New-York tribune., 1869-03-15

fiat tnts agreeable in color although have been
able to approve the Of architectural features in color
decoration in spite of tho fact that they often so
employed in times when good designers were plenty.
The ceiling Of the main presents series OF deeply
snnken panels formed by the acual tmbers supporting
the next floor both the mbers and the pastered spaces
between being covered with decoration At the fur
ther end Of the staircase with opposite ramps,
which although a slight thing does the archi-
tect great credit by its simple elegance, leads
to platform from which the gallery is en-
tered. This is a really beautiful apartment,
weproporoned, welllghted and decorated with great
TASTE and may add with great skill for il requires
much thought to decorate picture gallery in such way
that neither the pictures the oamentation shall be
nerered with by the other. The floor is not carpeted,
but is Of hard wood IN stripes Of dark and light. low
dado about the walls This is Of painted wood with
the panels and chamfered stiles relieved by gliding The
walls themselves colored red and there is deep
cornce on which the color design that the whole
ceiling begins. The skylight is very large and new
feature introduced into its aids materially
in diffusng an agreeable light through the apartment
This Is deep cove springing all around the largo
opening in the ceiling to the edge Of the
skylight proper. By this the light entering
through the glass is spread out in all directions,
as from splayed window-opening The skylght
itself is supported light framework Of timber, de-
signed on the best principles for and beauty, and
delicatey coored. Altogether, there is not in New
York. and certainly nowhere else in the country a
picture gallery, either public private, with which this
one of Mr.. KnOedlers can be compared.
We do not propose speak today in detail of he pic
lures which at present in the gallery The post OF
honor the wall facing the door is held by Mr. Churchs
new Niagara" the which so wrought with the
French Commissioners that although 1t not in the
Exposition they gave the official prize to the other Nj
agara" by the artist, that made the principal at
traction Of the American Fine Arts Department On the
WILL ic 1Qrpa hv
Shepherds teaching their little baby girl to dance" On
the north wall Is a particularly fine picture
by Mr.. James NJ Hart "The break
up of the ice in the Hudson River"
This is a work which must greatly increase the ar
lists reputation; 1t is both POLITICALLY conceived and
skilfuy painted. Mr. Kenset too has picture, by no
important Mr. James Harts but showing far
force than usual with this painter in whom force
has always been the principal thing lacking. Mr. Vim.
T. Richards who has been too busy OF late with execu-
ting commissions that have gone directly from his studio
to their owners TO let the public hear from him. has
painted a very fine landscape, which the has
allowed 10 grace theLnew gallery for few days. Mr..
Wm Hart and Mr. Shattuck have each good specimens OF
their ability. Mr. Harris picture, IL 1t noe for Ger
tain woOliness in the trees, and green that II II had
been in Mr.. Newmans Mr.. Thomas Farrers work,
would be pOunced upon by all the critics
would be very clever picture indeed. We havo always
thought that if Mr. W. Hart had not early got into the
academic ruts he would have been lover Of bright nat
ural color and he sometimes paints picture that half
proves it. The most striking pictures in the new gallery
at present by American artists But there also
some noticeable foreign G6romes Napoleon III
Egypt" is O strIkiag work, and must be further
sidered And there clever pictures by Chayet Hey
deD Dargoas-this Boys absorbed in the study ofar
bles" is better than FIere does nowadays BrOn has
a scene that shows the hand of the man who
illustrated "Les Miserables" with such power and
sympathy Bauguiet has wonderful tabe.cloth with
widow not weeping over 1t there is a Rosa Bonhcur
painted in her good time before the In her began
TO droOp and Edward Moulinet strikes paintyo note
on Bron's harp. Some oneis it Gerome himselt'-has
taken the figure Of Phryne out Of his well known picture,
aud has made statuette of It, which is here In bronze
and marble It's lovely little work and Quincy Ward
praises the poetry Of It, which tho artist II he Will take
our word for IT, may consider equivalent TO Decoration