, 1875-03-06

Characteristic OF cnr mountatn seenarr .ra
which Ia doubtless owing 10 the great drvns,s ~
tho atmospheric Medium, harsh md dtsp,eaatnc
anu arc prone to impuse to soma fault In Ma
Technique OF the artist what ID simply tho h;tb.
!ul representation Of Nature. Mr. 1{enrv A. ~.
klna' or this city, whose landscape paintings, no-
'hois hfa Mount BhaatA," have given him Lioh
Iaak among American artists, Ia now put-
.'hH the finishing touches to = MR.
snse' A. hin studio In the Kendall building.
"hea lA Will probably ba subjected to thIs kind Of
s.'''e'sna' while 1t thu aame time its many beau.
t,oa OF sIect am1 evidences Of Akilliul and
thoughtful execution. cannot fail to obtain racon-
milton. Tie painting is large QUO, G feet by 1o
ana u ono Or those landscapes OF which the
n,G full nd Of Which he
!'msty; Tia artist entites il 'Tbe crown" =,
he believe" t'!o leak represented is tbo bjoh.
Ct Ct, Of T., th9 -, ,l;oeky Mountain range. Thc
ofeS oi TIC ,.ca ~ A ~ ~ tue southern portion
location. atropleal lu1uriancc ot foliaea ma
vegetation fs Introduced, giving nonn rnncnin.
cent Contrasts Of color, sn talt,ng avsv that ~.
esfanss rance of nesk esol.tio which oppressss
INSTANCE, tho "utaad Canon Of tho Yellow.
htonc." now III Que of The halls Of Tho lIniir5
States senate. Mr.. Elkins visited this region Of
.no country u Go 'ss, 90, and TO- and took hun.
.,Ns-AGH Viii hlhQ uAA H1QtoVf2Hh1
male Of tho fnust striking feature. Of fhc
!ahd4cslc. Although not hia original intention.
nappy eilanse LED INN to attempt largo plcture
tha M1sea .1 .huad psesens sl.aractursto vlev Of
cut fine painting. Like all great Horka Of At.
y - Tue product OF slow acc1esions. for, although
In lth general features aud outlines a fathfni
!,, I,snaofins or an actual scene. the treatment Of
t!1s details 10 t1io rasnt OF much pnt!ent olahrrat
lion aAd htudy, and fA the yraul suInmarx ~
many smaller sketches. ~
IN THE VIEW Az PRESENTED
" tue picture, the spectator seens to lo looking
nlonS mountain aosge, the sieLt losing itaolf
III the NIFTY tta'ahco. In tho right Of tGe fore
ground Ia steep mountain aide. covered with =
lnxur1ant vegetation through whicll pccssionai
hI'u,s q Eran'te. tus boldly out. Tho sutface il
reutn that rusl down during tho tropical storms.
and tn Eotne Of these holloWB small atraau,s run
down. and, forming pool Ia tie plateau boloV.
pour larger volume nto tue gorge. III tho lefs
tain htda, lrss steep in ia Descent and, IA ia
vicW IL presented nearer to the spectator 90 tha.
eotno tall oaks Oh o dead limb Of 0nc Of Which
peIctles kn oaElo are TIC nease@ objects in tbs
perspective. Detweea these two mountain stln..
aud patllaly b1ilgol by fallen tree, Is
THE uNn6E,
whose aidea are jagged with 1uxuriant growth
OF pines conco4llng the rocessoa iloarcst to tie
tho foreground a mountain spur projects, i,s
gradual dec]ine making cautral line across the
picture. 1t " thickly coYered will, Erowth Of
plno and Aspcu, Whode dark green uaaaes form
mountain peak which 1oEms the ceutra! object
OF Aha picture. lEeat uaaseH OF humid vapar
roll up from the gorge, aud gather into heayy
eun,ali which arc closing around tho poak ia
dafA ana threatening massos presagiuE tho ap.
psDachtDg ssornI.
The tiuo Of tho year Ia September, and soms
touches OF Au.'lmaal ooloring arc riaiblo In tho
landscape. TIE elder has obtained oriu-
son shs,ls. and ths leares Of the aspen have
hsHu,ntd =. yellow tiaes. The great mass
of tho foiiago. Aowavur, still rotains its
Eu1u1Aor livery of greau, aud thorc z1o no ah-
!1li't transitions VI cutur. The rocka vary from
h.ulAh gray. ncross nhich Objects Of light intro
dice rt*llsh shsss 10 white. nint-llke color
wlssre bald spurs Of roohs protrudo. Tho deoayed
spsatlots ol tue pine Introduce shalos OF brown
and purple, relieving tho vivid green Of the veg
citation gu tbs mountain side beyond. Beyond
Ill this vivid coloEing rises tho bare spow-cov-
cred reaK TINT forms the mountain crown.
Notwithstanding tic great rnass Of detail,
sofalf0 II JuMNLxD Or CONFUSED,
oui there II ha1lnouiousness Of general effect
anda ttutll 10 nature which constitute tbs ercas
1I.e:it Of The picture. There ara many special
points Of excellence. QUO OF whicl, IL the ana
rorspectivs. Ihe oaks iu tho foreground toss
iAs!f branches towards the ss'eet ator conveying
to lose isaeIr III di,u anrnaities Of distance ia
lnhkiug h1onY the KoEgs. very fins touch of
the kind " iu the clouds to tue left OF tho noun
tam peAE, Hero IL D rift at blue Hky mt
yet utscurea by tbs stosnl.clou..s, and 4
lnass Of pnrplish cloud wicse smooth
ad3es show that they Aavo nat yet been
caught by the winh. TAero is ano.lor Atroak Of
Sky tetneais this and the mountain sitle aud yet
l!oro, By fine touch o! geu,us Tbs eTaot Of dis
tahoe III introduced, and ona seeuA to DO looking
under the clouds aud into spaces who,a trauouil
deptin arc ~ yot uuliytutbe4 by tho atprua,
The technical dlilionlsiea to be oYeruome in
wofhip. upon 10 largo spread OF CANVAS aro
very great. The artist is iu perpetual danger Of
wording up Lis subject too finely no thst its
touches ara lost When viewed at tho
utstance lecaatafy III or1lar to takp in
the si1w cf 40 larxe ptcture,
AIR. Etkills atates that khis was tfs great t1ou.
bio Nhsn hrrt attempting t4ls clans OF subjects.
lils work on tho Rresei,s subject displays bold
aud Hure hand. l.ook nareowly at tho cAnyos.
and the rocks ato madu up OF greAt spasllea Of
color dashed ou by the ralette-knfe. stand OF,
mud tue patches Of Rray rpsolye themselves into
tlink rocks, reallKt,c in their nAturalpess,
Splotchos Of gray 4nl drab, roughly suumblei
IN. become tho distant .nsts Ut tAa gorge.
into which the Eight seoma to pountfats
and ieae itBcf. Tic top OF tie peak
may seem to have been too sharply drawn, to
tuose .pccustomo.l to The vague outlines Of Tor
cigu landscape. but is faithful representation
OF nature. As whoto, the picture is graud aud
Impressive, and cannnt hut add to tie rsputs-
tion Of tho artint. twill be ready for exhibition
during next week, aud will la taken To Europe