New-York tribune., 1875-02-24
FrNE ARTS.

LEAVITT's SALE OF AMERICAN PAINTINGS
The Messrs. Leavitt sold last night, at
their gallery No. ST. Broadway collection Of less than
q hundred pictures all Of them By American artists and
the greater part sketchy. unpretending way, suf-
ciently representative Of attached to them
email well printed catalogue accompanied the exhib
ton, of which we say word in expression OF
wish the practice OF commenting on the pictures
might be given up entirely by the catalogue makers "a
brilliant work." work Of unusual interest" The
mastery OF the artist is TO advantage in this
work." gem exqusitely flashed" "A genre picture
by this great pOrtraitpainter is indeed rare, &C. &c.
and so On-tLis is the right butter wOman's rank TO
market and vulgarzed the whole affiir, spelling the
espectabe effect Of the welhung pictures, the cheer
fully lighted gallery and the neat little catalogue with
this impernnence the counteriumper There was not
an instance in which there could be gwen good reason
for the comment being made at ALL and with the one ex
ception of the Mr. Bakers picture. Learning
the Lesson No. 81. the comments would have done as
well on any other pictures the ones they were at
tached 70. Toward the end 1t is plain that
over the comments be fell asleep
And sewed them on his Dream,
e',e why was M Edward MOran's d" Fortress Monroe"
No & called "a grand collection - The catalOguist prob
ably was composing ttlepage to Sale OF the Future
Mr. Edward Gay had a good free study here, Evening
by the River" Nj. Gay is artist we wish we saw
,ore Of hui we suppose we shall any than
we do at present until Boston people have as many
of mis- pictures OF Massachusetts, coast they want
for the Massachusetts coast has never been painted so
far az we know with thorough sympathy and knowl
edge Gay brings It. aud 1t being the most pictur-
esque and poe have the lovers of it are not
content with as much OF SwampscOt Hi ngham, GlOuces-
Ter aud Beverly they can assimilate in sum
Yner; they want 10 IL for Winter USE In dull
eastwindy days, and they therefore Law In
stock Of Gay. to that cheerful end. The present
picture was Of this Sort one Of his BEST IT was
little Freuchy and Corosb but this 10 suit Boston.
VI of the Pines
con hardly be the picture all found striking,
ago yet we don't Like 10 think Of so able man re-
peating himself. Perhaps this is the sketch Tor the
picture That once woke many prophecies OF promise
in A time that now seems almost Lacnstrine MI r. r.
rder's Cosy Fireside" and also his Old Kitchen at
Huxley y Y" amiable little studies OF OLD umes
before civilization fed away at the approach OF fur
Daces and gas. We look upon old women who read the
Bible IN this demOnstrative way as studlonyths OUT
they are supposed To give moral ana elevated tone 10
ktudies Of mere furniture ike this 80 we VIII not oo
feet further We hope Mr. Ryder viii go on and paint
al the Cosy Fresdes he fad, before they utterly
dsapoear Mr. Z. W. Perry took some liberties with
Anna Hathaway's Cottage but one could blame
him WIN saw the pretty picture he made OF the sub
iect-a sketch rather than nnished picture "hen We
ssw thi. kitchen civilization had invaded 1t IN the
shane OF coOkingstOve and Nj Perry's pretty whlte
kitten was an equally pretty tortoseshe one ana the
,oom was more as il Rembrandt had had the light and
,pre N .uit himself and shall suit US, too There
vere other pictures here that gave some pleasure
Mr. ,McEntees To the woOds-rhe Hunter, was cheer
rgl IN It's melancholy and there was dog IN II most
cva,lv touched though he small enough 10 be COW
c-ed nv the tin Of ones forefBger Mr. Eastman John
son. Pet Lamb No. IS. gpretty picture, II the
catalogue did make fun Of 1t and Mr. J. G. Browns
picnic in The Woods was the most important picture
paiped by Mr. Brown, though the catalogue didsay
itwas II was made-up piece of selfconseious children
Who arin,t know what play or childhood means. nor
Was there any good painting in tho Dietnre-and yet MI
p,c.vD can naint well too after fashion OF his own
Nr Geo c. Lambdin bad some graceIuI iIes1rio0Ank
flowers and old pictare, " The AlOhlss wa msiA =
pleasant subject IN whch the acllon DI OO.h NJ
eiyen that OF the father was e&ceiIeht M.
wtusIow Homer had a picture entirely unworthy Of ls
reputation 1t was called GraeeHooPs, but WY, VINO
can tell These ladies had no hoops anG ceutAy tHeS
mad no grace There pictures here by Blersladta
very one hike German painting on copper a Ihe
.udo} tue last century cabinet piece by Cole Beaeh
scene by W. T. Richards: ana % eevS. ~, NJ Beard
a new cast Of tue old dice some oI alss E.uehs t
Brdeesslite birds, somewhat fataly reiDihunR Us VI
Iol,onrs perdrtx, and others by Ed%ara MorAn JAMES
UsTt Wbittredge. s. H. Clifford, and Dc Haas. -
Following IL list Of the principal PanIlngs anu uie
prices at winch were sold; Inc suIprso, 9y ~ a,
IL WyaDt and A. f. TAFT ssS; LsnoSc@Pe ON On Ibs An
saDe by William Hart tzSoi SCUM 'loop.n' Ii xas
kills" 6y 8 R. Clifford 800; E,sI ioc1, ,hs Iss
Hsysp." by Snrrcn; ;sa1. s'O Crossng iae Brook"
ay James M Hart ssss; After the Storm" by H =.
Church go Landscape by Thomas Cole 20 eO.c ncCn
Light on the sound" by M r. a. De Iaa. To- 80 srr Ms
pelIDg the MIST" by Edward Moran, sa2S c Ie1 pa
Woods we're Green. . by William Hart. tSo "Ihe PeI
Lamb BY Ea,tmso Johnson as the sTiS Woods the
0lster, bT Jeryis NeEatee ;ioe wiliess oii'ics'