The New York herald., 1878-12-02
FINE ARTS.

THE BRooKLYN Art ssSociATIoN-THE DIS
| PLAY or PICTURES WHICH Will. BE SEEN AT
THE OPENING RECEPTION THIS EVENING.
| The thirty-seventh reception and opening OF the
nineteenth fail exhibition Of the Brooklyn Art As
sociation will take place this evening at the Art
Building and adjoining Academy of Music On
Wednesday morning, tomorrow being "Members and
Artists Day" the exhibition win be opened to the
public admission free. usual and will remain open
for two week.. The present display is composed OF
about many pictures that of last spring. though
a larger number have been refused. There are few
new pictures of any importance in the collection,
and we recognize a number OF old friends from the
last academy The amount OF poor work which should
have been refused admission il. usual very notice
able and good deal of it is on the line. The prin
cpal is the gallery of the Art Association and
in the assembly room of the Academy the water
colors. black and whites, few etchngs some of the
and creditabe collection of studies, in black
and white. by the students at the polytechnic have
been hung.
On entering the association gallery we turn. as
usual to the left. and nd tho second line one of
the best pictures in the exhibition. little landscape
by Ii. Bolton jones' 1t is full of air, stringly real
well drawn and true if somewhat hard in color.
Near it is noted little child and duck story
by J. @. Thom, pleasing in sentiment and
color but lacking in careful study or evidence
OF other than hasty work. II Mr. Thom
to turn out fewer pictures with more serious
work in them he would sell better and have higher
reputation. ON the line is a little head by Miss
Jacobs and above large marine by John A. Parker.
with fair sky, the rest being weak and wishywashy.
A little L. T.. Durand-"A Sketch Staten Island
attracts attention from it's light and air and pleasing
crisp color In the northwest corner glad to
Henry A. Loops lfelike portrait OF . lady. with
tune On the north wall we first notice little nude
by " stiepevich, which displays considera
BILE cleverness. The face and pose are
good, as is the modelling OF the up
per part OF the body. The jewelry is in
bad taste and gives a cheap look to the picture.
BY this some flowers vigorously touched in by
Charles H. Miller above which hangs very credit
able little "Sunset View Lake George by John
Pope. We next notice two pictures from the last
Academy. Edway Gays EAST Chester, n "" and
Wordsworth Thompson's "Army Of the Republic.
1777." "The First Smoke is good little story by
William Hahn, in which one of the figures that of
the boy, is well posed and solidly painted We are
glad to note another little Bolton Jones. J. H.
Dolph, in his In the Wrong shop has an excellent
story, and a picture in good tone. The horse is
noticeably well painted, much better than the two
figures. Near this is little NJ F. H. de Haas with
good light the surf dashing in between two lines
OF cliff.
mirable and poetic idea The treatment. however, Ia
snot refined the subject demands The face OF
the mother which is well rendered. Is that OF young
girl and not OF young woman; the pose Is good the
costume well treated the handling broad and the
general effect strong Above this is Frank Wallers
Desert Near it on the line are Kruseman van Eltens
Summer Day on the wynockie." and F. Hoven-
denis mastery pride OF the Old Folks"
both of which appeared at that exhibition. J. c.
Beckwith sends a figure Of Roman girl arranging
her hair she stands bya WELL The face is treated
" refinement,
are lacking in strength chiefly Of effect The last
picture m wnich we eoe = 70 on 'ns WAL t - nsnae
have the moral courage to accept and hang such
picture is hard to understand But then the
John G. Wiggns. shows a creditable advance.
On the east wall in the be- centre OF which is hung
notice lake scene by Casilear and some finely
painted peaches by Wilmarth. NJ f. II. dc Haas
'.Squall on the New England Coast is magnificent
work. with picturesque motive and fun OF
dash and spirit III the treatment of the
scene. notable piece Of good work is the
fishing boat which has barely escaped being driven
the rock. The sky is the weakest part of the pic
ture. the cloud forms being somewhat crude. In
James NJ. Harts pleasing Cattle in the Autumn
Woods there good drawing in the trees and excel
lent atmosphere and distance up the grove At the
side of the Lesre is hung one OF the not the best
pictures in the exhibition, A. r. Burners upright
canvas, "An Old Tower in Rothenburg, Bavaria. 1t
il vigorous, solid work harmonious III all its rea
sphere and perspective. As piece of extremely
good work note the old wall in the left fore
ground, with the pigeon nying down nom II.
Near this is the Young Art Student. by wilmarth.
in which the figure is unsatisfactory though the
cessories are painted with rare skill. On this same
wall Kruseman EHten has really charming scene
on New Jersey river The water lacks surface. but
the landscape is admirable: A stage coach rumblng
along country road, by j. H. Cocks IL promising,
and suggested by late picture by Bridgeman.
Turning to the south wall we find good little
marine by Arthur Quartley, with a broadly treated
sky and noticeable rock work. BY l.. @. Tifany's
Academy picture, "AIaoorious Rest IL J. q. Browns
Buy Apples 2? The face and pose Of the boy are de-
hyyt
the hands certain amount of the finish observable
III the tace a. +. Burners ''Hayboats Waiting for
tine Breeze is striking picture. A large A. I.
Bricher we do not care much for. it is inharlno-
NOUS and scattered in effect aud obtrusive in color
good atnospsere and distance but woud have been
better with more strength in the foreground. Near
this il another OF Mr.. liffanys Academy pictures and
very credtable work, .Washingtons FIRST Mis-
sion." by .honzo Chapel. The coloring is weak
though pleasing. Again We see an Academy picture.
this time IL. W. Hubbard's.
A cattle piece. by Ogden Wood hung the second
line: deserves much attention for its many excellent
qualities. The foreground COW is piece Of careful
drawing and good painting. The white cow behind
LACKS form TEXTURE the hcrbage of the foreground is
finely painted, and the effect OF light III the distance
strong point "A Priest Leaving the Temple" by L.
A. Bridgeman. has pair of striking figures and is
solid little work The treatment Of the drapcry leaves
note good p. p. Ryder, f. L. Heirys Departure of
the brighton Coach" and neat little Champney. In
the small west room are among Others little Van
The Brook," a good Venetian scene by Coleman.
William Hart David Johnson's sterling little "On the
Housatonc' and Easin's much admired The Chess
Players" yFs NsfINt
Passing into the assembly room Of the Academy
note among the water coiors admirable land
scape By Gignoux; little view under barn entrance
by Hugh Newell, pleasinyly treated; Perciva dc
Lnccs Girl Enittiug;" J.. 5. Church IS Refuge and
"a Jolly Crowd;" landscape by Van Elten: two
George II. Smillies already exhibitcd; poor Louis
Lelcir; good sheep, by John Thorpe; ID. X.
Knights Return from the Fields" John =.
Dxvis--a wood scene. with figures and nice light
eject good marine, by Iho.re two hgrre
peces, By Hugh Newell; Sartain, bit
OF Miss Bridges work and J. g. Nicolfs
''Of Portland Harbor." Among the etchings
are frames of II. Iarrer's aud Charles IL. Miller ;
work. striking little pen and ink Is by the ceie-
brated DE Nittis. W. II. Gibson is represented by
good landscape crayon work, example being ad-
III irabe. On Tie north wall are hung number Of
cturcs, the best Of which have made their appear
ance before. There is cattle piece by George
Inness Jr., Fitch, Wyants Society of american
Artists picture. w. L. de Haas, Ly fine little
sous tois by Minos. Edward Moran's "The Victorious
Madeleine, and pleasing landscape by J. II. Witt.