The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-27
sTuDIo NOTES.

NJ. r. Il. dc Haas is at work "a Sunset on Long
Island Sound" There are rocks in the Foreground.
bark sailing of shore, steamer coming in. and y
few distant sail.
Arthur Quartley has on an easel "a Stormy
Morning of Nahant." A high surf is bounding in
and up against cliffs to the left around which gulls
are circling. In the distance bark is coming up
before the wind, and along the horizon are seen
other sail.
Thomas Moran will send to the Academy "Bring-
ing Home the Catte-Coast of Florida" large
landscape to which have before alluded. The
artist has in his studio small study by Turner
which was lately brought to him by itT
owner, DR.. Rotton, of Brooklyn, who was
student, while in London, of physician
who was at the time very intimate with the great
painter. The present owner Of the little study re-
members Turner very well. The artist, wherever ha
was intimate accustomed to present to the mas
ter or mistress OF the house little sketch or
study which had served his purpose, and DR.. Rot
tons picture is of these An inscription
the back of the frame shows that it painted from
a description of one who witnessed the occurrence
depicted The subject is ship laid on her beam
ends in the Bay Of Bscay and though the canvas ia
small, there is a feeling of immensely in it. Tho
huge real and not conventional. The har-
mony of the green, running from extreme darkness
in the middle distance to the passage Of light tha
side or the snip ana the ADJACENT waters, ana tina
heavy storm sky, with its suggestion OF reddish light
to the left, are the strongest points
Joseph Lyman, Dr., has about finished sunset on
creek on the Englewood meadows, which is exceed
ingy picturesque. "a stormy Day at Nahant' is q
good sized picture which the artist is at work for
the Academy
j. Ogden Wood will send to the Academy "Cattls
in Landscape i'll bright sunlight and portrait of
lady on horseback. riding through the woods.
Samuel kitson, of Rome who is in this city,
has finished i'll the clay lifelike bust of the Rev.
DR.. Potter, of Grace Church. The and the pose
of the head on the shoulders the clergyman turns
to speak very natural and the bust is modelled
with knowledge and skill
Frederic Dieiman will send portraits both to tho
Society of American Artists and the Academy
ILLUSTRATION IN HARpERs PERIODICALS.
The bound volumes of Harper's Magazine Weekly
and Bdsar for the past year. which have just been
received contain in addition to their varied nstruc-
tive and entertaining literary matter. much illusra-
ton which is worthy Of mention. In the Mdga-ine,
among the numerous cuts note especially Abbey's
illustrations to Longfellows Keramos,-' to several
English poems and accompanying various tales and
Alfred Frcdercks cuts to Millions Hymn Of tho
Nativity" The volumes of the Weekly besides
and well selected English plates. published
by arrangement with the London illustrated week
lies contain work by Edwin A. Abbey. Howard Pyle.
{. s. Reinhart. L. 5. Church. A. B. Frost, Prdnishn-
koff, Granville Perkins aud others. The Bdzdr, in
addition to the fashion plates. which delight tho
ladies, has many tine English and American wood
cuts.