, 1875-12-12
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NEW YORK NOTES.
:ur. Walter Satterloe has just finished an alle-
Gorical picture OF scrno size, which he calls
"Come, ye Disconeo1ato." The figure Of Christ
is the central obioc+ the conception nos differing
materially from the conventional type founded
on leonardo's picture.
Edwin White, who has been living in Flor
ence, Italy during the last five years. has re-
turned home and taken studio in tho AAsocla-
ton Studio Building in New York. He makes q
fine display OF work in the way Of flushed pic
tnres. most OF which illustrate the grand old
moiieval interiors OF Italy.
4. F. Bellows has again taken up his rasi-
dence in New York, after an extended sojourn
io Boston. He is just starting largo water
color picture representing New England street
scene. Sunday moro.pg in The tins ciosea
and tho ancient and modern vehicles Of the
farm ets OF the vicinity arc sosn thsJ leave
fer the village church aad wind sedately along
the street.
J. D. SmiIlie is at work on large composition
in uater-color. The s:retcher Is over feet
long. The subject ts IA Western Scrub Race"
The spirited horses are ridden BY half-breed
1odiaus, negToes, Mexlcans, and herders of the
Western wilds, in their rough, everyday. plcs-
uresquo dressos. 4 smaller scene, painted in
oil. Is among the pictures on which Mr. Smlle
is now at work. It ia q view OF QUO OF tue grand
mountains OF the Yosemite region, and includes
the famous Bridal Veil FALL
Mr. Wordsworth Thomson is back in his
studio working up some OF the material gathered
in bis laet summers sojourn in Corsica The
work nav On his easel represents Corslcan
landscape With rugged mountain peak On the
left, its summit loss IN the clouds- Among his
studies Mr. Thompson has brought uumbcr OF
specimens Of Corscan architecture and large
not1 rfa fu1f ~ enn rto md
Coming nearer home, he has under way yieH
Of East Hampton, L. 7.
George Fl. Story has about half completed
picture with two lfo-sze figures in it. represent
ing young mother and her babe. The express
sion Of the faces as they look into each other's
eyes is really exquisite. Directly opposed to
this poeticsl Hubject is the interior of New En-
gland school-house. The FIRST scholar is obliged
to make the fire in winter. and the artist has
chosen 4 brigh-1ooking young girl for this occa-
SOD. young girl arranging her halr before
glass. and the portrait ct splsndld-lookng
woman With m opera hood thrown over her head,
are among tho artists latest works.
APPLE1oHs' ''AnT JOURNAL" FOR DECEMBER
The last number Of Appletons' Art Journal
for 1875 apuears with q handsome titie-page for
the new volume. and indexes for the year. Anoth-
er index might we'll be addod, designating every
place in which an artist or his works have been
alluded to, such as Hamerton and Jarves have
found it useful to append to their later works.
invaluable for rapid reference In the present
number the first wood-cut, after Laudaeer, OF
IA Dead l:oe." is especially sharp. clear, and
excellent, IS also tho other c:its IN the same
article. James H. Beard occupies the place for
American Painters, aud his animal pictures,
the cats and the louse-dogs. are vary natural.
But they suffer sadly by comparison with Land
seer's animals-if the comparison ia not unjust
-the more so. because the title Of one Of these
pictures 1.-The Mourners," (Which repfe-
cents three OF four Italian greyhounds and hiDR
Charles spanles looking At portrait OF their
young master, recalls one OF Laodseer's most
famous pictures, " The Chief MourDet'" where
great shepherd-dog rests bis head upon the
coffin Of the old dead shepherd. aud the aenti-
ment is immeasurabiy beyond that Of this pic
ture. But 1t il ung1aclous to blame . picture
for not being what II was never intended to BE-.
The Stately Homes OF England " are con-
cluded aud 1.-The Homes OF America" begun.
The cuts illustrating lockwood. the residence
of the late William H. Aspin wall, and, indeed,
all the wood-cuts Of the number,-ate examples
Of the exceeding c}eyerness Of management, not
to use bester expression, to which the art OF
modern wood cutting has attained. full-page
engraving OF 's Meditation after painting by
4. Vely, French nztist. is picture
evidently painted for the sake Of the young
lady's clothes, which are so abundant and OF
such excellent quality that it is wonder she can
mediate in them at all Nevertheless, the face
is simple and pleasing.
The PROSPECTUS for 1876 announces serlaS OF
articles and illustrations upon The Women OF
Honssho]d Art French and British Artists ETC.,
atc, The nubiishers now claim circulation Of
an mn for tha Ar Journal.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Exhibition Of the BROOKLYN Art Aasoc1s-
rion now open inc!udes many pictures exhibited
in our Exposition last fall
Mr. Mlllals is reported to be painting large
landscape depicting d scene little north OF
Birnnm Wood celebrated in tho tragedy Of