| number OF the leading financial AMI business men
or oar city ana day. The collection comprises some
twenty.iour pictures. THIS seems 10 be sun a
feature IN photography. The picture is taken, and.
| cleared Of the defects unavoidable IN large Dno-
togIaph worked over IN crayon That the result Is
portrait, accurate and faithful photograph YET
with all the softness and delicacy crayon draw
ing Tie artist has most crcdiraby acquitted himself
IN the rendering OF the Individual character ami like
ness or each head. one OF the earliest potocraph
IN THIS city, Mr Quincy has retained or long time
| very well earned ana Wen meritea reputation, in
spite o. an active comneiition. Hts pictures per
has. nave less or u certain sensational eject tnan
some others, but they are uniformly good taste
| and wen finished.
The sales, which continued later into the summer,
| and with considerably more success Than might
have supposed. have not yet fairly Inaugu-
rated ana the makers ana dsposers Of collections
probably stocking their empty galleries from the
plethoric portfolios ofinduslrous INDECENT artists,
and preparing 70 work ONT Glresh the ineX plcabe
problem in which, If to believe III, parties
The DISADVANTAGE done to the artist who sells and
that done TO the one who ultimately buys invariably
result IN third 10 the seisacrtcig and disinteres-
| ted auctioncer
/ A collection is now free exhibition at the
I LEEDS ARr GALLERY,
1 Si7 and sl9 broadway. II contains several rather
Inferior copies OF old masters which IL would seen,
no one has yet been insane or ignorant enough 10
buy this not being their first or second appearance
by any manner OF means. Passing uese however
| there are several really very good paintings and
one or two winch, having been ALREADY on exhibit
ton IL i matter oil surprise one seems disposed
10 take. '.1he Battle OF Walchercnf' IL n historical
! painting we have already noticed and OF no ordi-
nary merit In a gallery, either private or public it
/ would be valuable feature. Perhaps Ii may be re-
tanned with y view 10 our new gallery II any one
shonld be fortunate enough TO live to see ended or
| begun. ~ swiss cottage III the Mountains by
RoffiaCn and NcrDoeckhosen Is u charming little
! scene OF Alpine life. lt has almost the decacy
! and ietail OF Il miniature. ana yet has cons,d.
| cradle character and force. "a HercIsman ana
! Flock, Ill Belgium" by Van Leeinputten Is
well studied picture carefully drawn
/ and effective. The original study or Mr.
| Rosenbergs Long Branch BY Mooniignt,i
M snch, POSSESSES considerable interest There is
also, another large work by the same artist .yieW
| OF the ilarbor Of New York from Hamilton Ferry
| TWO three little POmpeiian sketches very mich
l in the manner OF his brother, are BY A. Coemans
| They carefully studied ana have q certain grace
and dclicacy which Is very pleasing, large work
representing lcebergs in the Norm Atlantic y IA NV
Alexander Wst. II ~ bold In conception but Is one
OF those subjects to DC taken faith by the great
majority. There are also several pictures by a Young
! artist tMarple) not yeJ very well known here, but
| who Judging by hii work, bids fair to become so
/! before long. There are Two three handicapped
/ painted with genuine feeling and eyIncng much
delicacy of treatment ana sentiment The danger Is
great Of falling into sentimcntality Extreme deli
cacy Is apt to be procured at the expense OF real
| manlinesI and vigor, and, while nothing Is more
charming than poetic feeling and delicate execution
there Is nothing more contemplate than morbid
| sent,uentaty and rnikin manipulation. The views
! are chiefly from California, where the luxuriant
growth and miidcr climate aid ana Inspire so much
| the dcyQVt lover OF nature aud art