The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-21

the sward are warm, and invite 70 repose. Every
touch discovers the artist There Is nothing alarm
Of an Older and. TO our mind, superior Work
Under the Elms," in which there Is not 40 mncn
subject Is much the same IN both pictures: Dlacid
stream flows peaceably through suniit meadow
and out OF the shadows In the foreground rroun 81
cattle are passing into the stream. Although tho
cattle are better IN drawing and color than those in
should ave,liked both landscapes better without
them. But this Is merely matter OF taste.
THE EVENING SENTIMENT.
OF the picture has been conveyed with exquisite
i.eeing, and In tine distance we see the shadows
and ndsnct the woods
OF the painting though warm, IL very
subdued' and delighuuliy harmonized. There
rare enough in landscape paintings TINS
work Is an admirable example OF Mr. Harris man
excellence over most OF his works with which we
are acquainted. ne has evidently prodted by ex-
with the effects Of his Under the Ems sed sss
too glowing warmth which characterize some Of
ms other WORKS. In the present effort he has his
the golden mean, and our pleasure II not tnteriCre0
with by any narsnness or contrast The co0rs are
well graduated and blend tremendously; warmth
has been preserved III the shadows In just proper
tlon, producing something like
PERFECTION OF TONI.
the br0thcrs Smile made last summer an ex-
curslon to the far-iamed Yosemite Valley, ana
have brought back numerous interesting sketches
from that picturesque reglon but owing TO the late
utilize their preparatory studies We shall doubt
less, see some result OF the California voyage In tho
ON genre subject, which he calls sunlight on .
Shady Path" II represents youthful widow and
S s, sn. son n the woo WITH
Is certainly very pretty, but the work-whlch.
Is Ia water color-L not sufficiently advances
Smile Is at work one OF hts Yosemite sketches,
which he also intends Tor the water color exhi--
Ing" will De the title Of the work. In the fore
ground the huge pine stands like threatening
while the departing sun battles In golden hues
THE MAJESTIC UNION ROCK,
when Is seen through break In the dense foliage
present state OF progress little be said imam
pG Mnre out ,6 the sr genera v design 9H
Is az WORK on delightful winter scene, In whoa
the early and gentler vlsitngs OF the grim season
snow iall Is on the ground but here and there the
local tints struggle through In last effort to dis
occupy the Central foreground, and the vanisnine
opening IN the forest behind them give them tn0
appearance OF TWO vast sentlnels. The tree forms
nave been carefully drawn ana we feel that they arc
the result OF conscientious study. In the distance
silvery beeches contrast with the dark green OF the
hemlock, and the background filed In with the 4
STATELY MASSES TREES.
me artist Is III evident sympathy with forest
nature nature an1 studies his subjects Closely In the
graphic truth to nature combined with sentiment
HIS Gateway OF the Woods" suggests something
more than mere study OF Trees so that while CIV
ing us forms truthfully he has not neglected tho
sentiment which Is the soul OF landscape. It Is
causes SO many works to fall nat on the
puDlic-a fact which artists do not sum-
student and TO this quality owes not little OF hts
success. Unlike most painters he does not content
himself with hasty sketches from which to paink
his pictures, but takes his canvas into the WOODS
and gets the important points correctly with hia
modes before him. To this Is due the freshness Of
his treatment and the absence or mannerism.
some dozen pretty well advanced pictures, which
constituted his years study all displayed marked
excellence in the simple force and truthlulness e
their drawing and color.