, 1880-03-28
THE ART GALLERIES.

Ream,s Exhibit at OsBrienss-Otller r
Ptcture.-Acadcmy Notes, Etc.
There is now on exhibition ut O'Drien's Art
Gallery on Wabash avenue, near Adams street,
collection Of paintings worthy the attention OF
the connoisseur and the art student The main
t. paintings from skill iife,-1nosty fruit pieces,
from the easelof G. 2. Ream, Il local artist
who has of late been doing some excellent work
The fruit pieces are mostly. studies Of grapes
and peaches, though in some of the
paintings are introduced bric-a-brac figures
and other accessories. The smaller Her. pictures
peaches, and berries ha|e the bloom and dew Of
nature. The risfe de rcsistuMee. large fruit
Smaller r companions on M Not that my fa1lt can be
found with the drawing The grapes anu
peaches are beautifully modelled; b:ir IN the
handling Of color, the attempt to introduce Il
cold white light-thus necessitating q very high
key-hns destroyed the char1n that the picture
would otherwise possess The elect IS somewhat M
decreased the value of the pniu1ing us work Of
art The gems Of the collection are :" Rasp-
berries = and " Honey in the Comb
4 landscape by George Inness is remarkable
for its broad and vigorous treatment 4 range
Of trce-clad hills in the distance, little bit Of
6St4 and iha aud ne IN ehf It 3
There nrc no tours de furce, no technical
twists" for effect. It is II transcription OF
atmospheric effect is wonderful. Not only is
the distance between the spectator and the crest
OF the hill range faithfully delineated but It re-
quires no stretch Of the imagination to climb
the nights, and look into the depths beyond:
a little genre by j. G. brown OF New York,
"That's Good+" represents Il little bootblnck III
tit Of racchnntiOn over story told By one OF
his companions There is less character to the
picture than is usually manifested in the works
A couple Of little studies of rurn1 scenery in
winter, by Henry Koch Il promising young art,
1st IF this city, indieate latent power that Will
undoubtedly bc heard from in the future
HifnhrfrE II formerly
sided here, hut is now doniciled in London. con-
tributes four five mHrirlcs III water color,
marines by This same nr'tst tire also on exhloi-
ton at the llnScltine Cutlery. corner Of Wabash
avenue and Adams street. They nre warmer in
tone+ and "n the whole more pleasing than the
ones before mentioned
Prof. Spread. of the Acadcmy Of Fine Arts,
lance by the National Academy Of Design, Of u
figure piece entitled IAN Idyl OF the S1rcets.''
This is an unexpected honor, because the New
1slle believes that no good can come from
Nazareth unless it have Eu ropcan indorse-
ment-
hoy Robertson has severed his connection with
the Academy of Designp
: The winter term at the Academy Of Fine Art
closed yesterday The vacation will last until
April T. Secretary French in his report to the
School Committee congratulhtes the Academy
On the progress made during the pAst four nr
I've months in all dsPartments and 4ao t
to cnable the public TO inspect the work OF the
pupils.
Most of the artists are quite busy, and in the
course Of the next two thict. weeks several
important works now receiving finishing touches
will be placed Oh exhibition.
The demand for line engravings by the old
masters h,ls added greatly to their cost The
Forbes Alhcrtype, a recently perfected process,
affords means by which the pure line ell
ErHyings Of the past and previous centuries can
best chrome rcproduces the oil painting. For
etchings AMI open-line work the !Nbertype is
excellent but ill attempts SO fur to catch the
effect Of the nczzotint hurc been comparative
failures. The advantage of the Albertype lies
IN the fact that for few dollars it is possible
1oF the poorer classes to get something that
has in itself all artistic merit vastly superior
10 the wre;ched ltl,nrrnphs and still worse
chruMOS with which the country is Hooded.