The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-27
ART MATTERS.



Reference Is due to two statuettes In bronze, a.
Tirany's, modelled by M. Emile Guillemln, and sug-
gcsted by two figures among group Of gladiators
in Gerome's celebrated painting. M. Guilemin, who
Is still quite young has achieved peculiar reputa-
ton abroad where his admirers mention him
as the 'Meissonier Of bronzes" Hitherto he has
almost exclusively confined himself to small bus
highly finished figures in silvered bronze The
statuettes which are the subject OF the present.
notice are the largest he has yet executed. Only
two sets are in eXstence-the one now at Tiffanys,
which belongs to Mr.. John Hoey. and one in the
possession OF the Minister des Beaux Arts 81
France. The original group in the painting which
furnished NJ. Gullemin with his idea Is an illustra-
turf to saiutant' ("iiaii, Cesar those that ara
about to die salute thee'p with which the gladia-
torial combats were introduced Each figure IL
about two feet high ana faultless In execution.
One OF the gladiators bears the name Retarus and
the other Mirmo, each name being Indicative
OF the weapon or the mode Of combat made use OF.
Thus Retiarus bears on one shoulder net, with
which he intends to envelop his adversary, and
OF the Of a Me'Se e &c
nude, with the exception of a wastciOth, and the
mems faces and attitudes are full OF that stodty
trained.
Mr.. Krusemnn Van Eiten.
Every now and then some amiable foreign artist,
who has lived among us just long enough to create
phalanx of American friends and admirers, takes
it into his head to revisit his native land with the
prospect OF spending his remaining years there
Only a few weeks ago Mr.. Brevoort gave hts
valedictory sale, and now here Is Mr.. Kruseman
Van Elten, grown so stated with New York adj
miraton as to snatch at the Idea OF returning to
his Belgian birthplace. New York has not such
supernuity OF good artists that she can afford to
lose any who, Ike Mr.. Van Elten, have made their
mark. 1t matters little to those who have fol-
lowed with attention the progress of this
painters brush that he is an academican Of
the National Academy OF New York and Q
asm that Of holland hs Royal d Am mss
in 1850, and that he enjoys honorary membership Of
the Rotterdam Academy and the Belgian water
him more for what he has done among them than
for any traditional merits imputed to him. The
collection OF his paintings now at the Somervtlle
Monday and Tuesday evenings testfes TO his In
dustry and conscientiousness There are indeed.
one or two works among them, such as "Desola-
ton" and 1.-THE End OF summer" which no intel
ligsnt admirer can view with deep pleasure, a
Woman Carrying Baby" would, az titles, better
indicate those pictures total lack Of the spiritual
Etens wSrmeis enGs win deem this
exceedingly gentle: But II one turns 10 the Morks
IN T one ss rsn Pse q
a multiplicity Of good things. Tnere are loS worko
in all. OF these sixteen are water coiors ana sspie
or the assortment are cottage near Granby.w
Morning in the Msasow Nsw MSrs Conn.,
tumn Counecticut;v 'Mid-Day In the Heath
Fields, Holland;' s'Field OF Graih Holland - "Sun-
set Lake Mohonk;u Twilight on the Housatonic,U
SIiaryest, Pennington - elm Glove, near Farm
In ton % 1.-THE Grove In the Heath, Holand,w
and ssThe Last CLEAN, Lake Mohonk.n We are NOT
ignorant that the announcement, previous to the
sale Of an artists works, that the artist intends
going abroad TO reside permanently. occasionally
partakes somewhat OF the regeneration Of Mr..
Crummies when he advertised the positively last
appearance OF Nicholas Nickleby; but In the pres
ent instance we suspect that there Is true belgian
beat In Mr.. Van Etens heart, and that when no
does say goodby, 1t VIII be to "part. like AIut
never to return,n