The New York herald., 1875-12-01
ART NOTES,
THE WORK or THE ARTISTS IN NEW YORK
STUDIO GOSSIP.

portA0ns OF pictures and sculpture beg received
nearly every week. and better specimensof foreign
art appear our own artists obliged to cert them-
selves thai they may not seem at q disadvntage AS
Goupirs Messrs Knoedier have just receiyd nearly
hundred new works, which are now 70 DO At the
1 gallery large Bouguerreau, woman holdng nude
baby painted he only paints children rl holding
child mp that il may grasp bunch Of fru blossoms,
! by Keiser; 'Return from the Hunt" F Gaubie;
safer Dinner," by Isobey an "lntquarian
PriestS by Jors; Madonna ard child,
by Carl Muller; vibert representing Iardinal
ceiving visitor in his study flowers, b. Rabe; an
old man reading Victor Hugo's "l793n his CON-
panons, by R. Wyle, an American artist abroad;
Morans "Rescue;n three companion pictuns llustrat-
ing LongfeIlow's "Arrow and the Song y satterlee;
the "Forager's Watering Place" and avalier, by
Beaufain Irving; "After the Storm" by Church.
few OF the paintings In oil Among the water colors
are specimens Of compte Calix, Lewis Lclair, ". I.
Richards, Filosa and Others charcoal sketches from
nature by Allange aud pen and ink sketches Simon
ettL
AT Schaus gallery they have also received many
works They will this week place most OF these
exhibition. Among those which may be there at
present painting by Richter "Dolcs far Niento"
Is the tte fruit piece BY Preycr; sheep being driven
into barn. BY verbockhoveni still life BY Desgons;
bunch OF wild flowers and another of iacs, by De-
longpre; cardinal reading, by Vbert acavalier, BY
Irving, are some OF the newly hung pictures Caba-
nels .Angel or sorrown Is stl here Some new
marble busts have just been imported One, 'The
scoder by Alphonse Peters Of Brusses ts full Of
spirit His head s that OF an artist thrown back and
laughing scornfully; his nat ornamsntei by paint
brush rests carelessly his abundant hair, and his
coat opened at the throat, has givcn the sculptor
opportunity for some fine modelling The other bust is
God abelr,v
sore OF the drapery on this figure is carved with
minuteness OF detail worthy OF Chinese patience
j. H. Lazarus is as busy as at his studio, No
212 Fifth avenue. Among other portraits now his
easel we notice the blonde head Of John Jacob Astor
the dignined Henry s McComb, of Delaware; Ben
jamn Stevens of Boston; Prescott OF kentucky, and
Dickson Roman, OF this city The pleasant face of Mrs
Joseph Harper and Mrs Millbanks, Of his city,
here also
Aside from his own work, Mr. Lazarus has several
pictures which would grace any gallery h the country
These he occasionally brings to light from dark corners
for the pleasure of his favored friends One of these
he claims to be genuine production OF Carlo
Dalsi II contains life-sze figure of young girl
Her head rests hand, while the innocent face
looks up, apparently absorbed by hei happy
thoughts
Miss S NJ Freeborne Is just finishing in plaster a
group Of gnomes engaged In winter sporB Their play
ground boot and little fellow Oh the top holds
a string for one Of his playmates, who sliding down
the polished surface Another OF them is rubbing the
toe Of the boot while others are coastng along and
fastening skates preparatory to joining In the sport
These figures form part Of large composon the prin
cpal figures OF which not yet completed A female
figure with lamb her feet, representing ST. Agnes,
which was exhibited at the Academy, still in her
studio figure somewhat similar in stntiment to the
last has just been cut in marble. It called ''Fok
lowing the Lamb" young In
flaming draperies seems to glide along,
but the humility which shows in the eattitude OF the
figure is not forced so from her womany
dignity Miss Freeborne has just completed two groups
in alto relief OF children which being sivered and
will then be placed of the principal art galleries
one is called 'The Playmates of the Kautersk, I" and
shows two little girls who building houses of stones
on the borders OF the creek. One Is doing all the
work while the other sits gracefully and lisessy by
her side The other group is in quite high relief and
is named ''Heigh-ho for the Land Of Flowers" A
sprite floating Of the young leaves OF the Vic
tora Regina and water babies help the progress of
the leaf boat as passes through the reeds
grass number Of portraits, in full andpartia relief
hang around the studio portrait oil of her sister
is on an easel the walls hang designs for stained
glass windows some Of which have already been
cuted which also specimens OF Mis- Freeoorne's 8
skill.
7. l. Smith has Just returned to his studio from his
summer home in Central New York H is among the
last OF our artists leave country scenes, the most
valuable month OF the year to him being November
with its light snowfals which he introduces skill
fully in his landscapes One Of his atestworks Of this
class represents frozen mill stream With wooded
banks on each side Of the ravine through which the
water dashes in sportive freedom. In , quiet farm
give air Of warmth and life to the pow-covered
scene as they stand before the barnyard whiting TO be
i let in to receive their midday meal
J. D. smiie is at work on lage compo'
sition Ia water color The stletcher Is
over four feet long. The subject is IA Western
Scrub Race" The spirited horses are ridden by half
breed Indians negroes, Mexicans and hepiers Of the
Western wilds in their rough everyday, picturesque
dresses. The is laid in uncutivaled portion
under trees one side and show oy their eager att-
tudes that the horses are approaching the stakes
smaller scene painted in oil, is among the pictures on
! which Mr. Smillie is now at work is a
\ view OF Of the grand mountains OF the
Yosemite region, and includes tho famous
! Bridal Ven Fall nearly compBted pic
ture in oil is a view Of the High Siorras OF California
The scene Is painted from elevation o 5000 feet
above the sea, which gives the meadow Of the fore
ground aud tops Of mountains In the middle distance
Of the picture the appearance of low hilly country;
4 but nothing dwarf the grand old mountains
| with perpetual snow. The artist has in
this picture gwen them as much prominence as
possible By selecting the closing hours or day, when
the sun has disappeared and LEFT the gloom ef twilight
on the lower elevations but still brghens these peaks
which from their greater height, catch the latest
beam
Samuel Coleman has fitted up pleasant studio,
using decorations many OF the fabrics OF tic Eastern
countries where he has been saying for the past five
years. The walls are hung with embroidered linen,
silk and woollep curtains An arger, with stem long
enough to enable the smoker to take pleasant walk
while the apparatus which holds the tobacco remains
stationary on the floor table; and basin for
pouring the hands Of guests at table and
stand Of dark wood nlad with mother Of pearl aud
ivory, about foot IN height which is used AZ SORT Of
table or stand for coffee cups &c, by the Agerians
are but few Of the noticeable articles Mr. Coleman has
On his ease presents water color picture representing
street outside the city Of Tlemcen, in Algeria The
city walls In the upper part as the city Ia built
on the top OF a Hill. An old mosque with ID square
tower looming far above the wall built the side Of
the HILL and houses Of stone with their plain portfolio
windows show the characteristics Of Eastern achec-
ture. Groups Of Algerans ascend the steps 70 the
! waoeaua and gOme stand under tha dOorwav winch