The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-09
ART MATTERS.
The Leavitt Arr Rooms Last Night-Pri-
vate View or the Beaumont Pictures.

The Leavitt Arr Rooms Last Night-Pri-
vate View OF the Beaumont Pictures.
From two O'Clock yesterday afternoon until ten
In the evening private view was given, at the
Leavitt Art Gallery, Of Mr.. J. p Beaumonts pic
lures. Reference to these and to the crcum-
stances under which they were collected was made
last Saturday. Mr.. Beaumont is q connoisseur.
not q dabbler, and bears something OF the same
relation to the ordinary picture dealer that he who
paints CON ansore does to the fribbling dfQetante.
year ago he went to Ems and Kissngen TO drink
the waters. But the Pierian spring proved more
attractive, and going for health he remained for
art. While invalids, who knew nothing and
cared less for aesthetics, impregnated them
selves with minerals, Mr.. Beaumont enriched
himself with the finest inspirations that he
could find expressed in the principal studios OF
Paris London and Vienna. He took with him
quenchess appetite for good pictures and drank at
the fountain of art as insatiably as Baron Num-
chausen's horse. The result is the present collec-
ton Of ISL paintings. To say that there is not
mediocre one among them is to say little. The
gathering Is the most valuable that the owner has
ever shown, and the significance of this fact will be
felt when it is borne ID mind tnat Mr. Beaumont
has been Interested in pictures for neary .aaic
century.
We can do little more this morning than reca.
pitulate what we said one week ago. At that time
the pictures had not been conveyed to their pres
ent locality, and our Judgment such as 1t was was
not made under the most favorable circumstances.
The collection now fills the two rooms OF the
Leavttt Gallery, and was seen yesterday for eight
pleasant hours amid the twittering of Gagged cana
ries the perfume Of chOicely disposed exotics
and the graceful chatter OF ladies, artists,
connoisseurs and critics. Seven hundred in
vitations had been issued, and insured
cSnstant stream OF guests from two to ten.
me wnolesOme palmness OF Spring seemed to give
q fresh sparkle to admiration, and almost many
good things were said as adorned the walls
cemy saas Snarm9g sudaGy which a. comp
mont, aided and Allotted by the Leavitt Brothers,
mas placed No. on the catalogue 'The Favorites,"
by Joseph Caraud. This is esteemed by many the
chez dGuvre OF the artist The subject Is beauti-
full young girl, dressed in pink satin, caressing
OF her damb pets, while the other waits fondly and
patiently at her feet. The young girls face wears
that look of gentle confederation which makes
itself felt in the fondling of dumb avorites. The
painting OF the dress is welnigh miraculous. One
almost feels the sense Of touch jealous within him
In anxiety to compete with the eyes in examining
the fneness and softness OF the fabric and its
glossy cohesion. The stir texture, the brilliant
wrinkles, the gittering folds and falls and the
smooth, warm, adhesive nap are reproduced with
desired
This picture and Meyer Won Bremen's "Reading
the Bible" will probably be pronounced the gems OF
the collection. "Reading the Bible Is enchanting
in far different style. A little rustic sits reading
the Scriptures to his mother. This is the whole
story; but 1t is so artlessly, touchngly and 80
exquisltely told that we wonder not that longer
and more reverent pauses have been made in front
OF this picture than before any other in the rooms
Reverence for what she accepts as Inspiration
blends In the mothers face with love and admira
ton for her boy-such love and admiration only
mother can feel and only ones own flesh and
blood can give birth to. The boys face is that OF
young country lad, slightly localized, perhaps; art
less and eager rather than beautiful holy with the
a vtrnfn ond
fresh and sweet, not less with the pure air of
country home than with the spiritual atmos
picture like this Is an idyl OF home, madrigal Of
the freside 1t derives no mere glamour from the
name OF the artist 1t has no fictitious value: 1t
in which idea that is simplicity itself is worked
out with al the sweetness and power 1t will pos
cinating expression of day-dawn intrOspectlon. A
| girl, unfinished In toilet leans from the balcony
and gazes upon the early landscape. Her eyes
| meanwhile the observer feels that she Is watching
her own heart: Enamored OF her own emotions
she sees herself mirrOred in consciousness, like
Narcissus in the brook, and the dewy GOODNESS of
the landscape is in contrast with the emotional
Morning Salutations," by Comte Calix, is pos
sessed OF certain graciousness that is not easily
described; Two young ladies belonging ,n to the
walk in the country Sister Of Mercy. They make
her low and reverential salutation, to which she
Enthusiastically responds with reserve that,
while somewhat stiff, is too gentle to be austere,
too serious and unaffected to be ungainly The
bloom and brightness of the morning scene and OF
the two reverentiai young girls serve to emphasize
i the air Of conscientious pensveness worn by the
| Sister Of Mercy.
We have mentioned but four pictures and have
made only an introduction, expecting to return to
| the theme and leiSprely to make note OF all the
and evening during the present week, the sale at
Clinton Hall not occurring. until the evenings
Of next "Wednesday and Thursday week
| Great Britain and Belgium are represented
and among the more prominent names
Sur1 geon RGe Ly
Plassan, Florent Willems Comte Calix, Caame,
Zuber BUTLER, Baron, Bouguereau, Caraud, Caro-
LafOn, b. @. KoekkOek, Count de Bylandt, " de
yos, Henriette Ronner, George Armdeld, W. G.
Barnes, Grardot, LassalIe + Frere, zurcser Nine.
de senezcourt, David Col, Louis Robbie, +. YER
boeckhoyen, Mile, Bakhuyzen, tn. de Heqye
L. p. verwee, Madiol, Dilens, Caisch, Helm Bur
gers, Aufrray, Ch. Landele, Loutrel, Van 0s, II. j.
mer f. J. Goblet, Sidney r. Percy, Lidderdale,
Schultz, De vres, Duvieux, ReynJens Rosenboom,
Gaume, Tschaggeny,. yerheyden, c. L. Muller, A.
Among pictures which we have not present
space to further specify are Effect Of Candle
and Goats" by Eugene VerboecKhoven; IAN In
terior-The Lady, Greyhound and Parrot" by @. L.
yerwee; "A Lady of Modern Rome, by J. Jnliana
Aspirations by w. Helmsfey; "The Reading Les
son" by II. Vaarberg; Caught by George ArOn-
field; ''The Mirror by Victor Joseph Chavet;
''Out OF School," by ]. Athenaise Aunray
'erhe Reading Lesson,'' BY L. Walton
.'Reading the WILL" an episode OF viii
lage liie in Normandy, by Theodore dc Heuyel;
Hollander's Cup Of Tea" by A. J. Madol; "rhe
Guardsman,n by Edouard zamacois; "Reverie,n
perez; ''The New Picturen and 'The Cabinet OF
Antiquities" by A. Rosenboom; View on Lake
Como BY Count A. de- Bylandft "Prepafng pm IN
Charles Chaplin; andscape-winter," by J. +.
Kruseman; "The Sand Cart" by Henrlette Ronner
and David Col; 'The Prophecy Of the Flower" by
Professor Barthelemy Gihliano; Coast scene-A
Clean OF Sunlight" by J. T; Schultz; "The
HaInme sTnterior-Lady with Paroquet," BY
and 'The Boudoir,n by A. Rosenboom; "After the
Fox" by George Armdeld; ''rhe Billet D0ux," by