The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-02
VIEW YORK,s ART TREASURES.

prises seventeen pictures from the brush OF not
very famous artists, but nevertheless constitut-
ing ine specimens of the modern school. Promi-
nent among them are the High Court In
Morocco" by Moraeas and an oriental Shoe
Shop by vilegas. The latter picture lie not as
nne as that which was recently sold from the
BlodRett collection nevertheless II is full Of
delicate workmanship and display, a thorough
knowledge of oriental life on the part Of the
Roman artist. Mr. Moragas's picture is just
as good in Its way though comprising as IL
does large number OF figures on rather small
canvas, II is not quite so we'll finished in its de-
tails. The foreground figures only and the
building Of the courtyard are really well worked
up, the crowd In the background and the piece
OF blue sky peeping through the archway being
very nat.
Two other Roman artists, Alvarez and Vannu-
tell, have each a very creditable canvas. Tho
" Sale OF Tickets for Bull Fight" Ia Alvarez's
work, and the Cardinals Fete" ia that of Van
nutelli. Both these pictures belong to the
Madrazo- Zamacos school, and In both OF them
the expression In the comparatively small
figures and faces. and the working up the access
sories Of dress. furniture, and carpets carried
almost to perfection.
A very absurd picture called " Loves Washer
woman" comes from Hamon. A number OF
after psllid washerwoman has washed them In q
font. The picture is evidently intended to serve
as an alegorcal expression OF the saying that love
IL but skin deep. But besides the allegor7 itself
being very Door, there is considerable stiffness
In the drawing Of the cupids and unplcas-
ant blush pallor In the coloring Of the whole
picture. In Mr. Johnston's collection there is q
picture by the same artist representing woman
and a baby among spring flowers, work which
shows that Hamon Ia more At for plain copying
Of the beauties OF nature than for i'm
aginatlve works. Mr.. George II. Boughton
contributes to this collection a charm
ing "Brittany Flower Girl" painted with
all the softness of a really delicate, artistic
nature. The same painter has a picture of an
i" Outcast Girl" in the Johnston collection and
=" Winter Twilight" in Mr.. Robert Gordon's ool-
lection. This last picture shows him to be a.
good master In landscape as he is in figures,
and we do not know to which one OF these
three highly pleasing canvases to give the
preference.
There are, besides the above, a landscape by
Kensett. one by Troyon, an inevitable piece of
Venice by Huntington, a nne marine painting
by w. =. W. Dana, and two pictures by Hector
Leroux In his pretentious pseud O. historicil
style.
Next In importance stands the collection OF
Mr.. d. +. Carver 1t Is not large, and the pictures
It comprises are all small In size, but admirably
selected. The wreath by Escosura the
Toilet" by Fabri the 4" Falcons" by Lesrel;
At the Window" by Rasinelli and the Torn
Kite" by Kretzschamer, are all admirable In
their way. But the gem Of the collection is a
little winter scene by Kemmerer A fashion
able woman In a long trained black silk dress,
with n veil over her face, Is trudging In the snow
shivering all over and trying to warm herself
with her nun. We do not remember having
seen a little fancy thing Of this kind SO grace
fully. drawn and painted ss this. Mr. Carver
has also a good landscape with sheep, by Yer
boeckhoven. But, on the other hand, Tho
New Born" by Baugniet, Ia quite out OF place
In SO nno a collection. With the exception OF the
young girl In straw bonnet, standing In the
back ground, there Is nothing that 10 worth
looking at In this attempt at sentimental paint
ing.
The central point Of interest in Mr.. A. Wolf,
Jr.'s collection is the Castle Knole," by Esco-
sura, all excellent piece Of work, unlucKily very
unfavorabiy hung close by the door, and re-
naming unnoticed by most OF the visitors. This
collection contains several more interesting
pieces-two Worms. Dressing for Bull Fight"
and "Sketchng;" Lesrel representing soldiers
throwing dice, tho "Amanusnsis," by De la
Fuente, and the diminutive Village Black
smith," by Meyer Won Bremen. The only medi-
OGRE picture is that Of Geo. Washington, Arabs
Starting on an Expedition" which is an unsuc-
cessful attempt to Initiate Schreyer.
Mr.. Lucius Tuckerman has only Eve pictures,
all Of them Of considerable interest, while one
OF them Is decidedly admirable. This is La
Petite Berceuse," by Merle. The manner Of
Merle is the same as Bouguereaus, but we are
not quite sure that In this specimen he
does not excel the favorite painter OF the New
York collectors. A landscape with cattle, by
Rosa Bonheur, has the usual merits and the
usual defects of that artist-that is to say, Il is
admirable In the figures OF the animals and rude
and crude In the landscape. The celebrated
Flying Angel with a dead child In his arms, by
kaulbach, leaves us perfectly cold, and had II
not been for the great reputation Of tue painter
and the great popularity of the picture, copies
OF which have been spread in chrome all over
the world, we would have to pass upon it q
much more severe criticism.
Mr.. Robert Gordon has fourteen pictures In
the Metropolitan Museum OF Art, but only three
or four OF them deserve being mentioned, and
these are the Winter Twilight" by Boughton /;
the Artist in his Studio" by Chavet; the
"Chldren at Play" by Mongodin; and the
Rustic Courtship," by W. McGrath Of New
York. This last picture Is the only American
picture OF much excellence In the whole Of the
Fourteenth street gallery.
Mr.. Charles l.. Tiffany has a moorish Sem
tinel," which would have been very good had II
not been so slavish in initiating the style OF
Vioert and Meissonier.
Mr.. X. NJ. Hunt has two pictures by W. NJ.
Hunt, Marguerite " and boy and Butterfly"
Of both OF which nothing need be said. except
that they are Of the best production of tho we'll
known Boston artist.
Mr.. Robert l.. stuart has the well-known little
canvas OF Plasson. The PROPOSAL" and a large
picture by Saentin, THE Founding" Although
the name OF the latter artist is far less known
than that Of the other, his picture is. to our
mind, far preferable.
The number OF water colors and drawings on
exhibition Is not very large, counting altogether
about twenty pieces, the most valuable OF which
arc the property OF Mr.. W. l.. Andrews. We find
there Meissonier, two Viberts, two Detailles,
Boldini Vilegas, and Leloir. All of them
are mere sketches, and have interest only on ac-
count Of the names OF the artists. The only
finished piece Is Leloirs water color of the woman
feeding her parrot. IL Is perfection in its way.
In another article we will attempt a review
OF the exhibition in the Academy of Design.
KEMBLEISM REBUKED.