The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-13

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Studio Notos.
In all the studios the notes OF preparation are
heard not for work, but FOR night Nature, having
put on her summer garments, invites the weary
toilers OF the studio to go forth and refresh them
selves from their labors in the enjoyment of her
beauties This yearly homage is the price the
artist pays for success for shut within the studio
walls. the artist Is likely to lose the memory
OF che delicacy and subtle beauty with
which Dame Nature clothes herself In the
woods and fields. In the noise and turmoil OF the
city, among the vulgar. eager. wealth seeking
crowd, the votary OF art is but too apt to forget
the deallsm and poetry which are supposed to be
the strong motive powers OF his labors and the
yearly pilgrimage to the shrine OF Nature is under
taken as much to reanimate the dropping enthu-
slasm OF the worker as TO freshen up the knowl-
edge OF the student. Hence the exodus is general,
and the hardest workers are getting their traps
into order lor the summer ramDe.
Mr.. Fl. W. Robbins, whose tropical landscape in
the Academy exhibition attracted so much atten-
lon, will take up his quarters at Simsbury. Conn.
he is at work on new tropical picture smaller in
size than the one exhibited in the Academy. 1t
represents an evening Scene in jamaica" and
although the material used is water color the bril-.
uancy OF the scene is rendered with considerable
power.
Satreree has just returned from extensive wan
derings through Italy, the Tyro ana Brittany, and
comes home laden with sketches OF lie III odd,
out-of-the-way corners of Europe. He has begun
several pictures, which exhibit the poetic ten
dency OF this painters mind. One represents
monk in an Italian convent receiving a visit from
his younger brother another well known Roman
model-Bernadin0-a boy celebrated among the
art community OF the Italian capital for his re-
markabe beauty These pictures have the advan.
tage OF being studied from nature and incidents
that came under the artists notice.
Blspnam dev0tes himself to the animal creation,
and has number OF horse portraits In various
stages OF advancement, among them one OF "Black
Walnut Among his compositions are group of
settlers that have just found their game; they are
carefully drawn and strongly painted A cattle
picture. in which splendid bull is the chief OBJ
ject, displays considerable power. Miss Annie
Hasko is studying animal painting under this
artist and gives excellent promise OF one ny be-
coming an American Rosa Bonheur.
Britcher has just completed very delightful
picture representing scene on Lake Champain.
The blue water occupies the foreground and
stretches away into the distance where shadowy
mountains rise on the horizon In the middle dis.
lance gray blur, grown over by scrub vegeta-
ton, rises boldly from the water and tends tone
down the scene which in Its hazy puppies and blues
is almost Italian in character. 'LaKe Memphre.
magog," Canada, is also boldly treated landscape
or considerable power. Mr. Britcher will pass his
holiday in Berkshire.
Baker has painted portrait OF Beecher which
that eloquent divine considers satisfactory 1t is
Mr.. Beecher's misfortune to be generally repre-
sented on canvas either as an angel, or - the
opposite, so that one reels pleased to look ON his
semblance and find That he is merely o man.
william Hart still wanders about the Adirondack
brooks keeping Turner in his cye which shows
very good taste on his part. The result is seen In
charming brook passage-an autumn scene
when the foliage Of the American forests IS so gor-
geous IN its hues- In order to heightcn the effect
the artist selects silver gray aqueous ccnds so as
to relieve the dazzling orilliancy ofthe foliage. An
unfinished canvas Is filed with notes for "a
Showery Autumn Day." 1t is lull OF beautiful
color, and makes one almost desire that the artist
would leave 1t just It is and allow it TO tell the
story in its careless, Joyous and delicate way. Mr..
William Hart has selected Susqueh hanna for his
summer retreat in view OF the opportunities it
affords for the study OF noble trees.
oliver Lay deyo:es himself entirely to portrait
painting. He Is at present engaged on portraits
OF Mr.. Rigley and Mr.. Delafeld
L. l.. Smith mas given himself up almost wholly
to painting moonlight scenes. and has been so
successful In imparting tinge OF romantic inter-
est to his pictures thar his patrons seem inclined
to keep him painting moonlight effects during the
term OF his natural life His studio Is absolutely
bathed in moonlight One OF his most important
pictures represents a rather curious Old manor
house, lighted up Oh winters night, the joyous.
ness Of the Illuminated interior contrasting with
the bare, leaess branches Of the trees, that IN the
moonlight look weird and desoate. "a Frosty
tv1t hA "n,I ussS,
the same subject, and the gllmmering light in the
little shanty seen in the distant clearing in the
woods will appeal with greater force to American
sympathy than the aristocratic looking Old manor
house. Among che projected works OF this most
Industrious artist is s'The Witching Hour" which
promises to be full OF romantic interest.
James NJ. Hart Is at WORK on an important land
scape and cattle subject The aim Of the artist is
TO get away from mere literal treatment or his
landscape and venture more into the regions OF
composition The scene is laid in beautiful spot
on the Cayuga. where q melancholy Jacques might
60 TO rail at the lie he could not help ENJOYING,
or lovers might rhyme the music OF their thoughts
to the sweet warbllngs of the gently moving
stream. The chief aim OF the composition is the
strong rendering of daylight in the still MONDAY
hour, and in this the artist has been unusually
successful. Mr.. James Hart will take refuge in the
Adirondacks, at Elzabethtown.
Edward Moran has sold advantageously his fine
picture OF "rhe Tempest, from David Copperneld,n
which attracted so much attention IN the Academy
exhibition lie finds himself IN very good quar-
tiers at his house on Long Island, whence he can
survey his avorte element-the sea. He will re-.
main IN his studio during the summer.
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