The New York herald., 1879-11-06
FINE ARTS


AMERICAN ART GALLERY-FALL EXHIBITIONS
FIRST ARTICLE.
The private view OF the fall exhibition OF paint
ings at the American Art Gallery took place last
evening. An excellent collection, most of the
amples in. which were painted for it, II hung
in the tastefully arranged gallery. which il the
finest for tho purpose in the city. The place Of
honor has been deservedly given to George
Fullers "Hannah." poetic canvas. full Of
sentiment. Though not good . pic
ture as his '.Romany Girl" in the last
Academy exhibition. and i'll drawn. it is powerful
work. A life figure of young girl is seen in
three-quarter length in the fields in the distance.
on which is dimly perceived in the Mllet-like half
light the figure OF o laborer. good marine by N.
F. II. de Haas, admirable in its composition. draw.
ing and effect Of moon and other lights is ON the
centre OF the east wall. The water should have
been more crisply and coldly painted however. II
was described In the "Studio Notes" on
Monday last. Opposite 1t will hang large
Bridgeman, which is still in tho Custom
House. Eastman johnson contributes sterling
pair Of The largest. little "Girl Water.
ing Plants" is = soldly painted. well understood
work. The face is very charming and strongly
painted the color is rich. the plants strikingy
we'll done the effect Of light is admirable and there
is good depth The second work. ''The Little Egg
Hunter" is inimitably given figure Of little
colored girl holding eggs she stands at the
edge of a haymow. william NJ. Chases large still
life is strong In color and effective. thongh
lacking in texture in all the objects except the
jar. Lucifer seems to have passed through Albert
Bierstadt's large yellow Californian landscape with
its transformation sunset effect. =. j. Guy
has done himself credit with his scientifically
painted figure of young girl. half dressed lighting
q fire in the kitchen stove, which is called .'The
First Up." The effect OF candle light and the still
life are fine. The excessive. polished finish of the
figure is to be deprecated. HIS Counting the Cost
ia n wei To
is with pleasure that note the great progress
shown in George Inness Jrs striking yigosSu:
Horse" A naked is riding huge. white
charger a stormy day into the surf There is
should have preferred the of some other red
than crimson on the board the rocks to the
right. w. s. Macy Is in freshly and effectively
painted gray day effect the marshes near New
Bedford" Good distance. finely rendered effect OF
mist and an OF v,wa greens are d TO Dc
cattle well painted but we wish he would give us
other cows than Van Marcke's. ]. G. Beckwith's
"Sweet Little Buttercup" In charming, life-like
study. When J. G. Brown gave his little boy in
playing the jews Harp. dirty finger nails. we wish
he had not scrubbed his face and hands so clean.
large William Hart is assassination Of nature and
art. Very pleasing is II. p. Smiths well drawn.
cool gray the French coast. Boldini
masquerades in very poor guise. under the
signature Of Brennan in park scene. with
ihgnres. "Newsboys Treat is an admirable able
eating orange. heavy and inappropriate frame
kills what little merit there is in James NJ Harts
Dame Fete Night" is effective, interesting ana
cleverly painted Among the, other painters repre-
sented are Messrs. Bristol Casear. Colman. Doiph'
Gay. s. r. Clifford. McEntec. Miller. Morgan, Quartley:
Ryder. Sartain. Snyder. Thompson, Wyant ana
Tiffany. Two cases, filled with hne specimens or
eggshell and pure color Chinese porcelain from the
collection OF Mr.. Samuel Colman, add much to the
attractiveness OF the gallery.
pERpIcARIs' TRIUMPH OF IMMoRTALrTY.
good sized company were assembled yesterday
afternoon In the Fifth Avenue Theatre. at the pri
vate view of Mr.. Ion Pcrdicaris' immense canvas.
called oThe Triumph of Immortality which is to
play prominent part in his romantic drama. "Tho
Picture which is to bo produced at the place
ON Monday evening. The canvas measuring some
fifteen by twenty -hve feet, placed the stage.
II the largo allegorical production is to be
Judged as picture. IL merits being called pretty
pad one; IL piece OF scene painting. 10
has some good points. hero. Isorg by name.
stands battle in hand, the shore OF Life. in
valiant pose over the dead body OF his vanquished
foe, who represents "Materialism." lion is by
their side. and serpent squirms to their left under
some vutures. Behind tho hero, on the river, which
separates the shore from that on which stand the
palaces of the immortal land, rises the PROV OF the
vessel. on which stand female figures representing
Justice and Charity. Another, Constancy, floats in
of the central group are in graceful line
and poses the nude figures OF Voluptuousnesss
Idleness with pretty facet and Scandal, floating
upward to the flames of Pcrdition. With them IL
the tiger Treachery The drawing is weak, tho color
pleasing in parts, and the figures of the second plan
and the background out OF proper relation to
those of the first. In the latter there is good deal
OF action. The poses effective and tho compost
tion quito good This group, however, with tho
prov OF tho boat stands up like silhouette against
tho rest of tho work. The long haired hero might
pose in the play the work may answer very well.