The New York herald., 1878-03-31
f | N E A r T S.
National Academy Of
Design.
EV A FINISHING DAY. -
Fifty-third Annual Exhi-
bitiOn.
PRINCIPAL PICTURES.
PRINCIPAL PICTURES.


usual on "varnishing day." to view the nifty third
annual exhibition o tho society. to varnish pictures
and to take critical notos Az whole tho largo col
icct'on-thcre are about seven hundroi and nifty
amplcs, wo beiievc-improsses very favorably.
In our first tour around tho gallery will take up
first the figure pieces starring with tho portraits b.
Porrs has painted OF the best pic urcs In tho
exhibition 10 bis ''Portrat OF Lady" t377 which has
been gven good position in the East Room. II Ia
much more interesting and superior In many ways 10
| his Kurz Gallery contribution. Tho churming
| lady Is seen in three-quartcr length descend
| Ing tho stairs Tho face is really excellent,
| the figure we'll modelled and solid and tho
color good-tho whole well managed, boldly treated
without being Next TO this In sxcsllence wc
would place very admirable and poelically treated
girls head 7o4) by l.. Doucst, pupil OF Bouguereau.
1t Is exceedingly well modelled, the flesh tones arc
COOL. though seemingly rather full In color, and
rather pink oar is exquisite piece Of work. Next,
though quito ways of in excellence, notice
| Feodor Enckes lady In q burnoose tho West Room,
! the face OF which Is very hfeiko HIS picture Of o
couple OF young girls in the corridor has
lont qualities in The hgurcs. The children are how
ever, somewhat eIflike, and tho brightness OF their
| eyes seems like exaggeration.
Daniel Hustington Is seen ia his full length figure o,
iady 1885, in which tho face Is well painted tho
hands, also, except slight appearance OF dstor-
Of f. S. Winston. which hangs the wall, has
some excellent qualities. His No 2s7 has q vel,
treated face ana is nicely posed. Dewey Batcs pic
turc OF young girl, hung high tho west wall OF
the South Room, Is harmonious though rather cool in
tone and has good qualities +. Mralies has hne
little head OF Spanish girl $685. 1t is effective and
pleasing In color II slightly in need oil finish 10 tho
lower part
Jul,an wor has beon very successful iu bis portrait
c.sI,~
take not, in the Kurtx Gallery exhibition IL ia
boldly and strongly handled.
Passing from tho portraits TO tho agure picccs
proper find tho W. NJ. Chsse's rcd habitcd
"Court Jester" t464) worthy Of the foremost
| place. Walter Shriaw's "Boy and Dog Going to
Bathe," which hangs tho line In the old sculpture
room, is full OF lilo and acton, and painted In tho
rough, coarse style OF some Munich lgrro painters.
Certainly OF pictures In tho exhibition is
David Meals fine head OF Bavarian noble FrdtLein in
| middleage costume. The pnIe face, set like worry
pearl in The we'll treated desp ru very hicke ana
mastery in execution. The eyes marvellously
| we'll painted. Waiter Sattoriee's young Monk''
(457) shows u decided and very encouraging advance
about tho samc exooience with. MAcy's "Jss..r" We
would piace T. Aovendens strong ''yendean Soldier
troatcd, tho figure boaIy posed the local color
| Is excellent W lnsiow Homer has effective picture
carly dawn Tho ngure halt shadow Is natural
though lacking sghdy In strength. and the morning
shore" t52o) has exoelicnt Qualities 10 tho
Characterization OF tho Grand Manan fishermen. The
nguros are hieke and strong. Thorc Is gooa hight
p. P. Ryder is seen in one Of his quiet unpreten-.
tious and really good little pictures, which hnugs In
the east /. represents old lady emitting By
| n window, s harmonious and pure tone and vol
tho gauzo cap, exceIcnt. John Lafarge's little
picture (555 represents vague terms what
d. very 0LSuary '0sps Ss S IN classical
strong work IN tho blocked In figure, ana tho color
though somewhat OF she changeabie silk order Is
good
Mr.. Magrath's little cotter interior (554) below tho
Lafarge careful aud good, the man In tho foreground
with the child on hts knee boipg we'll II IL In
the little picture at tho othcr end OF the room
(6l3h an Irish peasant leaning with charocler'si,o
| abandon u stone wall by roadside, that Mr.. Ma
grain has made u DECIDED HIT rho figure, with it's
nce tull OF character Is very excellent and tho sur.
