New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-09
ART AND MUSIC.
.cct THE BELMONT GALLERY.


win be sold such and such evenings, to the highest
bidder, For the public TO ind out the truth,
and there is nothing in the truth 70 be ashamed or
the public might we'll have been told II at the outset
Mr.. Belmont Is leaving the country after long resi-
dence In 10, and. Il quite natural IN the cir
cumstanoes, he takes with him, Or-perhaps we
may oOnoeve-has parted with, TO his intimate
friends the pictures by which he and they set the great
est store the rest he sends 60 the auctionoom to be
distributed among the public. Why not say this, and
NOT islead people who never the collection in its
owners house into believing that they It in its
integrity For really, IN running the eye over these
ss We miss so many OF the finest pictures with which
We became acquainted during the days OF the SANITARY
Far-when the gallery was opened ON ueAS. 70 swen
the receipts Of that wonderful undertaking. .e
t.o, mixtures show so bald, wanting the noble hghts
that drew the attention from them we ma II oou' :"
soiustice 70 the collection II stands III rs pi'5 ~
such misiudging should have been H"Ne Fo
sible. II might easily have been maoo i"P
sille by dealing with MS on tue suu'A0'
there are good pictures on these vans p'0
thar We rreet again with pleasure after long absence
ere il no great picture here bat there are good Ones
for there il work by who never slight ana "no
may be as well judged by pictures six inches square Is
feet
here IA gamacois C. Cover his face" says Fame
q. nine ewes dazzle be died young we never saw
moor picture by him. from the first that stole IN aos
NJ uuheralded, unknown, and stood for days Oh 'no
or IN a certain gallery waiting its chance Oh SPAR
foot nU
before which all Paris stood queue ID the salon
frou,- morning until night and that gave the young
painter a worldwide, for private uehsi'
and honor. The picture IN this eonecuoh I
not for subject OF great Importance uu'
"a studv OF the painting OF materials. and OF tne
lie there NAV he in things inanmate, II is not TO be neg
ecfed Who has not noticed in his schooldays the rev
NJ cpats and caps hanging the pegs, and mentally
assigned them to their respective owners 50 lnuOn VI
,,r human nature gets transferred 20 clothing.
IA kNr frtlI n
has made row Of coats aud breeches, eapes ana eoaks
that parody their old and live over again Ieau
DAYS Of Spain along the wall. 1t IL costunleis ehop
and below the masking dresses there Is row OF MASKS
that snirk and grin. roll eyes and wink as II theS olu
IL Of their own free will But the way the dresses are
,.intea il the notable thing in the picture. Near
nv IL n work by l.. Knaus, who is only known
IN this country By excellent pictures every
new One-Hnd they come but seldonl-gIVlnG Hesh
pleasure and Strengthening the impression made long
ago By that most delightful work, 1.-The Christening
which first this artist known to US here ID Amer
ica Happy the man who has picture by knaus; II Is
az enduring a pleasure as scene from Mohere OF
print by HOgarth Leutze's Maid OF saragossa Is
funny with all the fun that usually streams rom the
uvases of this artist who might have been the kenble
NJ scenic uaintng but chose TO be its Crummles He
mad sufficient training. a respectable talent clever
mastery his materials, but he early feu into the
anything is good enough for Americans faiiacy'
winch has adopted by many foreigners to TIER
ana from Indifferent 10 bad and from bad TO
worse until by tins deoensiOn he fell into the madness
wherein now in such pictures this Of Mr. Bemonts be
raves and AL mouTnfor. But 10 need to dilate on
what The public well Bnows-the "real pump and two
rash-tub" business never so OyerdOne as By Mt
I4utze and lac -Heroded HerOd in the absurdty Of
his rneIodrlma The Maid Of saragOssa shows him az
lis worst
Never Won Bremen-sweet and tame-s0 tame as 70 be
almost characterless-seems strong beside his blood and
e.-.o IN, ztFnr ale nat
uraness. Tins little picture OF two children watching
their babybrOher sleeps in he cradle Is one that
must al ways please like minor poem by Wordsworth,
ike a daisy in the turf like kitten at play. Women
bend ov ngly over IT, children stand entraneed before
d. even a bearded mau may be conscious OF
weak la ieel.i~~ 80 n'nch limo
ceuce aud thinking Of an empty cradle at nome we
critics bave outgrown Meyer Won Bremen-he used 70 DC
the fashion, you know VIII love ana childhood ana
babyh hood be ever Of fashion long, do you thnKi
Cerome's picture has good archaeology IN H. and
sets ps right about Dogeness tub-huge earthen vine
NOT that IL was-and gives a glimpse Of Athens, white
ard dusty but Dogenes himself is less of man thah
the noble dogs watch him-h be wants an honest
man any Of these fine creatures viii serve MS TURN
This breed of dog is a favortte with Gerome' ana ne
nos well how 10 paint them. has once or tWice-and
we suspect here-made picture expressly TO put them
into H.
Roberr-Feury is not much to our mind we confess ;
mo seems 70 us Of the same dough as Leutze
'~'~~~
Ik more nice than Leuze found this side the water
m he has the same taste for meOdrama for scenes Oh
violence paints scenes from ST. Bartholomew saughters
Inouisitiontortures PenaDee OF Jane SHORE Last mo
en OF this that and the other notable, ana % RUE
viii nsipt the terrible. the scenic. rather than TIE
serepe This were we'll enough perhaps II he painted
the Time or sought TO paint IL, but he IS much better
lsad n he can secure the sOcalled Picturesque and
striking which he viii have even II he let the Truth
drop from his hand while he seizes the False Ths pic
tnre OF the Sack is by name better known than
that OF Leuze that has received more honors but
aeserves honor and fame not whit than the other
70 our thinking Everything this picture Is sacrificed
10 eject ST. Angelo Bridge IS made absurdy short, ST.
Peters DOme-not visible this pOint-brought close
10 the bridge the verify Of the Of the action be-
lied and the mind prepared the actors aud actresses
who are playing operate agonles in the foreground In
such pctures the gods take pleasure, and we wish
man would make plain that he takes none either
We are glad TO see the pictures by Wiems again-a
sincere master touches nothing that he does not I'M
part something OF bis own dignity 70. BE has been
laughed al now and painter Of silks and satins
but his people always have character and he make
chairs and tables more impressive than men We know
make cathedrals. This picture, The Toilet IL an old
favorite OF ours twas the first knew here OF Wems
the face OF the lady at the glass swan Tor tune through
many a day-Grean. and everyday chalfe anu ladies
bought with price 70 be known as the Trash they
are when judged by those that furnish TINS sJa's!
Pretty hints for furniture in this little square by
UeIiger Why not such miFrOrfraInes, such shelves,
uch Chairs instead OF those that needessy torment Us
IN the sheep-fOds call our housest Inc sht OF scn
varmn x pan, too, makes US wish we had use tOr
,raroiDgans in these DAYS Of furnaces. Queer that
the painter who could put sOul lntO Warml ngpan,
and make clair LOOK Intelligent. should make bis men
and women look 50 wooden and mechanic! Melssouler
shows we'll his picture OF kenalssance IrenIe
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