, 1875-09-10


wan tho enao with lwo-thiraa of our oa1ly art
tRa, so gained his first knowledge Of The srt Of
painting FROM travelling poFtrals,naintar, 11o
n,ale his wny tn phllaielphia AMI th hcc 10 New
York, and In the latter city rectlyo4 tho cncour-
ascncnt Of Durand and Trurnball. His studies
~aro continued In Europe IN Engiand, Franco.
and 1tnly. especially Tioreuce, aud lie became hn
acknowledged loader Of Art in America, aud
ono OF tho founders Of tho National
Academy. lie died iu lila primo in 1919, Ills
works aro landscapes the fnt,ht notable threo
acliek or lhrge Pictures with I'LL ailceortcal pur.
roae. "1he Voyage of Life" IL vol. known
all oyor tho conntty by engrsyinga. Tho
'Consso ot Empifo Is in Tho I otYlBsion Of
lhe Now York Historical f;occty. Yho "Cross
and tho World, wh,el, iH exhibited hero, belongs
10 Vincent Cal5or. hnd IN usually hung In Tho
rooma of tho Young 3len'a Christian Associaton
In Nav iorS. The artiss painted i. for Himself,
but died bufosc it "as completed; tho original
rlaa included eeyrrsl moro pictures rep.
rasentins lie COURSE of tic s'uord-
lug as they represent tia. Of tho
Christian. Tio first Picture In COMMON
to bo'h Fcrios. representing Two yous],a c.,oosing
ati1crcn: Ia:ha. Colo was 1nan Of nircoru ro-
ltsioua character. Ills tiovolo stirl was OH QUO
occa,iun ,nhlci4 scanaallzod by cnricaturc ty
iIo'iat un A;o " yoynno Of Life" WHICH rcprc-
scntc1 m angel lifting tic aged pilgrim by tho
tnar from lis boat. winlo tho .lovaI n,asatlinriy
stretched hin claws from below. Hos: Hctiuuhr
the rrfaent pic.HrcJ wsro painted Ii imt}icatel ty
The ful!oNiH; extracts from tho art!at'a lo.1erA
In q nhto dated Jan. l, 1916, Mr. Colo 6a;a:
i" !, pg tor tho tiins w!e. call paint whatever
my imagination would dictate, without fear
Of run'slu: Into rceulIiary difficulties.
l haze no cnlnnEslon for tho work
t''Thc Cross mad lilo WorII'J aud III: means
Ars scarcely CON ctelt for nio to accomplish 10
groat I'LL undertaking. but tho work. trust. is
Again, Fob. /, 1877. lo writes: 4'My birthday.
How they Htoal nn us ono by one. Few nrc tho
steps scrasa the fields of lifr and there il no re-
turn. Eternity opcns Lecture mo. 20 Lo'd. In
Thoe t,aso trtlstcu; lot mo na:er le co:lfouna-
Cd This day ha>o paintCd tho sky in tie fits:
picture Of tho 'Cross mud tho Woru.'"
Tho artist died within fow nIoutha after
writing this. aMl without finishing the work, and
idcu Of tho work. lilo llau been criticised by tia
rcaliBtlo school ns mai Who did ~. paint
accurately, WHO painted not an oak trco or all
elm tree, but trce in general, mud as al4o been
tstic fccling than manual skill Nevertheless,
he belongs to tho higher school Of IanpScapu-
painters, ana bids fair 10 hold ha own In rcpnta-
tion. Hixtr-thsoe works by lin voyo exhibited
aftor his death.
EMANUEL LEcrzE,
wlose pictnres, loaned by Mr. Leavitt. OF Dsr-
rington, Musa., Aang close hy Coloa. was also
born IN Eurupp.- in Wnr!embury. tho son Of
. nlecllanlc. aud removed carly to Amer
,ds d , IN 1t,,de IN Wsn ne Wss y sas
gaining reputation % q lilHtoricai painter, was
thencefoEunrd largely bualed UPON the repre-
Aentatlon Of Amtricsn md foreign historical
orenth until htB death. which occurred within tho
Inst rear or two.
Washington Croanng tho Delaware" widely
engraved, ts tho bcHi known Of hts pictures. lIu
iJ tho author also Of tho great "frcsco in the
eiass method" un the staircase OF the Halt OF
NepIesentatiyes at Washington called Vest
ward uo!" rcpscBe enting q trayei-worn emigraut
t'ain reaching tie tup Of tho divide and coming
i'll Hieht OF tho Western prouisnd land. lie also
painted portraitB--ono OF Con- Grant,--somo
pictures tuGscalcd by 1rying's. :,kotch-Dook
the !" Landing OF Tho EortliMen," &c.
