The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-22
FINE ARTS.

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DEsIGN-EIITH NO.
TIcE-THE WEST ROOM.
or tho ninety six pictures which hung In the
West Room of the National Academy OF Design
tainly the most attractive and important WORK is
David Neals exquisite mastery study OF female
head (620), already spoken Of A. H. Wyants very
excellent spool in the North Woods which treated
with much deicacy and Is full oil sentiment, wo are
glad again to return TO. Benjamin Eakins has In
sThe Chess Players" (6l2) very notable little pic
ture, OF the best pieces Of genre painting in the
exhibition. Its chief defect lies in somewhat photo
graphic appearance 1t Is admirable deep tone,
and mastery in tho treatment OF the faces aud
figures MS the players bend intent the game In
tho dying light The iaces, evidently portraits. are
worthy OF study. The chess men are carefully ar
ranged on the board ntho cxoct positions Of game
The accessories are worry huey treated; note espe-
caIly the decanter and glasses the table by the
players.
An excellent little picture in tho same limo OF paint
Ing Is Rudoiphe E. Pquets "Castres at Work" 1861.
Charles H. Miler's "Long Island Landscape (575l
has q good distance and general effect Though We
would have liked to Frederick Dieman repre-
sented in u more important canvas there is still
neat little story careful and pleasing treatment
In his "Two Cowsrds' t576). "The Cascade, Fran
coma Mounta,ns'' (56l is fine little CASTELAR,.
Seymour J. Guy Is represented In by 'The
Bitter Bit" $751; thieving boy who has got hold of
Jar OF pickles by mistake, and by "Born Tired" 5S5l
Though neither OF these examples approach his very
admirable ssSunday Lesson In the East Room, they
stiil possess those enduring qualities in composition,
drawing form color. which always TO be found
In his work. We can, however, hardly say that We
like the motive Of either work. ana would prefer to
soc 80 excellent an artist conno himself TO depicting
the graceful and beautiful life rather than Its
moppiace phases.
Frank b. Mayer has some good action in his ''Thc
Continentals" (557l
Mr. william Hart 10 represented by several canvases,
OF which his 'Alderncy Cattle (56o) may be taken
as an example. In these small canvases Mr.. Hart
does not represent nature for IL never spick
and span. Leaving this question aside, there 10 rich
and pleasing color aud excellent drawing However
this jowery of painting may please the general pub
lie its artistic va 40 10 small In his larger and less
mniature-like pictures the artist TO our mind does
himself much moro justice. An A. Q. HowIand (55g)
Is a charming htlle "vista the Connecticur"-
delicate and faithful George Hourly Halls Gan Oven
Pompeil' has some excellent color; the nsure,
though weak and badly posed 10 pleasing. and there Is
some good drawing IN the oven. Voliz's Landscape
deal OF pleasing work about A. Bellows sold Gimme
Inn, Chankiin. Isle OF Wight" but II resembles 100
much sly 10 his water color drawings
julio "A. Beers has avery commendabic picture In
her OF a southern creek, with huge trees wound
about by lanes 70 when she mas ioolisniy gwen as
utle poeticai quotation. ny the way, the Academy
this year 10 be afflicted with mania Tor poct-
c,i tablets. Though slightly hard the color oil MRS.
Beers painting Is pleasing aud the drawing Is very
excellent 1t Is just such scene as you ma In mis-
sssibpi and LOUISIANA, with the ducks flying up tho
Mr. Miller has q One sunset effect, but shows too
much of mis- canvas Ia "fhe Poets Mti'' to92l
We can hardly understand why Jennie BrownscomDe
SENDS ber ..Juuen t5s9) or why II Is huns. Miss
Conanrs "the First snow" d0ll Is a neat idea
well enough carried out Ia hts "on the Saco, White
Moua,aius,, i6osl samuel CoIman mas . broadly ana
effectively treated little study.
fl..rV farf IL
h. schucnard,s "A Reverie'' is very pleasing. It's
vel and modelled the girl's posc Is exceens,
her face looking happily up IS charming Inc
Hanging Committee very aDsuruis have hung Jonn
Laiarge's study, "Anuromeda" t6l7. so hiEh that
1t hardly be seen, ana the result that TINS gen.
cnans admirers declare u TO be more tnau lis author
intended, ami rave over It's drawing aud modelling.
Az study Of color u Is certainly very interesting
Mrs Diilon's apple Blossoms" (Gls) are nnc IN
i T.orv and & .sa s' %Sm
Powell has IN No o25 true likeness OF bold little
boy. NJ J. Burns shows good deal oil strength 10
ing. Tue arrangement VI the figures IN the boat aud
OF the nshing tackle u good, as Is the water. Inc
color - somewhat monotonous
David JvLnson's .s1he Brook at By0eld," Massa-
chusetts (6zll an excellent example, careful IN
drawing, " We except the mans figure, and hue Ia
tone; the cattle are very good. Il is 10 mind a
better picture than MS large lake scene IN the south
Room, which We, however. ike much better than wo
dni al frat There Ia a wealth OF very fine drawing
aud very CONSCIENTIOUS work la It Sountag's kaetdo-
scope IA Passing shower t633) has many good quail
Ties winch almost nuilnea W the enectat,on OF
his sly 10 aud The chalkincss OF his colorinG Gilbert
GauTs .Repose'' lt35l mas a good nloive some really
excellent work, due tone and quiet color. why MI
Hahns absurd productions, OF which We have an ex-
ample In his "New YORK Newsboys" (G54. are hung
cannot un 1erstand. really excellent little PFC
ture OF the school OF Frero Is Mary l.. stones
"k,lcnen Ccrncr''a quaint .onccit Of little child
surrounded by garden stun y. ). Cnufch's sketch
IRON Nature" Is rcaL The cattle well poscd In
Henry BIsphaln's landscape George Gidden's
"Twght' tO4g) is peasiuR In sentiment. and huauy
Cora Richardson's ''rhc NaryeIn lG4s) has good
work IN u.