New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-18
AUCTION SALE or PICTURES

Nossrs Leeds g. Miner will tO-nlGnt cou-
tinue at their rooms Nos. si7 and $40 broadway 'o
sale OF collection Of nearly 800 pictures
watercolor drawings, and engravlngs-Ihos ie"'oI P
of which belong the estate of the late Behl o. a
the remainder being the property OF person III p"'
more who for reason not very obvious Is cacu
celebrated connosscur" and to whose personal ldehu
no otber cline whatever is given We happy In the
beef that Baltimore now last refuge OF the once
famous celebrated cOnnosseur" He is no longer heu
of in the Catalogues Of London or Paris and excepting
on those occasions when he dies fails or breaks up
consequence OF being about TO taKe up
his residence in Europe" mention him, his
name is never heard in the Catalogues OF that
once we're only too proud to claim acquaintance with
him The truth is, the world has quite outgrown
him. and even Baltimore herself does not any longer
hold him in the estimation she once dld'
We are at loss in guessing what he has sent to the pres
ent collection. The celebrated connoisseur" OF Balt
moro usually collected French pictures OF the first En-
pre or copies Of them and Dutch pictures OF the time OF
Teniers Ostade, Backhuysen and their tribe very lew
OF which had ever seen Holland, and none of which had
ever been seen by the masters whose names they bore
But there are very few such pictures in this col
lection. For the most part they are modern
works painted by artists st living. The only
picture belonging to the French school Oh
the empire is Pierre Gu6rns Return OF Marcus seXtus
from Exile" which, il 1t be the original first exhibited in
a famous work 1t attracted great deal Of attention
and excited strong interest from the fact that 1t first
appeared at the time when the French 6nigtS per
mted TO return TO France from their voluntary exile
II certainly interesting TO see 1t after the lapse
of nearly seventy years, but study OF 1t
explains the cphemera character Of Gu6rns reputation
He had considerable skill in choosing his subjects but his
drawing and coorng were poor. One OF the most inter
estng pictures in this gallery is Jaryss portrait of Gen
oh hv no aau NJ "A
work OF art worthy OF preservation good likeness
Of notable made by aIpainer who once enjoyed
widespread reputation. ToulmOuche's Grand
mothers Birthday" we glad TO again
the noble little boy and the grandmother
gown, il not the old lady herself quite over
balance the dsaGreeabe prig Of sister Mr. L. Jol
Vernert who is not "a celebrated artist" though the
catalogue calls him 80, sends at least one picture tho
motive Of which is striking although Is feeby carried
out 60 The Christ Sitting the Tempest was exhibited
here some years ago. with South American scenes
notably, The Bay and Market OF Rio Janero." which
shows some ability. singular picture, No. ~
The Miser." by Mortimer l.. Smith, at
Goupn's rooms two years ago. and attracted a
| good deal Of curiosity ms the work Of
Western artist who had never seen painting Of any
kind-such the storybut the picture has merit not
| dependent upon miraculous origin IL IL coarsely
painted but tho method is curiousy original, and The
| story told with good deal OF dramatic force and
directness. Clara Oenlckes fiOWef Gfl' NOti seem
| to us TO have considerable character and {,
DO quito we'll painted Mr.. f. y. Perry's "Chiucs'
| Lady" No 40, though not quite up 4
the Chinese mark Is not bad No 24G, THE Captives
by D6camps mot he Decamps, however,. is an inter
estng study of color. but very much hurt by tho badly
painted naked female figure IN the foreground Name
interesting large portion Of our public figure In thu
| catalogue-Laufant dc Metz, Carl Hubner. Henneti'
Bonner Lemmens, KoekKoek and others. A Mr.. JOSEPH
Bes signs his TO picture called "A Mother Warm
ing the Feet OF her Child" which is literal but vorJ
| poor copy OF one Of Edward Frere's best works.