New-York tribune., 1870-04-15

Lambs Repcsing" Idtschauor's antiquarian" De
Bylsndt's Lake Of the -Four Cantcns" Gui1emins
Grace Before Meat" are pictures II must be sats-
faction TO possess The picture of "venice from tho
Terrace OF the English Garden" by Zem, will attract
notice; 80 will HerTing's EARN Yard" and Won
Hammes Waffle Seller Of Rotterdam" and Keyntens
Game Of Chess" and Everson's "Ancient Buildings in
Leyden," and Ambergs two companion pictures, " Ex
pectation" and "Why don't he come 7" But more inter
estng than any Of these is "The Market in Cairo, by W.
Cent? an artist spoken Of in the catalogue hodns the
same position in Germany that j. l. Gerume docs among
the French" description that certainly would not
be suggested by this picture which totally
lacks that peculiar quality Of intensity which
makes Gerome's pictures fascinating even when they
are disagreeable, and, is and then the case,
oyerdone. Gentzs picture is open, cheerful full Of vi
vacty busy, admirable for space ana distance hut sub
dued in tone equally free from confusion and from
aggeraton. The paintings remarkably even in their
degree Of merit much that il is not easy to single
out any for special criticism encomium. But this Of
Gentzs seems 10 us to he Of the best DE Jonghes
Chimney Corner, the other hand is less good; and
such pieces "The Bethrothed" aud "The Billet
Doux," by Moritz Calisch, look notwithstanding GER
tain technical merit of execution Of place among
many better works.
Mr.. Beaumont was alive TO such fascnatons Ameri
art possessed years No singular perception
required TO discern the artistic worth Of Gilbert
Stuart whose portraits in great esteem 80 years back
or Of Thomas suy, whose name has been eminent for
half century stuars head Of Mrs. Robert Morris and
portrait Of George Washington gems in the gallery;
sulys portrait of President Madison, the picture from
which the engraving was made, he counted among his
The works Of more recent artists are neither
numerous nor striking There is picture OF tpsy man,
by Eastman Johnson the authorship Of which we should
not have suspected unlike is it in character to Nj
Johnsons later productions; Leutze is represented by
the Portrait Of Lady, painted in 1885, Huntington, by
q piece Of "New Hampshire Scenery" which fifteen
years ago received the unqualified appreciation Of
distinguished foreign art critics." who were probably
surprised ind that Americans could make any other
Of colors than TO tattoo their aboriginal skins; and
the F. T. Church Of 1s4 appears modesty in picture OF
Sylvan Lake Catslin Mountains which, in its quiet,
subdued simplicity its unaffected serenity its tone ten
der sober seCusOn, contrasts very strongly with the
snowy pretentOus aud artificial he has displayed
during the late years and ewakens the reec-
ton that time does always bring Improvement and
that merit does invariably keep pace with reputa
ton Thomas Coles VALLEY Of Vaucluse," painted in
Rome in lSl, and exhibited at the annual
exhibition of the New-Yorlt Academy in 1872,
received at that time high encOmfums from
the Press. We reserve high encOmums now for finer
work These are the chief American artists whose pieces
are contained in Mr.. Beaumonts collection; the only
ones, indeed Of any name unless include Mr. wm s.
Mount in the number Of distinguished painters The
American school Of landscalss arose probably after
Mr. Beaumont's zeal had commenced TO wane. We must
not expect everything from person. II is much for
one man to have made foreign modern art respected
TIE sale OF these paintings, along with the marbles,
bronzcs furniture and ornaments, viii take place next
week. beginning on Tuesday the 10Th inst and contnu-
Ing morning and evening successive days until they
are all disposed Of They who would not lose the pleasure
OF seeing without money price paintings it was once
deemed privilege to visit in Mr.. Beaumonts private
gallery, must 60 at