, 1873-06-23

by Charles Humbort, Of qonc7a. Beyond
tho .still wateE f. Tho foreground.
o o or os 2sonns aen p ss %G ec sssp%f o
golden and: amethyst light as painters hnvo aol-
dom put on onnvnB. Tho far aiBles Of tho foroBt
and tho purple hills beyond arc bnthoa in tlda
mellow rndtnneo, whilo tho surface Of the wator,
Of tho cattle, aro touched by It Into n kind Of
Bptondor. Tho picture tB tho property of ono Of
the inernbera Of the Club, WHO has rofuucd a.,
most fabulous prices forit. =
arc represented ~ fcwor pictures than usual !;
but thcro Is no falling of In quality. Tlloro nro
soyorAl admirable lhnlscapeH by Gay,-ono Of
which, q scone On Oohaaeot Shore, Is especially
interesting rs showing what striking effects may
ledge Of bare, gray rookH, aud ntnglo dwarf oak
uprootel by tho wind. i. a. Bollows contributes
o " Wow on York River" Me-, which ahowa
nice observation and truthful hhnilling. Virgil
ion.pioceB, full Of mellow entumn-llght; md
Morton q marile piece, Towing into Port. !"
There nro two Or throo Of Konsott's glowing snn~
sets "still Lifo " by Cole and portraits by
nrsohet Hunt 4n Efnost !, ,tongte!loT 10 4s ;E l.,
large picture, not without motit, though hardly
30 satisfactory As could be wished. LoBs nmbi.
tious but moro pleasing, aro several smaller
pieces by tho same artist. Thoy arc all Oriental
aconos, and their atmosphere and coloripg aro
full OF the hot, dry glittor Of tho Fur East Mr..
WoolB is, II I mistake not, still quito a young
nlnn and, though lie has still much to learn,
his pictures give excellent promise for tho fu-
+. D. Williams has thrco pictures Id tho oxli-
bltiop, tho largoRt Of which. i, g.
.'q, IA NEw-EN9LAHD DRooK,"
ie pronounced by many tho finest thing which
lle has ovor done. It Is worry simple in Compost
which cattlo aro cooling thomnelyes,, and an
opening beyond, botwoeu forost-treoa, through
which Id soon glimpse Of fur blue mountalns.
i ia painted IN maorning-lght,-a, morning ut
phoro, though Hufrusod with heat, is yet trana-
parontly eloar. Tho sky, with itB white cu,n,1.
loso clouds ls full Of haat and the loaveB Of tho
trcos, and tho frlnglng buhhea by the brooIt-Bilo
droop in tho hot Dir; but the rsator relccss the
On tho loft, tho brook widona away into pob-
bly, shallow, which Ia 1niahol with such
careful attention to detail TINT you nro
tompted to pause and cool your fingers by gath
ering little pobbles thore The picture ghows
q tlno fcoiing for nature, and doficato obaorva-
tion Of her moat transient and flgoting phases.
Whilo on tho subject Of art, I muat not omit
mentioning
NOBLE PICTURE NJ GEORGE 1vNEss,
which Is at present OH exhibition at tho gallery
Of Williams L Everett. 1t was painted for tho
recent exhibition Of the Academy Of Tino Arts in
par1a but, owing to Home delay ut doneyn, ar-
rived too lato for reception there, and was nc
Washing in tho River Near porugIa !" md tho
picture Is pronounced by connolsaoura tho best
one by this artist ever exhibited hcre. It COM
binos in high dogreo tho spirit and vigor which
works. With the more roauod taatc III expression
characteristic Of Ills later method.
To-day is
THE GLORIOUS SEVENTEENTH,
tho nnniversary Of Bunkor Hill, md Of 'oourso
holding fnRtivnl. 1bn Rlinnirr and tta nu11ia