New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-17
ART NOTES.

Don Grovl was found wandering about
Goup's gallery the other day. In dissatisfied manner
He has habit of going about in that fashoh anu ue
scendlng suddenly upon the pTcudcos ana pfoessous
of those acquaintances he happens TO meet III IL oc
who hath many cTfeyances-nO man more. But In his
specia grievance, his favoTlte. his pet ono, WHEN TIC
would rather paint good picture than be without Is
The Critic &c don't ask 'Cm to know anything, says
the Don "but they might be decent Now don't call II
deccncy TO pronounce De Luney's daubs lovely ana
tender and poetic just because De Luneys good lc
low And don't call it decency 70 abuse poor scraps
who paints good pictures, simply because lie
is personally disagrceable to the critic or
the editor As fOr;sknowinG-good leavensl MOST
them the condition of the embarrassed western
lawyer who told the jury that il was pretty Impossible
to give anybody idea OF thing OF which you hldht
the slightest conception yourself It's in very bad way
is criticism very bad, very bad Toe newspapers SEND
mp an itempcred popjay to the Academy to the stu
dos the pcurestores and he rances ana raves In
On insane fashion-and you cali that critiCism!-and
YOU laugh ut the artists who dare to condemn IT. On
dear me- dear NE 20 And the Don disappearcd-sad,
mad lie ought TO have been soothed and sustained py
the lately hung picture of s. f. Chords before when
he stood 1t is of the sort that swcetens and mohhes
q "Lago ,Maggiore." charming bit OF sheen ana
simmer, clear, warm, tender The lake lies
quiet under the shadow Of storm that is dipping In the
distance. and its lovely bosom float quaint fishing
boats with their trail OF nets Another fresh picture Mt
Goupi's Of S. Colman's, scene in Granada The
color contrasts good the architectural distances are
bad the picture is rather thin and weak IN eA-
preston. The women who washing upon the 1Fer
bank arc mere puppets, wooden and heavy. Tloy are
not worthy Of Mr.. COlman's taste and skill tbs not
pleasant TO find among number of excellent French
pictures those by American artists which do not best
represent their talent and training ConptcCailX has
here painting very poetic and delicate In idea,
but treated with stifincss than this artist
usually shows The composition is OF three
pretty girls who have found swallows nest above q
picturesque gray-stone porch and upon ravaging
thoughts intent Ed Moulnc is represented here by
picture OF little COnva SCENT" peasant Child, who,
propped up in chair is receiving the coneratnlatOry
gifts of her small mates In sabOs and patched Dreeces
The pucer little figures of tie children and the effects or
light are particularly good charming painting by
Munlacsy is TO he In this gallery IL Is the picture
bed and is turning himself into great yawn The rc'.
bold pose the figure, its perfect abandon ana DoYish
ness are delightful All the details painted with
rapid bodness that does EOt forbid cd4c
At Schaus's Gallery is exhibited Mr.. MaSrath's
Scarlet Letter." picture whose idea and treatment
remind very much OF Boughton The case ana free
com Of the figure its large maternal grace are the best
points picture. There's pretty bit OF poetry in
the tender gesture hio the mother puts aside the
iunoc Mt baby hand that lifted TO the scarlet letter on
her BOSOM But the face is utterly without strength,
wearing only the expression Of sadness that was s'eeo
typed IN FORGOTTEN ages. little painting by the Engish
artist Amfeld-a group OF dogs seated aGot Wi,e-
mOufhed chimney-anG picture OF " bell III beIl1y
banging" with the moonlight mIngllng with me req
CLEANS the ringers antern among the mos inter-
cstine additions to Mr.. schauss walls