New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-27
y1roNaL ACADEMY or DESIGN
FrrrY-FrFrH ANNUAL xHIBIrIoS.

FITrY-FIFTH ANNUAL rXHiBITIOS.
Members of the press were admitted for
few ,ours yesterday afternoon private view Of the
Eitry Attn Annual Exhibition % the National Academy
OF Design, which vii opened to tne public on Tuesday
next the 80 mat. To-day warm day.wbeu nome
bat the artists viii bc present, and o. Monday evening
invited guests viii be admitted 70 tae socsed pFYaie
view In the short time which tic pictures were
on view Yesterday. Impossible 20 reach any olheI
than general conc usi N AS their ana il Is Of
course probable that more deliberate visit may mod
Nv. though I, can hardly do more than moofy,
our urst impressions. Inc exhibition SEEM 10
be an uncOmmony large Cne Every room
is completely nhed. and the few water
color dravp, the works in black aad white ard the
sculpture are placed, they last yesr N room
o. the entrance h,or Thus the whole Galery-hoor is
given NJ 20 the paintings IN oil
Itls long since he members 0f the Academy have
Joined uMsnlHiy III the effort 20 maze thel'
annual exhibition fairly represent the taeni o: the
Institution This year all the men VINO stand
with the pciure-G ing public fos the Academ''
have sent pictures that show they hayeaken pans ana
been unmudtul OF their reputation; ii theJ are not
as rne very interesting look a. u not the fau
of the artist. VIVA; strikes the visitor IN even
Eopid survey Of tue galleries IS the absence
OF any very notable pcinr" OF anything
that seIzes the eve and mind and must be looked at
Thereis 70 markedly fine landscape no striking nor
even moderately interesting igure-piece. no porralt
that draws by character beauty. We are speaklne
now OF excellence. There few PICTURES inst are
sure to attract good deal Of attentcn' bit r VII! be-
surprising Il these admired. Mr.. Boards Stock
Exchange" Sir. B'erstsdPs TurG aOise Sc" NJ
Gun, esprit - '76" hardly fAn TO maze
the iddicous grieve. But he from whom IN othsr
years we Lave az received pleasure, Mr. Porter, MI
Alden Wcir Mr. vnton, Ir. viii. are
disarpclnsug TO-DAY. NJ. Eastman johnson
has a large picture, "Gstbertng Cranberres. "
which has much merit. and Nj MAYNARD
rcdecms an ii-p1nted and ill-drav family group
with very agreeable and forcibe hfesize picture 81
young lady playing a banjo Mr.. =. 5. Brown has a
picture of BOYS fishing which all his lest Qualities,
and Mr.. Geor Fuller sends head Of boy reading.
which, IL the boy mad eyes, woud be entirely salts
factory, the picture, whole. is vel painted
There rae corridor an extraordinarily CicVer
painting o. lead hare nung mp by the
heels on board, which Is miracle
OF deceptive painting; It Is ply ia w game BY such
purely mechanical OF patience In the accessories
The really BEAUTIFUL execution Il the Sninss fur But
th- IL absolutely the nearest approach there Is
In the exhibition To Tantng, properly 50 called me
public, hOweV-r,ls not expected 20 care much about
this; what he public viii look for IN this ex1bi-
ton Is subject. 9nd ~ il just here hat II
disappO nfed. The pictures are unlntrfcstng
and this be fatal defect with pubic Ihat
las been 50 long fed anecdo;e apd history,
oD lie and character by tae clever painters
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