, 1873-05-23
ART MATTERS.
Public Reception at tho Art Institute.
The London "Grapl1io" Me-
mortal Picture.
Mr. Gollman's Portraits Of HRS. Cool.
haugh and Daughters.
ART RECEPTION.


Tho public reception Mt tho Art Institute,
corner Of Michigan avenue aud Vnu Duren
street, occurred laAk evening" and, though ovory
indication OF terrific gtorm waB given In tho
blazing lightning, hoavy Clouds aud occasional
peals Of thunder, tllero was worry good gnthor-
Ing Of nrt-loyorB, including ladies and gontlo-
mon moving in tho most fashionable oirclos.
Tho hoat III the art gallory can DO described only
by tho word intolerablo, aud Ind n pain
fully irritating OBJECT Upon Tho visitors.
Tho management had dono tho bcBt they
could, oxeopt opcn tho vonti1ators, in
providing music, lemonade, and ico-crean,.
Cortaiuly nevor did those temperate 1ofreHh-
monts find themselves more wolcomo than they
did last ovening. -.
Tho exhibition contains about 130 paintings,
Of which thirty-four, and tho croam Of them, arc
from tho Crosby collection. These hayo all, or
nearly all, beon noticed at rarioua timos, with
tho exception of canvas by A. Sehonn, untitled
."After tho Carnival" the richest md most
moritorio,s painting on tho catalogue. It ropre-
Reuts n sceno in a largo supper-Aall, tho
6gurcs clad in carnival costume, With indications
pf nights carousal in tho shattered yaaes. hag-
gard faces, aud wild actions Of tho group by the
Eintlow. Ono Of tho women has just drawn
lsde a curtain to admit tho gray light Of day.
break, and tic uncertain light falls with woird
blfcct upon tho face Of Il drunken cavalier, who
stares stupidity at it, wh1o beautiful woman,
leatcd on his lap, carcssoa lis fcco. In tho pack
ground another man, whose fnco botolfonB an
hpproach to Bobrioty, motions tho dnmael
TO drop tho curtain and exclude the unwolconle
daylight. Another cavalier 1onriBheB lis glass
with drunken hiarity, while tho forms and faccs
Of other groups can bo indiBtinctly seen beyond
tho table. Tile grouping. is spirited, md tho
picture full Of lifo and thought. Tho Hood OF
light from the window il cold and ghaatly, and
ntls out tho picture with II finish painfully sug-
gcstiyo Of tho "noxt morning Of night Of wau-
&ounoHg.n
There ia charming little genre ekotch by
Harvey, entitled Il VAnty," pretty woman
kissing hor reflection III tho mirror, aud com-
panion, by tue sanlo artist, " "Dookwornl." There
Aro two quiet nariue pieces by Norton, s'Asking
HoaringB' and "Wing aud Wing, In which tho
artist las shown thorough capacity for hand
ding the Hator. Tho u1adulaionB Of the Hcn in
Tho former constitute it's chiof charm.
Ono Of tho most plonsing concoita Ia triilo in
,Water-colors, by l'rooLs. It represents tie
sdrinling-fountain Of Grace Church, over which
quonching Lis thirst. From tho point
OF view can be obsorvel tho words, ".Ono that
ahirsteth, tho first two words of the full quotn-
tion being invisible. There is q quaintncHB
about tho thing TINT il delightful.
Phillips has somo good portraits; ono OF Ru-
blnBtein especially strong anl fasci1latug
:. AB whole, however, the exhibition cannot DO
regarded moro than tho first effort Of tho citi-
zens at reyiving their loro for art. Aa such, it
Hesorvos notice. aud the incorporators Of tho In
stituto ell tho encouragement possible.