The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-27
FINE ARTS.
MR.. BELMoST's GALLERY.


The private gallery OF August Belmont has for the
ast few days been opened to the public for the benefit
" the wcmen's Centennial Union. The fame Of the
:niery and the charitable object Tor which 1t
opened sent visitors enough I'LL the rooms and the
ew complimentary invitations which were issued
erved o solidfying element, making the crowd too
lense at times TO allow the pictures to be seen at
proper distances. The fayorite among the ladies was
Bouguereaus "Slceping Twins" two life size babies
entirely nude; an exquisite piece OF work in color,
drawing, modelling anu finish all in shadow except
the outline iarthest from the eye where the artist
has touched the edges with bright sunlight, danger
Gus experiment in the most sku hands, but IN this
helping instead OF destroying the perspective.
Near this is small landscape by Daubigny, full of tho
most delicate masses of grayish green. On the OPP
posite side is picture by Eastman johnson. of little
girl cured up old-fashoned rocking chair with
her picture book open. Above Is Biersadt's burning
Ship IN the Moonlight Above the Bouguereau is
group of cattle meadow by Troyon. There three
OF his pictures here the others beng group nearly
dozen cattle shallow pond, and an old horse and
cart on the edge OF stream, with man leaning from
the vehicle TO dip up water BY Flrmin Girard there
Is Japanese interior with several figures. Bcangere
u repres ented by n figure OF a trooper in battle
scene. By Andreas Achcnbach there are three pc
lures OF marine coast scenes one OF which contains
large number OF figures \ picture representing an
early morning with hunting party preparing to start,
occupies the OF this side OF the gallery large
Interior, with figures by Geyer hangs above it. Near
BY Mcssoner's Chess Players two cavaliers
deeply Interested in the game. An Eastern scene by
Froment'n, containing many figures, on a canvss
about the the MISSIONER. hangs above
Next Is Geromes celebrated .'Slave Market and
this Is small landscape bv Rousseau Al the end OF
The room the place Of honor held by Lcys Church
Scene from Faust with Faust and Mephistophc!es
watching Marguerite she leaves the church with her
eompanions In corner haLss Venetian scene by
s,sl eIa unr % Merle 0 al" na,,s pes ssau
girl holding baby sister One OF Willems'
ear pictures represents two cavaliers and lady look
ing over portfolio OF engrayngs by schreycr there
are companion pictures one representing u team OF
eight horses, two abreast, da hing through narrow
woodland path; the other Is a winter scene. with
horses seeking shelter under old shed little Pic
ture by Edward Frcrc Is a Scamslress.n One OF Do
tables small canvases an officer on horseback, hang
near large picture by kruus represents Germun
wedding procession, iu of action and humorous from
the flock OF which act advance guard TO the
rohcsome boys, the emacated musicians and the
merry peasants who follow. Above tins rs Marine y
BY NJ f. Ii. Dc Hass, and beside that is
rroup OF cattle by Won Marke one OF J. Beauiain Ir
rings gems represents Two friends drinking cham
payne one OF Horace Ncrnets battle pictures, which
10 great rarity IN this country represents scene IN
the French war In Africa The canvas rs about twenty
BY thirty inches and contains large number OF
figures BY Boughton there Is small picture OF the
white woman. with her canoe and freily lamp IN tho
DISMAL swamp. BY Bonnat there Is little, forlorn
looking Italian girl and by Jules Dupre small land
scape In the anteroom Is hie size Italian woman
and child by Bouguereau, portrait of Mrs Belmont
by j. Beauiain Irving and drawing sepia by Rosa
Bonheur Of shepherd aud Hooks OF sheep. There
many other fine pictures IN the gallery and several
pieces OF marble two being life female figures
children and number oil busts, principally family por
traits
sALs OF THE BLoDGgrr COLLECTION rms EVENING
One of the most important art sales OF the
takes place this evening, Chckerng Hail. Fifth
nne corner Eighteenth street Among the Biodgctt
pictures the finest works of the artists and
IL difficult To procure works OF many others and then
at the most enormous prices Chnrchs Heart OF the
Andes,r and the paintings by Constable Gceomc
Daz. Couture Nilegss Scnrcyer. Dorc. Mcissonnicr,
Troyon. Decamps. Duprc. Rosa Boaheur, Pyrol Bon.
heur, Zrem, Frerc, Rousseau. Fromontin Robert
Fleury Bougucrean and Boughton. works which
have been sought Tor by several different
collectors who VIII this evening show the value ut
which they hold them The statue OF .sSemirams'
Is drapcd figure little larger than lite, representing
the ambitious queen seated and crowned, with a full
consciousness Of her expressed IN every line of
the pose. The sale commences at eight O'Clock this
evening, with Robert Somcrvilie as auctionecr.