New-York tribune., 1876-10-14

I-y D.,
r!.uia tl1s abe at;cr B to b. st".'"d ~ his best
y,ori IN ;h L.!tish Lrery ~ Memorial Hall B1tE
Ana-T ua and TI,,1t belong b; dctcCr - 'ha stAcol
oi Baron Logs. tough each q: tLci- lido '.oNh Ms
ability o. .ilc ami s,tp H'.d OF hS OWL ana 'aousf
,hry l both iCEg since htr1n' ~ ;!'>Ati - AL i"
t,p.s and l,i~,osr We may mention IN posing that
rsarats of :,.y.yo- Gav, hal opporuaiics IN plenty
n srudv The works OF All these ARTIST. 4. GoupFs there
have been seen fst-ratc examples e; Lcys. 1850" Alma
TaAcrl, Affect Stevens Louis Ha!idt' ana Gays ana
these at tlins when they were 10 their prime ana YET
lu; t,lu known outside their naive country or oItrs
of Paris where some OF them won thGir hat pn1Hc ap-
plause.
Bat L these elder names, or names th"t NJ Ie'Lt are
oOy rccng into tho past not Tcpiesontd nellhcr
are c now men who are beginning to make str 10 DC
learned much about from these walls Few names only
those of Meofy. Eossecls, Gerard bonNieF' MaSlh'
S9ccrlocri VIII; Nile Van den Brock OF The artists VINO
Hre IN tle late xhibdons the Cercle Arstique dc
Brrxces arc to be found in catalogue and as rue
tte, hardly Justify the praise read even IN the
French Journals. Nr Xavier Mcilerl %! brh'selS seis
two Italian female heads one called Young CIR from
the Envirous OF Rome" the other, - E0man Feasah'
Woman" nut the young girl Is as ola looking as tlc pro
sumaly older woman aud neither OF them has iesh the
color Of Italians whether young or old Sarey II olo'
be OF work like this that French writer Il speaking
when he saws in recounting contributors 20 late eX
hibton at Brussels Mr.. Mccry-Tcmeinbcr thiS manner
sends 'Por;ait' accurate as Holbch' hlther TINS
,c.uIr Is by the artist alluded to or the writer We
uote Is easily satisfied Mr Molerys worS as we see IL
here. is deficient in modelling to an ineXcusable
degree and the fiesh Ike heather in hue Is
without any moduiatlOn or transparency, aud
as much unaffected 10y Hight "a II IL had been painted III
cellar on rainy day under Italian sky. There are
two painters here by the name Of Gerard, Theodore ana
Joseph both Of Brsscls. Joseph Gtrards pictures 1.-THE
Roman Pottery Seller aud " A Roman TricInium arc
something in the Coomans vein, though they painted
borI ST. IA %
of Coomans. Tne pictures by Theodore Gerard differ
considerably among themselves IN choice OF subject but
with the best will IN the world we cannot praise hlm
"1he Birthday" Is the scene so often painted by The
Duycrycrs, Stignacs and Meyer Won Brcmons OF the
grandfather who s. receiving cakes flowers and loyal adj
dresses from the f,ck Of grandchildren and we nave
ceased 20 any amount o. nature or sincerity
In the dealing with it, II is no. very interesting subject
IN itself and the painters do not make more So I'm the
'Uuweic0mc Guest" bounding dog upsets the chldrcns
dinner; in "Tne Discarded Lover" grl spinning
makes believe give her lover the mttcn, and in
"Soup" "a very inefficient looking mother deals out
the soup 60 one OF the children IN yacciIa-
ting and ropen;an, manner. While tho husband
stands in his place saying his lr;le grace all to
himself and another child hurrlcs tyronsh Ecr iltle
grace 10 herself sitting u her chair The charm Of snch
subject as this ia tle hands OF artists Ike Eli FreIe-
artist who stan at the head OF All painters
Of poa,au,li'e-.s not mercy in Tie harmony OF tho
are ranted; II Is much more the truth OF sentiment
ana In the truth OF statement. Mr.. Gcsa!ds soup -
not disIsrccable in tone but It dsaercra5t To SEQ
nItolnl manners mi-rrprc-cn'ed. No mother ol
respectable peasant family IN Europe would serve ont
