The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-06
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN

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NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN .
Yesterday evening at eight O'Clock a private
view was given of the pictures included in the
sixth Winter exhibition OF the National Academy
Of Design. The view included the sixth annual
display of the American Society OF Painters in
Water COlors, and an interesting cOrollary In the
way OF some English water colors and sketches
occupying the South room. The North, East and
West rooms and the small chamber known
the sculpture room were devoted to the American
Society.
The periodic opening Of the Academy generally
fills the exhibition rooms with several of those
elements that conspire to constitute what is called
social success. Perhaps the proportion OF those
there who understand much about art is rather
SIN all contrasted with the large number Of smat-
terers who anoint their lips with Ruskin ana
fancy that they have thus inspired themselves
with the divine breath Of criticism. Perhaps there
Is certain per centage Of scandal and
detraceEon among arIsts ana an appreciable'
amount OF small talk and aniable ignorance among
professional critics. Possibly the auctioneer's'
touter may sometimes be seen there, slyly spying
out the aesthetic nakedness Of the artistic land.
Paradoxes and contradictions occasionally stare
one out of countenance from the walls, but at the
D0GtOm OF tncSe lCCle let US acknOWL.
edge that there ia much valuable talent, sound
taste, nice discrimination and disnterested
mutual acknowledgment Of merit. Last evening,
at the Academy Of Design, witnessed mach the
same mixture Of the few who reverently follow art
and the many who ignOrantly talk its jargOn-a
mixture Of which descriptions have been given for
SO many consecutive years. But beneath tho
cream. laid surface of social small-talk might be
dscerned the nash OF bright ideas and keen analy-
Sis TO the two sets OF pictures we purpose return
mated, comprises the contributions Of the Ameri-
can Society OF Painters IN Water Colors, and me
sketches, brought Sither by Nj. Henry Blackburn.
pretend to do more than briefly summarize those
which presented themselves to our attention
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entitled "A Calm Morning." and A. T.
Boricher contributes several very excellent works
lavishly represented, his landscapes almost inva-
riably being filled with that quiet charm of which
President OF the American society Mr. James G..
Smile, sends in very animated view of the pre-
Elizabeth Murray graces the collection with many
of her radiant Spanish studies, ana Bellows has
host Of delicious landscapes, his principal work
drawn by oxen wading through shallow stream.
Many pictures are visible to which attention was
among these are a set OF peculiarly picturesque
Algerine studies by Tiffany. 1.-THE Queen OF the
aa re M
of the potentiaiities Of 7. W. Woods brush. "a
CLEAN OF Sunlight on Snow-Ciad Hills Is an invt-
ing subject skilrully treated by George Harvey.
1t Is no Disagreement to the American
society TO- point out that two Of the
ton arc by English artists, and, though this gives
neither Mr.. Blackburn nor any one else the right
its collection with English works at the expense q
American, it Is as well that the pubic should
e wo ws
allude to as finding place IN the American colec.
tion are Killingworth Johnsons Rival florists"
and J. Skinner PrOut's "Frauen Kirche, NureIn-
bergr The Nuremberg picture reproduces mar.
ket scene and is, unqnestionaoly, splendid
architectural drawing. The Rival Florists" is
exquisite in many respects its only faults being
that it is almost as shadowess IS Peter Schemihl
and that the horizontal edge OF the swara IN the
But the general effect Is delicious and the treat
ment is mastery. The scene is just outside a red
brick house in the middle OF a warm Summer day.
White and red rescs Chamber up the side OF the
house. on the left stands an old gentleman, with
EARNESTLY arguing aa Rurp with S0A' friend
own age, who remains seated. Inc middle
Of Of tse plG aaras S we and nat
sits leaning back In chair, watcning tne od gen
eman with an sss otter % gr dressed IN
iioht green. and listening with amused animation.
Al the girls feet nestes little child absorbed in
ifs NAV TO the right il gardener filing mis- bar
raw and lending a half attentive ear to the discus
sion. The picture is brilliant rich and sweet, and
the Young girl in white ia treated with the moss
exquisite and airy tenderness
No 90 shows the effect Of a strong yellow light
shining upon the water In contrast to huge black
rock in the middle foreground. In No. 20 are seen
some mowers, exquisitely painted, by Rivorc.
Swain clifford contributes several OF those Moorish
studies to which we have drawn attention more
than once during the last two months girl, with
o pitcher, the shoulder and portion OF the
ripe bust exposed, is sent in by Eaton. There
are or two fine contributions by Hayes the
well-known animal painter and the Tomb OF q
Moorish Saint, " by Swain CHORD, is full OF rich
and picturesque monrnfnness. Nearly every MEM
Der OF the American Society finds representation,
them whatever justice lies within our power. In
the small sculpture room are found, exclusively,
works by American artists, in black and white,
drawings by Laney, Bush, barley, Smile, Fem
and others.
Itwere p0sr policy to treat with injustice the col
lection Of English water colors and sketches made
by Mr.. Blackburn and occupying the south room,
and the same chances which will provide \ return
these. Certainly many delightful specimens are tn
be seen. Among these we merely touch at present.
on 1.-THE Tuileries Gardens" by Collingw0od smith,
the "Od Tower and Bridge At LucerAe," by the same
Smiths cine Entrance 70 the Library AZ Rouen,j
by Burgess; ''Sunsct on an Mgerine Tomb" by
Severn: some fruit, most cnchantingly painted, by
Hougn; IAN Old Vineyard" by CollingwooG smith;
"English Cottage l.ife,n by Marian Croft; Town
Hall at Brussels" by Callow: English Mountain
Scenery pr0Dably near Cumberland, by Bell; two
fine pictures forwarded by Skinner Prout himself
ana contributions OF more or less excellence bv
Henry Warren, Baker, W. l.. Thomas Mogiord,
John Richardson, G. l.. Hall, the late Sir Thomas
Lawrence, Copey Fielding, Mortimer nariowe.
Buchanan, Haseltine, Armstrong, II. Patterson,
Fiides, Powell, Pugn, Thornycroft, Pennefather.
Du Maurier. G. Bowes, J. ID. Linton and C. Green.
Tho Academy Of Design has never since the day
OF It's first opening been seen In cleaner or freseI
condition. Last evenings reception was genial iB
feeling and large In attendance. The general