New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-12
FINE ARTS.
TIE WATER CoLoRs AT TIE ACADEMY.

already To be an important feature In the Winter
exhibitions Of the National Academy of Design
The germ OF the American Society OF Painting in Water
Coors dates far back sto when appeared before
the public the Crystal Palace, some OF its works being
| on exhibition there Tor few weeks.
The Society numbers many names OF well'known art
lists most OF whom represented In the present coec
| ton.
To the English belongs the honor OF having created and
carried It's present perfection art which Turner
once called in toast Paper Staining" At the date o.
his Joke the Society already guild Of painters whose
learning and taste have since produced the fascinating
| art which has become an object OF envy to foreign
| schools.
The present exhibition contains several works by Cal
low Prout Row botham, Roberts Ncol aud other rep
reseEtayes OF the English school, which are worthy 0l
remark These, u certain extent indicate the superior
character of English art aud though not hrscass pro
ducous, they valuable as furnishing by comparison
| a standard for Judging the merits OF our own men.
The qualities they characteristic Of the En-
gsh people mness and sOberness Of tone-soberness,
We mean compared with the works Of their CONT
mental mel sibOIs, with own They arc not
especially notable for breadth OF conception for nicely
of executions they appear cold reserved and nhospita
bic TO all bni the more obvious facts OF Nature the
fancu, the gorgeous, the fantastic find 10 cordial wei
| come their canvas.
They manifest fixed purpose direct, forcibe. and
chaote in expression seldom surprising by all undue
|
They indeed be said To portray nature through the
medium Of intellect rather than through direct, low
| ing converse with her very life itself
In Icyerng to works, we find them possessing
some pccuiialtes In common with English art. They
submit. however, to classification such IS their scope
variety OF subject ard treatment, each work standing
it, ind Idnai merits ard asking excuse for it's
being whether 10 IS treated after the manner OF par
ticular school, With any Familiarity known
laws OF ant production. OF course nature is not always
decorOusy handled, Is II always Intercepted in
Oh the contrary Is too often questioned
with impertiAenJ curiosity, approached in conccted
spirit. and the result that few Of her secrets
be womel out By ylgi.ant eye-seryice, that
gets but semJauce for H. pans.
difficult 10 divine often the motive OF their prOduc
ton. Ideas dragged IN which are irrelevant aud
even parpUsIs with each other The works nd
haste appear " the artist conscious OF but
one opportury rifle Natures domains, II she
not Away at hand ST for her portrait II is natural
that Thu cycls reesness this audacious irreverence,
this lust Of doing something, should DO at war with
! high standard OF excellence.
These general Impressions forced upon us by de-
berato survey OF tie present collection. Some works
there arc worthy OF h,gn considerations; that by j. 5.
| Prout Tor instance, entitled Mount ~. Michael" Is
gate fee IfJm eAtrdyagaIco Of statement, or mawks
ness of sentiment Tie facts: be related each
other; not warmly So perhaps, but in an unpreendng
auet honest and natural way IL Is perhaps rather nnde
cdrd d. Huri. and cold finT ~'''i
lis wOi than ordinary mont, SUPERIOR III det
ho ia eli ,r,r and execution. To No. $780, "a House in
IisseuA Normandy, France" by Gilbert Beuling. Con
,ras L auirt color Of tine with the crude richness OF
the other. Ia the latter there Is Little regard paid to
purity OF tone To the facts Of form there Is something
approaching the fatniuness, but 1t yields to the
former % his requisite also. Tie color Is all aglare the
drawing hard ana formal The casual visitor can hardly
fail Ice tic ference between them in these partic
ulJrs sti! It has however what many pictures do not
posscss-intcntiOn.
Perhaps the best praise give is ITO say that IL
something. Much better though, is the one we next
! notice, picture by John CaOw. entitled A wrecked
Indlguman" Here Is an excellent work, both in tone
and treatment The idea Is forciby anu directly put IL
| exhibits mawkshuess of feeling The sentiment Is
not fnteged away BY undue attention TO details IL APP
pea,5 mere the Imagination, We may say than 10 the
| fancy OF the behOller Low and rich in tone,
! brGftiue the sentiment expressed, it is dlstiuc-
| lively a product Of feeling, remarkably so.
| IA compared with most works Of this class
IL has also unity OF feeling; the execution is clever the
effect pleasantly suggested. Yet this hardly be
s. tered irstcass painting The piece by f. .. C. Oar
les No. 25, \ Rural Scene" is Interesting for It's natu
raIucss close drawing, and good figure painting; the
boy searching for eggs, aud the little girl looking on are
simply and tendcry treated the COWS are natural; the
foreshortenug OF the dog is excellent. One almost
hear tho hens cluck. But the distance is feeby rem
dcred anI the picture has tame. Hat, almost mechani
! cal look, much like a coored engraving.
| The Hour before Dinner" by Samuel Raynor an
English artist If heavy In color, unes strength and del
icacy OF effect This and may mention along with it
his Chapel of HaddOn Hail. is work Of unusual ex.
cclIcncc. As We compare these with Walter Browns
Why he must Weigh q Pound" painted with the full
strength of the palette ad with great pans,akUg the
latter looks crude aud hard. sull the light and shade
are well distributed in Mr.. Browns piece and the work
is excellent In OF the uouceaby good paint
cDla. 10 lgyN Rsha ala NJ
d. phi1 No. 90 It il called Lake Avernus."
Tho theme suby handled throughout the details be-
.ns admirably subOrdmatcd 10 delicious general effect.
The golden aDguor of rcn Italian SKY suilses the en-
tire a1dscare and invests 10 with mysterious CHARM IL
H. all Of it, downright earnest work; too finely conceived
Al too dclcatey rendered 10 attract the attention OF
II careless eye, bat well rewardiug study. A"seene
on Montauk" by 4. II. WANT. claims special attention
among the pieces OF landscape This, too, has adnirioe
puuts tho work is solid and firm as 10 giNeVery nuch
the impression Of work in oils. IL has not the wasly
| eject Of most water co.or'. Werc IL not i'r
the heavy frownng cloud TOO dense 10 sustain Itself IN
It's airy domain it would suffer comparison with
Mr.. Elchurlss any other IN the collection NJah's
Nos 396 ard iOg are good mind not equal to
| the AIoutauk scene" OF flower painting there are
some spccmens, that OF Horny H. Newman. Ter III
! stance "GeraIiuDs." Tho Morning Glories,' ny H.
Bandngee are -nthcr too purple IA tone Why II put
gq such s Ike a9G Sy c ~S %s cS
IND moderately wen done. Ia The way OF rut niil
NJ t2t is irly treated III. perhnps, aIle 700 h,
ia color Mr. VIA. Mulrath eNhiOUs some cIeNrr "oIhs
I'm No 3lg for instance MI MaTnth has mode hhlkeu
advance on his lat years performance; Inc lalh.lS'
Of ChatIC4 C. ward seem 10 bd got up Iof thc oecSuu
nul prompted DynO inward necessity, tXept to pn pun
or sale There Is however much Iitiul TABOR pcsoNtr
| , pDu Them tho background. pilttnafl' ono I''l
z, literally speaking. the poets dea oi the tha os
.W,tdU We uru with pleasure NOM these 10 tnc M"lh
| of g. H. Boughtsn. "A Rainy Day la Brittany; How
siu,plr nnie and natural II Ism expression WIZ
No. e, inet such an incident this repressutsi pht
~ seos ca ,nmoIy 80 much IN itl II Is really gem OF