New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-24

Berlin, Cologne and Paris were to be Satur-
day at Christie's; some Of them representing the
great galleries of their own cities, and armed with
the long purses Of their Governments There were
few Foreigners il is true, at the Mendel sale, but
they only made it the worse for Mr. Disraelrs
theory, for they bought foreign pictures exclusively
of which yen will recollect there were not few
of high character. / did not hear a single foreign
bid for the Friths and Wards the Landseers and the
Milais, which Englishmen disputed among them
selves so eagerly, nor even for the Constables and
Turner'S. Nor was the English Government so care
full of ts own school as to send a single known COM
mission TO secure example of one of its great
est men for the National Gallery. What Mr..
Disraeli about' And why should Belgium and Sax
Ony now be permitted 20 carry off treasures from
Englandf Is it that the purchase of the Peel col
lection some years since has given the nation a sur
felt of Dutch art
Preceding the Bredel pictures came few very i'm
portant works English and Others. Gainsborough,
belonging TO Mr.. Grey, 40x50 in, fine example OF
that master sold for f3 465. Abraham with Hagar
and Ishmae described a sunny landscape OF
Italian character, by John and Andrew Both 41x49
in., was bought by Mr. Colnaghi, London dealer,
for ca 725. The first of Mr. Breders collection which
exceeded $1,000 was John Both, 19x25, land
scape with numerous figures, e, 732. Cuyp, 1sx29
river scene by Hobbema, 1sx25, which was sharply
contested, and fell at last to Mr. Nieuwenheys, Of
Brussels, for GO ,22J. The Enamoured Cavalier by
Francis Mieris signed T. NJ, and dated 1858, on
panel 6x13 ill., was started at $500 and sold TO Mr..
Colnaghi for "a 300. J. Ruysdaels The Ruin, 1sx2j
in. brought f2,3lO.
The gem of the whole sale was a Pastoral
Scene by Adrian Van den Velde, described
a woody Landscape. with a soping meadow In
front, in which are two cows lying down beyond
these stands horse of mouse color to the left Is
third COW. and near it is sheep rubbing itself
against tree on the opposite side are woman
milking goat, another woman with child in her
arms and boy close to them are two kids playing
together, and sheep lying down on the left the
eye looks through vista to the distant landscape
a fine clear sky adds luster to the scene; 13ll-nch
by l21s-inch panel signed on the foreground, and
dated 1862 from the collection of the Countess OF
Holdernesse, 1902; Mr. John Ever, 1882
and Brooke Greville, 1886; see Smiths Cat
alome; pronounced by DR.. Waagen " III
every respect one of the finest pictures
by this great master" exhibited at the British In
stitution, 1874, 1854 and 1870 Mr.. Bredel paid
600 for il. Mr.. Arlington, well-known English
amateur, now started it with a bid of 1000 guineas
Mr. Rutter of Paris struck in with one OF double the
amount, and it was contested by Mr.. Addington mp
TO 4. 600 guneas, when he quilted the scene. The
picture became Mr.. Rutters-bdding as | under
stood for the Louvre-at f4515 which is certainly
good deal of money for bit of painted wood foot
SQUARE A Philip Wouverman followed, about the
same size. at Ct ,2s1 and the sale cOsed-so far as
the Bredel collection went-with Boy Angling by
John Wynants, 14z19 inches, one CT his most beau
tiful works, CISCO.
Art in America Is a topic which has, IN some
aspects, degree of interest for Englishmen. Ny.
Henry Blackburn well known in America as here,
delivered lecture il last week. Col. Forney was
in the chair, and need hardly say after that that
the lecture directed particularly TO the exhlbi-
ton of English works of art at. the Philadelphia
Fair Mr.. Blackburn, whose lecture was given IN
the rooms of the Society for the encouragement OF
the Fine Arts pointed out to bis English hearers the
importance of seeing English art fairly rep
resented in Philadelphia. He tod them that
the Americans had keen sense OF the
value of foreign pictures, and that there was
special inducement TO send because on this occasion
no duties would be levied. He argued-aH
| think most Justly from his experiment in sending
English water-colors to America in 1s73-that duties
on foreign works of art did not help the American art
ist The sale of American watercoors two years Later
had trebled The truth is the more exhibitors there
are and the more picture talk You can promote the
more pictures will be sold. The ordinary arguments
for protection do not apply in this case. Even Col
Forney intinated that all Pennsylvania as he Is, he
could not but regard free trade in art as likely 10
come at no distant date. g. W. :.