New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-16
FINE ARTS-DRAMA-MUSlCI
FINE ARTS.
A MLLIoNAIRE's COLLECTION.

A MrLLIoNAIRE'S COLLECTION.
Tho collection of private gentleman latey
ecsased is now exhibition at the Leayitt Arl hoo
IN Broadway and is to be sold at Clinton nan .! ~"
ton on the evenings Of the 18th ard 10Th OF 'niS
The hate owner was gentleman Of great wealth. WI.
an.,ostv who had GOOD intentions In the direction Oh
cha liberal arts He built magnificent hOuse' "n" W.
properly thought it's upholstery would NOV 20 -, -
without some great pictures For tna' P"p g., ..,s
dercd some OF the largest pictures ever P''oN "a ~,
country and bought during tour IN Europe Uuo y. Wv
largest pictures ever painted In Belgium luz So
.oa.os ~ bis pslace having thus been SATISFACTORILY
,overed no went on buying pictures WIN open
Freedom until he lad accumulated thc presoh'
of A .pccimens The services OF sucA patrons W 'e
csnso OF nrs nrs deserving OF oil praise ana
announcement. They empty meritorous studos Oh
,nsa,arle eanyases which take up good deal OF room
ana ,nure the sale Of things. No man can always
do his BEST and unless II were for these facle buyers
the time employed Indifferent pictures would be en-
tirey wasted Besides, ia working for these munluce
patrons young and struggling artists get PAID LOT te
processes through which they arrive OF the matu! vi
their powers The price Of picture VII furnish lhe'n
the frugal black broth of Bohemia for many months anu
give thom time for repentance and reformation
n usually happens that in OF this energetic
buying one is almost TO get some gooa I!o'ures
among the others the collection we are speaking OF
there are good manyif they cost twice as much as
they were WORTH the cost from quarter wnere
ould not be missed and there is little 10 regret where
Art spols Philista. No one 80 into this gallery
and look about him without a cougTatuatory shrug
cyeg the announcement of the advertisements tn"'
sstbree OF the paintings cost the owner fll'!
Thousand DollarsV' II you have any DOUBT whlcn
three 1t was, you must take your 'aPelAhe
and see. and IL you were inclined to accuse
neae pictures Of sharp practice in getting SO nucD money
for thems elves they could protest with perfect utau
ness that "they will never do so AGAIN 6ut VIC "eio
saying that there are some good pictures among the
o,r,foa ll4
r,usselorf ara admirably conceived and drawn 30 is
the busy domestic scene OF Weischebrnck caed III tne
oatalor1,e "Too Hot" The Young Jehu" OF Guy Is
not without q certain vgOr aud dash but when tue ca
1oDe tells US is painted with finish In no degree IN
feror TO the best examples of Messoner we cannot but
hope that some may tAink so at the sale Inc
q" Rock Worm" OF SptZwcg Is Careful anu
satisfactory cabinet picture. Preyer has superb
dessert piece exceedingly brilliant in color and harmon
GUS in arrangement Van Schende the great canaesh'
painter of Brussels who recently died. represented ny
an excellent piece OF work in his own specially
scene showing the mingled effect OF moonlight ana
canalohebt II is scarcely possible for Illusion 10 30
further than the effect which Van Schendel creates Oh
che glare OF tallow candle on face in us immaculate
neighborhoOd. There is wearisome samehess IN LIS
rctures and an almost absolute identity III MS laces
They a seem cut with penknife on the head OF sucA-
all with tie same round cheeks and blunt noses u' Vnu
caudle-isht is genuine piece OF WORK 'ou wiz
scarcely see how good it a. until you compare IL VIII az
N direction by Mr. CUNclIiOu'N' VIZ
other 81 10 OF door There is little picture OF d !"
I-o,vp called " In the Swing" which Is full and running
over with sunshine-a little girl, whose youth ana
nrettipess are In perfect keeping with the line day
and lovely garden. Bat of oil the genre pictures
I'm the collection there none better than Inc ForOu
den Book" by Kraus. The wicked volume Is IN the Whe
hand of charming young girl who bushes Ike sum-
r sunset at the grave reproof OF her mother The exc
oution OF this fine picture is not less worthy OF admra-
ton than its truth and decacy OF sentiment There Is
Never Won Bremen which is carefully and mnutey COM
r,onuace. as usual; "ganteel" Mother ana Cllu py
Mr. Irving; quiet, sleepy SUNDAY Afternoon DIV
Ceselschap fiae composition OF Carr Becker caneu
"WindDg the Clock'-a wel-nOurlshed handmalden
stands on tptoe on chair In her sockinged feet 10
seach the quaint tmeptece, and assumes an atutuue
full OF unconscious grace in doingit
There arc some good landscapes, also one by ARM OF
dusseldorf the Castle of st. Angelo at Rome superDy
luminous effect Of Summer sunset Perhaps the Dest
thing ia the collection is :" Storm Coming on" by
Oswald AchenLach On the right gust of wind heraids
the coming tempest, drivirg clouds above ana uuSt
below both sen and pierced by the luTid light OF 100
vet unvaiIed SUM- group Of women rush to save ther
washing from the walls The popars shudder and shrink
from the storm. An ashy shadow is thrown on the
tuccoed facades Of the houses and far oil in the west
red sky is fading Throughout the picture Is lett a
huryinz sense danger and expectation Mr. MeEntee
has charming idylhc scene OF green Summer WOODS,
which is al the precious as he rarely allows us to see
more than the sere and yellow autumn OF the year. There
Is a pretty Rocky Mountain View by Bierstadt, which
shows how well lie can understand and reproduce noun
tain scenery when his mind is on his work.
We have little space left for the $4,000 trio the An
upcation OF Van Schendel to be one OF those
upavaing protests against ones grade which We see
from time to time which induce LesterlWallack to think
NE IL better in Hamlet" than IN "ROsedale ana when
made John Quincy Adams prefer his poetry to his
speeches Van schendel painted the play OF candle
tight on carrots and squashes better than any man in
,he world but could not rest until he had covered the
AIDE Of n house with Oh immense Annunciation, which,
after all contains several square feet OF excellent paint
ing and several square yards OF msused canvas. a
greater picture than this nasmuch as ll6xl3O Is greater
than l52xiOi is Mr.. B;erstadts "Domes OF the Yo'
semite" to which 1t would be difficult to do justice
with anything than the genius which executed It,
1t can proudly boast, all brag OF our Capito,
~whatever you may say of it, can't deny that 1t is
big" Mr. Bradfords Crushed in the Icebergs" Is not
e TO the requirements of the occasion in the matter OF
eze containing only co square feet but these are easily
Sorse than any given co Of the others II is o raw
ard piece OF journey work, without even trick OF
eharatanry TO the unsOphstcated spectator Yet
two Young gentlemen stood before yesterday and one
said Dashed II water as green as that
did you3" "No, but guess it's all right. He's been
there" In face Of these facts there are men who
pretend TO say that the age OF faith is past
THE DRAMA.
UNION SQUARE THEATER-THE vOKEs FAMILY.
The first genuine hit, of real moment, that