The New York herald., 1875-12-13
FINE ARTS.
GOSSIP OF THE STUDIOS.

GOShIP OF THE bTUDlOS.
Thomas lie Clear has returned TO his studio in the
Tenth street building and is busy with portraits
mostly OF prominent men. three-quarter length OF
Captain Budd United States Navy, nearly finished
and among others in stages OF completion nrc
Professor Barnard, OF Columbia College, the late
John R Thompson, OF the Evening Post, John J.
Cisco, the well known banker, cabinet portrait OF .
prominent banker in Wall street. the late Judge
Curtis of Boston, Jervis McEntee, the highest repro
sentative OF American Ddscape art and Brisbane the
exponent Of Fourrere doctrines In contrast to these
strong masculine heads the portrait Of sweetfaced old
lady white cap and one OF young lady, resident at
Elmira New York. conspicuous. The latter Is ono
OF Mr. lie Clears most successful Efforts The subject
charming one and the artist has caught the natural
and easy pose OF the head and rendered the almost
childke decacy Of complexion, the contours Of the
flesh and tho light and graceful arrangement Of the
hair with q touch which is not often found In one ac-
customed the strong color and arm modelling which
are characteristic OF our prominent men. The light
background which relieves this head shows to advan-
tage subtloty modelling the face and the gray
tones which prevail in the shadows, while II does not
detract from the sodity of the flesh appear inhar
monious TO the general color.
Frost Johnson has several figure pictures In prog
One is Of an old woman weighing meat, while q
kitten at her feet pulls the scales it takes nibble
The old lady looks pleased at the apparent overweight
as she does not the of It In interior Of
French cottage old is seated by the fireplace
built OF rough stones. In another interior o child Is
reaching up TO grasp apple from dish just beyond
her reach and larger child seems 10 be accomplice
she Is able to reach the fruit
i. +. Martinez Is engaged on portraits At present
One OF lady, done in pastel and three-quarter
length OF Colonel Thomas Monastery OF tho New York
Fencing Academy, now in his studio. There are
many portraits and sketches OF heads around his
sketch made in the vicinity OF Santiago de Cuba.
r. L. Pyne Is at work on landscapes from sketches
made the Bronx River in Westchester county, Har
lem, &c. sunset on Long Island In winter and sum-
twilight the Harlem River are both very effect
I've In scene At Harley he has introduced train OF
cars rounding curve in the twilight II is called The
Evening Tram He has commenced q companion pic
ture of "The Morning Train"
c. c. Payne IS illustrating Cooper's ''Deer Slayer" by
q Of drawings in India ink. He Is also painting
In oil the prison from Scots "Betrothed" "The
First Christmas Earth and 'Christ Healing Blind
Bartmeus' two religious pictures on his easel
Mrs. c. B. Conan has recently returned from Paris,
where she has boen pursuing her studies in landscape
She has selected Daubgny and others OF that school as
her guide and has herself produced some very strong
work She has, through the summer, made many
sketches in the vicinity OF North Woods in tho Adron-
dack region and at Martha's Vineyard She has also
many sketches made in the vicinity Of San German,
Fontainebeau, San Valerie. Some OF these she rs
celebrating Sketches Of places in Europe and America,
done in charcoal somewhat in the style Of Alonge OF
Paris I'LL her portfolios and copy Of Daubigny's
'Springtime in the Luxembourg" and Of two OF Con-
stables landscapes in the Louvre are placed beside her
own work on the walls OF her studio.
Miss Stone occupies the studio with Mrs Conan,
and Is best known by her illustrations OF books &c.
She has been studying painting at The Hague. and
working out several figure pictures with landscape
backgrounds One OF those represents two children sit
ting knitting in the woods with bunch Of fagos be-
side them. They resting and the quaint caps woonen
dresses aprons and heavy wooden shoes Of the
peasants make an interesting picture An old man and
woman cooking in the open air, and an interior, In
which is old woman holding skein OF yarn 10 wind
are among the other pictures commenced One OF her
pleasing sketches is the head Of little child
asleep.
John Thorpe has at his studio many water color pic
lures OF views New York Bay and places Of interest
which around IL; scenes on the Hudson, and in
England, on the Sussex coast and among the slopng
hills OF Dorsetshre; the Downs Brighton and
other places, the landscape envened with sheep,
which he introduces in many OF his pictures Larger
pictures in oil in his studio. Among these is
which was in the last Exhibition Of the Royal Academy
"a Narrow Lane Is the title and IL Is well named for
a flock OF sheep are crowdng through road, hemmed
in on both sides by high banks Several other largo
oil paintings represent sheep and cattle resting under
grand old oak trees and wading through brooks
w. r. Clerk has studio filled with sketches from
England Scotland, Ireland and various places in
America Name Vermont, New Hampshire, Canada
and other places being represented He Is at present
celebrating some Of the sketches made in the White
Mountain region.
J. H. Beard gave private view OF his pictures,
'sWide Awakep and 'Tired Out companion pictures,
which have already been described "Morning Gossip
and Though Lost 10 Sight TO Memory Dear, TO his
friends on Monday and Tuesday, December and T.