Personally, Loutze IL described as d fiery, i'm
petuous man, who would have Leon m alveu-
turer 1t 10 had not Leen an artist, and a saying
OF Euorson's. ~ there ID hope in cx&ra7aSancc,
there is noue iu routine, haa been nppcd to
read Jarrcs, and those who dialsko thtm coasult
Tucker7nan-nnd they will iin1 reasoua for mod
i1yinS tsi"r opinions respectively.
Both Tug present rietuses tLe News from
Lexington" mo. 2i) and "1llo Hattie of Mon
mouth No. 25A nro htu9Iea for larger plclurea,
but az carefully painted AZ tho final works, The
Eroas picture Of Lilo "Battle OF Monmouth"
aiso in the possession Of the LcasiIt
AalHI3$ ~ 81 1B1t U$ HIS HGHA IfQHl Lex
inEton eeoma to tavo bocn carrod down into
New York OF FonnHslrania, II no may Judge from
the character Of tho farmhouse visible
mounted drutnrner ia ronsiug tho peopio. po.-
hapB the best thing In tho picture, far Us een-
ttment IL concerned. IL tho lurid sky which
6esrns to
Give hope Ia tha valiant
AID pfo.tss Of Nas.
It Ia Asserted with atlthority that Leutzo cou|d
draw particularly vol, otherwise somo cslticisn
NJ f1IH
In tho ''liattlo Of Monmouth" =" tho artist han
chosen that 1noat interesting .no.ent wl,on tho
iIat.yo fire Of Con. Washington oytrcatao oven
hfB sc!f-cont1o. aud he dashed down upou 0op.
Lon, who. III Lis dissrust Of the militio, mas
falling back contrary 10 orders, after Gca1ccy
c1chnualng shots With tho enemy, overwhelmed
lin With wrath (swo1o at hin. rotlnly, lot II be
wslsten IN parentheais) md turned over the.
command to Lafayette. who. In tho picture, Ia
following. hard at tho heels Of tho galloping
Comn,ander-in' Chief. Tho Average mind ts
disposed to find great consolation in thus lapso
Of tho great uonoral which nlakos him kin to
oil mankind. Tho6o who will may boioyo that
thls was so ASPECT Of affairs upon that occasion.
that aeu. Washington waved his avoid aud
Iookad up, Wlilo Gau. Leo tnecky submitted
to tho tebnke; but thore In nothing III the
character Of 0cn. Lee or tn tho history ot
,nodnr'l warfare to lrcyeut ono from believing
tt,hs tho two officers aHore at each otner lku ~
iatea for bslel kpaoe, nud frnnkly il,torchanged
their yiawB. Nothiu3 could ia moro character
ihtic Of LoMtzc thai, this picture, spirited mud
clfocsyc, fnll OF alne aud interesting do:ail aud
casotnl painting. highly theatrical, much ike
sutno OF rzumbuls bAttioa in parts OF tho coln-
p1iision.-whleh II pratae.-altog'ther sngEost-
iso OF tho movement and confusion OF numbers
OF men Under strong excitement. Eot!es tho
line figure of tho burderor toward tho loft, tlle
falthfnIness Of such dctaiI ns the broad-brnnod
btrau Lat waved In tue hand OF the man to tho
right md tho impression Of action in tho iino
OF baltic, Eesirillg into, tuo distauco. It Ii
au iotoIestlug picture. aud good ono 10 q,.urrel
ovos. Says Jarvos; ''TheiF principal service
tho psiutsts OF EeAIiatio tendency. T. Jolnson,
Homer and Voddcr1 Is tho rcpsooi they otfor to
Tho slop work Of tho u1clodramatistH, Of whom
Loutzo Ia tho ehiaf." sayh Tuokomans "Lcutzo
resombioa Carlyle. Tholo muat be great affinity
H. theiE minda-Loth impross aud min us through
. hind OF mauly sincerity aud courageous bear-
iug."
Tso modarato-sized landscapes. distinctly
characteristic OF tNo stylea Of Church, hAug bo-
twcon the pictures of Lou,xo.
FAEpklIC x. CHURCH
IN. AZ IL almost too well known to peed &py
desert, ,'tiou. lis " Niagara" and "lloart OF tho
Apdcs" areamoug the most fanouu AnoFscan lan.l-