lite We are glad to see Waiter L. Pamer.s very nd
mirabic interior Of an artistic city home
Wmtiar subject In which tne figures arc tho CEN
re OF interest," but which also interesting as ro-
production OF home, is Rudolph f. Piguct's canvas
I'D. charming ooador l.. hovendcn's peasan. IN,
figure. The light effect is admirably managed, tho
local coloring low ia tone. but the whole harmonious
| 81 j. Guys ''Sunday Lesson" (424 Is very
careful as usual and mathcmatically correct every
part. The 0gure OF tho httle girl Is we'll treated anu
the face good sody puinted, with adventltious AID
oil chance effects, winch are often made good oi
The color rs pleasing and 10 low, quiet key. J. H.
Ehunger's "Buono Ricolta 1863 Is u good character
study. The face of the work good, tue hands oro
somewhat carecssy treated ana thore Is excel
|
''rnc Army OF the Republic l777' (4s3), by Words
worth Thompson, Is historically very Interesting
painting The IDEA Is u good onc and IL mas boen well
carried OUT so Tar AS the drawing, grouping and
oral are concernOd rhe troops fling past
naturally posed There is, howcvor want OF
body 10 tho foreground figures, tho color clean
and sweet. and Mr. Thompson outlines his hgurcs too
prominently with delicate red. Thcro is, however.
some excellent work; tho picture Interesting and
we thank the artist ior his acmpt at reproducing
| historic scenc.
Eastman Johnson in $40 has the samo motive that
We saw III hrs charming little Artist Fund picture.
The family of children this time Gil come TO sit
Oh the beam OF the haymOw. In place OF two have
new sign. seven girls and ono boy, II we
! taken. Ii wo except slight blocking about tno
light aud shade trcaimon. Of tho figures ws have
really excellent picture The light IS good, tho cbil.
dren woll individusIizcd and Tue hay " admirably
rendered. A little moro 6nish would not hurt the
| figures, however.
Oliver Lays picture OF ono grl reading 10 another
has some really excellent work IN IT, rnc posing OF
the ngurc ON the stool IS, however, unpleasant IN
lines ocing 100 zlzzag The dresses are weiI enough
treated, but seem rather porcelain Ike. The case OF
books ana the Jars on II are excellent pieces OF
TIC tone Is good and the pe.arc as FAR as can be,
strong bit, excellent In ts tone but slightly du in
color. In his "Rclg GUS Dutes t7l2, y. schuchardi,
Jr, has been successful he ngurcs good and tho
faces exceIlent--a nttls story r. Miranda has
some excellens drawing In his picture OF fair In
good, fwo except the ARTIFICIAL posing OF the lady IN
light brown, cyeinga drawing. The color n iaii.
| though tho dresses do not compose worry well. There
| is much good detail On the whole bearing much
promise OF iuurc success In this gentleman already
| well known as "A very cAcciient drnughtsmnn.
| j. II. DoIph has Dcat example In "rho Rehenr-
| sal" (425l. rho acton OF the animals Is good, and
the hound Is exccllcn,iy VOL! ndividuaizca.
j. ScbnitHbcrgor has IN JlJ large and strong In
| terror ol animal and still lie. IL Is painted IN tho
bold aash'pg Munich manner. rne largo white
dog, IN Character IKE 81. Bernard, IS
hncy treated, tho bloodhound asleep Is rather
Nat, thoosh well drawn. and tho plNrot,
is not remarkably uil OF lie The articles tho table
are excellent tho coor Is gooj but the picture
somewhat IN decison OF form and needs some posi-.
| tive darks here aud there
James NJ. Harts large upright Autumn Woods, >, on
tho limo In the largo Souin ROOM Is somewhat disap
| pointing ana chromo-liKe In effect Tho cows are
heavy and seem slightly out Of drawing IN parts Tho
same artists "Iho Oaks az Ltte,on, N j." In the
North Room 10 really soiid and cxcellcn nj ptc uro
The landscape is good, the grovo Of beng strong
There IL good sky, ircsh brcozo aud the cattle,
| though rather sod, are good.
Loeis G. lnany Is sccn TO great advantage In his
| feallN admirable s,New m hers