The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-10
THE FINE ARTS.

Dusseldorf GaIlexy-Exhlbitlons In STUDIO
Buildings and Dodvvorsh's Saloess-collec-
lions OF Aspsnwall, Belmont, Leupe snd
Others-The Peoples Window Galleries, &cs
There perhaps better proof Of love of art IN
people, and certainly brighter promise Of s caliva-
on than the number and high character Of the coec-
tons Of pictures they possess, whether in public pr
vae galleries Within the past few years art in al ~
branches has been appreciated by the public In this
city than BEFORE and 1t has consequently made
rapid progress than in any city in the world within the
period. Public galleries containing many works o.
merit have been opened within that me and several
opulent citizens have secured collections Of ex-
cellent pictures sufficient to make half . dozen
valuable private galleries These galleries somc
choice works by the old masters which afford admirable
studies for the lover Of art well paintings of the
beet artists OF modern mes both of country and
those Of Europe We propose this article 70 give q
brief sketch Of each gallery the city and the works of
artists now on public exhibition. And rst Of the latest
and freshest picture, Nsgara by Moonlight lust COM
pleted by Regis Gienoux.
| GIGNOUx's NIAGARA BY MOONLIGHT
This superb picture s now exhibition at Goupl's
gallery, No. S68 Broadway. It painted for Mr.. Au-
gust Belmont, to adorn his fine gallery by his per-
mission has been placed for short service
Of the public the proceeds of the exhibition being
voted to the benefit Of the Nursery and Chds Hospital
charitable ladies Of this city We trus. that no one who
loves art in iss highest and most elevating form will
miss seeing this truly great work. Mr.. Gignoux,
many Of whose pictures hang in the private gal
leries Of the artconnosseurs Of this country and
Of Europe, produced, about year ago, another re-
presentation OF tho great monarch Of caaracts in one
Of its rarest and most difficult by the
Icy tters Of wntsand his effort been received with
universal admission Of its great In the present
picture he has approached the gtupendous subject
still more difficult aspect and has accomplished task
with adelity to nature boldpess Of effect and
enhancing beauty that be far easier appreciated by
the spectator than described by the critic Taking for his
foreground the bold OF rocks with which The cause
connects the tower between the American and British
the great Horseshoe, with the Canadian shore
| in the distance. Thus the cataract is viewed
fiom above Instead Of from below the bne Of
sight being slightly the level Of the mass OF water
By this artistic arrangement ones idea Of the immensy
Of the depth 10 which the fall pnges considerably mag
nled and the effect Is necessarily impressive As
whole, the picture ia most terly To describe
it in detail, with any justice TO the work. would be impos
| cannot refrain from referring-for instance the
transparency OF the great unbroken mass of water
shadow, s yet so peucid that clear into
| It, and fancy that It's surface is changing as
he looks Then the SOFT diffusion OF moonlight along the
river srting tho shore s most chsrming and The sky
with It's broken clouds illuminated py the moon and ia
few stars peepng out Of the deep night blue positively
the finest moonlight sky have from the penc Of
any modern artist. At the first glance IL almost
TOO warm for our conception of moonlight effect but
little study copvnces the spectator that Is more
true than his preconceptons and that before
him on the canvass To represent Niagara by moonlight
an undertaking upon which the abest artist might hes-
tate TO engage; TO accomplish 1t, Mr. Ggnoux has done
certainly success Of which any artist might proud
In conclusion, we advise readers speno hour at
Niagara by Moonlight before the picture 70 Mr.
bemonts gallery 1t is treat they may never have
chance to enjoy again. and which enjoyed we pro-
mise them will not easily be forgotten
THE RlCHARDr COLLECTION AT THE ACADEMY OF
DESIGN.
Probably the most extensive collection OF American
scenery TO be found in any gallery the world is that
now on exhibition at the National Academy Of Design in
Tenth street, between Broadway and Fourth aveuuehe
results Of several years Of labor by the artist Ferdinand
Richard Mr.. Rcaardts design in painting ths series
Of sketches 70 produce ustraed work on America
with nne eteel engrnvngs, several OF which have been
already executed; and for this purpose he travelled
very extensively throughout this country transferring
70 canvass the leading features OF its pictorial beau
| ~. In this collection the vsiters viii not only
recognise the familiar scenes and landscapes which
fashionable summer frequenters have 30 often pa,d-or
fanced for fashions sake that they pad-devoton
as ,nSse %s sne Mnits Mountains a. s.raosa Cape Nay
te,r0 ncoge OF the West and Northwest whose natu-
raj beauties have rarely attracted the steps Of the profess
siona artist or the amateur, but which destined
day to become the fashionable OF the base popua
ton OF future Cities whose houses be counted by
scores and the residents whereof do outnumber
one Of our villages on the Hudson river Hero we
have the musical falls Of Mnnehaha, far on
| in Minnesota, within two miles Of Fort Smelling,
Of Congressional memory and the Falls Of ST. Anthony
with their four woody sands nesting beneath the
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