New-York tribune., 1870-04-30

the sketches those OF Mr. Ia FARCE for example, have
grace peculiar 10 themselves others, for instance
those Of Mr. Van Eten, Mr.. Eaton and Mr.. Baldwin are
scarcely than patches dabbed the canvas, with
out expression and with very little pretenson to draw
ing The finished paintings are smoother and pretter,
but no ideas added and such the original con
tanned arc often weakened instead Of being strengthened
Mr. c. H. Moore appears twice, In the Corridor and
ore in the Room but neither piece Jusfes the ex
pectaton he awakened The work Is fat and inef-
fectua quite destitute OF sentiment and apparently
lacking in fidelity to any profound truth His nature
looks like the bony framework OF nature before 1t has
been clothed with verdure In tho beginnings OF tho
school to which Mr. Moore belongs this literal fidelity to
the bare aspects Of things had ts merits as protest
against the sentmen asts who dressed up nature TO suit
their ideas OF beauty But 1t is time that they who en-
tered the protest passed beyond 1t and proved their ca
pacity to join beauty and truth together.
1t ia pleasant to call attention 20 the work done by
women modest all Of and delicate becomes the fem
nne taste and touch Miss Henrietta Granberys Flowers
and Miss Virginia Granberys Birds and Trout are IA
miliar already. Miss Adelaide Bolton paints prmroses
Miss Hodrdge panses Louise Stevens the cactus ana
Gala lily, Miss Wagner violets, all with care ana
fidelity, though not all with equal grace Pieces OF TINS
kind accustomed to- But there are pieces here OF
another kind that evnce broader talent and more com
plex feeling. Miss Mary Koloch's Long Branch and
better STILL her Afternoon the Kishaquaqula" show
true aesthetic perception hearty love OF nature, TOO,
which will render her fayorite Julie Beers mas the
feeling and the touch Of an artist but she should avoid
such poor nmentalism as her Nothing but Leaves
betrays. TIE leaves too pretty TO teach 30 dismal
Lesson. A little oil painting in the North Room called
marshes in autumn, near Fairhaven" is by a bright
Eew-England girl daughter OF the Hon. T. d. Eliot or
Eew-Bedford, whO from the love OF art, is deyoung
herself TO itS study desiring the happiness rather thah
coyeting the fame OF the artist This believe is her
first appearance The work light in touch and sketchy
but wholly from aecation and truthful in effects
She has an eye color but she has also quiet taste to
direct the use Of e Miss Fldelia Bridges of Brooklyn
has three piecc 1T prove her to be dilgent, con
scentous arti WI poetic temperament capable or
warming into enthusiasm Her best piece is the STREAM
In Pennsylvania Woods" Mrs. Greatorex paints the
Boggs Mansion" in Boomingdae in manner that In
dcaes great improvement her former oil coors; and
Miss Edith Cook paints evidently from the life, Sea
View from Cape Ann Mrs J. NJ Hart's "Baby's Vase"
is delicate painting Of flowers velvet cushion but
why IL should be called vase does not appear
We like this woman work for its entire sincerity What
merit possesses is genuine. There is little or IL tat
does not contrast favOraby in this most essential re-
card with Albert Bersadts pretentous and disagreed
bic picture of the Sierra Nevada, with VIM. H. Boards
unmeaning piece entitled "The Good Shepherd" But
the criticism to be made on our young landscapss gen.
orally that they too ambitious Of producing super
fetal effects They jump at the end before going patient
y through the preparatory steps Their painting has TOO
much the look OF being trick, knack Of the pencil,
happy turn for combinations, felicity of COLOR or fac
uty of expressing few easy movements OF the brush
passing mood fancy. The motive OF them Is obvious
and feeble marks OF toll faint upon them and
the marks of discipline do not show clearly through the
thin surfaces which conspicuous examples present
10 the eye The landscapes too much generalized
composed with view TO agreeable impressions, as II ma
her ordinary garb were not beautiful enough TO
copy and hangin parors. In young art as ours is
this IA grave fault for it evidences ambition than
aspiration, and more cupidity than love.
But all this will be remediod when the schools are or
canized ansysteac OF teaching by competent
men insure q knowledge of first principles, and rewards
OF merit stimulate eXertion, and severe examinations
test requirements Of the candidates for artistic emil
nence knowledge we shall then have, at all eyents
and knowledge will be the parent Of exceences as yet
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