The New York herald., 1878-12-15
FINE ARTS.
STUDIO AND OTHER ART NOTES.


The salmagund Sketch Club have postponed their
proposed exhibition of work in black and white Ii
viii probably take place between those of the Water
Color Society and the Academy.
j. g. Brown has finished Left in Charge" which
shows bootback. temporarily guardian Of modest
apple stand eating up of the stock in trade His
box and brushes lie the pavement by him. and he
holds apple in each hand, evidently regreting his
inability 10 eat both at the same time.
4. Schuchardt Jr has started .'In the Cold Street
girl begging with her young brother. with whom
she Is sharing her cloak.
Gilbert Gaul has an easel well posed figure of
young girl by a farmhouse, playing with some
doves which circling about her head. and of
whom has lit on her upraised hand.
General Iii Ccsnola. after delivering his of
four lectures Cyprus at the Lowell Institute will
give them at Yale College. in January.
Fernando Miranda. the sculptor and painter, who
executed the preliminary model for the proposed
cervantes monument in the Central park has re-
turned from Span where he has been TO make stud
les in connection with the work.
Walter Paris is back again to his studio.
John Lafarge viii leave shortly for Europe. His
late sale in Boston was gratifying success
loan exhibition II pictures by prominent native
artists with few foreign works. will be held in
necton with the fair in aid of the St James Metho
Among the pictures exhibition ut sherk's gal
lery. in Brooklyn, is Homeless pathetic little
work by Charles Bridgeman, representing little
street boy seated on quay in Paris. with his head
bowed down his knees. A good fruit piece Is by
William NJ Brown. The First Bag of the Day'-a
duck. Just shot iuttering down 10 the water-is by
John s. Davis and very creditabe work.
We had the pleasure lately of examining some oil
and water color studies of South American and other
scenery, by Carlos San SOM Onca large view OF the
Andes, with the sunset cooring with many tints the
grand mountain forms-hss good work in it. 4 view
Of the entrance of the Bay of Rio Janeiio looking
ont to with the grand Sugar Loaf towering TO the
right and the fort of Santa Cruz the left attrac
tive. We also note view OF the palace Of Lopez ut
Asuncion, in Paraguay. and good sunset effect of
winter in the northern woods, with grizzly coming
the snow. The effect of light striking through
the trunks and branches of the trees well rendered
Edwin A. Abbey left for Europe on the eth inst. TO
execute England for Horp,rs Magazine. series of
drawings illustrative Of old English poems. ON the
morning of his departure the publishers gave him
breakfast at Delmonicos.
The Daily Graphic did itself credit in the drawing
which it published the 4th inst Of the Marquis OF
Lornes grand levce at Halifax The figures are good
and the interior of the Counc Chamber excellent.
We learn from the annual report of the Chicago
Decorative Art Society that the list Of membership
for the year just closed included $50 names There
has been received from sales ST. 1856 49, There
classes in drawing. embroidery, and in water color
and porcelain painting. The loan exhibition OF the
society is now open.
Some paintings which +. J.. Weeks has sent home
from giers exhibition in Boston One
Of the canvases is interior of a coffee house in
Tangler.