The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-15


1876" will be on exhibition Snedecors Gallery, Fifth
avenue, near Twenty third street, until Tuesday next
when il will be tho New York State building in
the Centennial grounds.
EXHIBITION PAINTINGS AT LEAvIrr's
There are now ON exhibition at Lcavitt's Art Rooms
No. SIT Broadway the paintings contained In the pri-
vae collection or William Mcnxics and number from
another private collection to be sold by order Of Mr.
John d. Townsend, attorney. The greater portion Of
them painted by tho artists for the collectors
They generally of cabinet size and, almost without
exception first class specimens Of the artists rep
resented. A largo number OF them by our best
American artists and many painted ten twenty
years ago.
One OF the most interesting OF the cabinet size paint
ngs Is Thc Herald in the Country" by tho late W. s,
Mount. hunter has thrown aside his gun and game
and standing by rail fence reading TO old farmer
who leaning ptchfork, and listening ntcntly to
piece OF important news from a copy OF the NEW
YORK Herald. Tho figure OF the hunter is perfect
portrait OF tho artist himself. and the picture ITSELF
ASIDE from the local interest attaching to it, is good
one picture by G. H. Boughton, about three BY two
feet in size, represents battle field by moonlight aud
contains number oil figures, dead and dying with tho
watch nres OF the living scattered over the field.
There are two by Constant Meyer, one OF them, IRE
lgous Meditation, being HE size figure OF young
woman in deep thought the illuminate BlbIo
which rests on her lap The other IS smaller figure
OF young girl IN garrett, and from the window may
be the roofs and stceplcs Of the city the early
morning II has much OF the same sentiment which
the artist worked into his last work, The Song OF the
Shirt" though II bears the date Of 1852 Two little
pictures BY s J. Guy are full of the poetry OF every
day lite, youth and Agc' being represented by a
little schoolgirl who with her school books thrown
down. Is fastening to the dress OF her grandmother
bunch OF spring flowers The old lady holds
large book, and has taken from between its leaves
a spray OF pressed autumn leaves The other picture
contains half little child shielding her head from
tho sun with large burdock leaf and blowing tho
seeds OF daudclIon. "Dom,n.c SAMPSON Is Of
tho hes, figures painted by George H. Hail. .'rhc
Tender Passion" by J. q. Brown Is carly example
botn OF the sentiment and the artist boy and girl
other picture by the late J. =. Weir gives the in
terror Of his studio. early Morning" vigorous
p' ny S ssps on
by Kensctt; informing on tho Rhine, by George In
ness pheasant Valley Adirondacks," BY A. Lamr,e;
Summer Day.' by James IL Hart, and Sum
mer Afternoon" BY X. ". Hubbard, arc pictures
best works. cow
Meadows" by Sanford r. clifford; "vlew from
K !iws,s Glove" wu, BY D Smile, and I'd
by these about twenty years ago. aud are entirely dit
fcrcnt in treatment from their manner OF painting at
present A small sketch Of in camp is by
Thomas Hicks, IN 1901 An interior with figures by
Henry Bacon, bears the date of 1867. 'Sprng, /"
summer and Autumn are BY Regis Gignoux A
portrait OF Washington in pastel by J. Shnrpess
one Of three done at Nj. Vernon, and presented by
HIM to General McHenry. portrait in oil
r. y. Morse IN Washington IN 1875 Among the
foreign pictures the conspicuous s "The Youth
of Tasso,n by Professor Bower. Of Dusseldorf, which
engraved Tor the Art Union. small beach, by
Escnsora has special interest attached 70 II from the
OF the figure being that Of Baldn who Is repre-
scented at work in the midst OF his sketchng apparatus
very nno example OF Il. CASTOR is called devotion y
Feeding tho bucks" by Leroy, IL also very
good .'The Politician by schnolz:' tine
n merry little girl eating bread and Jelly,
by f. Labrihon of Paris; ''rhc Pet Lamb by !. dc
Bucl; 'vcw IN Holland" by W Rae'ofs; Lake
H. L. Rolfe, ono Of tho nUcss ash painters
in tho world are al very nne works by these artists
There arc ALSO good examples OF Paul Soyer, William
son. Edward Moran, ,. Aubrey, pecrus, Zubcr Buhlcr
and others including water colors and etchnes by +.
dc BrackeIcar H. Smith. r. ;. Cozxcns, 10 Bias, &c
n marble bush and head In alto reiicro BY Launt
Thompson. They will be exhibition until the even
ings OF Tuesday and Wednesday, April is and H.