New-York tribune., 1874-04-13

this is in truth OF his praises that no mas oco
TO respect his own limitations and to 90 with MS m'gn'
what HIS hand found TO do. Mr' mehn'eo
has painted many pictures that canno. pe
surpassed for truth the character OF the hnoio"
scenery with which they deal and for poetic ooao'
in form, poetic feeling in treatment tha' ni'Ae h
appeal TO something higher than any love OF pace' "
the love OF nature that lie universal. a.
Mr. George C. Lambdins "Young Girl Readlng h
open TO some criticism, the score OF proporuo"' '
figure seems TO wanting in hight out III 'he eNp''o
sion OF purity and serenity we find this picture very
markable. True. there Is little od-tme air ANU" '
lady that may add a doceving charm; her dress sus
gests Maryells lines
"se. With What simplicity ,,,.,,,
THIS nymph begins her golden dhys''
and we wonder In what Arcadia the artist fouhu auy
willing 10 be so out OF fashion. Yet although al '
cessories Of the picture are carefuly CHOSEN W al" ~
sentiment OF tho figure and weave the garidnu Vi 10
pose vet the charm not IN these but IN the iauy "
self: she is the heart OF all the scene the hFht all e
anates from her. a,,.,
Mr. Wlnsow Homer's Dads Coming !" Is hnished
ncture from one of sketches in the Water color EX
hbitIon bnt II is not as good as the SKETCH nor ~ VI"
artist sent anything to the Academy up 10 the eAce
ence that he himself has taught as 10 exact OF hm II
we cannot thank him for anything nrst ra'e however,
we can Mt least praise his "Girl In Hammock
sketch in oils in the East Room, whioh "ouu Oo "o
come as n finished picture.
Mr. Francis A. silya's Building Of the Race Rock
I1cht-House" s painted with manifesty truthful in
tentions but is not very interesting The SKY anu 'ie
water are in characterless condition, well disposed
toward lighthouse building, but worth htte 10 "n
artist unless he were Dutchman who c0uld ldeahz9
fog and make a dead calm excite enthusiasm MI oi-
vas picture shows that has desire to tell the truth
and will make no sacrifice for efect but this Is merely
a negative merit, and In art negative merit IS not
enough.
Mr. Eastman Johnson's "Bo-Peep" is a very pretty
nlcure II he won't let us see the adys face, az least
we see the chds and her whole figure is instinct win
life and play We cannot an artist since Reynolds
who has shown such sweet, natural sympathy WIN
childhood and infancy our own Eastman Johnson
We have several who could paint this lady as well
better perhaps-but who else could paint the chd
Mr. johnson has several pictures in this exhiOton-We
shall look at them q come TO them-but with all
their merits they to.us more coarseypalned thah
Is his wont.
MFR. VIM. IT, Boards "wreckers" Is painted with
noticeable care and ceverness Its subject. row OF
crows on ships mast half sunk in the sand suggests
an equally clever but horribly repusive picture that has
gone the rounds OF picture exhibitions and auction sales
for several years, and has been sluug from Du!er 10
buyer 1t represented dead man dressed IN compiee
steel at every and crevce OF whose armor 70"
OF greedy crows were gorgnc Mr.. Boards picture Is
s well done as that far execution goes, and Is not
disagreeable look at though we suppose his crows
can have but errand. STILL we may STOP
short OF conjecture, and please ourselves
with seeing how well the artist understands
crows how lightly he makes them perch or hop OF
Autter-how bird-like they We wish Mr. Beard
would always paint pict that could be as heathy
epioyed We are sorry see him waste his remarkable
talent on such low work " Club Life IN the O'den
Time -believe us 1t is work that only sots can take
nleasure in There's much real fun III the world SO
much genuine farce, well as genuine comedy and
tragedy, that If artists mrthful VEIN leads him to
thar field he might make the most tired and heavy
hearted of us shake sides and do us good BUTT
is not refreshing TO study the ways OF vermn,
and il we have been all these ages struggling pain
fully up from the condition OF apes we don't mean 10
waste our time in contemplating how or our fellows
looked when we were the foot Of the class We know
We run the rsk OF giving oense by this plain speaking
but we do 1t in of art in America, when
needs all the help every of give to Keep II
where "A comparatively small number Of selected spirits
and conscientious workers have succeeded in placing
it, and which is wounded in the house OF It's
friends when il is allowed in exhibitions such as this to
pander 10 the po-hOuse and dance-cear. IL M Beard
were less clever less capable artist than he is we
shonld not waste words him; but he is man OF
uncommon talent, OF very peculiar sense OF hunor,
and the mores pity that with such gifts, lac VIII
think It worth his while to prostitute his talent by
painting such pictures this Club Life III the Oiden
Time"