The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-22
ART NOTE s /.

Several sales Of pictures have taken place during the
past wesk The annual saIe Of tho Artist Fund Society
took place last evening. Tho collection comprised
works By Huntington, Beard, Clifford, Ksnsstt Hicks
Hsuncssy, Brown, Boughton, Agnos and other we'll
known artists The gem Of tho collection unques-
tionaby Boards "Hep Fellow Can't Your" Chords
'New Jersey Shore in his characteristic style,
and several other pictures Of than ordinary
merit Last evening, also. there . sale OF "high
class paintings" At the Leeds Art Galleries Among these
paintings works by Gray Ksnsett James n. Hart
George Il. smils. Bellows, Colman, VIM. Hart, J. D.
smIllie Lsuze Innsss Boughion, W. NJ Brown and the
two Dc Haasss, - we'll - BY verbosckhovsn, Hogust
Moormans. Erdman and other foreign artists One
Of tho most interesting sales OF the week was that
OF collection Of paintings BY the late Dr.. Edward
Rugglss. the author Of the "Rugges Gsma Several OF
chem were % much larger scale than the gems and
gave higher impression only Of the versatility but
Of the superior artistic character OF this lamentsd
artist
Mr.. Bellows II. we believe, one Of the most recent
converts - the now water color school, yet his skill
and seal have enabled him already TO master the dcu
sizes d the procsss and to achieve success which can
fail 10 the number Of it, disciples He has
certainly shown that color drawings need not Be
weak and faint Many Of his pictures display rich
and depth Of color not inferior to those executed in
OLE Inoy ot0 unuko any Watot COsot seuuSoaPuD W
have before The most effective those In which
both transparent and Opaque colors ussd In the
decided success Of Mr. Bellows and hts associates We
behold another example Of that remarkable aptitude OF
the American mind which enables Il instantly 10 grasp
European processes and to improve and
develop them. This power OF adaptation and develop
mont 10 mot confined the mechanic arts although in
these the results are from the nature Of things more
apparent and better appreciated In the higher sphere
OF art nothing wanting but the stimulus Of popular
encouragement to produce similar fruits We believe in
the westward march Of the empire Of mind, well
shss OF physical force As tho European brought to
perfection tho crude Chinese rudmsnts Of printing,
the American destined perfect tho processes Of the
Kuropsan In art welI - in mechanism We may Jet
hope 70 have an American school Of art
Nj. Kaufmanns westward the Star Of Empire takes
IL Way" 10 on exhibition 81 Goupils (Knosdlersl It's
striking and suggestive picture, and illustrates the
fertility Of the inventive powers Of this thoughtful
artist II represents . broad, ilimitahls Western
prairie; the Tins, night the sky, murky. From the
foreground railroad track stretches away back 10 the
horisoa whore the locus OF light in the lamp and re-
Hector Of oeomotve which rapdy rushing towards
Crouohing by the roadside Is an Indian chisftsin
this ollo~srs the rear, who has just removed rail
and u placing II for the purpose Of throwing the
tram on the track To tho oys which seeks Only pleas
Ing effects In picture, this one WILL perhaps be less
attractive than II must prove 70 oil who are tired q
gazing ~ mere prettipcsses without brains
exhibit the paintings Of the great old masters - Ne
informed BY correspondent, "becAuse they consider
them not oay indicate but subvsrsve 70 the inter-
ssts Of morality In tho country"