New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-11-11
4 FOREIGN TIEW Of ART PROGRESS ~
AMERICA.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New
York purchased last year In Europe collection OF pic
lures These purchases have made considerable stir IN
the art world and the press OF Europe The fol
lowing ia an extract from the Independence Beige Of
Brussels:
New-York wishes TO form museum. Americans are
positive they nowadays called, practical men
That does not prevent them from being intelligent and
luxury to ali nations who pretend to be civilized what
they want they want OF the best quality and they take
year they have acquired European collection Of c
lures by ancient masters, which forms the commence
meni of an important gallery As the Americans Dc
such may desire it, an illustrated cata
logue for their museum; the plates for which
fortunate in securing the services OF French artist OF
real talent This artist is NJ Jules Jacguemart the
well known engraver. author OF the charming etchng'
which illustrations to the History OF Porce
lain. published by his father The reason the plates for
the catalogue OF the Museum Of NewYOrk are made in
Brussels is because the pictures acquired for the Amer
gallery sent from that city. We said lately
that Brussels was becoming an important center for OBJ
jpcts OF art This another proof IL Il an advantage
and honor to city. but we should have greater
able pictures which traversing Belgium stopped
In their passage and lodged In our National Gallery.
Let IA make haste and seize on he ne recrs Of paint
ing which chance sends us. III the Americans intend
furnishing their galleries from Europe we shall have
great deal TO do to sustain ourselves against their Compc
titiOn. They have more dollars than We have francs.
eminent under which we have the happiness TO live will
then regret having given during 10 many years only
small subsidy to the BRUSSELS Museum. New York will
not long he the only city In America naugurating ml-
all the other great cities OF the United States will
have their galleries OF art; and II il at the ex
pensc OF continent that they will furnish Themselves
Decidedly, America should lie considered a danger
to Europe. Tie peril il great not only for the public
galleries but also for collectors II there is struggle
between the different amateurs Of Europe there il at
least continual exchange. Objects Of art pass from
Italy France from Germany aud Holland 10 Belgium
from the continent to England, and vice versa then
they come back to where they started from to circulate
again. Every country has produced certain number of
works of painting OF sculpture Of pottery Of glasswOrk
carved work. OF brOnzes &c. and for what II gives
IL receives something from anOthcra certain equi-
lbrum established America has never pro-
duced anything in art matters. What will she
offer Us m exchange for our pictures our statues. our
objects of art, OF antiquity, and OF curiostyi Cotton
and petroleum. America has its virgin forests s great
Of railroads. it's ports ncumbered with ships It's colossal
factories. She has the emotions OF perilous hunting,
journeys In which blown into the air. and Of dis
putes settled with the revolver. She has the Morrnons
What has she mott Let her leave objects OF art
love either because they OF intrinsic beauty or
they offer It reflection of the civza
| OF our fathers People Will say that the Amer.
will not take them from us by authority without
giving US money in exchangc What use will 1t be to
il satisfy most active and delicate
Shall we be obliged to nterdict by law the expectation
OF objects OF art Economists will cry out invoking the
principle o. commercial Liberty l! t. nevertheless
would be worth the trouble OF going to Rome 10 see
masterpieces that would no longer be there. We
should be very much benefited, II out OF respect
for the laws OF political economy should lose the
pleasure the happiness Of going to contemplate mon
umpnts Of the fine arts there where they have been
born, there where they have Specification! In times
ia prohibited because 1t is recognized that the existence
Of the population consideration above all economical
conventions. The impressions of equally indis-
pensabe to the existence OF people who possess the
uty OF contemplating aud enjoying them. All means
readers Will say this Is not serious II is more &c in
reality than they suppose.