New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-16
THE FINE ARTS.

The lovers OF attractive paintings VIII nnu
two pleasing collections exhibition, one at Mr. hnoed'
lers Gallery Goupils) and the other at 10 si5 Broad
wBy Both are composed, in the MAN, OF foreign pic
lures recently imported from Par!s and Belgium. In
the former collection observed three or four land
scapes by our artists Kenseta delicious scrap
Of Autumn eoloring By William Hart, and conspicuous
Others James Harris carefully painted picture,
Peaceful Homes" an admirable piece OK Ne"-Ehgiahu
scenery with hillside and village, cattle and haymakers,
picture that just short Of being interesting by
being uneventful and by dispensing notice. over wide
expanse OF country, but which repays long look by
refreshing sense tranquility Each gallery contains
a few paintings Of remarkable excellence.
At Knoedler's is a scene in Spanish man station by
Viber which attracts general observation by the vivid
naturalness OF its treatment "Tissot" offers good
specimen of the realistic school, "Automne," by Hanen
is grotesque but exquisite bs OF fancy Ten days ago
fine Bougueraud hung on the wall, but some rich man
was fortunately blessed with the taste to buy It, we
can do no more than mention she names OF Brandt and
Passan, and ALBERT and and Yerb0eokhoven
Other names are 20 mention but the visitor
will not fail to read them pictures the author of which
he will wish 10 and remember. At the Gallery OF
Art No sI5 Broadway, there few paintings OF ex
traordnary merit with very small number Ct eNtraor
binary demerit. Prominent are two historical SUBJECTS
one by Ferdinand Pauwels Boccaccio ut the Court OF
Jane Of Naples the other by Hendrick shaeIs Battle
of the Biscayan and Lisbon Fleets the Isle of Wal
resenting balcony overlooking the Bay OF Naples filed
with splendid company OF ladies and gentlemen listen
ing to the recital Of tale poem the battle scene de-
pcting, with terrible but perfectly subdued force,
bloody struggle between boats crowded together IN
narrow space. Neither artist would seem TO be man OF
highest genius, but each has done his work WELL WIN
mastery over all his materials and that quiet control
over effects that marks the careful student and the
accomplished draughtsman and colorist The works
eylnce labor thoughtuly bestowed themes that re-
CURED panstakng effort reproduce historical events
rather than imaginative wGslth but as examples OF non
est efficient Skill they stand high In their class other
pictures by Van Kuyck, Bersch Acoard. Bylandt
Bakalowicz Bdan David COL not TO specify more OF the
modern Dutch school.
The pictures I'm both galleries may, in general terms
be described as pictures life and society The subjects
are street views squares markets, houses interiors OF
rooms barnyards with horses banqueting scenes flow
ers vegetables and fruits, bOudors sometimes pictures
OF low life but often of high life; ricy'dressed
women picturesque girls and boys The landscapes are
few therein marking distinction between foreign pic
lures and those OF our own artists We paint landscape
because LANDSCAPE interesting than society IN lts
unorganled condition. The Europeans paint society De-
Cause with them IL is the more attractive Hence our
best landscapes excite their admiration while their eao
not pieces excite Perhaps average landscape
painting u superior TO theirs, their life paintings de-
cdedy superior The quality that strikes one In
all these foreign pictures even the trng OF them.
Is the SKIN in manipulation the excellence OF the tech-
nique These draw accurately, and color with taste
They masters OF the external properties OF their ART
They may have very little 10 say but they ray II eK-
tremely well; and how much more satisiactory IL 70
hear n slight story we'll told than 20 hear grand tale
spoiled by the narrator Here IL David Col, for
instance, who delights In the varieties OF intoN-
caton He Is tired OF exhibiting phases Of drunk
enness now IT Is wine faster holding unsteady glass
IN cellar It Is group Of jolly companions finish
ing their Thy tipping over tho table, not very
interesting important themes, certainly, though IN a
sense instructive but the skill perfect the glass, the
wne the apparel. the furniture the decorations, the
faces aud figures done to the life that regret
TO see so much talent wasted nere sccessoes. But
there IL talent is talent skill Is skill drawing Is draw
ing and color Is color They not everything. but
what is everything beside without them There 10
hardly pioee OF in those two collections that
does not bear the mark OF fine pencil ia educated
hand. Can IA much be said OF the in our own
exhibitions The paintings may not bo altogether de-
rable for the paror but they very pleasing TO look
at the effects good. II they not worth pro-
ducIng; the grouping natural, though not engaging
the figures correct tho cOlCr Is agreeable to the
and the multitude are satisfied with this The few who
have taste demand this though they desro much more