The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-15

Brilliant Reception Of tho Brooklyn Art
Association.
On Monday night the Art Association of Brooklyn
gave their second reception on the occasion OF
opening their new building, which will be devoted
to the advancement Of ART. Invitations had been
extensively issued, and not alone were the exhibi
ton rooms inconveniently crowded. but the over
DOW OF visitors filled the auditorium OF the Academy
Of Music. which had been thrown open for the occa-
sion. The DarterTe was no0red over so as to afford
an excellent promenade. At the end band or must.
clans were stationed, who dscoursed popular music
to those VINO sought relief from the heat and thr0ng
OF the galleries.
As the visitors continued to arrive It became i'm
possible to accommodate all IN the galleries.; and
30 difficult was the circulation that most people,
after making the round OF the pictures, were glad
to take seats In the Academy and discuss the
various subjects or interest while listening to the
band. The young ladies were out III force. and,
though they rehgiously, for the most part made
tho round OF the gallery. there were not waning
indications that they were more interested In their
escorts than In The studying the development
OF art But In spite OF the crush and the throng 1t
srs re % an oasa desire on ne " Dart
OF the people TO see every work that was
%eea Of erss as y consdeS owns
to the delay IN sending III the works many OF them
ae % m
OF order that could nave been desired.
y, The M Meso % Wnca t
earliest trace o. art the committee have been able TO
discover. The examples OF our early painters begin
with Washington AllsLon, VINO was born AT Wacca-
several examples, ana the works continue
cal chain to our own day.. Perhaps the most
interesting OF the old pictures from national point
scenes IRON Our Revolutionary struggle The death
Of General Warren ut Bunker hlli and OF General
Montgomery ut quebec form part OF the present col
! lecLl0n. IL Is Somewhat strange 10 note that In
point Of figure painting our ancestors seem 70 nave
Csrian the last war has produced no art
capable OF comparing with the spirited works or
scape, and the work or living artists certainly DIS
plays knowledge ana vlgor combined IN the tech
meal handling OF O. high order to which the earlier
American artists were strangers. Indeed II
any proof were wanting or the immense strides
Gy CONTRASTING the works contributed to this exnlbi
ton by James Hart, CASTELAR, and few other or
our prominent men with their own earlier EFFORTS
painted picture OF Harris. we look occasion TO COM
pllment That ARTIST OH his improved technical hand
ling, but at tnat time pointed out that The work
ness That are visible In 'Under the Elms."
ta ns eaSe uterance to was felt by the
artist himself and Ne made up his mind to produce
OF this resolution Is seen In the admirable work.
'COMlNG OUT OF The SHADE"
which attracted 80 much attention from the artists
Ihe subject Is SIMPLY bit OF forest with number
OF cattle coming out into the open neds, but the
force and unaffected naturalness that we were
charmed anu Interested by IT, me drawing anu
proyement IN knowledge on all Mr. Harris former
attempts In o .ais Sirecuon ana we see the
t the bold way the the artist has been Gen. able s
Gs wa ps he s6ads ~ th9
picture tile artist has been most successful repeat
ing or echoing his effects with great felicity The
tree studies nave been made With the same close
Ing Of the undergrowth aud tue ricn ferns and
grasses that the utmost mtnute has been displayed.
wel-Dalanced effects.
ION TIE SCHELDT."
e. Us o ps noas Il e Haas
the water win wsl,;Ssia1Ssd, natural buoy
Dutch COAST coast wen rendered p the heavy.
dull waves are washing in lazily n
boat with Isnermen engaged hauling their nets,
seems to rise and fall with the unstable waves.
which accords admirably with our ideas OF Hof.
land. Indeed, tins picture ID one OF those works
are M Of S sa ana IN Which we 1T
ences. IL Is strongly and carefully painted, aud
belongs 70 that sound. healthy Class OF art OF which
we meet 30 many examples In the Brooklyn
1.-THE END OF THE GAME,n
by ]. Beaufrain irving belongs TO a branch Of art
that hitherto has not been successfully cultivated
IN this country, and II null OF promise OF
iao Dor The " artist ' IS not well Known KNOWN
to the public, but tac public, az least the picture
buying portion 81 them, WIN DC greatly 70 blame y
tend MIN generous patronage. The story II placed
about the age Of Louis XIV. Two gentlemen nave
quarreed while gaming and proceed TO settle the
dispute according to the laws OF honor. He who
provoked the quarrel has received his death wound
anu falls into the al ms or MS second. Ills opponent
looks on cOldly ike man VINO mad resented an
injury from sense OF duty rather than from pas
group is admirable. The sad story is admirably
told, and the careful anu elaborate way in which
marx win real pleasure the exquisite feeling for
color which Mr. Irving gives proof OF In this work.
GESESEE SCENERY,
by Castelar,, Is q noble landscape, full Of warmth
and sunshine, with imposinel0oking old trees and
understanding meadows, on which q lew cattle are
grazing. over head lazy Clouds necKing the blue
sky with white and gray masses, noar past peace
fully. There IS an arr Of calm and repose in this
and indulge IN day dreams under the cool shadows
OF those majestic trees, whose outstrctching arms
oner such tempting, shadeful retreat from the
burning sun. Willlam Hart has also painted o most
successful landscape Tor the occasion OF this Brook
lyn opening group Of cattle are crossing rustic
landscape fades away toward the dis.
TSs ss1 Is anssa with s
very clouds dying away Into the gloom whence
shadows are gradually stealing over the landscape.
Iations, and the forms OF the clouds vaporous and
nebuous with that feeling OF immateriality which
gives 8uc0 D0auty 10 tuciE udhSicuy un5tduc
A. D. Shattuck IS represented by his ''Sunday
Morning in New England" winch was exhibited
TO the public on q former occasion.
''The Old Clock Doctor" BY Z. w. Perry Is
marked by power OF humorous observation. This
work also has been on exhibition before, but the
artist has painted on 1t considerably WINE 1t was
sanford K clifford is represented by an important
suitry landscape, which ne has dubbed "Tlv0n
Richards Lighthouse on the Isle OF Snoals'' Is q
delightful marine painting. IN which we can almost
catch the sough or the waves as they wash against
the wild coast Tinany's "Harbor OF Malta" Is also
others which we have not been able to mention. IL
would be impossible to do justice in the space at our
disposal TO this exhibition. We have purp0sely de-
voted all our attention 10 our native school, but
there are many brilliant examples by European
artists which we cannot spare space 10 notice. One
picture especially struck ~, Venetian scene. by
Carl Becker, painted with all his wealth OF color.