The New York herald., 1875-12-03
FINE ARTS.
DRooK1xN Art ASSOCIATION EXHIBITION.

BRo0KIRN ART ASSOCIATION EXHIBITION.
The fan exhibition or pictures by the Brooklyn Art
Association opened Monday evening. The works
are mostly those o. American artists. There are two
which we're in the Paris Salon OF 1875. One Of these
No 2s9 by T. Marsal, il called 'The. Grandmother. =
An old woman holds little child in her lap, but the
spectators attention is held BY her arm and face and
the pathetic expression Of her eyes, as she looks
dreamiy forward shows that she has FOR the moment
forgotten her charge. The other, No. 292, by G.
Dayen, is beautiful picture wants the soul which
IS in the other. young is seated and has
dropped her book TO play with a kitten which has
perched on her shoulder IL is called 'sThe Inter-
ruption.n No. $50 "LiAdieu,n - a bashful young
woman bidding goodby to her lover, Of whom
nothing Is but the hand f. A. Bridg.
man, an American artist in Paris, sends two pictures
No l, Nubian Story Teller is the interior in tho
East, and has been for some time in Goupis gallery
No l5S is a single figure 'Ariha y an Algerian woman
Baughton has one small picture No 327 melancholy
woman seated on gray rocky shore. 'The Girl / Len
Behind Me- is the title. Lambinet the French artist
is represented by "View Of the Seinen and large
landscape. No, 29s IS a large picture showing High
Bridge from Harlem lane, and No. 3o7, by the same
artist H Miller "Sheep Walking on Long Island,
have the bold free touch peculiar to this artist
No S04 by VI. f. H. De Haas is a large vessel "Drft-
ing Ashore in Fog. " No 3l3 "Westhampton Beach y
IS also by this artist Constant Mayer sends some
works "Ihe Wanderers,n No 1874 represents an
Italian family consisting Of the father daugh
ter The boy has fallen asleep under a balcony on
which are two ladies of whom the Italian girl Is asknn
aimf Inc Italians have evidently wandered into Spain
judging from the dresses OF the ladies' The Italians ara
wen painted but the artist seems to have failed in the
other TWO ngures. No. 26S 'Meditation,n is a
smaller picture by the artist No 300 aThe Lit
tie Maiden, /" is by NJ. r Oakley No 291 .IMorning in
the Downs is by J. Il. l. De Haas 'sThe Mutual
Friend by James II. Beard represents three dogs
which have evidently been dsputng about division
OF spoils The one acting as umpire has given a
chickens foot and crust Of bread TO and breast
bone TO the otheE while his share consists Of a
roast partridge, ham sandwich and cake No. 200,
called Aer the Battle picture Of the pre- Raph
aelite school, by Jan Verhans, OF Brussels No 3ll
"Bad Weather. is by A. Cary Smith. No 321 Land
scape and Castle, by James Hart No. 322 is moon
light scene, and No. 1913 New England Home by
Shattuck No. 319, ''Sunset the Coast, by Henry
tarrer. No. 300, Discovery Of Fire" is by A. H.
j. W. Casilear No 297 ''otsego Lake, by j. B. Bris-
toll No. 33l, 'Vesses in New York Bay by f. Moran.
No. S22 Afternoon on the Hudson, by John Ham
mer Gan Old Wreck on Coney Island Beach, " No:
1868, is by F. A. Silva No. 847 ''Sprng Blossoms, -
and No S72, ''Wisteria /" by Mrs. L. B. Culver.
The latter is one of the best flower pictures in the
hibtion. No. 36l ''The Evening Chapter an old
woman reading the Bible to her husband and No 362
''Anne Hathaway's Cottage are by H. Ward Perry
terror of study with old man seated looking over
large book II the artist would give relief to one
side OF the scribe he would be found easily No.
S65, Column OF San Marco Venice y is by D. NJ Arm
strong No 375, "Where Ignorance Is Bliss, by 5. G.
Guy Is q boy fishing in a gutter while below him,
pasted on the curbstone, is advertisement of the
American Industrial Exhibition The picture must be
TO be appreciated No 4l5 is brilliant scene by
S. r. Clifford No. go, Intending Day. and No. 231
"a Scene in Cairo" are by Edwin White. "A
Frosty Morning." No. 236 is a little fellow
standing before the fireplace with his hands be-
hind him to warm, them in imitation Of his elders.
This is by George H. story. No 219 'sMarque OF
Sultan Barkook." Cairos is by Frank Waller No.
222 1.-THE Probematists Perplexity," old play
ing solitary game OF chess, is by R. De Eiarrago.
Mrs L. N Spencer has a well painted dogs head and
Sea, is by A. W, Thompson No. 252 Morning on
the Hudson" by NJ ). Bloodgood A. f. TAFT sends .
"Fox on the Snow No. 25s This Corner Don't Pay,
No. 80 is by G. Brown No. 356 "Litte Ella, and
No. 357, PORTRAIT" by Maria Giles. Samuel
Coleman sends four Of his sketches in water colors
two from France, one from Dresden and one from
Agiers. Two water colors No. $50 and No. ISL, arc
Italian peasant girls, by the late Petro Van East
man Johnson has crayon, No. 379 Naughty Boy"
son mas Two frult pictures NO. l6S ana No. l6a
Afternoon in Berkshire His'' and three Holland
scenes are by Kruseman Van Elton. GERMS
autumn scenes EAST Mail Train Fifty Years
Ago" No. 133 is by J. c. Virgins. "a Glimpse Of
New York from Bergen Point Meadows No. o. is by
J. W. Pattison. Nos. 90 and 90 by Walter Satter
lee. The former is conventionslly treated but well
painted Marguerite the latter is young girl with
face full of expression, who has just rescued dove
from some danger II is called THE Refugee No. 3,
"a Misty Morning on Loeb Lomond," by Arthur Par
choose Peak Island coast or Maine No lis, Is by
Edward Trenchard. ''Titania and Puck Nos 344 and
o40 are TWO SUBJECTS IN bas reHel by J. y Hartley.
Sleigh Ho for the Land OF Flowers" No. $40 in high
relief, is by 8 NJ Free5orne. portrait medallion is
by Edmund Palmer ''rhe Pride Of Riata, No. 223,
is by II. Peters Gray Landscape and Cattlen by
John Pope. "interior Of Stable,n by Dolph "Flow-
ers,n by Rabie, and winter Nighttime 200 by t.
L. Smith. Miss Virginia Cranberry sends "Spring
Flowers" No ll2, and her sister, H. A. Cranberry,
''Flowers !" No l41. The pupils OF Packer and Poly
technc institutes send nearly hundred drawings
from casts engravings. photographs, and few studies
from nature. These are all in crayon.
DRAWING IN THE PUBLIC SCHooLS-oRIGINAI