New-York tribune., 1871-04-14
FINE ARTS.
PRIVATE VIEW oP THE EXHIBITION op Pm.
ACADEMY or DESIGN N

An ON.
att but there were a great meny pictures which -
good work aud some energy u conception UI,~"'''f
lOf us 70 Try 10 cherish illusions about The prc.e, -.
ana The Immediate prospects Of art in America II -.
u7 that the conditions which have created and 80
a"os u' - rge body of artists have az the SANE H.,
cohnemhed lhem to long medi0crity. There isso,.,
generous choo'Seieht Nven our painters by mn .,
liberal spirit and imperfect culture that the .ev ~,
sOn OF the necessity 0r excellence ha, mayor h.. =
orly taught In the studios, Of Ne,yassy
We do not think this Il. greatly
deplored. The art we have IA much -
than nothing, and an atmOs pherc ~ artisti f.i.
perception Is thus created which will inevi,silv ~
raising the standard II taste among both uain,., -
patrons TIE artists VIII be driven by eInul,,t &c.
industry and originality and tho public Will h. -,
ally educated pori p0ssu with tho proeres. mad, -.
We cannot bat hope for important and pr,r,r, =,
vantage in both these respects from ie e,tab t,, :,
the Metropolitan Museum. ft VIII De equal, hares,,
10 artists and the public, Instructor and .tln.,
In the mean while. We are not inclined to iti.l,.t
any jercmiads our yearly Exhibitions beesi ,hs.
are not the Dresden Gallery. II W. held olr ,s, g.
few years, doing the quality OK work te Do.,.
cute, continually increasing In quantity and 3, ~
general interest taken iu art, this woald "a, ut,
show a sufficiently wholesome aud Vital ,.,f.o,
OF things But W. are getting Oh ey1n t.tts,
than ibis. After al the criticisms wh.cI arc .o
~ u fe l.rt
FOR any candid person ~ deny that On tie Nho.eu.I
hlbltions are Increasing in merit Tbis imrr1y.iue., .
not 50 evident nor rapid we could vi.h std ,u,
slow advance may 10 some impatient ,onI. M.
rctrOgTcs-ion. But tbe fact remains, that II We m o.,
the walls Of the Academy traces a. yet o. The gcu.
dawn OF the true American art oi The future ilen Ia,
gradual improvement IN method iucaI-. ia art.yei IN
sight and mechanical execution. Bcioie our oaat-l,
Ar can como % us Us paths mns b made -iraislt -
our pioneer workers. Aftor We have earngf io plaL
as beginners must learn, by coping aud .on.
biuhg and varying the master fiet,, Of thp.e Bho
have gone before, thcn the tine vii come gbru
AT in America may begin It's Independent and un.ll.s
led career. But tnis preliminary STAKE j. a.0 iey ns
ccssary. Ths ffcest hand and most no th.t
made picture Was llapbae; and yet h9 learned Al
that PeUginO could teach him before trusting ibc aght
Of his own soaring wings. Itt- nom oAe excellence "a
ri'c % another
In tho Exhibition ~ this year there are several pic
tunes which great credit the artists and % TIE boo.
which produced them; many more which pre,or,e d, do
cent average OF good work; and many Wit &C.
positively and insoicntly bad. 81 present i' oil ss
hayea night to expect. In the departments whi sn
most affected ~ our paners-tho.e Of portraits end
laadscsu ues:he collection IL unusually strong Il rsgs
that we have found in the same year -Ecn taoron,hy
good portraits as those Of Mr.. Belmont by IRVING
OF Mrs stoucltOn by II. Z. Gray, OF Air. Dodge uJ
Illumination, ana OF George william Curii, 0y Cpel.er
In all these eases the artist bad tempting MD sud
grateful subject and aie by ,hs, ha- produced d Inosi
pleasing and satisfactory picture. We cannot avoid
giving special commentator 10 Carpenter poi'fa, o.
