The New York herald., 1878-01-13
FINE ARTS.
Artists FUND EXHIBITION.

ARTISTS FUND EXHIBITION.
The annual Artists Fund Exhibition will bc opened
Tuesday morning at the Kurtz Gallery, on Twenty
third street, remain open the public iree day
evoning. until the sale the evening Of the 22d
Inst Tho 'prvate view" takes place tomorrow
ing. The collection OF pictures formed increases each
yenr in quality and vauo and tho present one keeps
we'll up the ratio OF increasing exceence Tho pic
lures painted oach year expressly tor the purpose
and the mombers take very commendable pride In
sending examples in their best stylo
George Ii. Boughtop sends admirable littlc can
vas very characteristic, representing pair OF old
English farm aborers burning stubble "itaan Fish
ing Bonts" by X. Swain Clifford, boldly and soliay
painted canvas, with excellent water and good sky.
j. b. Bristol sends canvascs, both possessing tho
quiet restiul charm OF his later picturesque, 'Tho
Old Bridge, Berkshire" " and the other ''Evening,"
with 6nc gloaming effect "The Letter." by Oliver
Lay, already noticed at length, Is very charming
canvas, copscicuIousy painted. BY S. j. Guy there
IS ssThe Chickcns' Breakfast" AN admirable pic
tire OF little girl feeding them from
a nice little canvas "On the Terrace. Springtime,n
with graceful, coqucttish little figure looking over
garden wall under well drawn foliage. ''Mont Blanc,
cote dc ssilenches." by II. W. ROBBINS, pleases us
exceedingly, being strongly painted, with true local
colors and harmonious tone. 'On The Connecticut,
Waipoe VI. by A. q. Rowland, Is careful delicste
and really charming. This artist also sends another
little landscape. Eastman Johnson Is represented by
his pleasing careful little picture, "Thc Conlabn rep
iescntng couple of youns children seated on hay
NOV beam absorbed IN each other There Is notice.
able effect oi iight.
turcs, bOth good cxamples-"At Evening"" noticed In
the Studio Notes" below, and III ms DO "Great
| Risks Tor Small Gamcs'-i fisher boy scaling tho
Grand Menan cliffs aitor guiIs eggs. Ernest Part0g's
'On the Thames" tnouga somewhat skctchy, Is very
so Humble, There Is No Place Like Homo. by Thomas
Hicks-an aged couple sealed at evening ny The nre
aud .aDe--i, careful and good picture. IN Al. 4.
! H. dc Haas s.Summcr Morning Long Island
sound We notice really admir- able distance and a
coaa elect painted in "a mastery manner BY A. +.
TAFT realistic picture, Snowcd ln "win sheep
well ana careu uy painted. a. 4. Bricher Is seen In
his Servant the Porl," boldly painted East River
sccne and in son the sands ana Arthur Quartcy ia
Two pictures, the smaller very good. "Ncar Marble.
head" with Uoldly painted rocks and moving water,
and The larger, Afternoon Oh Portsmouth n. H. >"
with, II nytbng, Of coior. A. Ii.
| Wyant sends Near Montauk, sheep on woodland,
well gwen, and J. w. Casiicar tender and graceful
'.Runinisce nee OF thc ChemuuE" "a MiIistream ut
| Springfield, Long lsland," by Charles Ii. Miller, Is
wcl painted, WIN good IL hit aud shade over pleasing
! landscape.
David johnson is represented by an excellent
vas, 'hounl Lafayette from Streeters' Pond" with
very admirably painted cattle IN tue foreground, aud
good distance Arthur Parton Is seen Ia stra!iord
Oh Avon" and 'Iugboats on Lake Champlan."
couple of sonntass arc nice IN drawing, but,
| as usual, somewhat opaque IN color, The summer
! Afternoon, n. liz" having ~ei treated luminous
/ sky. r. .. c. barley scnds u water color, "Cod
snack and ~ Lawrie an Adirondack landscape,
quite pleasing aud carefully painted, and his head,
| ''Jessica" .'who Killed tho Comprehend? 2" snake
story, by Alfred Joncs, 10 Simple and natural
BY W. Morgan there arc two large pictures,
with hicsixc figures, "Eall Flowers" III which
VIC note the woi rendered little grPs face and his
"lhe oracle" VI. Wnitredge's ''Od House at New
port" is u careful, faithful study. Sunsct in the
Snawangunk Mountains" by s. II. Clifford, is nicely
I toned and pleasing.
| ..Tne sports,nan's Gravo' and "Aarriage OF Apes"
by W. II. Beard, tho iormer very amusing ana ad
mrably painted, representing couple of RABBITS and
a numper OF grouse a cemetery at the tomb O some
mighty Nmrod. Tho birds arc the bolder, and some
OF them have hopl ed on to the Hat stonc, while tho
rabbits halicaring MN STILL stand on their hind legs
at the loot OF tho grave.
! BY H. w. HUBBARD We note his ION Lake Oh nm
pain with good sky. and his nicely painted, grace
| iul "Rtv, Among the Hills" 'Under tho Will
lows" VITA pleasing little figures, Is by ii. A. Loop
Among tho other canysses wo note virgins Rainy
Morning, I" good study with a well rendered at.
mosphcro; J. Pope's 'Aiternoon," J. ID. Barrow's
pse OF the Lackawanna," with well given hem
locks Charles Parsons "RangeIy Lake." 4. A. Rich
ards .'rhc Brook - Two Herbert McCords one ouitc
! pleasing, near stowe VI ii. Fuchsaps "Cascaue on
q. r. crancu's "York Beach, Mnine;" j. ID. Barrows'
"yount Lafayette. N. IL. )" George H. Storys First
| Siatc;" I'd. Gays "Wid Flowers" Eweil's "Nile
Sunset" Laug's "First Cherry j. G. NicoiPs sea
ssEvenng the Coast" an .'On tho Hudson River"
J.. Y. Rydcr's "GraDdma at Homc aud ''Pstchw ork ,"
both pleasing IN sentiment and The latter Ffore-tKc;
couple OF admirable nowcr pieces, by Lambdin; j. L.
Frch's tree study; Mrs. Grcatorex's Crock Enon
Springs, Va" pleasing quite bold anu In color
ID. N. rtcrs .'Desmond's Love" and BIauvcits "Ihe
| Attic i.brary.'
Thcrc arc, IN addition, color sketch, by isabcy,
and charcoal sketch, py the late Edwin White, OF
Daoou, the celebrated French model, presented BY