The New York herald., 1876-10-08
ART NOTES..

Constant Meyer received number OF commissions
from during his stay In France. He is hard
at work again In his studio.
NJ. F. H. Dc Haas has completed important ma
rine representing fishing smack beating up Long
Island Sound against moderate breeze On his easel
small moonlight scene.
The Moran family have received high art honors at
Philadelphia Edward and Thomas receiving each one
medal for their painting while Peter took for his
share, one for painting and one for etching.
Humphrey Moore, about the admission of whose
painting OF "Almah'' there was some trouble was
awarded medal at the Centennial Tho three acadc-
micans who wanted to prevent the exhibition OF his
picture got recognition at ALL
James Beard has just finish I'd one Of his curious ami
NAL subjects, which he calls "The Streets OF New
York" Several dogs represented begging at the
corner OF street. one being labelled ~ Am Blind
Tho picture displays the peculiar humor OF the artist
Stephen j. Ferris has just finished a beautiful por.
trait OF Foruny in crayon. The deceased artist rep
resented hts studio lying dead before the unfinished
portrait OF Beethoven which he work when
he died This work will be issued etching or en-
craving.
J. w. Casilear is at work large landscape which
is Renaissance of New Hampshire, near Conway.
This painting distinguished by considerable breadth
Of treatment combined with tho poetic atmosphere
with which Mr.. Casilear knows we'll how
round his work. 1t has not yet received finishing
touches, but Is we'll advanced.
j. G. Brown is at work on one OF his characteristic
genre subjects, which no calls "Perfectly Happy" A
young arab seated the curbsone enjoying
Whit OF cigar which fortune has thrown in his way,
and II may judge from his contented expression he
wants nothing more from the world-for the moment
j. G. Brown has been rusticating at Pine Hills Ulster
county.
dvard Mara nagn ~ In I'M mn yiUA mai mt
ing. entitled ''The Last from the Wreck" II is full
OF dramatic power and Is painted in Moran best
ner. We can feel the irresistible force OF the
that have caught the last survivor OF the
wreck and are playing with him in their fierce. wild
way, while he cngs with the tenacty of despair to a
floating spar The terror Of the situation is relieved
by the approaching lieboat impeed by brave hearts
and lusty arms. We feel that the drowning sailor will
be saved. The cloud treatment is marked by weird
power and tho movement Of the rendered with
truthtulness and vvidness that distinguish Moran's
pictures and place HIM at the head OF our marine
painters
LELoIns "CHRIsTIAN MARTYR LED INTO THE
ARENA"
There is on exhibition at Schaus' art gallery q fine
painting by Auguste Leloir belonging to the serious
school OF French art The painter has chosen for his
subject incident only frequent In tho lives OF
tho early Chrsttnns ana ne mas treated II with SOUND
TASTE Tho horrors Of tho situation not
too strongly dwclt upon and yet enough OF what was
revolving and car.inspring has been introduced to
justify the expression of fear aud rcpusion depleted
the face OF tho young girl who ia about to
be offered up q sacrifice to the brutal
instincts Of her prosecutors What poases
most in Mr. Leoir's picture is tho
absence OF setting. the theatrical surrounding Of asso-
claton which artists like Geromc employ to heghtcn
the effect OF sher work and hep them in telling their
story. In the work under review we are intro.
duced only to much OF the Of tho Coliseum ns
properly belongs TO the effective telling Of the story
which tho artist has undertaken TO depict Christian
martyr Is being lcd to the arena OF the Coliseum
Tho victim is woman, Young and fair; over
her face has spread deathlike pallor, aud we feel
ttat II she were not restrained by the rude hands
Of tho iaer she would turn aud ny from the
horrors OF the scene. Al the point where we SEQ her
her not angrily, but wisiiully and while her
eyes turn toward the savage beast fascinated by fear
she nsnctivcly shrnks back though 10 seek safety
in light but Is restrained by the powerful hand of tho
jaiier, which rest on her shoulder with vice like
grasp. There IL something In the action OF the group
not quite satisfactory, but the artist has
rendering the conflicting emotions that opprcss the
victim with great force and subtlety. The girl
bound with cord, has her arms crossed upon her
bre ST. ana through the natural tear OF terrible death
there shines the nrm belief in the lic beyond the
grave. Fear Is held In check by aith and The King
heart buoyed up by the Christians tust In God
Tho success which has attended artists effort TO
present these complex emotions must secure for the
present work high place in artistic achlcv emcnts
oil the year Had the treatment Of the groups been
equally good this painting would have obtained a place
beside the greatest artistic iriumphs or the modern
French school but II Is the painting OF this prip.
cpal hgurc alono marks tas work OF unusual power
ana merit The general quality OF the pairting IL
good and the color Is remarkably harmonious, with
that prevalence OF subdued gray tjuts which marks
,he French school OF color IL was exhibited IN the