The New York herald., 1877-09-03
FINE ARTS.
STUDIO NoTEs.


STUDIO NoTEs.
s. J. Guy has just commenced on small esnVas
OF his we'll known scenes the suoJe'' osns
Of the little Italian girl musicians ensaeeo III
tuning her violin. The will be iaio 10 uiAn'
ercy Park
II. J. Heade, who has been sketching during the
summer among The Thimble Islands and at YORK. he''
has brought back some very interesting seasao
sketches He has on his easel "A Sunset on 'he
North Coast" rocks In the foreground, lgn'
rolling slowly IN, couple OF soops on SHORE saiis IN
the distance and glowing summer sunset
b. F. Reinhart - at work two companion pic
lures, "sprlng" and Autumn" which are well al
vanced toward complexion In the first picture grace
fu blonde Is wandering by the woods through carpet
Of wild flowers; her CHIP hat swings on her arm and
holds few freshly plucked, while with disengaged
hand she raises up 10 her gaze smaii
bunch Of her field spoil. Autumn, hand
some brunette, has just gathered basket
full Of apples and stands resting with her
load at the cart after her trip from under the trees
The subjects pleasing admirably treated as Tar
the work has advanced The pictures are painted 10
order for publisher Maine and will be chromoed.
MI Renhart has also on an easel pieasing coior
sketch An artist Is seated skeching In lane, whe
around him are gathered open mouthed and wonder
ing group Of rustic children he has also under
way Two child scenes an iniantiie browning oI the
Queen Of May "Ihs Sailing Match" group Of
children deeply interested IN dninutive regatta on
abrook, while dog looks sagey on.
James NJ. Hart ID still hard ~ work on the large ana
fine canvas nosc las. week. and which he has just
cnrlstened ''At the Brooksde'
William Hart 10 still sketchinR at keene, Essex
county, h. Y.
J. ". Castelar, who has been sketching in Western
Pennsylsana Is back again In his studio Win port
f. 5. Church, 5. r. Clifford, Lockwood DsForrest
ana the Rey Mr. Noble Will leave on tuesday ior
Mount katahdn, Me-, on skccning, hsnlns ana
camping out excursion, and Will be absent ior some
weeks
Frost johnson has on hand small picture, mis-
chevous boy worrying Gagged canary by trying to
teach 1t YANKEE Dooale He aiso making sketches
Tor u scene from l. Is. Aioricns story, ''Margery
Daw." lhe heroine is 10 bo represented IN leafy ar
Dor swing ng IN hammock reading
Walter ahlr.aw has "a two-ngare p'eoe, Bavarlan In.
terror, called "Plucking Geese" The mother Is
p!ucking the bird, wnls. young cnild Is looking
mourn uny ON as II IL SYMPATHY with the goose.
TWO FOREIGN PICTURES.
At the art rooms OF s. r. Avery, IN Fifth avenue,
recently imported foreign pictures-a Van Marcke
and a Boughton. The picture BY Troyon's celebrated
pupil is excellent example OF his well known cattle
pieces number Of cattle are being gathered home.
The leaders coming along road on the banks OF
small stream, where another group have halted. They
have Just lett the deep shade OF large trees and
the two foremost are on the summit OF slight rise
TO the left OF the foreground cattle dog s wheeling
around in u chase to bring up the two oiterers ut
the brooK while the meadows beyond tho stream
tue rest Of the herd with the driver. AS usual
the treatment of tue animals is mastery, and the
foreground cattle seem about 10 step out oil the picture
There Is fine breezy atmosphere over all, and tho
clouds anu trees, though as usual speaking strongly
oil the brush, are admirable.
The Boughton, gray dun, twilight, Surrey pastoral
scene Is very pleasing. The title IS Tr0ubiea Waters
On the tootpath. winch runs along small meadow
brook, are three rustic figures. two me1 and woman.
Giles, III MS smock r0ck iS on his way TO his cottage
from his days work. mas evidently just been talking
with one Of the women, who have come to carry water
from the stream and she moves oil along the path
with her hllcd buckets, he Is a earnest converse win
the one just arrived, wno with her yoke ana buckets
The ground by her, stands arms akmbO as II III de-
nace the other woman who has turned sadly, after
looking back the pair 10 carry out the story, in
lne loft above the path q small band Of black plgs
headed by boar, charging IN tine style on group
OF but slightly disniayed and Kissing geese In the
background Is u long, low iarm house anu fringe Of
no local color ana sentiment are strong, and
the story tells ITSELF
Mr. Avery will return from abroad about the middle
of september, shortly after which the rooms will be
opened. Among his recent purchases which have not
yet been received two j. e. VIberts, another line
example OF Van Marcke, large and important Caba
mel Bougereau Two Boughtons, a characteristic ex-
ample OF h. A. Bridgeman, war picture by Detaille
couple OF still lie pictures by Baise Dergohes and
Glalze.
Reichard, on Fifth avenue has on exhibition pair
OF fine water coors by Felix Zoim Tho subjects are
Venetian scenes. Nir T
FOREIGN ART NOTES
Brdgeman is painting an Assyran scene for the Ex-
position OF 1878
NJ. Apnonse Goupi founder Of the well known
Partisan publishing house, was lately raised 70 the
grade OF officer OF Legion Of Honor the
Of the heth anniversary OF the founding Of the house
in PARIS, which occurred in 1921 The London branch
was established in lS4 the New York In ls45. that OF
Berlin 1852 The Hague in 1861, Vienna in 1865 and
Brussels in 1865 The house, SO FAR has issued ex-
amples 40 plates Of line engravlngs, and from
200 mezzo-tinteu platcs have taken 1000 negatives
the pnOtog ypc process Of reproduction ana nave
taken IRON 3UO to !, 400 Photographic negatives