New-York tribune., 1876-02-29
FINE ARTS.
SALE OF THE SANFORD PICTURES.

The Sanford collection of pictures, to he sold
today has drawn great number Of visitors during its
exhibition at Mr. Miners rooms, No SfJ Broadway ard
no collection that has offered for sale this Winter
has contained many eoodwOrks. The cLIef plece
tho walls H. of course the "rrcyOn" No 49, Landscape
an River View, with Cattle, Holland. This Is pic
tre Of considerable size (G040 inches) aud the best
specimen of tho master that las been exhibited in this
city for many years. One wonders whether even the
hard times OF which hear ad much will have
the power to prevent an aniuAed contest such as we
should have seen in the good old days such
terpice Of life and sunshine asfhis. Only In many
years can the opportunity procure specimen of
Troyons capital work. for Frencpophets at least not
without honor in their own contry, and Troyon is
nf the most highly priced Of PASTORAL poets In his
France as he is Ia En- Gland AID wherever else hc IL
KNOWN H. Is a master in drawing and composition,
and In the management OF r,lih aid space. But he
might be such master aud ye passed away with
Other fashions DO praised ont by the few, II he had
not the creative power that bpathes life into the work
OF his hands Sitting before It's plcure-and it Is not
one Of his greatestwe feel the Oft air blowing
the cattle lazly moving hear hem lowing and reply
ng IL is the sense OF life in the ctuIe that makes
masterpiece and not its technical xcelences, great and
many as they II. Merle's ssnsh Lady," No. 40,
is one OF the best pictures by thartst that has been
seen In New York. though in commercial IL Is by
no means one the most importantly his productions
sake; one would ney er tIe Of sudyiD the way which
the lace vail Is ven-so thick, sOf-nOr the painting
Of the hand supporting the check Thface too is very
beautiful to our thinking, and beauti with thought
and feeling no less than in feature.
work more likely perhaps 10 interest rsts than the
general public Ia " The Reyerie" No 52 / Alfred Ste
yens; but whoever, caring TO learn sOmhing of tho
best painters OF time, should pass by tpcture re-
PEELED by its sober color and undemoDstr'iye action,
would do that he should be sorry for Alfreeyens is
one Of tue painters OF day who might be tpughtso
seldom does his name to the surace-to ba name
forgotten, talent whose proms, had failed OF fulfill
,Bent or one tat appealed only TO clique or 'roies
son admirers. But attempt 10 buy one OF his capt
tai pieces nay in France, the attempt 70 get csyas
such as this would show how little his reputation
had been known to lis, for there are few artiis
living who have such solid foundation In th
regard of p!ctureloyers, whether artists or aymen
Alfred stevens. Attractive is the picture we hav'
praised by Merle, il could not hold its own with year.
against the deeper charm o the Reyere. We cannot
review in detail this whole collection; We hay only men-
tened few OF the important works. There "a
fine Zamacois, The strolling PlaYers" small picture
with thirteen figures finished with great breadth and
delicacy-for its size, lIst-rate example OF master
who painted few pictures and never an Indifferent
one There is also q pretty example OF L. Frore, A
Frosty Morning. and good specimens OF Andrca Achen
bach. Verboeckhoyen, j. l.. HamoD, "Etruscan Vase
Merchsnt"-Hamon seldom did better than this-J. W.
Prever, and W. Hunt. A picture that seems 10 us to
belong to good school f. W. De Geyerelts Coast OF
brittany Cloudy day" No. 70. Alongside such quiet
rUih-tcling and earnest sympathy with nature as this
picture shows, what mere sound and fury sgnfying
nothing Is Thomas Coles /" storm III the Catskiiis,
No. IL