, 1877-09-09

lrc em3tt1Qr q SuQ"cF QL Shell IHQ SMOKE. Tho
pi.ture is vivid. Tie brown and grag tiuts H.
worked up With broad touches, though hers
aud there are evidences OF haste and tendencv
! t. opacity. L. C. Earle. Of this city. Is reprs
| seutcd by one Of his best works, - The Puppies
First Day in the Field " {15), in which brace o.
! are admirably drawn, the long soft hair shine,
like silk, aud the eyes sparkle With intellieear
Bierst7dt is represented by "Sunset in III.
Black-Ililts.:' in which the prismatic elects 1t
the dying day arc depicted in an extremely
theatrical manner Time was when
H1ERsrA pr WAS FASHIONABLE.
That daY has passed. The educated pfctnrs,
huyer now detiiands something more than nriH.
liant masses OF color suggestive of pallet esea
over to au cccentricitv Of pronounced contrasts.
Two gems, ss The Detection OF the Poa:hern
u1} and q The Poachcr Before tho Judge '(SN,
will command attention for the spirited manner
in which the figures are drawn, and the story il
tolu. The latter il much tue stronger OF tia
two ssSolitudc,' BY Leon Becker, Is trans-
scription on canvas Of one OF Lltnuerynan's e.
SAYS. placid 1akelct bortlered with deep
woods, in the distance to the right stretch Of
open country, darkcning twilight with the deep
euin9 shadows thrown forward 10 the fore
ground, tell a tender story OF mans desire for
loneliness under certain conditions: "shcep II
drawfnee is vigorous, the color is boldly handled
and there Is feeling after nature which is rot
observable in the "washcd vooin Of Yer
bocckhoven.. s'The Honey-Girl Of Pompeit'
c,o) an ideal sketch By Henry F; Spread, lacks
q bird painter Of Brussels, is represented
Il IL wbfsb ,A chickens, pigeons, etc.. stand and
out perfectly lifelikc. Colle-Leone, 4.
promincrt representative el 3, ths .+R.,,? Roman
effects" Venice By Moonlight" (S}). The
dvepblue sky, which Is reelected with equal in-
tcnsity on the Grand Canal. the silver moon,
the pillars Of ST. Mark, the semi-M Moorish arehi-
lecture Of the buildings on the quay, the vain
attempts Of the eas~jcts to compete with the
bri1liancy OF the moon-all form a scene which
Is difficult for those to understand who have
never witnessed the Queen CITY OF the Adriatic.
There IL hardness about the lines OF the build
fncs and coltlncss in the shadows which mar
grace which such scene should inspire.
ssBrnnchilleH f3i), an ideal portrait by Oaer-
temcr Of 'one Of the most powerful queens
who has eyer maintained dominion On the
satisfactory. The conception is weak, and
the flesh tints are cold and chalky.
Kruseuan Van Elten contributed two pleasing
landscapes, Passing showers'' (35) and "In
the @ 10th of yhse aese srS wosks
(ss6), by E. I. Weeks, is very strong picture.
A group OF swarthr Moors, dressed in rags. are
summing themselves against the outer wall OF
Taneiers, from which the sun is reflected with
painful brilliancT. In the foreground are two
with which the Eastern cities abound The
Nloors are posed in all conceivable attitudes,
aud each face wears Al appearance ct absolute
contentment. "They toll not, neither do they
browns aud grays are worked up with great
Skill and out Of q repulsive subject The artist
has succeeded In evolving 3 picture that
cannot fail to attract attention. for
its technical merits: Tweoty-eight Is .
portrait OF Robert Fulton, the inventor Of the
Steamboat, by himself. painted while be was
pupil in the studio Of BENJAMIN West. Although
eighty years have dimmed its brightness and
blacEened the shadows, it still indicates q re-
served power that would have given him
By him in the profession Of civil engineering.
An unknown portrait III is ascribed by Prof.
