The New York herald., 1870-05-30
ART NOTES..

ART NOTES.
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Again summer brings around Its brief compare
tive respite to the world OF art-respite from gale
ries in the full glory OF their ececticism from stu
dos where anxious hearts beat, and hungry, un-
wcaried mouths drink and pun and sound unnag
gng praises and admiration in honor Of their brother
artists. Respite Is brought from the collections,
each better than the preceding, till dizzy eli
max is reached which makes the Imagination glddy
with reading or writing the pulling and huubug.
gery respite from receptions reeking with fasehood
ana fiattery. foocry and insincerty; respite from
the fear OF failure and the agonzing suspense of
certain success; respite from Arcadian views and
Photographic and melodramatic landscapes; from
income eivable studies and contortons OF the human
form divine; respite from making them and seeing
them, and prasing condemning admirng and
lo.ithing them; respite from saying what
one doesn't feel and feeling what one doesn't
say. Lay down the trumpet and the thunder
and the warwhoop, and flourish the olive branch and
smoke the pipe OF peace The summer brings re-
spite to the grieved and disappointed fedglng,
whose rubbish, so highly priced by himself has sad
and strange TO relate, found little favor, and who
will bleat the story OF his unappreciated genius In
the impregnable selfsatsfacton OF ignorance re.
spite is brought to the weary crowd Of neither good
Turing auction nails markets for their wares; and
must perforce cram their empty noodles for the next
campaign; respite TO the great lion, whose name
and lustre MAKE good his feeblest efforts and whose
roar makes crowds fall PROSTATE in admiraion re-
spite to the noble critic, who tolls but does not
reap, who wins the love and veneration Of all in the
pursuit Of his agreeable calling, and who il he praise
or blame, or do both, receives just about the same
amount OF love and gratitude and credit tor impair
TALLY.
All the manGuvrlng and toadying, coaxing and
threatening, are over for while, or at least, so lar
as they ever can be where there is human nature,
with its good and evil, and conflicting interests to
keep them up and the art world packs up its trea.
sures and trumpery mahl sticks and madders,
feuds and friendships aud betakes itself Off with the
rest OF the world to the thermal tortures Of sum.
mer resort, or plunges nnocenty into the nameless
discomforls. agones and mythical enioyments OF
tour" which none but the Initiated know fully to
appreciate
The elegant and wealthy Mr.. Carmne goes
to n fashionable watering place." and is
courted and fooled and hatJered all summer till
he begins think he really is what people try so
hard to persuade him, the best ana greatest of
artists, and cultIvates becoming contempt for
his interiors, while poor lniigo stuifs his
flannel shirt and toothbrush in an Old knap
sack, and, with his paints and brushes on
country, enjoying the nefabe satisfaction Of ma
lgning and sneering at the rest of the wotld-a d
be freely INDUCED in by tie meanest and poorest as
well as by the richest and greatest nasnuch as there
is no expenditure OF means or witinvolved-the only
two considerations likely to deter the great majority
OF mankind from enjoying any innocent amusement
whatever to which their neighbors may be made to
contribute.
The noble critic, beloved and believed by all.
renerves his powers of discrimination and universal
charity scrawng away IN his attic probably per;
the good Will and wonderfully even distribution OF
blessings he sees everywhere around him.
TusN
The main movements OF interest III art have, it
would seem, passed of quite satisfactorily TO those
have changed hands-some OF them works OF con-
siderable importance. IL IL, indeed quite o notice
able feature, The excellence Of the majority Of the
collections Of the past season.
At the galleries there seems lust TO be rather q
u and there is little OF interest on exhibition be-
yond the ordinarily very excellent works kept con-
stantly on hand at the more important repositories
Several works OF importance are on the easels OF
some Of our better artists and will shortly be placed
| on exhibition
In the studio OF Mr. James Hart we noticed several
! works, among which was one which has already
laey been retouched by the artist and very greatly
| improved; Indeed, IL seems now to be one OF the
| strongest aud best pictures we nave seen nom the
hands OF this talented painter We cannot pass IRIS
work by without word OF praise on the
mastery manner in which he has treated
| the whole subject. A group Of cattle, with
| instructive fear o. an approaching storm, have
abandoned their grazing and are standing
crowded together, under the protection OF 3
| The figures IN Their grouping and action are
| capital What seems, however, to us as
the greatest point is the power and understanding
with which the artist has treated his storm clouds
They are gathered together in that dull, leaden mass
one SO frequently sees In nature, heavy with rair
| and about to discharge In drenchlng shower. The
| whole manner and treatment show careful stud,
and much thought, and the work, when it finally
leaves the hands OF the painter, viii doubtless takt
high stand Tor thorough comprehension and strong
| rendering. Several smaller works--two especially
| OF the harvest season-are very charming IN the
fresh FEELING OF nature and delicate poetic treatment
There Is very pleasing variety IN the works OF thi
with The limited range not infrequently noticeable
In some OF our better painters A tendency to catt
and country views has not yet become with him
| chronic difficulty.
| MR.. JAMES FAIRMAN
This artist, for, doubtless, very good reasons
seems not TO have accomplished the amount OF worl
since last visit to his studio which previou
experience has led US TO expect Still, he has don
q great deal, and some very creitable work too
Mr.. Fairman is one OF those artists whose ndeiatga
bic labor leads one constantly to expect s0ineihin
new from linn, and in tins respect az least, to tn
credit of his industry be 1t said lie rarely dsappoint
one. His pictures, as rule, would be far NOR
pleasing reiieved Of q too great preponderance @
the complementary colors of blue and yellow
which seem to form q perpetual see-saw effect, an
one not altogether agreeable. There Is evlnce
IN several OF his works considerable idea OF the i'm
portance and harmony OF lines which Is very con
mendable but there Is lack OF that variety OF colo
which rs always charming and satisfying. A-w0rk
very nearly il not quite completed, is q
SHOWER IN THE VALLEY ANORosCoGGIN,"
which shows very excellent Intention. We hav
spoken before OF q higher aim than mere photo
graphic and commonplace representation Of seen
the Importance OF the more frequent rendition
greater truths, and higher nober thoughts. Thunde
and lightning, however, and storm and lornadoe
although doubtless majestic in nature, fteguentl
lose much OF their force on canvas, and are NJ
always quite adequate 10 the Interpretation OF III
great ideas they may nave heeh @ cansa upon 10 e,