The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-23
FINE ARTS.

THlRTY-sIxrH sEMI-ANNUAr RECEPTION on
THE BROOKLYN ART ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DIS
PLAY OF PAINTINGS.
The opening reception and private vicw OF the
spring exhibition oil tho Brooklyn Ars Association pt
tho Art Building and Academy OF Music, which ara
thrown into Tor tho OCCASION drew together last
evening largo and repre- assonblago Of tho
citizens OF sister city. Though thcrc were over
four thousand Invitations issued thoro un.
pleasant crowdina, for tho largo number Of people
present well distributed over tho galleries ex
aiming the picturcs, and in tho Academy watching
the promcnadcrs on tho floor below ana listening TO
tho band cmbowercd amid flowers and plants.
Among tho iour hundred and sixty soms numbers
which include tho paintings, water color drawines
black aud whites and several busts, wc ind little
worthy Of mention and but little 10 criticisc That
this latter is SO Is tho fact that there few
now paintings OF any Importance, there being nmoni
the most prominent Of sho oils many whom we rccog
nizc US cd friends from tho ato exhibition OF the
society OF American artists, and among tho water
coors several from this years Water Color Society
Exhibition That thcrc IS not better display Is due
OF chiefly 10 the present academy exhibition 10
this city, and to tho late exhibition OF tho American
arts, which have draincd tho studios Of their best
work. Still, there Is TO complain that the
Hanging Committee admit and hang such number Of
xescs weou the Nsnp Acaaem eac ss
such pcrnicious cAampiey
Among the 100 paintings hung IN tho Association
Hall notice FIRST as an old acquaintance A. H. Thay-
ers 'Cattc IN Early Morning. which, according 10
bad habit which sometimes aillIcs artists and PIC.
turo dealers, has been rcchrstencd .Alderncy Herd
at Guernsey" Near this Ia careful trec study by
Fitch and small Dolph marine by l.. van Hccms.
kerck next attracts intention the south WALL aud
not inr from j, IS j. H. Cocks .'Country Pcdcr with
some pleasing qualities. Stanley g. Middleton has %
promising and effective little BIT 10 hts Cooolcr az
Work. We next see Gilbert Gaurs tho Moralist"
and OF w. X. 40 Haas' NowoundaDd coast scenes,
with good effect OF light Miss Kollcck 70 repro.
"a, .nl.. ato atttnn shnFI- hnu
an excellent sky his "Long Island Sccno,n and not
far or couple Of our Kurtz Gallery friends
j. IT, Doiph's "Mornng roiio,s." There Is a pleasing
dog and sui life by snyder and wc recognize ! q
browns Lei. ashore David johnson y seen ~ an
by H. j. Patttson, below which 10 an .. II Clifford y.
A. Snva has sent coast scene, with some good water
ard notice j. c. Brow ms hnoy painted Nv hat Shall
Play ?n TO which only objection 10 that we would
have rather had an Italian boy aud not an American
W. I. Richards Is seen IN a very luminous and mag
nfcont sketch Of quiet waves and smooth beach, nnd
John A. Parker IN good twilight scene.
samuel Colman cLds u largo Venetian scene, which
has nae qualities IN the sky ani atmosphere, bal
which lacks somewhat In effect and force whom com.
pared hts very strong Canal III Holland which
was a feature OF the Kurtz Gallery exhibition aud
which hangs adjacent wall. u A. Bridgcinan 10
represented by good little Moorish water carrier,
aud have some plousng fruit by Mrs. Dillon. An
Italian landscape by Inness s careful, rcn In color
effect. 4 Now Jersey scene OF his on the south
wall IL mastery and most excellent pic.
turc Wo are glad TO sec again wyanrs ''Missssippi
Dottoms' with lis luminous sky, and q couple oil
kruscman Van Eitcn's charming pictures, In tho
iurgcr which there IS good distance and ne foro-
ground rocks dashing and real little sconc q
stranded soop by NJ. f. II. dc Hans viii atrac aten.
ton the water beng very nnc. Chase's portrait OF
Duvonock his studio h. interesting. Lionel do Lis
ser sends peasant story, with good aud plcas.
ing color, Tho figures in which should DO stronger.
rer's '' chic he Marriage Prccession.n Nearby IL an
autumn landscape, by y. X. clifford, somewhat fiery
IN color, and by Il u pleasing h.tlo child and cali
Near theso examples OF r ?. Ryder and Lcllcar are
seen. =
some excellent drawing In u; ami near by one Of
Quariicy's dashing marncs There bold little head
by sartain, aud u Tiffany which has boon exhibited
before.
Among the 1888 paintings In the Assembly Room We
Mall" Tinany's "Rearcr, large mountain scane by
Harvey Young, and Eakn's "5pinning." Edwin
FORBES represented by largo picture OF cattle being
driven home and scared at an approaching storm,
which has good drawing, but winch IS rather
hard ana conventional In color and treatment No.
.. nowiand's '.on tho CONNECTICUT" Thomas
Morals good scene in Florida swamp
anu Micr's rainbow picture. Frank Waller
sends al Egyptian camel train, and wo note a strong
study OF head by Mrs Dixon. Three othor pictures
from tho society Of American Artists arc J. Mciiamil.
IONS .,Ny Janitor,v Eakin's ss5tudio Rush, tho
sculptor and y. T.. Dubois "At Evening" .Ou
Guard is a charming little Wordsworth rhompsonI
not FAR from which Is IA pleasing Clinton 0gIvic.
A very excellent and com mcndabc picture, both In
motive ana execution. Is Gilbert Gaus really charm.
OF our great grnndmothcrs standing In Rpofoh with
her prayer book Ia her hand ready for church. rhs
very pleasing ngurc - vol posed and gwen, though
her fesh seems slightly too coarse and rudy. The
sunlight elect " good, aud tho flowers trailing down
above the doorway and growing Mt tho side cxce.
Iontly giycn-as a whole the best picture wc have
yet seen IRON THIS rising young artists brush
In the water color room wc noticed .. Hopkinson
Smiths .tyooking scaward;n h. NJ RICHARDS, s,rik-
Ing oil study In coIors blossoms IN tho Sand y;
Cnurchs rne idea IN black and white. tho s'Sea Prin-
cess ~ an effective Matt Morgan, aud nnc Indian ink
drawing by W. Hamilton Gibson OF q Iakc scene AZ
sansaf.