New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-23
FINE ARTS.
THE SHERWOOD COLLECTION.
now to discuss


Mr.. John II. Sherwood, who has long been
known to our artists Of their most munhoeni
patrons contemplating a long absence from NewYorE.
has resolved sell his entire gallery at auction He
does not seem be deferred by the apathy which has
recently seemed general at all picture sales. when
caused Zalnacois TO be withdrawn on Monday night
for want OF a bid, and spirited and characteristics
drawing OF Gerome to be sold for $50 Mr.. Sherwood is
of course incapable of the shfty expedents TO which
other sellers have OF late resorcd lie opens his gallery
to the public allows them to examine his pictures for
week. and then has them sold without reserve TO tho
highest bidder This may be after all the best policy
an honest sale will have Of tho OF novelty
The gallery Of Mr. Sherwood is in respect remarka
BILE. The greater portion OF his pictures have been
painted expressly for him. 1t is worth while to Gunner
ate the artists whose pictures have been painted at his
order. II is list of unusual length and merit: Bough
ton, Guy, ]. G.. Brown, Ryder, VIM. Morgan, W. Whit
redge ]. Beaufain Irving, Winslow Homer, W. H. Beard
Lawrie r. NJ Pratt, E. L. Henry, A. ID. sbattuek Geo.
c. Lambdin Jervs McEntee, George H. Hall, SANFORD
r. Clifford James NJ. Hart. William Bradford, W. NJ Ds
Wis, A. Cues, VIM. 7. Richards, W. l. sonntag. ~ j.
Heade and George Innes
The works by which many OF these artists are repre-
sented are among their best. The Boughton is the we'll
known puritan Scouts" sitting in the shadow OF q
great rock; and besides this there several smaller
but still excellent pieces by the same artst-one cola
night scene lighted by rising moon, which is gemi
its kind. There two three good things by j. u'
Brown OF which the best is street scene, which was
much admired at the Academy last year, newsOoy
defending little Italian fiddler from the assaults Of
boy-butcher, while thrifty dog away with
steak whittredge has three or four OF bis woodland
interiors full Of that perfect nature. which means per
feet art Mr.. j. B. Irving's Fad OF the Came Whon
first drew public attention TO him, Is here. I"ooi
wnsow Homers best works are especial ornaments %
the gallery; one that typical "New England schoor
house, which, If it should last thousand years "ous
De tho most authentic page OF the life OF to-day winch nov
exists on canvas. Few pictures have ever been p'in
with less nonsense about them His " Crackthe-wnP
forms n companion piece to the School-house' -'ne
fresh noisy outofdoors life which succeeds the see
and langud hours OF confinement One OF the pes"
hs army pictures is In this place aso-that wonderlup
studied group OF negroes called sometimes AIM
Transfers" and sometimes THE SHADY siie' NJ "
H. Beard IL represented by the picture he sent W '
Paris Exposition OF 1874 group OF deer eS'eVun-y
spirited A family OF sheep by shattueA slhH"
good Two landscapes by MeEntee' full OF the EN-
sentiment and the Honest hard work which IN ths v
,rt,st arc never separated; the superb view OF ."
Marks Column by Night" OF the best OF "iuo'u
Venetian studies; Heade's most brilliant flower al" Oh"
niece which no went TO Brazil 10 paint; some 'u'V
fruitpieces by Hall, and landscapes by Darauu
Inncs give some idea of the patience and lioer'hP wy
taste with which Mr. Sherwood has watched the prON
OF art in America. III,
The foreign pictures are OF the relative merit
There is Bouguereau, firmly and strongly drawn VIZ"
more than usual energy OF purpose, called be'O'o W
Storm :" a peasant girl taking refuge under q INV
"Mignon by Merle. one OF his most pla'ntVey PvI
faces a Diogcnes" by Geromc. smaller thah "''
mont's but called In catalogue the original Gown"
OF unusual size and gorgeousnoss--a Ponpei'n -
whom YOU would scarcely take for lady II iou ui0'
to-day. an exceedingly bs.ea: ple'are' Two '''-''