The New York herald., 1876-12-05
ART MATTERS.
RECEPTION on rnx BROOKLYN Anr AssocsA-


RECEPTION or TINE snooKIrS Anr AssoczA-
ZION.
the thirty third reception OF the Brookyn Art Asso-
cation hel1 last night IN thc Art Buildns. and
brought together I'll the beauty aud oveness Of The
Ctv OF Churches We lear tbai abe sotsres
Of were ver, much disturbed 10 sheir con
temptation Of the oil paintings by she movements Of
the much moro beautiful hvns pictures shat s~cp,
through the rooms pretending 10 oe Interested ihc
productions Of The artists. when. n uaih they ~sre
almost wholly absorbed in study the works OF nature
IN the persons OF various other beautiful visoas
interesting accidents represented ey the ssesss dgs
ai tho sister city.
rnK COLLECTION.
Tho average merit OF the present collection Ia
scarcely high has rrhi 20 expect 10 an en-
hbrion oi the importance Of tnls one bus may per.
nsps be accounted or by the put upon artists
and private collectors by the Centennial Exhlbulon
BE this as IL may, there - q notable decrease sn zoe
number Of strong aud important WORKS whlcn csanat
but DC regretted. siIli the wallis we'll covered and
this VII 80 good way 10 satisfy the pube. especially
as there very few works whose quality w acocn.
tuaie The general mediocrity Of the display. one "a
the works which must attract attention u large ana
imporlan, from she easel Of NJ. Guy. which
is intended as
PLEASANT SURPRISE
Not having had the good luck 10 . catalogue
xe are not The positos to say whether not this
large composition is portrait greup not IA
presses one anu xe congratulate the artist
having successfully performed that osi dicuH feat
the making OF picture out Of portrait sroan Tine
composition OF the work ID simple hut effective, sad
the group is set such lovely sunset glow that
suppose there must he IN u dosire 10 express the
idea OF The evening PRAYER IL IA. however, by the
harmony oil its color and the excellent quany OF ns
texture painting that the woik attracts us most Tue
figures are carefully drawn ana easy aud natural
in pose, ana ,hc only thing fec: incsned TO quarrel
with is the arrangement OF hands, wnssh looks
somewhat formal, and could easily been disposed
NOPE GRACEFULLY
place o. honor has been very properly given 70
Niiier's New York aud Newiown Creek" very
credtsbis performance IN which tie suIlsht and
uospher.c effects have been handed with great sac.
The artist has also shown hs power 10 poetize
his subjects, merely appearing copyisl Abuse
picture hangs avery clever and solid work, AFTER
The Moosup RIVER" by a young American ar
tis, wno has been framed IA tho Belgian school
Robert q. Mincr--who promises TO become oi
strongest me1. Beside u snail bul cevcr Canvas
Sn wSs % Calls ~ s'ss' % rns @
and brown and rs an honest cndeavor to pictare The
low ne o. our cities tina, IS 10 saw The picturesque
large landscape Of some power bui great careossness
has been shown in
PAINTING ROCKS
in the foreground. which rcsembi. Jumps OF mud
than rocks, absolutely without dislngusi-
ing characteristic OF stone. "Trcasure 1rove py Nr
BasDeld, gives promise OF better tLingA .EcAliza-
tion,' by W. Fritz. has character, bat Ihe craving
leaves something 70 be desired anticipation" by
tie same artist, fs better, as it usually g. Hugn
0'Brlen has pretty portrait OF Miss Davenport,
vel judge account o IT'S elevated position
Mccord is represented by large landscape,
with duck ol little country house, thai makes QUO
sigh the country. ;. j. Dridpman represented by
carnival scene, which has The merit OF originality.
1, is strongly painted. and ENORMOUSLY. W. Brdg.
man IS one OF our most prominent young men. Drtcn-
or mas lighthouse scene The water Is poor IN form
and color. Tue work lacks originality. X >. Pyue a.
a number OF brown wood scenes. They hack depth and
interest. Harry Beard makes picture oLt OF q
tive subject-a negro anu team on roadside. IL
is barely successful, but somewhat crude color.
j. d. Woods -CalIle In Landscape" deserves atien-
tion The landscape Is not much, but the modelling Of
the ANIMALS is good They solid, have mca,
them. not, like The cattle Of some other artists
merely pasted on the canvas.
Therc quite number OF portraits, but very few
Of them good. They are polished OF, smoothed TO
suit popular taste. We encounter also the usual
Der OF Nat birds, hung against Impossible walls ). H.
Hart occupies an immense amount OF space with
landscape that could just as we'll have been put
nve square inches, SO lar ~
QUALITY
Is concerned the story II tells. Alongside II hang
two subjects wholly different aud Providence alone
can tell why they were put there Bolh
are Eastern scenes warm IN color; one a
fairly bit from of Moorish Town,
with It's whAse and Whitley brown walls bathed IN
shine biackened in shadow; tine other, painting
An ARAB SOLDIER
al his gorgeousncss oil arms and Dress standing Ia
u Moorish interior; work true TO nature, strong in
drawing aud gorgeous but crude IN color De Haas
has two pictures; in one the ships are very
rock, loating in disiemper sea, over which lot
ot yellow paint mas been spilled much alter The
fashion OF whales iood; but in the BRIG Hove to
for Plot' De Haas rs seen to advantage. IL 10 ono
OF the have alter tins artist for
FORM water color. The ship also Is good, but tho
sky little too solid. There is pretty head BY Chap
lin and Wyant represented by strong bft OF moan.
tam lake. Tho brown heather the foreground 10
dotted over with sheep II poetic In treatment and
strong in color
The exhibition will be thrown open to the public
Wednesday. admission FREQ, and will remain open til
December Id,