New-York tribune., 1875-03-04
FINE ARTS.
AUCTION sALs OF MODERN PAINTINGS.


AUCTION SALE OF MODERN PAINTINGS.
Messrs. Leavitt will sell tonight at their
rooms In Clinton Hail. the collection OF pictures whloh
has been on exhibition during the last week al ther
gallery in Broadway and which according TO their an-
vertisement must be sold without reserve ~ 'ne
bidder close estate. Artsticay tho c0'ec"on
not OF much Importance but It Is not with'p' III
terest historically to the NewYork reader To wh'so
ears there come from Boston occasional reminis-
cent illusions 10 the late Mr.. Joseph Ames and
his wonderful portraits OF Rachel. Mr.. Ames there
il no doubt had the stuff In him for an excellent
painter. and ne did much highly creditaDle WORK.
but for reasons Of which know nothing. he dd not
paint enough good pictures TO couDerbaance the great
number OF cOur ary minded that said "NO, when
his artistreputation was put to the public vote The
story his portrait of Rachel was that he went ID
see that wonder the part OF CAMILLE. and was 80
much impressed by her that his return home he
painted a portrait of her from memory which was not
only an excellent likeness of the woman but good
ideal OF the character beside Certain it is that In
the meridian Of Boston at least ness Por-
trait of Rachel became the standard Portrait and
was 20 popular that the artist kept busy In making
COPIES Of it, and no genteman's house considered
complete without OF them. The original picture
did not really resemble the great actress 1t was only
superficial keness bnt every fresh copy still less
like and at he last they became as one may see Dy ho
presensp cmeD. traYestes Of her characteristic
beauty
not occasional resurrection like this. how com
pleely people NAV lose their heads and how much OF
the follow your leader element there Is in our human
composition There two other pictures by MT
Ames in this collection but they do not do his genuine
talent Justice A more valuable memorial Is No sO'
The Cavacade." by J. W. Glass. an Ameri-
can painter we believe but whose name
il almost unknown. though lie deserved, as
this little picture will prove. not TO be wholly
forgotten. Glass fond we should think, from the
few pictures OF bis that we have seen, OF SUBJECTS nc
Ion ging to the Cavalier and RJundhoad time In Eng'h
history and he painted them with considerable skill
Ought not such good specimen as TIL. OF man OF
sincerity and study. who was fairly on his way 10 make
a name for himself. and who was among the active
workers of atve time, TO b. purchased and
placed for safe keeping Museum, where, to tell
truth the who wishes TO study the develop
ment OF Art his native country Will Ind as little
of as pOssble Opportunities to get the pictures OF
halfoOscure artists ike Glass sci iom occur, and
they ought 10 be sz "a. IL Is partly lack OF money 10
doubt that Is thc way but it Ia much more lacA OF
interest. NJ. William Hunt IS represented here by
" Head" which was certainly not painted by him when
he was az his best, and Mr. BaScOck, another or
the artists who paint French after tbs school OF STRAIT
for French of Paris Is TO them unknown,
would surely have been accepted by easy Boston
II these pictures good specimens OF h' skill Nor
can the Corot" No 49, Justify the intense grief for his
about his picture the only signature OF COrOt that IL
bears IL on the corner. whereas Corot
usually signs his pictures all over o. tue Othtr manu.
the D0re No D. Is very good specimen OF TINS ARTISTS
inability 10 paint nature though 1t shows he can paint
decorative panels vita da'h But his work might
better be in black and white than pretend to
color for this scky green and scker buc Of the sky
make the picture look dead than 1t wOnld II local
color were not suggested M. 49, bit OF SILL Les well
painted and would deserve to brlns good price II th'
subject were interesting For what 1t is, 1t coul
not be better done There queer Paul Dclaroche
here-valleless except curiosity. and no way rep
resentatve of the artist. 1t is pity to hawk about
.uch unworthy scraps Of famous it Is like show
ing the toe-nas OF saint Another queer specimen
the Book Worms" by FcheI, where much clever
painting wasted Ia painting the backs OF certain gen
temen of century. who are all citing In the
same attitude reading out Of books which are all OF Tue
same siz. at desks all OF the same shape ranged IN
front Of bookshelves. IN whcl al tho yollmo' are
exactly alike except in the color Il their bindings.
FIchel is very rarely y stupid as thlL Tle citaloxn
OF the present collection l. well print ana not dedccd
by 30 much Oi IN" Comment W. idriy o,n u vi,
The spe ling Of French names 900, Is as rule correct
Bur lay Is DliGs name printed without che accent an
Will our lkers neser learn that LEhiant de
Metz is the name Of tIe ariistt lis name 10 LIh
flnt de Metz ~. his name - Lluf1nt ana No cane
from Metz but ms name Is aiways printed IN our news
papers aud catalogues as II ho were an INFANT
phenomenon
The auction sale of paintings at the art gal
lery at No sl5 Broadway continued last evening.
an the remainder Of collection was sod with the
exception OF few pictures which were with
drawn for want OF suitable prices. The at
tendance was mewhat larger than on tho evening
prcylOus. aud tbs bidding was moro SPIRITED
The prices obtained were Considered very goOd
he most earnest competition dnrng the sale was for
The Runaway Apprentice" by +. BrutL OF VIENNA:
The painting finally sold 10 Charles r Hdzelne oi
PDiadelphla for O0 Among the Otner pictures whch
commanded high prices were winter on me RIVER
schedt" by W. Vester OF Antwerp, sOO ltrance 10
the Forest OF FOntaiuebeau by N D. La Peua Dliz 0f
Paris, s25j "Thr Rejected Sultor by L. olr cf Paris