Mr Curtis. with 10 trick Of posture or cllOr
Ing the results is speaking ubrncs' aid ~
agreeable painting. Among the o.d fyort's iheFs
are q few new aspraE:s notable among whom b VI. r
A. Blidprnnn, whose "CirJUs Ia tho country" cNet'i
such merted 0drnaton az the BroOlyn r4hiJiioa lat
vear ana who Is represented by charnins, pipuaI c.
aud suggestive face Of child with drai iory treated 10
The careful and loving manner Of Paris. NJ Baker hai
scvera! portraits, which 0f c0urse are good
The land oapes are better than usual. vi NrEn'ees
experiment the Danger Signal whl, was 20 greatly
admired at the Century CinD, had another seHuiha
triumph last night. MI Berstadts essa 20 the sama
pciodyanst'c yein the "Ship Frc,' "a not 50 20
cts,fuI IL f. a Weli-IlIaWu, careful y--tutl'd pn
but lacks effect His fine Landscape IA ue south Room
H. however sufficient revenge. lie h2s rarely pl'n>t
a more thoughtful and imposing pict're. Tie va.r.
air. clouds aud beetiing peaks are al he'd "a
strict and harmonious keeping. Ca,iitlrs % Ge1escs
Meadows IS good canvas rs We know o. bio l. L.
Smiths Grove I'm Winter " Is o masery piece u group.
ing and detail. Kensett has a Windsor Castle In vhh
the foreground il by itself admirable picture. s5t
tuck has spCnt on a minute lsndseap' With tlcep -
much work many would have -Pcad oY6r 'illis
rod, aud he has hs reward IN an exquisite b; Oi tuAeni
art Dc Haas has a unset ~ se3," which dangerously
trenches upon the insane c0ioring II Gjln Af crop
sey ha- hOrid and taking Autumnal scene, aud Nh k-o
bins another. CronCh's Ruins on the Roman Calaf1,
f. noticeable picture iull of poetry ard n lnns We
SEQ again that superb study OF color ".i'b 1t "a
exposed IN I3rOokiyn--that group or boats On ID 'ih
lagoon with vonce IN the distance. Hc ba' a'oilr'
Venetian View, tho Piazza OF -. Nfz
mooniSht the winged lion doi-inrerire re 'tne
from the dim hight Of his cOlunn.s g. oumu.f A'ef
noon." by Durand, 10 well aud swiftly hahd.eL "'
could wish 10 say something c,G oi MI NiiIE'h hH'
Golden Hour" II greatly hkci-an aimi~g
crowd surrounded It all the evening. VI ! hg shd
pretty and Is taSen ut It's own valuation pJ c''~'
visitors But It seems 10 destitute OK uD,'y .. d. q
or treatment There nre many other lant-'ape- "9a
mentioning. 10 which we shall return VIII more els
In the line Of genre the collection L. il ant st'ls
MFR Eastman Johnson's "Od StacNC COasb' Eaca'GPS
alton OF which in certain respects IL :, .Glt 10 - q"
much A score OF children nave taken possession " .
numbering old wreck OF coach, ana arr p"}ils
"startiugv There is hurry, noisy movement
variety and mastery Of gesture and a'liif sl'" "
exists 10 the extent IN no other ot Af' "ou'
pictures and In very few pictures "i@''e'eT' ''
such wonderful efforts as wilkes scot 'h s,e' -
yoraeeu,, BohnenL0nig that we must look for aiJ -t
supei lor In III. way OF invention asl ''nIV''''"
color il comparatively weak. Mr BeL"'h' ~
has such excellent ideas and sdth "l'''V
e,ecution. exhibits or three eh"racteriS0' W
C.nsta5, Mayer has D figure, called The No''a
,tie,' 80 h,, in tone 10 be Judged % nsh' "
,r,,st mass over rspll,. for the present th' "o'
Hall, Perry. TAFT. kiJgn: Sl',o,nrr,.,
of contrabanls by Reinharr, ,,orsi
! woman reading by Eaton, ti''', -
Of walter satterlee. Feeding tho p
on, a., al,5sc.her admirable study OF rat- and puIP'
nv Lanes n Beafd, entitled Coming Dsne'r'a eFoc'
Of sagasious rodents taking tue measure OF The sro'Is
enemy living in sleek, yelSety heap iun !,o ''sT
ness on the floor. ,....p..,,,. a..
IN. two most noticeable picture, In the La' h'V
the "Falling Leaves" OF Boughtoa, ana ll" Nhi"
Page The mrs. is a sober, truthful skr''h " '"' .
park in duh russet garh On d'Hl A"'u''n t,,t,
-, - .ov IN what the picture t,lls short OF ab''''''
,,.r,.e,,u The PAINTER man of .teat git' ana s',
industry. has attempted what be clearly un"'''',
- ~. h,,lLtl.ss rrANhel his ileAL lLrlc J, NV"