The New York herald., 1877-12-27
FINE ARTS.
PICTURES BY GERoME, MERLE, yIDEET,
BoUaHToN, DoLDINI, cABANEL, sHREyER,

PICTURES BY GERoAE, MERLE VlDEEI,
BoUaHToN, BoLDINI, CABANEL, sHREYER,
wILLEMs, JACQUES, cAsrREs, LEON GLAIzE
AND OTHERS AT AvERY's ART ROOMS.
The new art rooms OF Mr.. s. p. Avery. which he
has for some time been engaged In diting up in The
house IN Fifth avenue TO his residence will be
opened this morning. The gallery on the ground floor
and the rooms above have been fitted up with good
deal OF care aud tasto their walls hang num-
ber very excellent pictures and scattered here and
thero are pieces OF brcabrac and rarc OF ORR
entail manufacture, chiefly japanese ard Chinese. In
the nice little gallery on the ground noor are hung
number OF the recent importations- We first notice
shreyer-ono Of his Bulgarian goods trains, drawn
by number Of lin this case) weary horses for IL is
sundown-painted in his usual effective STYLE Above
is q pleasing example OF a. Brath, OF Munich,
"The Religious Procession young goat
herd knceing at tho roadside TO the ad-
vancipg procession. whiie his goats start half
away, aud lot Of shoep hang their heads over
enclosure and baa at IL Next como Salentin ana
Max volKharts .Ths Consultat,on,"a sixteenth cen
tury Holandsh town hail interior. with bursher-
nlcistcrs taking counsel with tae comnandant as 10
the defence OF their city. FromenIin represented
by good ara careful example than usuai.-an
outpost OF Arabs-and Jacques by large and boldly
treated picture OF sheep and their guardian on
mooTIauu, Uy OAKS, anu ny Httio CAutbS VI h"n
poughlng In a lsld while 1t rains Paul Robnet has
a saloA picture--Trappist monks returning 10 the
monastery over tho snow with load OF wood on an OK
sled-and by H. Castres, apup ot Zamacos there an
admirable picture, an interior III au lLalio.Swlss
monastery the room OF the surgeon monk, VINO is
extracting tooth tor young peasant while patent
is leaving and others watt They paid IN poultry some
OF them, seems, Tor the nice looking young mother
holding the sick babe 10 her breast mas u wicker
cage OF astonished fowls with her. The drawing IS
good as s Tho grouping; the figures are nicely iaai-
viduallZed. well and bar moniVusy painted. A nne
effect IS that the light coming IN through the window
striking tho figures and the carefully painted OBJ
jects forming the monks halt laboratory nall apothe
cary shop. BY A. Weisz there are two pictures, the
first charming little A!sacan story "Ihs firs.
tooth to tho grandmother, aud "ihe Ante
chamber OF Munster" showing the charac-
society, grandc dame entering, whilo
a diplomat, an archbishop, soldiers, lawyers and an
pleasing: The room one in the Palace at
There IL Charles Mcissoner, showing strongly the in
1uence Of his iathcr-a single igure-ln the time OF
Ddrer; a charming Blaisi Des Gones, and very ad-
miraDe freshly painted Hollandish landscape, near
town, with limo water effect IN The canal, by W.
boexhosven. Emile Adams auction iu the Old
Chateau" with some very careful bits, Is next
noticed and pIeasng cattle 70 anascaps ~ ON;
charming head OF venetian GIRL Dy Carl Becker ny y
G. Vbert there is hnc picture very strongly painted
and moro pleasing than his scenes from clerical
lie. ssrhe story OF the Bull Fight" maador IN
his plain costume, with earnest ace relating now ne
Killed Dull plCauOreS
listening interes,cdiy one drinking ana the other
cigar cite hand. w. N. Chascs strong low toned, iu
length female figure, "Ready tor the RIDE hangs op-
poslte the door OF entry, and next to y head by
Bouguereau, sTho String Of Pearls. There arc
couple very admirable examples OF Z1gol the ami
mai painter full OF light and iiie; Scignao which
pleascs US more than many Of his do; an Escosura
Leon Giaize's very nicely painted Inc Pompenan
Bird Cnarmer" In addition there are IN example OF
Bcmo Bcilecour, large and line sheep picture w
yerlat, charming little Psimcroli--a graceful girl
with her by hcr, warming her feet on brazer
Jazit's .rhe Bivouac,n with large number OIL care-
July painted figures and vclys very admirable Pic
ture Of page trying sword blades.
The largest picture in the rooms, on the second
floor, is a Husue Merlc-a noble life canvas,
piclng n scene from "rhe Tcmpcsr'-the meeting oI
Ferdinand and Miranda in the cave, while prospero
stands by Ariel nos IN tho clouds above The storm
tossed waves and Caliban brings up driltwood from
tho beach. Very admirable is the painting oil the
sweet face Of iair Miranda, the modelling OF the ex
dress and OF the arms seen through the gauzehke
sleeves. handsome, adoring, dsrk-hared Ferdinand
Is very well gwen, are the moro distant isures
BY Deircgger there is nice little head and knaus mas
a very good portrait OF Swabian peasant giri.
Delosts Illustration OF French song Is gooa, as are
two charming little Boldnis the larger called .The
Picnc.n They Iul oi sunshine anu with sraceiui
ngures but wo would Wish ior more assno'nsss % ,ns
young ladies' on the grass look rather niixod. bv
Wicms there IL his carefully painted 'Ihe Toilet"
There is another Vibcrt, also spanish story-a
muleteer playing tho GUITAR aud smoking cigarette
while he watcncs tho boiling oi his chocolate.
Pulmeroli,s graceful "Ihe Morning LESSON padre
Islening to aud admirng senorita as recites
while the other with admirably given action stands
by the door and guardcdy looks TO tho servant ut IT.
VINO, with finger 10 lips, IS about 10 hand lovers
letter. Pascutii's careful and nicely painted ''rhc
Music Party" IN Louvre interior; Hdbhn's 'rho
Coquet - Ricot's realistic Wllan The Conaueror's
Gateway AZ Chartres;" Cabanes 'Reading Boccacio,'
an admirable female figure; Gerome's careful low
toned ..Itailar Pnncrnri,' playing opposite Turner's
house in Queen Anne street, London, painted when
the artist IN England during the siege OF Paris
and Boug hton's very nrmng surrey pastoral, "rhe
Return oI the Cleaners In addition there are ex-
amples OF The school o tho coorsts, Corot, Dupr6,
Diaz, Daubgny and Michel