The New York herald., 1870-12-25
ART NOTES..

wiuiam Hart A. O. Rowland, D. Johnson n f.
Kensett j. La Fargo, 7. W. Marshall, +. d. .elson,
II. W. Robbins, W. Satterlee, q. W. sm Afie, A. r.
TAFT A. Wordsworth Thompson, MISS Talter, }. G.
Virgins, l.. NJ. Wiles, A. h. wyant Il w. Wood ana
few others are absent The Others were ':at
home" at their first reception. which was very well
attended, on Thursday afternoon, the only complaint
on the par. OF the numerous visitors being the
neglect OF The architect OF the building 10 provide
much needed elevator for conveniently reaching
the highest two stories All OF the artists In this
building are landscape painters except eight or
the latler, Bispham and Butler paint cattle Brown
fruit; Eaton, Portraits TAFT, chickens ducks and
dogs; Satterlee and MISS Walter figures and Wilcs,
still life.
Kensett, like several other American landscape
painters OF the highest rank, has outgrown his
former tendency to mannerism by enlargng his ex-
perience and studying nature not only at Lake
George and Newport. but on the English lakes,
IN Switzerland, on the Hudson, On the Mississippi,
along the Erie railway, on the Adirondacks, and
more RECENTLY in far.off Colorado. wherever he may
have sought the studies for his picture he has MAN.
taincd mis- well merited reputation for fidelity to
local characteristic diversltles and for harmonious
effects.
william Hart has also widened the sphere within
which he has devoted himself 50 successfully TO the
reproduction Of scenes froif rature. His visit last
summer I'd the Lake Superior res.22 enriched his
portion9 With studies which he is already Seginnins
TO Plaza Gefs1anenty on canvas. Among &ese'
srhe Silver Cascade' Is particularly admirable Mt
Hart Is, moreover, preparing several works ior the
approaching exhibition Of the Water Color society,
January Il.
A. Wordsworth Thompson, whose solid and pic
turesque landscapes,n as Tuckerinan calls them.
have been steadily increasing his reputation ever
since he returned from a prolonged solourn In
Europe exhibit Us "A View OF 0sslpee Lake. as seen
at a distance from the heights around Chicorua;
sunny Days Of June, Meadows of Conway;' "Ihe
Fan OF the Gend armes" at the village OF Ccrnaya
ynle fifty miles from Paris, a picture to which the
Franco-Prusslan war gives the additional pam
ul interest OF actualty; and superb canvas. 'Can-
nonading the PoLomac,n which for truthlnlnes
and power is equal as historical painting, TO ITS
recognized claims as a landscape.
$. A. Rowland shows himself worthy pupil OF
Lam binet, IN the conscientious, work which ne has
put into "Mornmg on the Banks OF the Connecticut,
near Walpole, n. H.;'' "A View Near stamford,
Conn., and view Near Bellows Fall, Ntn
CLapin exhibits two fine landscapes, early
Morning in New Hampshire and Near Nyack."
Both very carefully painted. The latter ldeaIzes
the scene without making IL lose the fathuness Of
portralture Ia tne former the middle distance Is
iorclbly treated, while The light OF the rising
brightens the distant mountain tops and promises
soon 10 dispel the mist below.
ii. w. Robbins besides several foreign views, such
as ''Drachenlels and Nonnenwortn," "Agullle du
MGi,n &C., exhibited "Morning on Pennington
RIVER "Morning in Autumn (unlnlshed). '.Nirgl-
MIA Twilight" and "A Marshy Place"-an excellent
study from nature.
Brlcher's principal pictures were Summer Noon
IN New hampshire '.Sunrse, Narragansett Beach
at Turn OF Tide" and Mount Washington The
latter is unfinished.
Ne.son, hiss Walters and several others exhibited
studies or completed landscapes from the Auiron-
dack, favorite camping ground for the artists w.
NJ. Browns studio was lull OF fruit. 4. w. Mar
sna, young artist OF promise, offered number of
J. La Farge's door happened to be closed before
II reached during our hurried visit 10 the ASSO
he mas lately added to the originality OF design as
wen as beautiful cooring that cnaracterizes his
works.
Other doors were also closed on account OF the !
cary sunsets in December, but had time to catch
glimpse OF Walter Satterlees Pompenan figures |
studio, and in another to admire the wonder.
fully vigorous action which Blspham can throw into
picture whether u represent ..rointing Dogs
"a Stampede of Wild Horses on a Prairie'' Bis
pham RANKS high among the best painters OF ami
malS
THE LADIES' ART ASSOCIATION.
AT the FIRST Saturday reception gwen this winter
water color picture Of Grapes" together with
cabinet portrait Of "a Lady, by Mrs. III. p. Gray;
portraits Of IA Lady and Child" BY Mrs a. J. Loop;
Remington; and several other paintings by Misses
Mary and Edith w. Cook Donevy Field, Gilbert
tion, amply justlyng the growing tendency on the
part OF gifted and accomplished women TO seek new
1
arectlon OF art.
MRS. ELIZABETH MURRAY
whose pictures water colOrs, particularly those
illustrative of spanish life, have been 50 much ad-
mired at the recent Academy exhibitions, removed
some time ago rom the studio which she occupied
In the New York Univc slty building 10 a stidio III
No. 10 Fifth aveaue, where her friends Will ina her
busly at work.
The heroic-szed statue OF Professor Morse BY Mr..
Byron NJ. Pickett which is to be unveiled in Central
Park some time during the month OF April, has been
National Fine Art Foundry. The manner IN which
Mr.. Pickett has treated this statue merits special
commentator, inasmuCh as IL Indicates the pro-
gress OF new and improved schooi OF portrait
sculpture or late years American portrait scnlp
ture has been too generally weak imitation OF the
painfully obvious mater1ailSm OF works which have
become fashionable In modern Europe. On both
sides Of the Atlantic ridiculous failures have been
made in attempts to reproduce by means of modern
costume, the severe dignity OF antique sculpture.
The incident which the artist mas chosen to repre-
sent In his statue OF the celebrated Inventor OF the
electric telegraph Is the reception Of his Gist tee
graphic despatch-"see what God has wrought"
Professor Morse is represented standing ana Mth ms
ha s Dand ae aegns eSs s wAs 5y ne hs
ne ag raRs sn o h @ s5d Gyar
espa M received The sns,, seup9r h ss tngs gys2
q es n. ~ vW ena 's ha a
enc aame time unwonted scope for the lmaginpt!oIn
IL s encouraging for American art that MI
so udiclously treated to render materialisnc ac-
curacy o1 detail suhservient TO heroic and cOmpre-
hensive representation OF character. The familiar
and sympathetic qualities OF the original are brought
with sufficient strength to be satisfactory to The
intimate associates OF the living man, while the ar
tst has maniiestly looked forward 10 the time when
remote generations shall form more adequate con-
ception OF the great inventor than his contempo
raries whose very nearness causes them TO give
undue prominence to his social characteristics. In
fine the statue promises to be worthy OF the dis
tlngulshed man TO whom this progressive age Is
indebted for one 0 It's most marvellous ana most In
portant Inventions
AuTOTyPES.
No more desirable 'gifts OF the season" could be
selected than from Mr.. Putnam's cnoice collection
of autotype Jlc-sn,ites OF drawings by Albert
Durer, Lucas Van Leyden Raphael and Michael An
gelo. An idea may be formed U the wonderful pro-
gress already made In popuarizing art when TWEEN.
hree superb illustrations from Raphael are offered
IN single folio volume for only eighteen dollars.