New-York tribune., 1869-03-15
THE FINE ARTS.

PRIVATE VIEW Ot GOUfILS NEW OAI4LLh1'
Il is with feelings very different from those
18th which we regard the ordinary changes Of business
houses so common at this season Of the year. that
Sroncle the removal of the American branch of the
Sose Of Goupl Co.. from the quarters lit has occupied
rng the last ten years, to the and elegant estab
phment In which IL has taken its permanent sta
ION For as lovers of Art and lovers of country,
ecannot be ungrateful to those who have played so
hrge-minded and generous part in the higher educa-
don Of people the heads Of this house OF Goupn
have done We owe them large debt and It pleases
think that, far material success can go to repay
saiutelectua and spiritual obligation, the beautiful and
sonmodious building which, Saturday evening, was
brown open to a portion Of the public repre-
ssing the press and the artists, bears
qincss that the people have generously
sappOrted the enterprise OF over twenty years, ana
have not been ignorant that they were being well served
Established in ls47, and occupying modest quarters on
fe corner Of Reade-st. and Broadway, Gouph q Co.
moved 1852, No. 96s Broadway the east side OF
Aestreet place long to be remembered for there were
1mbed In succession Horace Vernets Joseph and his
Brethren" AIRY Schefers Dante and Beatrice" and the
ne painters Temptation Of Christ" with DelarOches
e1aue Antonette" and that masters own reduction in
o0soi his greatest work, The H6micycle" These pic
trs whatever may be their absolute merit-and 1t
would be fair deny that public opinion has changed
With regard to AIRY scheer, and, perhaps, has cooled
little toward Delaroche-made strong impression here
say that they the first pictures Of
srest merit, the first pictures from the hands
Of men OF European reputation, that had
been by people We do not forget that we had
had opportunities OF seeing the socaled works Of the
old masters do forget either that these fagrant
mpOstions pertinacously and in many instances,
80 successfully fosted upon the public dda great deal
TO bring about at later day the defeat of Mr. Jaryess
efforts to interest our public his really valuable coec
ton Nor we that there existed in the country
scattered about and there few good pictures by
very skful II not always very famous But, 90 far
the general public concerned 1t was not until the
house OF GOup Co began to bring over TO this country
the important works Of living men Of wide reputation,
that healthy impulse given to Artin this country
For we certainly do reckon the influence Of the Dis
sl5orf school Of art as healthy 1t has, indeed
,Irted very deep and wide spread influence, and the
evil that has done has been proportionate The famous
Dusseldorf Gallery in full blast when Mr.. Knoeder
hroagt over his Dearoches and his scheers fore
runners the long procession OF able artists to whom he
m ever since that day. been introducing and before
ts freedom Of spirit, the largeness Of method and the
idyiduaty OF the best OF the French artists the
nov conventional school of the Dusseldorf mechanics
IA, gradually but rrerievably, lost its wide pOpu-
l,ry For ourselves We should have been glad If an
% could have been made with any prospect Of success,
tossabsh here house for the exhibition and sale OF
s works Of the English painters Of the day. or if the ar
rspmens Of the house Of GOup could have been so ex
tended "A
shsh school, II we may use that word to express the
whole body of the younger men in England who have
haen stimulated by the works and teachings OF Mllas,
Rpskiu the Rossetts, Ford MADDOX Brown, Leigh
ton Hughes, the English school IS at present
The most living and active school in Europe and yef
entirely unknown in America. The French school, on
the other hand is in state Of stagnaton, II not OF
absolute decne with the deaths of Dearoche Of schef
fer OF Trovon OF Theodore Rousseau of ngres, OF Della
crox and with the deadening influence OF the Empire
thrown ike pail over the glorious France in which
they lie buried already begins to feel the approach
ing aruphy which has always overtaken her when ma
tona berty-the only air in which she can breathe-s
gone Whatever Of good skillful still survives IN
French art we are sure to see later these
walls that have already shown US so many OF the
triumph, Of the last generation but think the time
has now come for the enterprise that for more than 20
years has kept us Informed Of the progress Of Art In
France and Belgium, to show US what is being
done on the other side Of the Channel We
make this suggestion not ignorant OF the diff
cucs that the way; the discouragement produced
by the IN that the first exhibition, In NewHOrk,
OF English pictures met WITH and the fact that the great
works Of the leading English painters command prices
which could not be realized In this country IL may be
that what We desire is beyond reach but most
earnestly wish that could afford to try the e1
permcnt
II 1852 just ten years ago. that Mr. Kuoedler,
the representative III America Of the French house Of
established himself the corner Of Broadway and
Nuthst. No 10. Here he made great addition to his
business adding the shop for the sale OF artists mater
ais aud engravings aud the occasional importation OF
pictures permanent gallery itself delightful room.
well warmed aud lighted, where exhibited from the
time when il was first opened TO the day when IT
was closed, succession OF pictures represent
iIg nearly every great name in modern
French Belgian and German art. This little room has
earned for itself reputation almost national 1t was III
fact the only public gallery Of art we had and so liberal
was the spirit that presided over it, so active was the on
terpse that kept its walls whatever freshest IN
interest whether home abroad; and beside so alb
solury without unnecessary restraint the access to
g. that it soon became and always remained one OF the
principal attractions Of city Only once or twice was
any charge made for admission during the whole period
Of teu years just closed On occasion the COLLECTION
OF pictures was so remarkable that the crowd OF visitors
seriously nterfcred with tho regular business Of the es
tab,htnent, aud charge temporarily made for ad
mission IN order to check the enthusiasm; possible but
Is cents has always been found feeble barrier In the
American path. and the people continued 70 pour in
until their richer cOuntrymen carried OF the pictures
themselves their private houses On another occasion
adisepuable portion Of the public scented out relish
ing wckcdness G6rom6s famous Aimee" aud rushed
into quiet gallery whse their brazeu faces had neEer
been seen before, but, on thCm the demand for Is
cents acted Ike shOwerbath, aud they were
scattered.
The lease u No To Broadway expiring this present
Spring Mi NnOeder has made a third move 70 No
10 IMha' tho corner Of TWENTY y-scc0udst and as
his new lcas for twenty year, TO 1882 he hopes
thai he has myth found q permanent restingpace
Permanent ot-aUd this Is a word VIC New .YOrkcrs
have hardly set learned 20 spell-the new home
is certainly a handsome one Exterlory, no
particular change las been made in the build.
ing. which originally merely QUO OF the
myriad brown-ston. icnents in the monO.ony Of our
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