New-York tribune., 1871-11-22
FINE .4R7S
OPENING, OF The WINTER INHIBITION ot THt
AtNpENY.

orrvIV,, OF The WINTER INHIBITION Of TlII.
AC tpEMY.
The Private View last night Of the v inCr
Exhibition Of tie Na,oulI Acairmv Of p:s!&n Na t'
appoInt lng tnthos" whose cXp", iIl", Wcl" Mt
hi.l. a very small number Of p,tur' "crr -Nc.d
thiny ;be walls of all iD,r % the 'als ai nH'
IMPRESSION OF >hivrrng hll-nesN Ho' on: n nNn-
hcr but n merit IN" exhibition fai n "v even Gle
rapidly diminishing average of I'll" AcadrL!. INcr' r.
the usual couipcn, ut Of !at iad4, ap. ~ chlr"ha
portraits wlch rob infa,ti'ic Of hall liz atocy "ai
of cate and dogs treated badly by n" artists 10 ra
for the aciiye Intervention OF Mr. HcrEh. tnict"
,his rapid deterioration ~ The Winter ENhl''."'
can he checked way. would h" Will {, - III
end {" the exhibition at once, and t til" 1r'St rrs' r|
N, II works entirely for the spring. Thrr IT, tc. n
WAYS Respectable show us of the Wlnt,rt woIk bn II
seems iupossi t. excite among The pslntels s'if
cent interest IN The Auiutnna! exposition io redeem J.
from ouracng pnrsenrss and Ioycrty IL har'j
too much say that laet night and the n-h' before.
there better exhibition nf paintings at IN" auction
rooms ~ Ieavt 4 Coz thc hru,ft of the Chicago
sufferers. than Was AT the Academy. Now. willie
tins fact the HI hc,t ctree rcdahle to tho gnrt
and liberal Sympathy y! "L' astisiT. II certainly
shows a singular apathy i'll rcgar to h" hc1lh and pros
pery Of the Academy II Incredible that IN tie studios
NewYork no better representation u the years work
can found than Shown to the pubic last night
Bat II not prudent TO triho with u friendly pubic
opinion These opening nights OF the Academy ought 10
he q, The most brilliant character, socially woll
arstcally But IL is undcniale that public interest III
them u dying away. What can prevent TIE unJn-t
inference wbich viii arise from the contrast pre-efed
by alternate visits 10 our Academy snd 70 Nr Whites
precious little collection. Wa tod that the artists
have not yrt flashed Ueir Summer stu!ics-that I'M
nor,snt additions will no made within few week
These things 1pain hut do not Justify. the panciy o
the display. Every exhibition like that OF last niRh u
a positive INJURY to every artist in krw-fork. IL ch'
and rcpes that sympathy and irtere|t IN ieaiArtc
matters which J. 40 hetcShif! 20 .'Stcr "i s"IP''
growing school of art
w. fud in the North RNomHa poItrait of Roiert C..
Winthrop by Mr Huntington, which IS altogether adj
mlrahe The posture is life Itself and the texture and
coorng OF the face unusually succ ssul The drahry
Il carefully yet broadly handed Mr.. Ii IT; hasa ohsr-
ing landscape, which aims rss than is his custom by
elaboration Of detail Bierstad has one OF his rgia-
ton mountain glens. With its cool water.
ts tr.nspapAnt suiItudes, aud luminous crags.
Every one knows that remarkable Farragut OF
Mr. Page. 1t viii arroghte TO ltecN about
all tho criticism which IA avish"d this year upon the
Exhibition As is tO be given To tho Grand DnKe, II
NAV be conside red high to the worshpfu Com
tce of Reception show His Highness the true state
81 the teeth OF THIS gift But enthusiasm for
the earuod artist for tho np1e subject can make IN"
reDrra effect Of the picture other than soner ana de-
uresug Even In the full blaza Of the gas last night 1t
seemed slklly 10 absorb u the hight which could be
toured upon it, It is tine and strong in concc pon and
sems 70 be moving in sphcric conditions whiG
in Campbers poem, "-hed death shade round tho
sbips like hurricane eclipse. Of the SUM-. Beside this
great picture which dominates the South Room' hangs
shyIock with very mcritorious scOwl and faithfully
paiuted clothes. Among secondary works there is
pretty and poetic picture of Nj Walter eaeree, called
The Last Flight young girl holding wounded dove IN
her arma 1t possible that Mr sateree would do bot
Ter ~ he had less ambition but be ia certainly getn9On
IN lis empirc way He never paints anything without
faults and merits, and the faults are OF kind he can
conquer and the merits are worth having His color Il
crude and his drawing often undecided and besi-
,atipe-uotics the month and chin OF this
Young girl. But II IA nevertheless . prasewortby
effort and We would he glad TO see more such David
Neal has a rather confusd p-ce OF figure painting and
upho.tary together In which the man and woman arc
rather bad and the arms and furniture rather good He
hd-s under Il chair to the left snguarly weltrswn
.ugtz dog OF course Mr.. De Haas has marine with
on,trporou, i.d light crying through the waves. And
~. ;hc,e pictures and others wo shall aeap
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