The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-10 00:00:00

PINE ARTS.

SALE OF IMPORTANT MODERN PICTURE.

Yam& Ohriette and Manson sold on Friday and
Wiseiky last the flee colleation of pictures, drawings, mad
gegesviege made by Mr. John Knowles, of Manchester. The
eagravinp, though set of so much interest as the pieta:es,
mere unsay of them exceedingly choice, being nearly all
orbits' petals and swayers' proof', chiefly of the English
mhosl of engravers—Sharps, Wrollett, Strange, Turner,
°omen, do., with spec:Maus of Raffaele Morgheo, cite •
"rum& proof with the white stick" of "Christ and the
lbgdalima," after BUIIO3IO. By Paolo Toechi there were
three fine specintwas—"The Madonna della Scedella " ct
Oorreggio, the " Descent from the Cron" of Denial. des
Volterra, and the " Spam*" of Raphael. There were in
aB 97 lots, which occupied the whole of the day's male,
reeking generally good priors.
The pictures included in the 81 lots some of the best
wimples of the Eaglish school. There were • few &sw-
im, the most interesting of which were thine by Termer,
width, though not in the highest style of Babb, were all
distinguished by emu suellence of the great painter. Of
611011 six drawlers, 103, "feria," 94 Inches by 12; 108,
"The Brennen," a beautiful sketch 9 by 11 lichee ; 112,
"The Amphitheatre at Verona," 31 by 5j ; 117. "Valetta
Barbour." 64 by 104 ; sad 129. " Saltash," 11 by 16, ell
engraved, were the mat important.' There was • good work
by G. Cattermole, a moue from "Woodstock," a wreck
mesas by Stanfield, Mr. John Gilbeet's " KisesTrumpeter•
end Kettle Drums," and • small study by Mr. E. 11. Ward
of his picture "The Last Sleep of Argyle."
The greet interest of the sale, however, centred a the
few pictures placed towards the sod of the catalogue, sad
as the day wore as the large room was densely crowded by •
employ of capitalists sad emsolmeure eager and doter-
alined to contend for the poessision of pictures sash es are
set often to be bought pale the hammer. The following
were the moat important pictures, with the prices realised :
—l5l. W. Muller, "The Slave Market," 34 by 27, •
les example, though not equal to that recently sold is the
mass room, we. bought by Mr. Agnew for 630 Olean
"The Village Sedsoal," 21 by 26 inches, by idoeud
here, the beautiful work exhibited la the Intimation!
Exhibition. sold for 567 guineas to Mr. Witwoll ; 156. "La
Outs des Full's," by L. Galleit, • picture of • yam
mother soak exhausted by the roadside with bailee resale,
said to Mr. Perkins for 609 guineas ; 157. " Venice," by
Z. W. Cooke, /LA., ems of the beet examples of this
painter's riche style of colour, with • picturesque group of
Venice fishing boats with their pasted rile, sold for 380
guineas to Mr. Flatou ; 161. "Angers, on the Maine mad
Loire," by C. Staufleld,'R.A., to Mr. Hayward for 525 gai-
ner ; 162. "A Religious Gontrommy in the time of Louis
XIV.," 47 inches by 72, by A. Elmore, R.A. TWA was one
of the dust pictures is the sale; it wee exhibited at the
Asedemy in 1849, and in the Paris Exhibition of 1856. It
repreeenta a young Franciscan monk, who has risen book
In hand, and argues earnestly with • grave personage is
bleak seated by the table, at the end of which is • cardinal
in kb earbt robes. Other agorae of women and Famous
listening 511 up the canvas, and the background is • very
hely painted mantle of carved work. The picture is more
nensukable for composition sad expression than for those
cultism of colouring which the artist has preferred to show
he his later works. It was bought by Mr. Agnew for 1,050
guinear.
" Pickshook," by P. F. Poole, R.A., sold for 347 pions
to Kr. Agnew; and • spirited sketchy picture full of colour,
by Philip, R.A., "The Gipsy Toilette," was also bought by
Yr. Agnew for 593 guineas. Mr. Gambart wee the purchaser
of a small replica by Mr. Holman Hunt of his well-knows
Peters "The Light of the World" (18 in. by 9), for 450guilItlea.
Wilkb's famous little picture, "The Ermad-boy," de-
lightful in diameter as it is exquisite in colouring, fell to
Mr. Ferrer, after • spirited contest with Mr. Eaton, for the
liege sum of 1,050 animas. It was painted in 1818, and
will be recognised by the sograviag. 171, "The Gate of
the Zanearroe, at Cordova," by David Roberta, R.A., 54
by 36 ieehes, • fair example of the painter, mold for
180 guineas to Mr. Farm. The great honour, of the sale,
however, were awarded to Rom Becher, for her beautiful
picture of "The Spanish Muleteers erasing the Pyrenees"
(45 by 79), a very remarkable work, iu which the artist has
iserpsseed all pintas of animals in representing a crowd of
melee all pressing onward together down the steep hill.
The figures of the two muleteers also are admirably charac-
teristic sad true. Mr. Flat m made the first hid for this
tine work at 1.000 guineas, but a strong competitor soon
nest him in Mr. Graves, sad the struggle went on calmest
firmly trill Mr. Graves was left the possessor of the picture,
64 the prim of 2,000 'Musa, but whether this included
the copyright 111118 not stated ; probably it did not.
Mr. Poole's very charming picture of the "Escape of
Olattens and lone with the blind Aydin," a acme from the
"Last Days of Pompeii," exhibited at the Academy in 1860
—a moonlight picture, with • lovely effect upon the ma—
estri for 855 guinea to Mr. Agnew. 174, "The Hayfield,"
by J. Lema, with on. of his splendid skies, sold to Mr.
Yoking for 710 guineas. 175. "Sane from Two Gentlemen
of Venus," by A. L 8.A., with Luau and his dog,
the picture painted for the late Mr. Brunel's Shakespeare
Gallery, and admirable far its dramatic character, sold for
165 guineas to Mr. Flatou. 'rho large picture of " King
Lear and the Fool in the Storm," by W. Dyce, exhi-
bited at the Academy about 1850, and not • very pleasing
picture, though extremely well painted, sold for 460 pli-
sses. Mr. Macliee's " Sleeping Beauty," 50 by 84 lecher-
a fairy scene from the well-known story, arid certainly the
pinter's clef d'ceorre in his softer mood, for nothing can
serpent the delicate beauty of the white pigeoes and the
fairies hovering over the bed of the sleeping beauty— was

