, 1877-08-19
has been considered by many to be 1
wild dreamer. and In matters O

has been considered by many to be q
wild dreamer, and In matters o.
philosophy, religion. md art he Is
equally speculative, having once in his early ca.
recr laid aside his palette and commenced at
| Phillips Academy and Amherst course OF prep
aration for tho ministry, and then with q rcat-
I tion OF mind gliding into pronounced liberal
!! ism. Planning to complete his studies In Ell
New York. Painting the ts Mother and Child ~
| for the Academy exhibition hcnyas SO disgust
cd with the picture at the private view that lie
/; would gladly have cut the canvas 91t OF Inc
frame if ic could have avoided tho attendant
Tidiculc, yet the neI. morning frot. Mapcs
called to utter tho true prophecy that THIS
| painting would make his reputation. When ~
I wears old, he visited Venice and Florence, and,
| studying closely the Venus Of Titan one day,
! the bare edge Of the canvas attracted his atten-
/ ton, and l,e became convinced that that great
| master Of color commenced all his Luminous
pictures upon white base, with washes OF blue
black, and for quarter Of century the cntht1~
| slastie student has maintained that this is PC
correct theory of art. After spending eight
| years in Europe, he paid lying visit to bis old
honc but soon went back to Rome, where he
married his second wife, having lost
the first some time before, aud,
abandon portraiturc and to giyc himself to the
creative work OF figure painting, but longer re-
Election convinced him that bis own field gave
him abundant scope for the study OF character,
and perhaps this has caused much Of his work
to be idealized The very characteristics Of this
progressive, industrious, enthusiastic student
Of art fit him for the treatment Of a subject
which will be eagerly studied by all educated
people when 1t shall be ready for exhibition.
our EXPOSITION GALLERY
has attracted considerable attention in New
York, and is the theme OF no little conversation
in art circles. OF it the Herald says:
Ever since the close Of the spring exhibition at
the National Academy Of Design and Indeed a.:
ing the exhibition Miss Rose Durcc has been ousi!y
engaged in collecting pictures from our artists to
send to the Chicago Exposition. bliss Durfec has
Ind no little trouble in making the necessary ar
fs1s; but At M list her trouble has been rewarded.
and the pictures, OF which there are several llnn
dred. shipped; The Exposition viii be opened on
the eth Of this month, and contiuc until the 18th
OF October: The most OF our best known painters
havecontributed, some OF them sending the pictures
they exhibited at the Academy during the
spring. others their Centennial pictures, and others
again new ones that have never been exhibited at
all. Among the most important pictures are Pages
Of w is S.vn
been hung too high when exhibited mere. Mr..
Page regards this picture as hin masterpiece, and
snch 1t certainly deserves attention Ills bust Of
Shakespeare, madc from the death mask, will also
be exhibited. Whittredse sends his finest iand-
Ecape from the Acadcmv-.'' Morning in the
antumnal subjects, shirlaw's Sheep -shearng IN
the navarian llishlands,"a picture which nude
e t9s Of tis atS e1hDtien a Ed
y WashcEwonen, two Of tho most remarka- !
Bile pictures in the Academy, have been sent |
c aa sereT senas ss ~
Sarony contributes fifteen pictures from his private
gallery, one Of them raini's Episode Of the |
Of M mo;n
f. BouEhton contributes picture from England:
James Hart sends his - Threatening Weather."
% o S s fa
and T. E.. Church Is represented. ". II.
Beard sends - Pug Puppies, new picture, and |
lanes II. Beard also sends new work. HER |
,tadt sends two one OF them large canvas. Bel
ows contributes watcr-coiors and OIL
J. G. BROWN SENDS TWO FIGURE
pictures WHICH be had to send to San Fran.
Ter popular water-coors: Casilcar scnts his
piece; champney is represented oy
ii and r L., water. pictures samue Cole.
several pretty water -colora, Dc Forest By studies
rom the scenes of his Eastern travels, De Haas by
FORK Harbor. " De Luce By watcr:coor, Du Eois
y his Academy picture: Swain clifford and S. r.
;idord are both represented III water -co!ors and
as g. Ea%n poo
frs. Greatoscx and her daughter arc well repre-
snted. Miss Hardy sends flower pieces. ,,ni:an
: study Of q Peasant Woman hoth Of which
rcre greatly admired at the Academy exhibition.
}avid johnson sends two pictures; t'olton James
lis Academy picture. E. c. Leavitt sends fruit
cce and 10 do Marston. Ream. and Grown |
mhdn Is BY owers Nary
Io!low:" Chariesn Millcl il well represented,
xhibited XII W at tic thea Acadcmy Mis- II. Il. oakcy
euds her ''11cad Of Roman l;oy,'' strong bit
II color, and Mics Odenhcimcr her 'Drunhilde,"
is seade%y ns pen?s ses
Newport; Willinm sartan and Miss Emily sartain
s1d t. thsr issesssnea As9dsmy petsFes s, M7
stteFlco alter sends ~ new picture, ::christ and
hc Two Marys.,' shur,fcil sends his ssRacc for
life, )" from the Academy. s'nillic sends :, Kongh
thompson sends two important canvases. I: C.
'iHany sends his two Academy pieces. Van Ellen
ends his best Academy picture, and others. 4.
aportrait OF President HaYcs, just finished from
fe. Granville Perkins sends aome Of his glowing
ater-colore. Miss Durfce hss been fortunate IN
ecnHnc valuable contributions from private gal
.rles, also from the public galleries OF kuuedler,
chaus, Lanthier. sarony, and others. t.
OTHER ART NOTES.
Mrs. Butler, formerly Miss Elizabeth Thomp~
IN, has started for Adriauople, with the inten-
on Of crossing the Balkans to the seat Of war, |
here she will make studies for pictures.
Une OF Rembrantlt's pictures, the Anatomy
esson," was sold in Amsterdam, in 16i3, to an
nglishman, for $50 horins It. would now bring
sale S10o,0oo or sl5o,ooo. No one knows
ho the Englishman was that bought it, nor
hat has bccorne Of it.
alcissoncr's painting of Alexander Dumas
ls has been presented by the owner to the
ouyre. AIcissonier has restored his picture of
apolcon Ill i'll the Luxembourg, which WAS in
lrcd by political vandalism last year, so that
&c injury cannot he detected.
Mr.. George II. Boughton has been busy with :
picture for the Corroran Gallery, Washington.
will illustrate ting smoking episode in the his
'rr OF New York's Dutch Governor, William
IL Tcsty. The men t,f the city are seated
'ound the Governors doorsteps, smoking in
cfiance of bis prohibition, while that gentleman
lshes ezpostulatiug 1ron the open door. The , ,,
omcn and lads arc gathered behind, in enjoy !
ent Of tho scene.
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