The New York herald., 1873-12-02
ART MATTERS.

The Leavitt Art Gallery Last Night.
Last evening ct the Leavitt Art Gallery was the
final evening which permitted view, in their en-
tirety OF the very handsome collection OF pictures
which have been visible there during the past
week. or course the rooms were crowded, and,
brilliant with lights and vocal with BIRDS the scene
was animated and pleasurable. Special groups ar
ranged themselves ct intervals around half Q
dozen favorite productions First among these
deserves to be mentioned "Happiness and Char
ity.n by Carl Muller. The subject is one in which
correct drawing OF the human form, rich and deli
cate cooring and afectionate sentiment are
chiefly necessary. All these were present woman,
whose countenance beams with benencence, suckles
q baby, whose curled-up limbs sufficiently be-
speak its happiness without rendering 1t necessary
for It's face to become visible That, OF course, is
hidden against the affiuent breast from which the
infants mouth drains nourishment At the right
OF the woman who emblemizes Charity stands =
child angel whose diviney upraised eyes express
an ecstatic blessing. At the left stands another
cnild-angel, Its forehead wreathed with morning
glories, and bunch OF myrtle in its hands. The
drawing OF the figures is almost faultess, and the
nesh tints are dehciously soft and warm, but the
principal magnetism Of the picture resides in the
inenableness OF the sentiment
Another group surrounded the precious little
moroccan OF Meyer Won Bremen, entitled "Rest for
the Weary, and representing little peasant maid
sitting on solitary piece OF rock, while her almost
baby sister, quite tired out sleeps at her leet The
TUCK Is OIL OfcIlOOkluk tue sea, uuu Tie seo
washes and rpples in the radiance OF soft pink
sunset The picture is an exquisite Interpretation
OF tender mood OF child lie.
Daubigney's "Twilght on the Seinen produced
admiration from every connoisseur in the rooms.
huge mass Of sloplng shore Is drenched In black
est shadow. The only light that sautes the eye Is
renected upon q shallow sheet OF water, planted
here and there with tussocks, and neoked with
lazily noating ducks; For sense Of Loneliness,
sadness, yearning and mystery, Twilight on the
Seine'' Is not surpassed by any other picture III
this exhibition.
ever been accorded to . picture shown in This
country by Auguste Bonheur Is due to his ''Drv-
ing Cattle Home In the Afternoon Low. swamp
ish lands, covered with coarse, short grass are
wet with 0rackish pools and lit with weird cross
light that throws a strange and unfamiliar sheen
level cattle are struggling home and the sense
that comes to the observer Is that of some rude
and wild locality, it with spectral diagonal light
at the close OF an afternoon none OF the brightest
AS none OF these pictures are among those to be
disposed or tonight at Clinton Hail. an opportu-
nifty remains to-day for inspecting them.
Novelties at Schaus'.
Yesterday truly great picture. by Ad. Schreyer,
was hung at Schaus'. 1t Is called "L'Abreuvoir,"
ana comes from the famous collection OF the Ger
man railroad king, Dr. Strousberg This collection
cost its collector about $6Oo0 The present pic
ture, which was disposed OF in Europe at private
sale, measures 40 inches by 6S and s probably one
OF the most valuable that DR.. Strousberg possessed
We have space only to say that the subject repre-
sents half dozen horses, probably OF the Wal
lachan breed, drinking at though. The theme Is
handled with truly gigantic power, and the
knowledge that such q chez d'suUre, from such a
hand and never before seen in this country, IS on
view win probably crowd the Schaus gallery
to-day.
There is also another exquisltely painted little
picture, by Mr.. J. Beauiain Irving, called .sIhe
Book Worm" and an exquisite engraving, a COM
bination Of stpple, etching and mezzotint, en-
graved by W. II. simmons, after Henry LIE Jeune.
Only artists proofs are on hand. IL is called
s.Great Expectations"