The New York herald., 1874-05-22
The Board OF Freeholders of H
rhe new Board Of Health in Jersey City have mad
ART MATTERS.
Exhibition Of Sculpture.

Exhibition OF Sculpture.
There is at present on exhibition at the Leavftt
Art Rooms small but interesting collection OF
sculpture, the work OF an American artist, who re-
sides in Italy. The most important work is q liie-
size female statue, Illustrating Thomson's ilnes:-
Harmed, and Startling Ike the fearful lawn.
Then to the flood she rushed.
The pose OF the figure is remarkably graceful, ano
there is in the whole expression of the work
femininity and poetry not often found in modern
statues. The sense OF motion is well expressed.
and the compositions ofthe lines leave nothng to
be desired. "Musidora' is one of the most charm.
cling Of the figure is above the average, and the
work has been carefully finished in 1.-The
a5Sle Mca !. replica ai9 om Statue Of the
same title by the sculptor. Mr.. John A. jackson
tnat EXHIBITS er rne pleasing aea , WIN
Cupid bending his bow and several ideal heads
complete the collection OF marble works Astron2
and lie like portrait oil sumner In plaster viii
also attract attention by It's marked individual.
lty. The collection will remain on exhibition Tor
some time.
The Haseltine Collection.
The exhibition OF the Haseltlne collection win
close this week, when such OF rhe works as remain
unsold will be removed to Philadelphia. Two I'D.
mirable works have been added to this collection
during the week. "Aftcr Dinner" by Micnasl.
panter OF great power. but not well known at TINS
side OF the Atlantic, and 'sPlaying at SOldiers' by
our old friend Saientin. F#t sF
Art Notes.
Francheschis memorial bust OF Gottschalk has
arrived from Paris and is nowon exhibition in the
library Of the Academy OF Design a-
Bonnat, the great French painter, is represented
in this years Salon by an intensely naturastic
crucinxon, which he calls LIE Cnrist. 1t Is said to
be marvel Of execution.
Some OF the best known French artists, like NM.
Baudry, Bida, A. Desgofre, Diaz de Ia Pena, ].
Dupre, E. Frere Hamon. Jalabert, Legros Meis.
sOnler, Milet, Regamey, Roybet, Tissot and Others
besides M. A. Stevens whom we are not to call
Frenchman, and Mile. R. Bonheur, are not repre-
sented in this years Salon.
An American lady artist, Miss Gardener carries
or the honors Of the Paris Slon. Her "Corinna"
is said by the critics to be OF the most attrac-
tive works in the exhibition. sl~ss.sM s
The following remarkable letter has been ad.
dressed to the editor of one of the English dailes:
SIR-Some few weeks ago visited the studio OF
M. Courbct. In switzerland. whittier he has retired
before the mcnaces oil the french government.
scenery-lake and m0untain-and, while was in
his studio, lour or FIVE pictures were exhibited to
myself and otners-thc Others being three artlsts,
one Belgian and two English. The pictures wele
all admired, but two OF them especially excited
pcturs or OF Lake "''ns Leman at snuser'm the
other the .Castle OF Chlllon with the sur
rounding aKe and ~, A. we gazed
remarked that II was such work that the French
Salon had excluded because OF M. Courbets con-
nccfion with the Commune. Thereupon the rest
OF us earnestly advised that M. Courbet should
offer those two pictures, al least, TO the ROYAL
Academy at London. which we proudly affirmed
was not TO be influenced by political considera-
ti0ns NJ. Courbet did send the pictures. They
now awaiting an order from the artist for their
immediate dlsposai-except one, which has been
purchased by an American Tor 5000 francs. OF
course theory to explain the rejection of NJ Cour-
bets pictures suggests ltsef ut but II Is one
which would no. ike to discuss, especially after
the expressions OF opinion in your own and other
English journals upon the ostracsm OF the same
artist by the French Salon, NJ. u. G.