The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-02

The Beaumont Pictures-A Coming Sem
satiOn.

that during the present season they have not had
justice done them. The press has yielded to them
probably larger space than ever before. and en-
phatic and repeated eulOgy has been bestowed
upon every home work that called for it. and on
some, il must be confessed, whose merit was not
altogether unquestionable. One is damned with
faint praise who gets all the praise he deserves,
but 1t may be worth inquiring whether superfuity
OF congratuation does not sometimes bring about
an equal anathema. 1t is doing no disparagement
to the best American artist to main tain that com.
parison between domestic and foreign pictures is
often very depressing to American vanity, and
that In view OF many Of the exquisite productions
that Europe sends Is, one of the first questions
that rises to the lips Of the connOisseur, weary
with wandering in the wilderness Of United States
art is. "Why don't artists paint like this 2' At
times one almost suspects his countrymen OF shar-
ing in the British bigotry which makes SO many
an imbecile English artist eXcalm, in the solitude
OF the ateler, Course all foreign teaboards'' For
our own part we sympathize neither with that
sefshness which scores or native artists cher
ish, and which would limit the purchases of our
connosseurs to domestic pictures exclusively nor
with That blind prejudice that can never pay
good price for painting that does not come from
over the water and bear an alien and picturesque
name. Mr.. J. P. Beaumont, who for many years
in New FORK. seems, indeed to have chiefly given
his affections to European painters and the speci
mems which his gallery gives Of these, and which,
presently to be exhibited at the Leavitt Art
Rooms, will enable the public to judge for itself,
certainly seem to justify his choice. year ago,
when their p0ssessor went to Ems and Kssingen
for purposes very different from those OF
art, even personal infrmity could not Sc.
duce him into an ldleness that would have
been excusable; but with constitutional
pertnacity, rendered more intense by
fclOng devotion to art, he ransacked many Of the
principal studios of France and Germany, with
what result will soon appear. The gallery includes
ISL pictures, and what in former days would have
been rightly thought handsome fortune has bee n
laid out in their requirement. The collection is
intact and between this and the time OF sale
somewhere in March-will be placed unreservedy
vne Il 81 to os
Mr.. Beaumont's ambition was to get substan-'
TALLY good collection-not to be misled by the
glamour OF name or to purchase tribes that de-
rived fictitious value from their creators
phenomenal popularity. We have not by any
means examined the entire set. That could not
be adequately performed in one visit. But the
specimens we have seen belong absolutely TO the
best Of their class They are the finest examples
most powerful and celebrated painters now living
or recently deceased Among artists who find repre-
Won Bremen, J. ROBBIE, Ruiperez, ToulmOuche.
Plassan, Florent Willems, COmte-Calix, Calame.
& sprnsner aasno, keSouet, VICTOR chavez,
Lafon, b. 9. Koekkoek, Count de Bylandt, Y. de
H Hes Ssan o GsS[sf Dnss
Barnes, Girardot, Lassae, T. Frere, Zurcher, Nine.
de senezcourt, David Coz, Louis Robbie, \. Yer
Hue, L. p. verwee, Madol, Dillens, Calisch, Helm
Sa e. her1s H. t. Roe
Woolmer, Z. J. Cobbett, Sidney r. Percy, Lidder-
dale. Schultz. De Vrles, Duvieux, Reyntens. Rosen-
Muller, A. Van Hamme and Coutourier.
In the present notice there is room to specify
only lew. Among these "The Fayorites," by
Carand, stands conspicuous and deserves a
more expansive tribute than can possibly be COM
nsS % this sTs tine
this country. beautiful young lady In pink (how
faccid and cold seem these conventional terms in
the artist y stands erect, caressing enc dog while
another sports at her feet The ease elegance and
perfect indications which apreeminently delicious
brush alene can give TOumouche is equally happy
In ''Ihe Reverie," In which girl, attired in
cushions exquisitely araoesqued. "Buy My
Roses" is q most ingenious and tender piece
OF composition by Landele. A fair young oou-
Quetiere holds basket of roses with one hand and'
presents q bunch with the other. Her fresh and
Innocent beauty Of feature reminds one Of Byron's
charming is "Reading the Bible" by Meyer Won
ling belongs to that order OF genius which invests
q trine with Immortality and holds the ear OF pos
alone, the boy reading the Bible aioud his resh'
sweet, eager face Is aglow with dawning interest
the surprise with which an intelligent child's mind
catches at fine spiritual truth. The parted lips,
the widely open and riveted eyes, the tenderly
flushed cheek, the charming ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
are in delicious contrast to the PRIDE complacency
and devotion visible on the face of the listening
mother Altogether, this work will rank among
Meyer Won Brenen's most powerful rendtlons.
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ingly graceful and tender. young girl, partially
dressed, leans from balcony and gazes out upon
ton are in her eyes. She is in the scene, but not
OF it, Abstraction rests upon her cheek, and 1t Is
easy to see that the dewdropt verdure and soft ra
dance OF the landscape are partly lost to her.
Passan's "Biletd0ux is one OF the best things from
this artist the public here is familiar with-perhaps
Bible. Like admiration attaches Itself to s VICTOR
Chavet's 1.-THE Mirror" wherein q young girl,
into vine glass. The sidebcari on which the
glass stands contains mirror, and In this mirror
the girls face is reflected "sheep," BY verboeck-
kind OF description which sheep breeder at State
fair would claInor for The texture OF the wool is
for accusing his senses Of deceivlne him. and for
claiming that nature, and not art, spoke
from the rom his s aaa
imported by Mr.. Beaumont In 1s4l, Mr.. Beaumont
having been the first to import Verboeckhovens
pictures for sale. There is awonderful little paint
ing by Bakalowiez, representing young girl in
long green velvet Dress with train, leaving rsom
as she puts on some gloves. Two Spanish pictures
one by Zamacois and the other by Ruiperez-are
wonderful for the truthfulness OF attitude In the
solitary figure they contain. "Sweet violets." by
Bouguereau, Is one Of the loveliest female heads
contained in any collection OF paintings In this
country. lnexpressibly charming, too, Is "The
Little Coquette," by Charles Chaplin. A. delicious
little maiden OF fifteen, most picturesquely atured,
holds tray containing wine and glasses Bright
light falls all around her, and her budding form
and childish face are informed with q beauty at
once sensuOus, virginia. and pure. .C0mte-Calix
Is most gracefully represented by "The Morning
sanitation in which two young ladies belonging
Sister OF Mercy whom they encounter. The scene
Is quiet and PASTORAL stream, willow trees, q
somewhat secluded walk Professor Giulian0 con-
tributes "The Prophecy OF the Flower,n to which,
as to many other fine paintings we shall make
further reference.
THE MEMORY OF ST. DAVID.
Celebration OF the Feast Dav I'm the