, 1875-08-29

Elkins' '*Shasta I'll be in the Exposition.
J,F. Murphy audi r. Green continue h
threaten to go to huYork, aud their friends
are satisfied With theheat.
Mrs. E. II. scotas painted Soma flower
panels. brilliant poptes and fair poud-llllea OF
black GROUND, for thE:position-
William q. Beard, he artist, who has come
here from Now Yk for the purpose. begaz
seriously Monday mtnilg the work Of arraog-
ing and hanging thoicureB for the Exoosltion
exhibition. Two wess Of Mr. Boards tame,
with an acttre cos II asslstant4 will insure
this work being donts ell IA 1t can be-
Ell dGeretink, eculpE has completed the mod
el for bust OF the ;v Thomas ii. Eddy, which
is to ba put into male immediately. Tie same
artist has small MEL for fulI-ieneth statue
OF DR.. Eddy in prcess, intended for COME
lery. Tho works atn the studio. or workshop.
q. the corner OF Wash Rvenue and Hubbard
court.
P1cTulHx G. q. DYER.
4 singular, qaite1ail picture, an ofl-psintiug
upon q panel, ia xhibitel at Jansen d Me-
Ciurs,s bearing th.ame Of G. G. Dyer, whose
fine picture OF q RI Of the interior Of St.
Hark'a was exhibit at tba aane p!ace last
year. This picture Of the sort that the know
ing ones stop and * rwice a. before giving an
oplnion. It may ne sublime, or it may prove
ridiculous, the stsis shoIt. The subject is
q landscape, 10 dors foreign landscaps.-we
may conjecture Ita1,-but there is nothing to
make it certain, 'ne time is late twilight !;
nothing is defined, We except some plants in
the foreground; tcarth is dark, tie sky is
light. the trees aronfused. the edges OF the
n1assos OF color t Indicate these things are
ragged. Any Of u9 .a fan &cross It unframed
in an out-of-the-waiace. would p1t it aside ~
q daub, and yet hst ia in = handsome frame
in public place aaicuping criucism. Tue
without brush this ia it's pecuE(arity-
Whether the artisishes us t. admire it as =
picture or prceentsls CURIOSITY is not stated,
put, out Of respect him aa man who can
paint we'll, it shsli 'e consideration.
Shut your eyes q 10 80 as to cut oil pArt
Of the light, and thlcsure begins to look uxt-
ura}; ellut them n, go Is to exclude most OF
aud r,lere is no dolbat the scene is about
what it wonld be intnre. Query: is it really
3 difficult thing to pit q picture that will look
we'll in tue dafk7 more serlo oasfy. il great
skill necessary to Pt pictures such ss this
very broad and unf1hed. with certain fidelity
to nature, or ia thele, as some suspect, an af-
fectation?
This question ia to be anawered oFhand.-
even in Boston thena,rel aboat it--but some
things may be said the present picture. II
it is ,n;ended to beng in shady corner OF a
dark room it will like nature, aud answer
its purpose better III if it were more defined
and finished. For xht like that where It is DOW
hung, the full co!,are OF daylight. It is ill.,
fitted. A picture small canuot create t"i-
light Tor itself, an,a spectator approaching it
in a full light Wits eyes wide open. is balaed
and perpIexed bye lndistinctness and yet
the force Of th'bjecta portrared-or sug-
gested rather thaprrrayed- Objects in sncn
light aa be is in, knows do not look ike
that, and 1t strlkem "a an outrage to Inv on
such MASSES Of c. and ask him to admire
them. A strong Ii against the range OF dark
hllls (Which there ONE risk in naming. since
no man but the ar could be positive that it is
not row OF buigs} seems evidently arl-
fetal whether a L from dwelling or g lamp
post, which it resides IN shape, it is tmpossi-
bls to euru,ise. 7 other objects might hare
been undstinguble Cd the spot, but
1t is probable t I spectator OF tbs
actual scene Id have found out
what this was by te1y simple means Of shift
ing his position atiJ, aod, therefore, it was
not far for the art to paint snch ve1atious,
indistinct object stch a way as to battle
spectator neeeasa cmfued to single point
OF view.
This treatment he picture, however, Is
most likely mole cor than hir. Dyor ever
meant il Hhould 1eyeaa it appears to have
been IN artistic xhi,