New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-28
FINE ARTS-MUSIC-THE DRAMA.
FINE ARTS.

| FINE ARTS.
| FIyTYFIRsr ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF THE NATIONAL
| ACADEMY OF DESIGN.
The present Exhibition of the Academy Of
Design is not only much above the Exhibitions Of ,.e
years in general excellence but II will make itself re.
membered, inclined to think in which for
the first time the influence OF the generation OF
painters has made itself distinct felt Perhaps would
be precise If to say the influences that are
forming the new generation for, indeed present the
men who just beginning their show plainly
than they will do In few years the effect Of their
foreign training, and with the exception Of Mr.
Francis Lathrop, who sends picture too
small to "a sfy u.s. and yet large enough to show bis
quality the younger betray to the pracced eye not
only where they have studied but almost with whom
But with this marked confession of foreign influence
there is so much independence and much feeling shown
as to Justify in the hope that the tide has turned and
that We shall be more bound In the fats and
shadows OF the last ten years.
Some of the names best represented the walls
Of the Exhibition are those Of Mr. Knight, with hls
" Clothes.wa.hing" a picture that among the figure
pieces is easily the frat in the Exhibition; Mr.
John La Fargo with his Paradise, Newport" that
with its exquisite feeling the mastery in drawing
it gives delightful proof OF. must mark
In our landscape painting Mr. Winsow Homer who has
last painted picture marine subject that Will at
once DELIGHT and surprise those who have feared
were never have anything from his hand but Sketches
Mr. Perry who has not given us anything new but has
painted bis old in his very best way and makes US will
ling to take him ho Isl Mr.. Eastman johnson, who Is
back again and pleasant ever he was MT AeEntee,
Mr. Miller and last but not least Miss Maria Oakley with
picture that gives such healthy promise and much OF
sterling performance to make its exhibition point
to date from in reckoning up what woman has accom-
pished this Centennial year. Not that Miss Oakeys
work is womans work distinguished from that OF tho
manifest OF her felowarsts, but it Is impossible not to
rejoice in looking at that it is the work OF woman.
We may say the same Mrs Loups Portrait of Lady
which, II an accident had not compelled 1t to be sent to
the Exhibition uncompeted. would have wanted Mite of
being one OF tie strongest portraits In the rooms st
Mrs Loups work is strictly acadenical than Miss
Oakeys Is l. So individual, and wants the cham OF color
all her work is unfortunate in wanting that-so that
IL not possible We should be 80 much moved by 1t.
There seems sort OF injustice in selecting out Of
great number few names to emphasize but It's only
for to-day We speak OF the names that in first view OF
the galleries the most striking; IN our coming re-
view we hope do full justice to ALL and to leave none
unuoticcd who to be considered is peculiar
ity of the Exhibition that the average excellence OF the
work considerable and that there are very few PIC
lures that make their authors ridiculous
The galleries are rich In portraits. MT Page mas one
OF his beat pieces portrait of President Eliot OF Har
ward University Mr.. Huntington has several heads that
show his hand still keeps its ygor and refinement, and
new NAME that OF Mr.. Mllet pronounced, by the Wa.
as it is speedl is attached to two portraits oheo.
which, that OF Boy. is strong aud clever piece OF
manning that We think the Hanging Committee (who
have made fewer mistakes than usual this year, must be
little sorry that they did not treat the stranger with
more hospitality. His picture deserved place IN one OF
the larger rooms and on the line.
The Private View OF the Academy was crowded last
evening the weather being unexpectedly clear ai'ers
threatening afternoon. and the pleasant news having
.x-f lnsn yyh N
by daylight that the Exhibition one OF unusual e1-
celence and interest.