The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-11-13
ART NOTES.

GOSSIP AMONG TIE 49,
SCULPTURE
r j. Patterson passed the summer in the vicinity Of
Beruep. J. He i Al present painting out q the
studies made while there Or the fat meadow lands
peculiar 10 than district New York and Jersey City are
lust visible IN the distance picturesque bridge
from Tie railroad below Greenville station has been
introduced ii another meadow New York Bay,
Is seen from the place with distant view Of
BROOKLYN Is sin another from this vicinity.
view or ST Mary's Lake, on the Harlem Railroad and
several sketches or battlefield White Plains
among bis recent productions Among the portraits
in bis studio Is one Fletcher Harper painted pho,
tographic tints and OF the late Horace Greeley
The latter IS nearly full length and life Size.
s ". Bloodgood has many sketches from the Cats
kills, which the result Of his summer work. An
old deserted house surrounded by the mountains and
study or one Of the old fashioned rooms in the same
house the most pleasing. He has many scenes
from schoharie Creek and Stony Glove, in the
region, aud views in Ulster county along banks
or the Hudson One Of his color sketches is Of
old mill stream in Berkshire county, Massachusetts,
Edward Prescott, in the same studio has also been
making sketches among the caiskls This gentleman
is Vice President OF the Art Students League
D. B. Sheahan has just shed head Of General
Bruce OF this CITY, in marble He is at present at
work on a Madonna. in alto relief for church in
Peru; statuette group, representing every day
street scene, and a portrait bust Of lady. He has
been preparing for the Centennial the OF OF
the different States OF the Union. These models
beng cast in bronze.
John Pope is painting landscapes at present One OF
these is a view near Kensico, with cattle waeng in
stream under group Of elms In the foliage or these
trees the artist has been unusually successful view
on the Bronx River is somewhat similar in treatment
Another is a portion OF the Kelley estate Rhine
beck on the Hudson There many portraits around
his studio among them the heads Of two children,
which he intends introducing in a figure compost
toned
J. H Baldwin i at present working a scene in
Venice pleasure party in gondoa the chief in
erest in the picture Another picture his easei is
a cottage scene An old man standing in the doorway
OF bis vnecad dwelling Is contemplating the ruin OF
some or his choice plants which scattered the
ground with the broken fowerpo,s The cause
or all this ruin is a little girl who ap-
pears to be too much frightened the
mlsch lei she has done TO away. Among
many sketches brought home BY Mr. Baldwin from the
Long Island coast i Of picnic party who have
erected bankettent on the beach al East Hampton.
and appear be ENJOY ng lunch beneath IL group
OF Children on an od leaee, an eid Wen studies 81
barns aud otntr p.cure making material ere the
suit OF his summer work a street scenen Venice in
water colors. aud The origin Of Fire-a man OF the
early ages contemplating lgntning-struck tree
which picture exhibited Al the Academy, are here
asso
RUFUS Wright has been to Ohio this summer for the
purpose Of resting While there he painted over
twenty portraits. He is now busy with one OF a. B.
Cheever Of this city. He is also painting conserva-
tory, in which young lady = gathering
bouquet and IS putting The finishing touches 70 care
fully painted group OF still life merry faced little
girl, who has succeeded in working Out sum on her
slate, and another who i scattering crumbs 10 her
birds are among his latest compositions
Charles Calverley Is Just finishing in marble por
trait bust OF The ate Charles ~ Talbot He l. at work
the clay model OF portrait OF the afe Mayor Have
never, which Is 70 be put IN marble. "A lady's
portrait which mas been cast IN plaster and marble
bust Of the late Osmyn Baker OF Northampton, Mass,
which is undergoing the process Of pointing
are among bis unfinished works.
Miss Amelia Hartman has made number OF
sketches from nature along the banks OF the Mohawk
River and among the AdirOndacks Some Of these
she is nov Celebrating She mas also made studies or
flowers during the past summer. among them study
OF the wild violet Of Arkansas which grows az large az
our pansies, and group of barberries ferns and
flowers, which she is painting on panel
MIS-. Susie johnson Raiters has been making studies
or still HE Among them are two vases, Of which
is Oiled with strawberries ana the other companion
picture. is q carefully painted study Of peaches
The first monthly art reception Of the Union League
CuD took place on Thursday evening
Miss : J Gibbons hes opened new art gallery IN
Fifth avenue corner Seventeenth street, for the sale
and exhibition o. works 81 art
Out or 100 paintings sent to the Cincinnati Exhbi-
ton bot two sold, Mrs. T. B. Culver and John
Pope beng the fortunate artists.
10 bronze OF General John Glover, Of Revou-
onary fame has been presented to the city o. Boston
by Benjamin Reed. The sculptor Is Martin Mlmore
The statue IS placed IN Commonwealth Avenue Park.
Mrs Imogene Robinson Aorell who has for the past
fifteen years been studying painting In Europe. has
turned and Boston. bringing with her two his
torcal pictures painted b. herself
Joe Jefferson IL in the habit Of making water color
sketches Of places Of interest visited by him during his
travels He has recently gwen $500 toward a monu-
ment for Washington Irving