New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-04

and Switzerland. This is rather incOnvenent. and
also unfortunate for the artists Of those countries,
because great many visitors Will not notice the
circumstance and, therefore, miss seeing many OF
the best pictures. There Is bot one Oswaldt Aohcn-
bach, who, 10 my thinking, stands at the head OF
herman landscape art Losing is not represented;
but there pictures from Kaulbach. Camphausen,
Hellbuth, Iijbner KransS Millner, Piloty, Genelli
and Schwind. If there is less bodness and elan i'll
modern German art than IN french, lhero are az u,
makes 1T more difficult for the ARTIST 10 release NM
self from the influence of schools and traditions ,
Taken all in ALL the French gallery is much the
best Compared with the French art OF thirty 10
fifty years ago exhibited i'll the Louvre. the Lux
embOuTg, and Versailles 1t certainly shows great
advance i'll the right direction NJ present however,
"A certain grOtesque and fantastic element seems 10
be creeping in its presence i'll this years eAhlDltlOh
is one OF the things which lmpleaSantly impressed
me- The exaggerated estimate applied 10 , sucil
painters as Dore OOurbet, Lambron and Rlbot
utterly unlike they are IN ehaIacter shows tnaI
the popular taste runs in the same direction Doio
ms il is bg-and should think it to he at least -
feet long. never saw an exhibition whIch snoWeu
at the same time much real technical cleVerheSs
and so little comprehension OF the trnc scope anu
intent of Art. In other words IT Is te ART vi INC
hand and eye-nOt of the brain and heart mere
refer TO the collection i'll the Palas dlhduS'Ile' Oh
In sculpture. where the technical talent of the
French has full play while their dramatic love Oh
effect is restrained they are beginning to DO some
admirable work They are breaking away Holn Lilo
imitation of the antique, yet retain SOmetlg vi d
spOrtye spirit which created the Dancing auh ana
the Drunken Bachus noticed only one attenpt aI
trckerv. Int that one surpassed Clark Mills. 1t Is
yOuth skipping with rope his Dody pelhg cntlity
i'm the air the rope only lOf br0nzel touching the
Italy is largely represented in sculpture, but the
works are generally mediocre. Magns hgures are
charming, and there are casts OF DuPres Gam ana
Abel but the weak reproductions of CanOvaS repro
auctions prcdOminate There is an amusing group.
of colossal old gentleman, OF benevolent counte-
nance protecting nude woman with feathers IN her
bair HVb iS IL
called Columbus giving America to the WoTld|
Greece, which sends one good picture, sends also
several paSsabie limitations OF the antique. hussla
and Sweden contribute several very fine works Art
like Poetry, seems to grow from the absence OF the
material upon which it feeds-frOm the longing TO
create for itself what is lacking in external life In
the North of Europe, where grace of form and bloom
of color are so rare there already the beginnings
of an art which, at stride marches past the mod
eTn achievements of the Southern lands.
The United States is represented by three sculp-
tOrs-Launt Thompson Ward, and Harriet H0smer.
The latters sleeping faun is the best thing nave
vet seen from her chisel-very graceful and repose
full though he don't sleep half so sound nor so purely
animal sleep (hOw could he y as the faun In the Mu-
mich gallery. Wards Indian Hunter" and Ihomp-
sons Napoleon are appreciated here as they deserve
to be and have not yet discovered any sculpture
which suTpaSSes them in the union OF originality
with truly antique largeneSs and simplicity. We
have reason to be satisfied with the character OF our
art-shOw however contracted it may be-
The deduction ] should draw from this part OF the
Exposition is that, during the last ten years the
Painting and Sculpture of the WORLD have decidedly
improved. We need, therefore. have the less fear
that any temporary fashion-howeyer zealously 1t
may be preached and follOwed-will do serious harm
Out of the present struggle between excessive Real
ism and the opposite eXtreme-between the Two
parties who advocate Form and Composition on the
one hand and Color the other-artlsts Will be dc.
YelOped who will combine i'll themselves the truth OF
every faction. l wish all our American painters ana
sculptors could visit Paris this Summer, If only to
ascertain where they stand in modern Art The eX-
perience would not be discouTaging but at the same
time. it would be instructive, for they would see
that while they have kept near the true path little
more pluck and boldneSs is still necessary to seat
them beside the immortal masters. 1t is time that
they should teach as well as learn ManXof them are
capable of doing it; many have created works that
will live-but they must not be satisfied with any
place lower than the highest. BIT