The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-09
ART SALES.

Considerable activity prevails In art clrclea ana
from the evidences we everywhere meet in the stu
aiOs and art galleries we confidently expect the
most brilliant art season ever witnessed In Amer
lea. The collectors are hurrying back from Europe
eager expose the treasures they have gathered to
the view OF the American public SO great Is their
haste to forestau each other that they unwilling
to wait for the approach OF the regular season, but
intend to take the public by storm Just SOON as
the necessary arrangements can be completed This
years. public sales will be begun at
THE sOARRvILLE GALLERY,
on the 10th and l1th OF October, when the large col
lection OF private connosseur will be offered. The
works are ABOUT two hundred in number, ana In.
clude many paintings OF considerable merit. We
regret, however, the absence OF examples OF the
highest art and would again urge upon cole ctors.
In the interest OF art and In their own, to bring Us
fewer WORKS and OF
HIGHER CHARACTER
While good judgment has been displayed in the
selection OF works among the secondary artists We
do not meet one example by the recognized masters
OF any OF the European schools OF course the
fanlt, to great extent, lies with the purchasers
who prefer TO buy quantity OF In
,erior work 10 paying for the best
art. 1t Is astonishing how people
30 remarkable as the Americans for their business
talents do not perceive that In buying inferior art
they are simply wasting their money and exhibiting
bad taste. A really good picture will become more
valuable with time, while the inferior works dali
LOSE IN VALUE
In genre painting we have y few very good exam
plea and looking at the weakness Of our home
artists In this direction We would wish to have
more. "Jsck at Home,u by Mr.. Webb. an English
artist, Is capital study OF sturdy Dutch fisherman,
engaged rocking cradle, while MS WE Is busy IN
the backgrounI with her household affairs The
drawing Of thus burly fellow IL good, and advan-
tage has been taken or the picturesque costume
to make pleasant color study. good deal OF ex-
preston mas been thrown INTO the figure, and mar
Inony OF tone IL well preserved. 1t II one OF those
pictures when telis lts Story and appe&s strongly
IAN ITALIAN GIRL
by 1nduno, IS pleasing example OF the same class
OF art The girl Ia well drawn, and her pose Is easy
and natural the color ~ boldly LAID on and well har-
monHed. owing to the bad taste Of some former
posse Is difficult 10 see this painting, as III -
Covered with glass, and we 1t az through mist;
30 that we lose all tne gentle CARNATIONS and that
natness or tint In the colors so much 10 De desired
Ia Oil paintings. In imaginative arr VIC nave
1.-THE FISHER BoY,'
from Goe.hes poem, ny Paul, comparatively I'M
known artist but one VINO exhibits qualities mat are
not al ays found with great regulations. me Usher
boy is seated on the bank OF stream WIN nus ieit
right arm he supports the beautiful form OF the
water nymph who has risen To tie surface. Ia point
OF composition the group IL exceent-tre positions
being easy, graceful and natural while the Access
sores are appropriate aud well distributed. The
drawing OF the lgures IS also very good, especially
tue water nynph. Upon THIS study the artist seems
10 have concentrated a his power, and has sue.
0seded IN giving Us sx.rr,rrr ronv
capitally modelled. IL might be urged that the
ncsn coloring Is too purely white Tor woman, but
considering that the woman OF the story Is water
nymph this Objection can be easily disposed OF.
Besides the absence OF the redder flesh tints i'm.
OF l,seu were enough 10 stamp the artist as OF no
ordinary power. lie has not, however, been 50
Is poor in color the fesh tints are Too dark, and
there is something OF rawness about tue color No