New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-21
FINE ARTS.

There will be largo sale of pictures on the
22d 23d and cath OF this month ut the Art Gallery OF Mr.
d. T. Barker No. s5 Broadway The collection contains
from l6 TO 200 pieces cannot tell precisely how many
as at the time Of writing the catalogues are not
printed. The gallery displays them TO advantage, and
they are well arranged for effect.
The paintings sent from several quarters Some Of
them may have been exhibited ut Goupils rooms:
few belong TO Mr.. S. p. Avery, whose weknown skill
and taste as collector guarantee high standard Of
merit In tho works that he possesses Others again have
graced the walls Of the Academy have taken part in
previous exhibitions and public sales But the greater
part Of them would to be new either freshly I'M
ported or freshly produced.
They are nearly all by foreign artists very few Of
the smaller canvases from the easels OF own
men. We noticed little bit by Wm Hart, something by
Pope and Gay, crayon drawing, The Sisters by East.
man johnson, Of them OF much account The col
lection consists mainly OF modern French and Dutch
paintings Among the Of artists represented.
read Ferdinand Pauwels, Hendrick Schafes TOussain
Sadee, Feuebse Ernestlne Frederickson Ed. LINING
pupil Of Baron Legs, Van Hove Dolph, Louis Lassae.
VIM Angus, another pupil of Legs Peronilla Peters Van
Lerius ]. i. Huysmanny Ivan seben, Kuwassig Fischer
julius Gecrtz, Van Leempullen. La Porte, Berlin, and
others OF or less emnence at home, but quite
known in this country Several Of the artists rank high
among European regulations bear titles and decorations
of honor have received prizes for their works. and are
represented by pictures that have been distinguished
much little according to the city in which the works
exhibited and the standard OF art by which they
were tried
The average OF merit in these paintings Is higher than
commonly find in collections large aud misccl-
laneOus OF there some very poor pictures
bearing names that shoud always be guarantee for
something better Bu TO balance these, there paint
ings of real strength and beauty The pictures Of cattle
cOnspicuousy good. as class boy and girl in the
by Van seben two three street scenes in Amster
dam and Antwerp by Berlin, landscape by Dolph.
view of Palermo. by KuwassG. old reading by
Geerz, La Portes Italian Beggars" Will attract aen'
tion either by warmth OF coorng strength Of purpose,
glow of sentiment, or excellence of form or grouping.
Ferdinand Pauwells painting Of Boccacco at the Court
Of Jane l. Of Naples Is though deficient in space, and
what wanting in action, remarkably graceful
and brilliant piece Of work carefully done, and truth
fully CARDS costume. 1t Is picture at once Cheerful
to look at and suggestive.
The painting that hangs opposite, Sea-Fight Near
Antwerp the scene taken from Moteys History is very
strong strong TO be agreeable 10 look at but fascina
ing which such strength always is 1t describes battle in
q way TO make kndle at it and hate it. There is no
Sinking of work here but neither is there any unneces
sary display OF wounds and blood. The water study
the forms Of the combaants drawn with easy power
there confusion in the melee tho two boats III the
foreground the gazers eye; but in the background
hus of the vast warships dim in tho smoke aud the
towers Of the city shadow in the distance fill the mind
with indefinite images of battle, and OF the civilization
whose issues hang upon the event of the struggle.
Van Lerius's " Esmeralda," much-admired painting
OF scene in Victor Hugo's Notre Dame dc Paris does
not deserve the praise has received 1t describes the
common girl, not Overgraceful, and not very
clean but has the least touch about 1t OF poetic
feeling 10 emotion, 10 fire, ovingncss IN eve face
for the white goat her sole companion and assistant
The who painted that picture had never catcd
the exquisite sentiment which Hugo threw around tins
loyclcst OF his romantic figures.
A curious picture interesting from its subject
as well as from its mode of treatment. IS
Huysmauu's albanian Pilgrims in the Armenian
Church at Jerusalem" II represent theHhrine Of ST.
James the Church, and depicts the forms Of the Saint
and the emb,ems in the chapel with great sincerity Of
feeling It's no doubt report OF the shrine and
decorations and faithful account of the dress OF the
vorshptrs. The painting modern but has the appear
ance O: older art.
The Pleasure Party" by Edward Lining, the pupil Of
Leys is singular piece of work designed TO be exceed
ingy real actual and literal aud In respects sue
ceeding but having oppressycly close atmosphere
The boat large for the stream and too narrow for
the people; the banks within arms length, and The
ladies are sitting in impossible attitude. But the
painting in detail bright and Arm, the figures
felikc and the feeling fresh that the lack Of dis
lance space, perspective are almost forgotten The
scene may possibly lie more to Holland landscape
than TO Ours and it is not unlikely that what seem de-
| fects to an American eye may be none.
The collection is on The whole, remarkably good
As the Of the artists not much known here the
pictures must be judged by their intrinsic merits There
is an advantage in ts for the public Is too much ct the
mercy OF imposing names. We sometimes think 1t would
be well for the artistic culture OF the community paint
ngs were simply numbered, and interpreted where the
subject required explanation and the visitors left TO dis
cover by study and comparison the qualities that should
claim their admiration