The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-22

Water Coiors a. sarony's.

credit which he Is entitled to it was because our
intention then and there was TO 90 Justice to
Jew workers In the same line with whose efforts
his own had sometimes been Identified and the
excellence OF whose abilities certainly furnished
good reason for making their names known to the
public. Our present quarrel with Mr.. Sarony ia
not for powerlessness to produce good crayOns,
but for having acquired set OF fine water
colors which he hides away from view with
Q selfrenunciation that may be Scrip
rural, but that is very unjust to the pub
ho He has now about 6O water color
drawings on hand, which lack only one quality IN
order to be admired, and that Is visibility. You
are obliged to carry magnesium light around
with You IN order to see where they are. The gen.
eral public does not appreciate water colors;
very true but the general public VIII not learn 70
appreciate them 80 long az they are buried IN the
bowels Of the earth what Is much the same thing,
In rear premises, where genuine daylight 10 az much
sarony has hung his water colors in an apartment
&C the rear OIL Mr.. Paiard's store. No. $50 Broad
wsy tne j. ~ true and one At
painful scrutiny the visitor WIN be able
colors, mixed with few crayons, by Marry, Bris-
sot, Amado, Escosura, Wissart. Detti, Saunier,
sSsuf rdIovaSs
Franz Victor Adam, Brambilla Jules Noel.
Darcy, DeshaYea, Rob. Fieury and Carter. We
epigrammatsts, that language Is for the purpose
OF conceaiing thought; but we pretty sure that
not being seen. Here Is . collection OF which
almost any connoisseur or amateur might feel
proud. and the SIMPLE boon we ask is that
they may forthwith be hung In some place
where they may be perceived. The best Of all
these water eolors are those by Marry, although
some excellent specimens by other artlsts are on
hand Duveux has a sunset in unique contrast to
an MS 0ther, contributions and strikingy weird
and original; Desnayes has fine charcoal and
Wissart's most powerful contributions, and La
borne has truly delicious water color named
1.-THE Old Stage Coach" The scene represented is
the courtyard OF an old French provincial Inn, fifty
or honored years ago. Everything Is in charm
gy & state Of cramble and decay Mota
the soltened tiles wearing away beneath wind and
rain. Antique gables, like the touching fnger-
above projecting caves and arches, buttresses and
easements, each OF which has felt the Wondering
SORES through which hint is given Of those good
OLD times when lne moved only at stage-coach
speed In the midst OF these surroundings stands
the olo coach Itself, very much the worse Tor
wear but burly, sterling. varicolored and digni-
ned specimen OF Its class. To return to Marry,
however. This distinguished artist has several
water colors, all of which are fine, and one or
TWO OF Wnicn are simply magnificent TO the former
category belong his "RoIen" and .'Chartres,n.,
exquisite specimens Of architectural drawing, full
Of wonderfully truthful effects OF light and shade:
Among the Latter category are % be c,assed
last mentioned work is particularly admirable. on
the right hand side or the picture Is o steep and
o WHICH az be
through film OF miss and spray. The heavy
heavens are parted with vast rift Of light which
reveals seaguls nutterIng above the turmoil or the
ocean, and long drifting mast borne upon the
broad and angry swell OF gigantic wave. This
has the rush, the intensity. the power. the
splendor, the accumulated fury that every one who
mas Witnessed gathering storm at sea must have
II q Inn n uUh tntn prDn
means when he speaks Of the Immense insanity
OF the sea-" This confrontment of rock and ocean
.whitby Harbor" deserves to be received as among
the most powerful things that Marry has DONE
Holman Hunts .sshadow Of Death.''
We have already presented the readers Of the
HERALD with criticisms from several OF the leading
English weekles on Mr. Holman Hunts recently
completed picture named "The Shadow Of Death"
The too wing additional criticism from the Lon
don Art Journal Tor January
fhe Shadow Of DEATH is the title Of the picture, and
we ind THIS shadow 10 no more than the aeciasntai
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on the sack behind from collection Of ancient
penters mplcme It's bought at Bethlehem They include
drills auger mandrels plumb line, frame saw and
R PsaHss Time
Saviour The crown In the casket is COMPUTATION of
the forms corones OF the dynacs Of Antiochus and
Herod, and of the ancient and modern Persian mon-
The design upon the ivory surface Of the box Is almost
An exact copy from the ornamentaton OF
capitals Of columns still existing ut Persepolis.
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buildings Of the Christian era discovered Jerusalem
The landscape through the window represents the
hills OF Gaee, with 6ebel-a Covvies, the Hill OF Pre-
cipitaton and farther of the Plain OF JezreeL and be-
yond this, the mountains Of Gboa, almQs. meeting
the right the range Of Carmel while in the TAR distance
the left, are the remote mountains extending to Moab
behind the Jordan Thus we gain a fair IN.
assumed towards his task. In point OF indus
Try and patient endeavor the performance is
beyond praise On the realization Of the less
Important material Of pictorial represeD taon il will
IND probably above any work this age show But
eternity ofabor cannot the seal genius and 1t
Is when there comes need for insight into higher and
It's purpose In our Judgment 'hc shadow of Death is