The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-11-28
BRO0KLYE ART ASSOCIATION.
tn. First Reception :. tho w,.,er s.ouou.

The First Reception 81 tho Winter Season.
the gallery OF the Art Association In the Brook
Ign Academy OF Music was crowded last night
with the etSe Of the City OF Churches,
and tie interest manifested In the excellent
collection OF paintings amply rewarded those
whose love OF art caused them TO give v&nN.
able time and money, with the object OF cutivaang
among the people love OF the Gstnstio. The
policy pursued by this association OF gathering to-
getner loan works from the various private col
lectlons In Brooklyn and New YORK secures certain
average merit which renders the exhibition really
Interesting. OWING, no doue., to natural unwilling
ness on the part OF the possessors OF works to
expose their treasures to the many RISKS OF trans
port we do not meet as many worAs OF high order
as we could wish There Is, however, enough or
what IS really mertorious to satisfy even the crt
CAL a. the same time that we notice some lew PANT
ings that II would have Oeen We'll 80 have excluded
However, II L. perhaps, dl0cuit tor the ttce to
reuse Whatever may be forwarded Dy The owners
OF COLLECTIONS as there Is wide WrfeIence bet cen
the character oi the art exhaustion and that Of an
academy. AL excellent feature OF the BroOElyn
exmbltion " the presenting ol examples oil tue sir
ferent schools oil modern lLIlng, by which the
work OF our NATIVE artists may be Juused anu itl5
only 10 be regreled that there is very atle eyence
OF activity among the Brooklyn artists American
art Is well represented. Out the examples are Tor
the most Part already knownto the pubic. Among
the most important we nave William darts "G0lden
Hour, and James n. Harris "Under the
Elms" both excellent wcrAs displaying great
nature. "A Harvest Sccne,n by Shattuck, Is not up
10 the usual level OF tuls srIisus Ks. MI Wther
ldge contributes "rviilsht GA the estcrn Pailsp
winch represents faithfully the magnificent coors
that spread over the SKY, and sned q warm hue
over the land In those regions when the sun Sinks
to rest. We could, however nave wishetto better
effect OF distance; :e picture IS Wanting IN depln
ghosLly picture Dy Jubal Max, which he
names 1.-The AnatOmist,n recalls slOngly
the dead warrior by VelasqucL, and WAS
| evidently suggested by It. IL Is, however.
wanting In the force and dignity which roos the
Spanlards picture OF hall It's responsiveness. The
mead oil the dead woman Is well painted DuJ there
/ Is scarcely any Indication or form under the thin
drapery which conceals the rest W the ngure. Inc
picture possesses good Zeal 0i merit IN point OF
| execution, but IS not pleasant look upon. Sew
eral works by BOugereau have l0unu their way INTO
the COLLECTION, and are full or the naturulnesS aud
happiness Of treatment which distinguish tnls
| ar lists WORKS. There are severa. examples OF
George A. Boughton, In his earlier well Us his
genre SUD ccts mostly OF french chi.uren Ia when
we can trace the influence OF trefe his pupil
Indeed IL Is Just as marked as the influence OF the
pre-Raphaetes over Ibis style IN later years. A
| pleasing picture IN the pre- Raphaeute manner
wnlcn he calls "cummern briIgs strongly Lu our
mlnd his "Leaves from Pamela" now III the pos
session or Mr.. AlexaDuer Mh4se We confess 10
| having experienced much pleasure la tile cInlem-
patton OF some really excellent WORKS like Zamr-
| dis court Scene, ana could not help thinking
how much more IN cresting our Academy OF Design
Would DC II similar po.icy were pursued.