The New York herald., 1872-03-04
ART MATTERS.


Mr.. Constance Meyer has just completed picture
OF an Italian market girl In his most happy manner.
charming brunette, advancing through one OF
those rant passages which make life so charming
In Southern Europe On her head the girl carries
basket OF fruit, which has been painted with care
and deicacy. The picturesque costume OF the cOun-
try, with its brilliant col0rs and striking contrasts,
anords the artist an opportunity to display his
power In the nice balancing of hues SO as TO give
richness and strength while preserving
HARMONY or TONE.
In this Mr.. Meyer has succeeded admirably. But
what viii strike the ordinary observer first will be
the charming ease and grace which he has impaired
to the peasant GIRL without taking from the air OF
naturalness and truthfulness which breathes
through the whole painting. In the distance we
see the mountains and cloudless blue sky, with ITS
bright and clear atmosphere, which tells OF the
glorious summer time. We believe this picture will
not meet the public eye, as rich Southern gentle
man bought 1t on the easel. We congratulate him
on his good fortune IN becoming the possesSor OF
A CHARMING WORK.
Mr. s. J. Shannassy has completed very inter-
esting moonlight picture OF one OF the Swiss lakes,
In which he displays considerable power. He Is
steadily at WORK upon quiet pleasing landscape
which represents plymouth in 1871" The old
home OF the Pilgrim Fathers Is seen IN the distance
not too near nor yet too removed. The mind has
liberty enough to forget the present and wander
DacS to the Old times when the struggling colony
laid the foundation Of the great republic, OF which
we are all so proud to be citizens to-day. In The
foreg round some sneep are browsing on the gentle
hillside, and IN the middle distance we see one or
the numerous small lakes which abound III tne
neighborhood. The composition OF the picture is
SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE
ana there is about 1t That charm OF naturaness and
repose which IS one OF the greatest charms OF The
modern landscape.
ln the sculpture department. we notice very
clever portrait medallion or the respected Ameri-
can sculptor Raldoiph Rogers, who resides in
Rome. This work Is by one OF our ceverest
scuptors, Mr.. Cushing, whose mOdesty inierieres
very much with his worldly advancement The
medallion under notice Is on exhibition at Tilanv's,
and well deserves the attention OF the visitors
The modelling Is free aud satisfactory and the treat
ment really artistic. IL has been rendered into
marble by Mr. Cushing, who knows
TIE WHOLE GAMUT OF HIS ART,
and therefore Jle TO preserve the feeling OF the
original model In the more beautiful and lasting
marble. We hope To see many more works or equal
merit from this talented artist
Thomas NJ Cash has just finished remarkably
spirited painting OF q group OF yachts belong
Ing the New York Yacht Club out
side cruise. The vessels are seen advancing
towards the foreground, and the sense OF
motion In the vessels has been admirably
caught. Mr. Cash mas a sailors love for
the brny deep, and there Is everywhere sucn
evidence OF knowledge, Doth OF the sea and the
shlps, as we look for III vain IN most OF our marine
pictures. where tile artist aims only at producing
llttle tricky eject. We regret that the arliSt
has not carried this "Outslde View'' lar forward
as we could wisn but the general result has been
remarkably successful.