, 1881-04-10

a. e sney appear t. to the tourist from the train
from ME- ChurchArd, OF Buffalo, and :
photographic IN Its truthfulness, withonns
Losing % a9y OF an;da, the breadth necessary fos
especially pleasing. showing the sweep ot ~
mighty river frUm the right hand until it dirg5o
ht 90 Goat Island; sna ID rushing oyer the precpicss
tsbscures the town on tho left. 3tr, Coils naay
has ut heeds Temple ot Music twu painrn,sso no
nne. caled tie ..Happy Hunting Groundsss Gi !
from sketch ut Cn.uMet. is I'M early mnrnins.
scene. The sun rising through mist gives as
'nnu-ual but warm and pleasing; tone tn ,Sa Sa
1'ictlre \ hunter hidden AMONG the reedsM la i
watching tho ducks circting Ghuve the d-oo.s
III the foreground. Tie 0ther Is enrit!eG .bss
''::Vaiiey Ut the Arkansas" aud is good ~ aa
scription Of the grand, bold scenery with distsnt
mountains. which IS characteristic of our Wesat1s
ern country, and can only be treated, az in ~.
present instance, on large scale. - Ae 4
The young men 2f the Chicago Art League
for the Boston Academy OF Fine Arts dss du1gsas
the past week. have sent away some raanS
creditable work. Although they have labore59
.,;r nder somswaat etan & OF @ @dsadsaotage in press
future, their productions were very much he,raa ~
than was to have been expected from fhs.
limited experience in this cluss Of WORK ~
efll contributions were br Daniel Ko;z. wsos.
1ien-and-ink sketches show q careful siu,r -
Nature. and Il pallent conscientious skill fhst
oter artists Tonld DO weil t9 initiate Upoa Il
which resulted successfully, he labored cav NV
faIlY. muca longer time ,ha,
would have sutliced to DO good-sIz=d woss ass
SchIl1tng. c. l. Macdonald, L. Braumhoid +
EAingson. and c; II. Eaton. -
Nr: Sites bus just finished little winter scen.
quite different In tone frun his USUAL WORK anS
Is now engaged upon very pretty auruma yn
siew-
Mr. Blgelow is very much engaged with ~.
classes, but still riuds time TO paint some of ~
quiet farm scenes and dear old homeslead, ~
1.tb Middle States. Guzug upon them yOu ~,
back to the days Of your childhood; the sans ns
ghadow and sunshine that tlickorel over ,hs
Hills of your earliest remembrance are there md
,tney stir your heart by their homely adeij,v
while your eye, perhaps, would be better pleassi
With something less OF detail. 4 view Of fofa
tnampiAii,, with the Adirondacks in TIM dis
ti.nce, upon which Nr: bigeiow is now Mt wnsE.
tain lake. tho faint mysterious light piayn1,
t;:er the distant hills, are in themselves pict
hire without the unnterestlng middle distance \.
ind rugged foreground that the artist undoubt-
G1ly saw. and with which ne took no liberties.
a1r. Schmidt has Just completed very Lsrgs
rtnily group consisting Of four OF the childrenof
Mir 3. LindAuer. Two others ure upon separafe
c:luvaSses, and he Is now engaged upup a rD,.
ltatt ut tue father-iu-law Of Mr. Mtcnuel Brand,
The spring term Of the AcaIemy Ut Fine Asts
opened last Monday with about eighty students
fIent prizes. There will be quite long yucauon
ais summer Instead OF the li5tla! work durluF
hot weather. Tho model this week wore rather
ii.g study in his cooked hat. BLU. blouse, ' knee
E;tuecncs. aud long black cloak with scarlet Iin.
lug, as he rests with one hand upon his sword
riom the Old Ladles Home. Must people would would
suppose that one Old lady wouu do rs well a
siosher for copy, but It Is said the artists an
very particular in the selection, oreterrtug those
Who have strongly murked features and great
zeal OF character or expression: In short, typi-
s,l faces are what Is wanted the salient features
II these being much ulore easijy reproduced
lad proving more interesting than i merely
l;:ctty face.
:. The aucuon sale Of oil paintings at o'Brien's
Inst week WIS fairly good, lnany OF the pictures
frames, although Il h:w brought ail they vera
Worth The sales were very we'll attended
mostly by people who bought rather from fancy
artist attached. \ muc!-admireu marine By
Wesley Webbcr. called Wave Study" was
lid III for less than the cntaloE price Of the
noston, who received Il medal in the Salon
II 1876, met the same fate. c. +. Retm's ex-
sins!t fruit pieces were evidently favorits, and
s.,li rather better than anything else. This
artist will soon leave here for New York, and
Eaose whn have secured ut so low price one Of
his marvellous Studies OF raspberries, peaches,
Niil paint here no more ut leust for long time.
Ills latest work is an ideal head entitled, 'tWlll
Ii: love me thea as now very fair, and sweet.
sItd lovely, with nrcat wlsttul blue eyes and an
innocent, infantle look. but lacking somehow
Ii, power and vitality,
At Hazelincs is shown an extremely good
water cutor head Of An Iratian bo; called
: Giuseppe" and painted III Rnme By Mrs E. l..
). Adams. who has exhibited several wa:er-co!or
leads, showing marked ability and skilsful uss
il color in this most difficult branch Of art
Gean Smith has eo:npated his winter scene,
: 4 Biixxurtf, consisting Of ii group OF cattle
n:iIg driven through Il binding storm by Il boy
III horseback WHO seems to have bard work to
,s:ep them together. Animals In motion pre-
;.ut so EQaly difficulties that Au artist with ltsS
l.un Mr.. Smiths talent and excelIeat memory
would hardly care to represent them.