New-York tribune., 1871-05-12
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,,io,, which il received az the time OF IT'S o1S'u"
ncstion in connection with the popular sSe'c"es ou
,,ted " The Painters Camp" MI Ha'1erlo" j. "o""
o.pe n,intcr Of excellent reputation ~ EAS'"u' '"'
NV no means confines hinSelft 20 handling tue pehoh
~ - man of wide general culture, an acute thinker on
=. ,,huos,phv of art aud the master of sngnarly
efnl and attractive style II he does not dea IN tue
rcons purple rhetoric Of Mr. Rushin be is Iu lo'o
,diies aud consistent writer, without the loNe VI p"
- which iniects the productions of the former ana GU
,he whole a safer and Instructive Gulde III Vlo
,sv ~ Art M HaIneron justly appreciates the dil-
.ues Of writing the subject, and offers many souu
suggestions as the requisite quahcauohs VI acou
petcnt Art critic The theme as he well reh"rhS c'n"'
he erasped In its large relations by minds hanitu"y
eccupied with other matters, and whose only ohn 10
,,.t ~ II s their faculty verbal expression II re-
,n,yos creat personal devotion and untrng enthusiasts
as weu AS much technical knowledge. he does nov |
maintain however, that artists themselves should WHO
criticisms vague opuion seems TO prevail III our o"h
artistic circles aud sometimes finds louder utiera"ce
than decorum requires that as no one hut the painter "r
the scuutor can conInehe nd he difficulties OF execution
IN their respective branches of Art, 50 no one but
practical master OF the esel and brush should presume
~ pass critical Judgment ON their productions NJ
Hamerton does not fail in with This idea No man h'
argues should write the subject, unless he mas Dee
esrccally educated for olee Of criticism 1t Is not
wol n while that painters should eNlend 'hy :" "'"
energies on what would be too likely % deseu'i
Ate into personal Tecglmination lAe t'"o 81
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should be practically acquainted Win the or"i"l!
Ats Of Ar he must DC ane TO draw with deoHeS' 70
uuderstaud the secrets OF method and Color 10 take ii
the features OF the natural landscape rs wei as 10 NJ
prcca!o the productions Of gc"iS; hut Tue Ie O'.N
,ap scarcely he an accomplished artst Inc
usipter may often have much 10 say, 'W u -
,ellom that he hss the power TO say
vel "I was present On one occasion" say
NJ Uamerton "whcn distinguished painter wac asked
b. young author how il happened that artists - fAie!
wrote upon their own ant 'b,csu1e, said the p'n''f,
they are so generally deficient ia TIE fst r'dinenS o'
Il literary education. I believe thdt answer however
unfavorap- 10 artists to have been nnc nearer 10 tue
truth than the common theory that there Is something
essentially incompatible between Tho ~'aiy ana atu''a
irtelcets" 'Wr.f.ug" he adds, "is always extremely
irksoule and dssgre"able 10 uneucated people II the
reader had seen certain letters lay successful painters ne
would wonder Al t5er feeling uneasy WIN pen -
Is Oh record that famous artist wrote '"cA1'mN
.aocae,uy, Another excellent artist. who had achieved
success In the exhibitions Of mat society wrote several
Letters la eli Of which tbo word exhibition Was spH
without the h-Turncr. OF course, Spct badly TOO Da'
his as NJ; gushiu Las discovered are a; eeono-
ynical" He wastes his letters. "Lugu iol en-
zinc :" "sumit" for summit :" lie Alps for &" les
Alpes end Of others Of the same klud Persons
u whom the act Of writing j. aTduoas eAefiioi,
te autho. justly supposcs will not be hRey 10 give any
unnecessary tine 10 il. This alone may account l"t
she fact that artists IN general are not lonu
of uslug the pen II they were al taught
20 read and write before tey began 10 pant as clergy
men are fore they ho gin preach a"s.s; writer's
might he a. uuucrOU, comparatively az e'''c''
sntios. And painters Mr. HtmcrI"n Iathcf taiu!
suggests were taught to read and wrie perhaps
fney NVult paint worse for ~. II Turner
had received a. good education as Il com
mon English school hoy Of tCe"e year- and h@d
able 10 write good English and even Speii me
French titles his drawings. he might even IA spite oi
these attaunents have reached his present RANK as
landscape psbterBGt Il painters are often ch'ry Of
erticlsue each other Mr. HaucIton does not abstain
from freely expressing his opinion GU the
merits Of certain IlOmincut celebrities in lit
srature. ia his discussion oi the comparative
rank Of wordpanting and coOr-paintiug, as an
expression artistic ideas, he assigns their relative
place 70 several OF the great English poets Tenuysou'
he regards taxing he lead OF all the WordpamterS
In tie language He understands tie limitations OF the
AT better any other He never strains aiter
uuattainablc diees. His descriptions pass tue
the art and always exquisite a1 ftr as
they go. Shoileys painting resembles that OF Tarner
Ii Is the splcndOr celcr ana mystery the same
unIeality and abstraction. ByrOns woTdpaintng owes
all its power to fire of language, and strength
Of imagery and passionate 10 be in ahi way accu-
rate ecOtt's descriptions are often very sprteh but
tley ave always artistic, aud seldom plcOlaly con
seiyed Wordsworth knew more OF natural scenery
than any other writer not also painter, knew as nueb
In fact as many pTOessei landscape painter but is
M artist in words Le attempted too much His de'cn
tions are marked 10y delicate tuthfuincSs, evncing
power Of observation very rare ia literature nut they
have little effect on readers ignorant Of Landscape
because they require degree of memory aud imsgina
tion which no one eau possess who Is not iauidTy con
yersant with Nature.-AmOng other topics which aIc
treated great ability and good by tie author
are CHARACTERIZATION III Painting The Law ol
Progress in Art" Picture Buying" Furniture" THE
Artistic Spirit" the essays which especially
worthy no. only Of a cursOTy peTusa but Of assduous
study. The whole volume is adapted 10 give whole
somc stimulus to the taste Art, and 20 place 1t in am
intelligent and wise direction. With knowledge of the
principles which forth in style OF peculiar fas
cnaon the reader prepared enjoy the wonders Of
ancient aud modern Ant, with fresh sense OF their
beauty, and critical recognition of the sources Of Their
power.
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