New-York tribune., 1874-12-01

Ia ,nted with chalk and water and the girls are not
made O, very fine clay, but the drawing Is remarkably
strong considered the work OF young man. ana tue
facial expression successfully seized. Mr. Bridgman
,bould have kept on in this field, he would have won
,ure laurcIs in IL; but II may Judge by small
picture, No. 393. he as followed the fashion,
and left Paris for Cairo, whero he Is en-
gagged in painting the eternal donkey ana
the everlasting carved doorway that nave
arred so many paiuter before MN. For some artists
It's not step down to donkeys. but 1t is for Mr. Bridg-
man. Mr.. J. o. Davidson, in No. III, " of Newport
has painted a spirited little picture; the ship IS excel
Ieny dOne aud there is much Ike and movement IN the
water and sky though the rishthand half Of the can
vas Is less interesting than the rest Bat the picture Is
full OF promise in ted where. slnguldry enough VIC
have thus far accomplished very little.
Mr.. Oliver l. Lay puts venetian soldy and earnest
ness into his picture; we wish he could adj Venetian
grace and beauty OF color The grace, We might add,
for IL OF manly sort. and Mr Lay is manly ear
nest painter-to our thinking one Of the best OF our
portrait painters-the cO.Or would De a harder task,
partly because he cannot. should guess,
have q natural love OF color, and partly be-
cause there Is no color In modern dress and
surroundings and the artist supply 1t artlhciay.
Hence he T. lot and this strangeness Il re-
ncced painting, and his paintings meet with no
response in tn eve OF tn ordinary spectator Two Tor
oIgn pictures. by + D. regger, Italian Beggar
Singers" the ot by i. Vluter, Dancing Party in
gvabla" found many admirers but the picture by De
recgcr is far the OF hIs twC-Oetter grouped
and better drawn with much nature and earnest
ness. Especially the group at the left the blind man
led in by two singing children. has much simple noble
ness and reminds OF own master, stman John
SON or another foreigner. Mr. Carl Huaner are
sorry we say good word, but his pictures are
really TOO fI below STANDARD that has been set up
81 the treatment Of such suo by Knau and Fere.
ana even by minor artists ike Saleltn and Meyer Won
Bremen, that should waste any words upon
thcm. We hardly thought It possible for
such poor WORK 10 be pro 'uced in Germany
to-day. Tie sutca. only compare these pictures
with the Defregccr learn for himself the difference
tetweer real painting aud MAKE e-beieye. There are
other paintings Ia r.eAy that deserve notice in the
present exhibition, but wc have mentioned the most
striking. \ pleasant feature OF the collection is the
number o. new pictures such have not been shown
before. The artists TO have been busy and col
irclors, as usual. generous The hanging. too. does
credit 20 tho Committee. taste anl Discrimination
DECORATION FOR rEALY-THE ST. LOUIS ART So
CIETY -AMBGJrYP.s, C-sTS, AND Originals
PAUL VIEoNrSE, G.oRGIJNE, AND OTHER MAS
TIERS N 4 CAMBRIDGE DRAwING-EOOM.
The Pope has conferred the Order Of st.
Gregory on Mr. George Peter Alexander Uelly, in re
cog,Iuon % the art-ts merit shown in TIE recent
portrait has painted OF uIs Hol 'ess.
Tie ST Louis AIT Society. though not pecuniarily
vrv prospero.s orcinzilou. having at the last ac-
:
Co be donG best WIG ,he little has, to IN
tere,t the puOc In things beo sing To culture. Meet
fu- ot the Society held On The last Frldy OF every
month. when an entertainment IS OF red to the mem
Jers, consisting OF ac, r'tducoi an essay or poem
upon some lrt suiI'ct, and discussion upon some
theme related 81 AIT AT the meeting held on Oct so,
The programme consisted OF O. Qldrtette by A0t; an
ori-ual poem written and recjcd by Mr.. j. j. Bailey
q Concerto b. M.ulslssIou, Gld QIIrtette by V.
Lachncr As tue music Is SAID 10 have been very well
performed. ana IN poem gooI one and well pro-
uouncej and as fncre va. lively attendance OF mem
brrs, Be ,ubu that thi. profitable way Of spend
IL AN evening aud that some Art Societies nearer
home ct letters written to the maglznes telling
how r.cA they are. .light well afford 70 initiate.
Tae managers Of tue Society announce their intention
OF purcla-.uca considerable number OF autotypes to
"a 10 their ddy considerable collection. ana II their
funds will permit they mean % lmpor, from Europe
casts from antique sculpture. l. we might pre-
sumo to oler advice unasked would suggest to the
ranagement that tney may easily money in
these puc la-as ana that oIe OF original painting or
Statue wiz Oc 70, more service ana give more pleasure
6, the general pu5; than many autoUpes
and plaster casts. ana it ought TO be more
widely known than 1t is, tAat comparatively
Small sums Of money in iuticlous hands will
evcunow procure w.la- ~ art well worth having. In
certain parlor not hundred miles from Boston we saw.
few weeks ago h~a pictures by famous masters.
al their Win 10 thtIr authenticity, all 10 good
condition. PICTURES IuAl Wul4 ne OF ItdL ScINCe
40 TIE general plouc, giving pleasure TO the most cu
flvlte4. uud Y.4- those less 4dvInced to reach
higher plane. Tar. was noble PORTRAIT by GOrgiOne,
~ exceptional specimen " very master;
ample- o. Pau. V.rouc.c. OF them notably fine;
portrait bv Tutorotto and a Titan portrait OF Car
dina! most Interest NJ subject aud in treatment
These were the principal but there other smaller
md les important pieces, but valuable IN their way,
and al were bought fox . sam not exceeding
O. OO0 10 secret % -uch purchase Is OF course that
Il was made by mIa VITO knew what he was looking
1or and knew when ne had found n, and who
10 be thrown III li- by dirt and over painting.
lie thus bought fo.A song wAi:, 1t were offered
f1r sale could not Poe blu-It for many times the money
T. cost llu. Yet trcr" are -t,l the chances IN
plenty II the -1t =oI Of people could be look
ont for them.
This matter becomes ~ Importance when we consider
{nat Ar, socet-. -. being formed all The country
I'll these days. and t.It they all follow IN the same ru
flor can see any 20 spend their money but IA
buying "autotvpos' iad plaster casts" Yet these
things interest very few people. Those VINO for
Chem are mainly travelled folk who have the orGi
nl and Ike recall them 10 memory but 1t Is not in
reason that they should have mlch significance nor
atiracvencss for tae uIttute l, lay be well enough
( every Society o. have eW OF these copies, but
fhev ought to str X, original piece by good
master cir painting statue, and they ought TO
leep their eyes open for what may be doing at their
own door that good. and secure that possible. II
zuay not be great. Il not likely that 1t viii be. But
4uy the best that presents ITSELF and be that what
ever good II Will live, and help something better
than Itself TO appear III time.