Evening star., 1876-09-06
EEPOSITION NOrES.
| Correspondence OF The Evening star.J

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PHILADELPHIA: 1876.
In that IL has in IL q little OF everything,
the Main Building may be compared to q
well-stocked old fashioned country store.
It's scope and variety are very much wider,
to be sure, and the grade OF quality is also
far higher; but the resemblance nevertheless
holds goc 4, insomuch that each contains as
near as may be somewhat of everything
necessary to meet the wants and tastes of
every body within its range. To visitors
from remote points, who rarely have oppor-
tunities for visiting the larger Cities the
whole display In this bulldisg will be fasci-
mating and instructive, but those who live
IN or pear the great marts OF trade will fiud
In IL much that they are already familiar
with, or can easily see In detail in tre i'm
mense repositories OF all kinds Of msrchan-
disc TO he found In the centers of Industry
and commerce. Tne bulk of the contribu-
tions from our own country and also from
The countries with which It has closs trade
relations, like England, France, Belgium,
Germany, Austria, and Italy. are such as
the majority OF visitors are more or less
familiar with, and much or little time may
be given to them, according to circumstances
or individual inclination. On the other hand,
the natural products and manufactured arti-
our commercial intercourse Is not so Intimate
ought to have the deliberate attention of all
They Will be found wonderfully attractive
In themselves, and q careful study of their
peculiar1ties, aided by COMPARISON with
those of like or nearly like char acter from
other countries, will prove TO be a most
Time. Under the latter head ought to be
especially named the exhibits of Denmark
Sweden, Norway, Russia, Spain, Portugal,
Mexico, the South American GO IN tries,
India, the Orange Free State, the Hawaiian
Islands, and the remote and isolated colonies
OF Great Britain. Spain, and Holland. The
hnf f.fT Tt,rlr o,,I
those of China and Japan, are likewise
worthy OF and will doubtless receive much
attention. Those OF Turkey and Egypt
come, however, under the head of relics aud
curiosities, rather than mOdern achieve
ments. while those of China and Japan may
De said to illustrate the minor and unique
walks OF Industry more strictly than the
grander and more important results OF
human effort, which an exposition like this
is mainly intended to bring together. The
time given 10 their inspection may there
fore he said to be spent In the qualification
OF curiosity and taste rather than In the &C.
quirement of solid Information touchiog the
worlds activity and real progress under the
varying conditions Of climate and circum-
stance. Those whose interest or taste incline
Them In the latter direction will find that
attention given TO the sections representing
the other countries specially named Will
yield the most practical and substantial
results.
Considering the mediocre quality OF
GUS galleries, and judging also from the
great number offered for sale, one might
think that most OF the foreign artists looked
upon this exposition as q mere com merciaI
speculation, rather than an exhibition OF
art, In its higher aspects. Toe whole OF the
Austrian collection, for example, ia in the
market. The same or nearly lhe same NAV
be said OF that OF the Netherlands, ID snmark,
Sweden, Norway, and the Arge attn Rapub-
lie; and fair proportion OF the otner lead
Ing exhibits In the same line may alsD be
bought The highest price aske1 for any of
the paintings offered for sale (soms OF tn
English pictures era held to be worth more
by their present owners, but they are not il
the market,) is for Makart's Venice payirg
homage TO Catarina Cornaro,' which l., ex-
cept Rothermels fearful Battle of g stt IS
burg, the largest picture in tle exntoitunl.
The figure named for this is 5000. Ta=
next In value In the Austrian exalbit is Fs
lix's "Pan and Bacchantes," held at so 00J
OtAers 1n the same room for which large
figures are asked are BIAS "Centaur car
Iying of Nymph," 81 900, Hlavacek's land
scspes, " Palatinste OF the Rhine" and "Un-
der the uaple Tree" and Blaas' "Syreis
and Ulysses s3 900 each; Canon's "GIrl
with Fruit" and ga Pa. .e," Schonn's "Siesta
Of an Orieltal Woman" Russ view "from
the ]. X. Prater, near vienna and Mill
near Mails" and Wertheime Moor and
his Horse 81 ,oco each. As the grade of the
EDblibH COlleCtlOu Is nlSQ6r IMAM nat oil any
other In the exhibition, SO are the prices
named for those pictures in it which may be
bought rather the highest, as q rule. As
eone OF those who have already seen OF hope
to see them may feel an interest on this
point, will name the No ore impor tant of
these and their valuation, as follows: Frith's
country from the large steel plate engrav.
s5;S39i EiIdss' a Betty. $3.50; AnsdeIl,s
Boughtons God Speed" Elmore's "On the
Housetops" and Lenore," and MARKS
sop1 ThTee aS rCst each Dob
Old Men" and ONeil's "Volunt ser. !" $1,000
each; Gilbert's Battle of Naseby," s5, 500;
su%@s5 Mcoan GsseT
Dobsons Widows Son Raised to Life, and
Richmonds "Prometheus Bound" $1,000
faSn "suHny os
Lehmann's "La Rota," !" 50, $50; Mrs. Jopling's
" Five Sisters Of York. :" SO 900; McCalIums
Of sgy sa sgs eac rassp a1eBpsss Psss
Johnson's "Lsst Of the spanish Arma-
Ing" $40; crcfts S sElgns" '1%a snd c9o%es %1Te
"Afier a Rum" 1000 each. In water
colors. the valuation seems even higher,
illustration OF the History OF an Honest
Wife, is held at $3.50, while 81, $50 is the
price ask;1 for his !" Three Friends" a beau
tiful little thing which one might cover with
two bands. Gilberts Cellini's Workshop"
Is valued at 49, 25O; Cattermole's " Death
of Duncan" at g, $50; Newton's " Left by the
Tide" 81 $50; Goodalrs "Aucient Causeway
near the Pyramids OF Sakhara," 81 $40; Brf-
erly's ' Blake going on board the Rasolu-
tion,' Sl.l0O; JOpling's In the Conserva-
tory" 81 .050; and Haghe's Night Watch"
$1,000 These prices, 1t must oe understood,
are all In gold, and duty OF 10 pee cent Is
to be added on all pictures bought aud Kept
in this country. In the American galleries
are pictures valued quite as high as any
named above, except the big Makart, al
though the best OF them are loaned by their
present owners and are not for sale. Van
oerlyn's "Ariadne," !" which took q gold me tal
In Paris more than half a century ago, used
TO be considered worth s25 900 or more, aud
Hill would probably want nearly that sum
for his " Donner Lake" Bierstadt's " Spriug
In CALIFORNIA;" was painted for q $40 900 pic
ture, but 1t would hardly fetch more than
the nth of that now. Richards beautiful
picture Of The Wissahickon" brought him
$4,000, and the principal pictures represent
Ing Huntington, Gray, Clifford. De Haas,
HcEntee, COlman, Bellows, Durand, and .
few other leading American artists cost their
owners about the same amounty-mor OF
them above than below It. TINS more Inn