knoekoi dove for 895 sumo to Mr. Agnew. A very fine
lioducape (178) by J. Unsold, painted in his more serious and
Ipso pedy manner, somewhat after the feeling of Gasper
?Dario, with a grand sky of stormy clouds and a grey
Misdeal's, in beautiful bernsocy of colour. wan also bought
for 575 guineas by Mr. Agnew.
The proceeds of the day's sale amounted to rather more
tbao 20,000/.

MUSIC

MONDAY POPULAR CONCERT.

The fourth of the Saturday morning perform•
guess given in connexion with the Monday Popular Con.
sere, of which, indeed, they form a set crate series, took
place at St. James's-hall on Saturday last. These morning
performaaose resemble the regular concerts on Monday
and are equally eaccessful in drawing large sod
lallakild audiences. The only difference is that the morning
performances are shorter than the evening ones, so
that, beginning at three o'clock, they are over by Sr..
On Saturday lest the programme contained Mozart's
stringed-instrumeot quartet in C, No. 6 ; Gnmek's sonata,
"The Invocation," for the pianoforte solo ; Beethoveu's
"Krentzer Sonata," for the piano and violin ; and two vocal
pieces. The quartet players were Messrs. Joachim, Rise,
Webb, and Pages ; Dummies sonata was performed by
Madame Arabella Goddard, who also played the Knout=
feasts, accompanied by Herr Joachim. The vocalist was
Mr. Cummings, who sass the sersuade, "In Youth's
Sessoc," from Gonead's Mock Doctor, and Schubert's song,
"Through the Night." All the three listrumestal pieces
so, well known to the habitues of the Monday Popular
Concerts. Mozart's quartet is 'liberally esteemed the meat
exquisite of ell his works of its class; nevertheless it was
severely criticised by the musical purists of the day, and,
Weed, contains an introductory passage is which some of
the most imperative rules of harmony an set at utter de-
lance. People who dare venture to speak out confess them-
selves unable to relish its harshness ; sad as it is totally
unlike anything eke that Mozart has written, it may
be supposed that he threw it oat in a moment
of caprice, by way of a challenge to the critics ; or perhaps
he by its crudity to,heightee, by contrast, thedeliciona
richness and mellowness of all the rest of the quartet.
Arabella Goddard has mad* Duseek's "Invocation"
household word at the Monday Popular emceed& Kemp I
time she repeats it she does so with greater and greater
effect; for its beauties do not lie upon the mhos, and
aver► time it is heard it discloses fresh charms. Written
above half a century ago, when the powers of the
pianoforte are supposed to have bees undeveloped, ibis
sonata may be placed upon a footing with the most masterly
works of Beetdoves. The femme " Krourser Sonata" is
worthy of its fame, but its difficulty is as great as ita stool-
twee, and it is only when performed ►y a Goddard and •
Jrierldra that its marvellous botulism are displayed is all
their lustre. Takes altogether, this Saturday morning per-
isrssanos may be regarded as one of the very kart at the
Monday Popular Coocerto.