New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-26
,ysRIcAN ARrAr TIE LEAVI1T GALLERY.

The Messrs Leavitt have now on exhibition
. ,,cr Arr Rooms No. SIT Broadway. collection of
:, pctures Ivy American artists, which viii be sold at
,;,p on Tuesday and Ycdnc day evenings OF next
- II Is some time since large and varied repre-
.,op of American art has been offered to the public.
r,e catalogue includes 40 or 80 names. among them
rst,uaa Johnson InnesS, McEntee, wyaut, Homer, Mil
-. Hart Iambdn Bierstadt, De BIAS. Kensett, Irving
cuy Brown and The MoraES. Some of these contribute
raj rictures and give # not in every instance their
yv hast yet excellent Nd Characteristic specimens OF
,,r work The number Of visitors who already throng
+Ae gallery gives evidence OF more than ordinary in
ter.st in the collection
Eastr,an Johnson has two pictures There are three
~ the catalogue but tie t..ird has not yet been
...v,d1 The largest, Woodland Bath" Is a pleasant
.rp,rcta yeunc mother about to dip her baby into
- in the forest Tic figures. especially in the Fl sh-
trs AZ yerv IN color, in fact almost too warm
t- IN opcung in the foliage which does not admit The
rssin, and hence should yield only cool gray light
filter n rough semi-transparent leaves. The woman
azure disappears behind bank OF foliage, and gives an
unosy suggestion Of extending indefinitely into the dis
lance and the little girls posture Is a little too
AXE her own. The group nevertheless suggests
the grace which is not entirely given. The
o,r.r pieture. MONDAY Rcstv-a man playing the
v.Un to two chidrtL-is wholly simple, de-
uslrfu pure and quiet in color. Mr.. Inncss Las four
,sndscal,es painted with his usual inequality The
his usual style but has many excellent qualities. The
INKS in the foreground the valley below. and the furthcst
jstpce melt NJ into air. feengly painted bu: TIE
ton, of the picture Is colder than need be, except the
oive trees which have yelowish TINT very rarely seen
II, nature much prefer No. %, in which we find Mr.
Iruesss best quaitosstTeu 9Th and harmony Of color
feeling and individuality of treatment. His summer
Storm near Leeds the contrary is in his worst man
ner being violent, full Of rough crude contrasts and
i
should have painted two such pictures.
Mr. McEntce has four pictures, one of which, " Land
scape ana Figure Go. 10, seems to us equal to any
thing he done. The dark sad, mysterious land
scare the lowering sky, relieved only ny pure sVery
CLEAN on the cloudmasses the IN the foreground.
with her nearly OF the same color as the gray
weeds that she almost seems be phenomenal human
flower growing out of them poetical in idea as
they are severely artistic in treatment. His Winter IN
the Catskllls gives small canvas, the feeling OF
silence and cold Of which he has caught the subtleSt ex
PRESTON but the larger Winter subject snow storm
Wolves Chasing Deer" hazards, through m"notOny Of
color the overlooking of careful technical extel-
ence. Unless has actually studied the effect OF
drifted snow against a snowy air, he cannot corn
preDend the officially OF representing II. OF
the two pictures of KeEsett, his + rest
Scene probably early work 1t is dun aud n"'
agreeable in color. The other, Valley OF North Con
way become clearer in the lights and bia'ker IN the
shadows from age ana III now HAS 4IiIltF NuiOh
gcsts Poussin Mr.. Wyant has several pictures. His
"Wilds Of the AdrOndacks is large, and rather thin
and gray IN character; but his TWO " Mountain Lakes
Sos So and l3 are SIMPLY satisfying in their lowell
ness OF Mr. Millers two pictures prefer his Brush
Burning " il broadly painted In those low tones when
seem express his apprehension OF Nature The
other CreedmOor" is equally simple and SOLID yet it
makes Us remember Corot title too distinctly.
There are Ave marines by De Haas one OF Moonlight
on the Hudson" vigorously rather than carefully
paiDted: a better one OF " Moonlight on the English
Channel" and large picture, on Cape Maddox not
40 good MI Edward Gay has two twilights, in which
he seems 20 attempt uniting the characteristics Of Clifford
and NcEntee-and not without skill Bicrstadrs large
picture OF sunset South Pass" has more force and
simplicity than we have from his hand Of late. But
the sly preserves its fatal mustardyellOw and damages
thercally wel-cOnceived landscape. And Why codd he
not choose instead OF white horse, murky blue IN
shadow solid black horse, to give. by contrast some
Transparency to his profound twilight There is
a broad and good landscape by Bristol. two
BY Hart three fair WinsOw Homers, and excellent
small hgnre-pieces by Irving, Dienan EhninSeP and
GUY MI story contributes of the largest figure
pctl:res Tie Look Out" definite and conscientious m
design if somewhat langJud in expression lis little
sketch "The Last Drop tells its story better ThOIns
winter Sunset" and Casicar's Autumn" are both de-
serving Of notice and Mr.. Cooke has picture which
gives promise Of more efficient work. Tero are ;wo
Characteristic animal studies BY ". H. Beard some Gay
Browns little girl PINK Also number Of pictures Of
uic. whereof NJ Lambdin's roses and Spanish lilies
are decidedly the most satisfactory