The New York herald., 1868-03-15
ART NOTES..

Two important sales of high class paintings are
announced to take place at the Leeds Art Galleries
on the 18th and 10Th instants. The first evenings
sale will comprise works by such American artists as
James M. Hart, s. Il. Clifford, r. w. Hubbard, ]. G.
Brown, A. Berstadt, J. w. Castelar, J. F. Cropsey.
Il. Brevoort II. r. Gray, A. +. TAFT, Louis Lang and
W. L. Sontag The second evening will be devoted
to the sale OF foreign pictures, consigned to Mr.
Knoeder by Messrs. Goupi Co.. OF Paris including
works by Messonier, Frere, Merle, Koek k-Koek. ver-
boeckhoven, Vantier, Achenbach, Hofiaen, Toul-
mouche, Robe, Plassan and Castan. At a private
view of these pictures Friday evening, among the
most highly admired were the "Home in the
Wilderness" by s. r.. Clifford, which reflected
such great credit upon American art at the
recent Paris Exposition; 'The First Prize" by
Delob5e, a pupil OF Bouguereau; .Sorrown by
Toulmouche; 'The Careful Mother,r by DE Jonghe;
rhe Promenade" by Compile Calix; "Mount Pilatus,
a Sunset In Switzerland by Oswald Achenbach
'The savoyard Girl" by Charles Brun; "a Lady
Tending Flowers" by E. Plassan; "a Flock OF
Sheep Caught in Rainstorm," by f. verboecAho-
ven;' "Mother and Child" by DeJonghe; "Charity,"
by Ed. Dubufe; "Boy Burning the Whip" by Ed.
Frare; "view near Cleves," by Koek-Koek; 1.-THE
Broken Vow" by Vautier; "Flowers,n by Robe; and
'The Philosopher" by Meissonier. The foreign pic
lures which we have specified together with nearly
a hundred more on exhibition, present some OF the
best characteristics OF the modern French Belgian
and German schools, and Gifford's "Home In the
Widerness' happily illustrates the superiority which
American landscape painting is acknowledged to
have attained.
Mr.. Knoedler received yesterday fresh invoice of
foreign pictures, among the most striking OF which
we must mention two by Boutibonne IA name COM
paratvcly unknown in this country, but destined to
become very favorably KNOWN, "Going to the Ball."
and "Dressing for the Promenade" In which velvet,
satin, silk and ernine are exguisely represented to
say nothing OF merits which iin these works above
merely decorative art; "The Hunters Return" by
Beuschlau; and LA Petit Ecoliere,n charming
picture, by Bouguerau. Mr.. Knoedler has also i'm.
ported two admirable chromos OF Bouguereau's,
s.wistfuinessi and First Caresses.n The life size
original OF the latter II In the collection OF Mr. Bel
class, but OF high type Of womanly beauty, fond.
ling her infant, who returns the caresses with
arch sso g se sze uhe and { m the Of Mr.
Cooke. The artist here again depicts mother and
child. The mother, with her tambourine and at
tendant goat, Is OF the gypsy type, and the child
stouily withhods from the wlstful goat cluster Of
grapes. ~
hbition at Knoedler's IL composed OF pickerel, a
trout whitefsh and little fish which we are not
learned enough IN zaas *, Watons ,n gentler art Of
wafer and, In drawing, color and Iversimilitude
superior to anything OF the kind we have seen.
NJ. Brackett, the Boston artist who painted them,
be unrvalled In this line OF art None approach the
excellence winch BTdcheu mas dttdueu III IL except
the celebrated English artist Rolfe.
Mr.. whttredge has just completed woodland
scene which Will rank with his best productions.
lie has not yet bestowed upon II n name, but that OF
.The willows OF Lebanon" might not be inappro.
priate over q trout brook In Lebanon valley n
number OF gnared trunks OF old willows arise in.
terlacng their long branches In the most picturesque
style. Another Of his recently finished pictures Is
"a Wood Pasture" traversed by the same trout
brook which Is represented in 1.-THE willows OF
Lebanon" and animated by cows and a wa,chful
kingsher. The largest picture which Mr.. Whittredge
has on exhibition at his studio Is srhe Plains at the
Base OF the Rocky Mountains.n This has already
been particularly described In these columns. Il
leads us to hope that the artist will vet draw more
largely upon the sketches OF wild mountain scenery
In the West with which he filed his portfolio during
his distant excursions In search OF the pic
turesque "whittredge," says an appreciative
critic, "is 9 progressive artist; he acquired
with the dextertty some Of the mannerism OF
the Dusseldorf school; but constant and loving study
Of nature since his return from abroad has modi-
fed this habtude; he Ia more original and applies
hts skill with deeper sentiment. Conscientousy de-
voted to his art, for manly fidelity " the simple
verities OF nature no one Of our painters Is more
consistently distinguished than Worthington Whit
redge.p
Mr.. Bradford's fine large picture, "sealer Crushed
by lcebergs," has been brought back rom Europe,
wnere u has attracted great attention On s return
y II accompanied by asuperb chrome which repro
duces u with force Of truthfuiness mat almost
challenges oompsr.son with the original THIS