Gregori. OF this city, to Fi1lippo di Cham
payne, who fourished in tbe middle Of the
modelled, and the flesh texture possesses quail
ity that is worthy of critical examination by the
portrait painters Of our day. Miss Emily Sa1-
lain. who comes Of family DISTINGUISHED in
art exhibits gcree, entitled s.The Reproof"
49, IL, in l3 which an n. old LADY, dressed M
turr ago. chidcs his daughter about some lore
affair. The figures ire frrcibly drawn, the
drapery possesses an Individuality Of MATERIAL
and the story is told in spirited manner.
CASTELAR, CONTRIBUTES
q ;sscene in New Hampshire ~ ~, in which !
themselves in the distance, fprm pleasing pict-
utc. IA Brittany Washins-p1ace ,: {i5) is an
ambitious work BY Edgar M WArd, who has 4
tef T2 in that pas ot ne
there is an absence OF distance in the landscape
background 'tThe Via Dolorosa,' at Jeru-
salem (4s), by Lockwood dc Forest, is hard IN
treatment and panty n color: sRonsh s?',;a
Sgsrs Seprssents 'a' scrub '' race y in (Which Which,
q lot OF ranchemen are taking part There IS
good deal OF boldness in the figures, but the
Treatment is rather crude "Closc OF Stormy
Day. (52), by Arthur Quartley, is q strongly
banded view Of an angry ocean gradually sub
siding. The water, though translucent, has lost
its clearuess; the surf beats against the rock
bound coast. aud the atmosphere Is cold 1o
Clears portrait Of William Cullen BRYANT 90
9s 9 as aavns PssP On
represented BY view Of the Yarmouth Coast
('5), the old boat house in which Little Emily
lived before she was led to ruin By Steerforth.
There Is want OF comp2etness in the compost
Felix Zietn contributes the "Harbor Of
FeniceH C6}, which is brilliant in color and ten
der in feeling. 1.-The Home OF Washington
Irving" {5i), by Herbert McCord, possesses no
artistic merit. 1t is simply m architectural
drawing done in oil, narred BY mass Of eold'
E-ay1sh brown representing the carrl3gesag'
''Slccpy 1Ioilow'' (7O), BY the same artist, Dos
sesse5 more feeling, though it is far from being
Schrever, whose contributions to
the Paris salon in 'G4, 'G5 I'll, gained for him
medal each Year, is represented BY vigorous
study, 1.-THE Retreat " }61l-a view Of . con1-
pany Of Turkish irregular cavalry seeking
safety. The horses are full OF mutton. and
their riders betray deep anxiety. In a!
the details OF technique the picture Is
admirable. Verschuur, the latcly-deceased
Belgian artist, is represented by an 'lnter1or
Of Stable " {63G, in which are fllfy dozen
horses in all possible attitudes. Graceful draw
lures Of the picture. "a Coming Storm" by
Chwala {Gl}, Is landscape that ought to be
Studied by every artist In the city. The atmos..
phcrfc effects arc an absolute transcription OF
Nature in IN angry mood. Walter Shirlaw,
erst.vllile Of Chicago, lately Of Munich, and nov
OF New York, contributes - Shecp-Shearing fn
Bavaria - (75), which was painted for the last
Academy exhibition in New York. It Is his
most ambitious work. and in it he exhibits, to-
their fullest development. the influences OF the
Munich school, which has for It's motive realism,
pure aud simple In this picture, which
covers q large spread OF canvas, Mr. Shlrla"
depicts in an intensely realistic manner an
ordinary pastoral scene. In large stable tho
p easauts, male and female, are eDgaged IN
shearing sheep The figures are grouped with
skill, and truthfnlIy drawn. The handling OF
color is generally bold and vigorous. though
two or three of the half-shorn sheep are 4 little
weak in treatment. From one OF the stalls
cow looks out On the scene, as If trying to com-
preltend its meaning. The shadows and halt
lights are gradatcl with care, and in the gradual
working up Of effects there is q massng Of