The New York herald., 1876-01-28
FINE ARTS.
NOTES FROM THE STUDIOS OF NEW YORK AND

NOTES FROM THE STUDIOS OF NEW YORK AND
PARIS.
Eastman Johnson has just completed an old farm
house interior, in which he has represented the old
farmer and his daughter their from visit to
the city. He seated before the fire which is burning
in one Of those great frepaces where the chimney
itself is built into the room, and is so large that il oc
cupes nearly side of the wall The daughter who
has been with him is holding hat on at arms
length for the admiration Of her sister who engaged
in mixing something in glass for,her father Mr.
Johnson is engaged two large pictures. One is
country with hgures and the other, Of the same
class OF subjects represents huskng the open
field The scene is laid in Nantucket and there
nearly one hundred figures in the composition Men,
and children all busy and piles of the stalks
are stacked in different parts Of the field The artist
contemplates sending this to the Centennial
Edward Moran has just completed picture rather
different in treatment from his usual method repre-
sents the Bay OF New York from the Battery by moon
light The centre Of the picture is illuminated by tho
light II breaks through the scattered clouds, and
next this light brig is seen as dark mass in bold
relief but not placed in the moonlight Castle William
the left and the line of the Staten Island shore is
family tho right The water is covered with
sells OF all descriptions and the various lights make the
full OF ap mation 'tThe Victory OF the Sappho"
nearly completed work. IL represents the regatta
of 1871. where the returning yachts led by the
Sappho on her return from her European trip. The
yachts approaching the first buoy after rounding
the Lightship. The walls of Mr.. Moran's studio
covered with sketches, some OF them very beautiful,
but which he parts with
Mrs Moran is also artist, painting landscapes
OF her sketches which she has been celebrating is
a view OF Connaught Lake, in Pennsylvania. Several
others are from Staten Island. picture in water
coors which particularly good is group OF fisher
MS huis the English coast Two OF their chill
dren boys about eleven and twelve, have made some
very clever sketches both in oil and pencil
John Thorpe has completed several new pictures in
water coors Busy is the title OF one, and shows
beach which boat has been hauled, with boys aud
engaged IN throwing out the lobster pots Tho
covered with boats and the scene is full Of
animation. In the companion, ''Quet," the
still and the surface unbroken except by distant sail
Two are lounging on the deck and an old anchor
lies the shore. A view of the Hudson at Shady
Side, flock OF sheep under the trees the top of
clia in England and group OF cattle in marsh which
has given the artist opportunity OF introducing
some rich color, among his latest works
Regis Gignoux, OF our New York artists, who has
for some time been residing abroad. has during the
past been making valuable studies the woods
compared with that OF America is, he says, "as a
Titan To Rubens" His 'First Snow, just from his
easel, reported 10 be fresh and crisp II Jack
Frost had set the palette.
Henry Bacon, now in Paris, has about completed a
truly American work, called ''Dr Franklin at Home "
1t represents the Doctor seated at his door SILL
rounded by his family and few callers TO whom
being served by his daughter II is brilliant and har-
in color The right to engravc the picture has
been purchased by Gouph s. Co.
Daniel r. knight, whose ''Washerwomen on tho
Seine" exhibited IN the salon OF 1875, received much
notice Is now engaged IN Paris on more ambitious
work, which he is painting out OF doors