the inevitable soup until the equally inevitable cerc-
,nory had been gone through with by the whole Of the
household circle Mr. Ros>eel,, In lis MIL Oh INC
scGcdt" deals with his subject in style OF broad sin
plicity thaj is icomc and Mr.. AsseibFgs IN
Landscape at Mount Eag!c," shows morc IN iy'tuay
AMI strength than in hs ldrv 81 on The EF'g Meuso'
which u crIdcly painted. wiki Spoty rky. There
ia some solemuty OF feeling in the former OF
these pictures. The artists whose pictures are worth
looking at are FRANCOIS Musin, nos and l51
"T.c Hlrb0r Of Rotterdam in Rainy weather. ana
"Tho Shore at srhcycuuceG" course IN execution, but
with atmosphere and distance aud generally look OF
b.ip, the outcome of individual observations; Robert
RIpls whose Dome Of Les Iuyadcs." and "NicW NJ
saNc huseu Nos. l3 and 1jG. show inequality OF eN
ecutive power Tho Dome OF the lnyaiidcs IS well
chosen subject, though somcwhat made up III COM
position yet has the merit Of being not only sufficient
portrait OF the place but clever picture WINE the
"s,xeuhauscn" may be good portrait hut ia much
rnuldlcl In the drawing, and the figures wien are
promnen. I'm The composition mere ay figures tbs
ia A. we'll perhaps since real ulrtsurc~c,scrs would
o very uncomfortable sitting out in their best CLOTHES
IN the s1ggy grass OF river side. on thr NHo!e' ihe
landsrap.s in the collection are not k'y - impress our
pubie with sense Of auy iuicGoriy on The part of
Iftl,r. l4tif u t'4'iiif l' "''. ii YUM
parb.c To Tat Of o,roNu tcEnt-c W.suedsr KsHsett
and Clifford
Among tho figure piece that deserve mrnon II Tor no
other reason than tnat they please g.e'' many
tc,p,r az. 5alltrri's "1he Cellar o. DIJm ie-Iu cI-
so1r of the Destruction 81 PJmpcN," Franz NiHrEs
"Tle ConfcIrrat-s in the Presence of hargarrt OF
T. .rma" Ernest siuconeycrs "ChiifiIn Mirtyr' ana
his The Niglt Of ST. B,rnJiHIaHv,' Win Opms "lHo
FIRST Ice Of the season" and Madi,i, several small
pieces. "Don't Let Him Fly' "Hcsi.tt.on.' ald Max
ina Pancakes" TIE pictures of Ninck (o.sI' tho ono
Gr.t i,utonc,j ul Ju.cs Wagner, OF Nico. L. sye aud
OF Theodore Cl,yuhcns al more or ls' clever ei"f's
10 ma. .uurrs iu the garments Of toe h;' Baron !y-
The Irui n IJu,, ~ A. y. 1900" b! Hlc. teu"nco
Van den Iracco. aut-iu7 and wei "ni'd s.udy %!
Old chin. p.d o'd furniture in NOR" mdiNi'i". s'Nlo
than ttat OF her other picture. To Visit" where the
ofiyc ia he saInra dcsir' to paint the Belonging OF
psst AKA. Miss Van den Brock Is an aiiiat OF real
ability; she proves by her Flemish Kitchen; but she
shows = want Of Judgment, We ihnk, ~ oo"nng
her composition with such "a bcWildrshS multitude of
things. q" Tne Christian Martyr" of ShnE,nayer has
been made popular by engraving and by photography,
but is rather subject Itself than the way in which
il is treated that ulcascs. judge. There IA very
clever artist trick In the beam Of light that falls across
the sleeping victn from between tn opening door and
it, lamb hut here, always, the trick Is successful by
its trickcry not by its truth. The beam Of light could
not have this intensity in nature because sunlight out
oil doors strong enough 10 produce would be strong
enough 90 peut9,.@e it when the door was ~ much
o, ned as 1t Is here. necessary Tor tie door 10
b, opopcd 10 show the ampIthcd,cr and the cX-
pccaut populacc, but the sunlight had to bc weakened
10 permit touch o. the beam o Shi To be- successful
Then again. the yOuIg man is supposed 10 be sleeping
TRANQUILITY hut sOuudly. He does not hear the wild
beasts roaring within few feet OF him, nor does he
hear the opcni & door the roar Of the multitude
How then does he hold that wooden ostenta
IN hat a.