The New York herald., 1877-10-28
FINE ARTS.
SECOND MONTHLY ART RECEPTION or THE

1 IN Z AN
SECOND MONTHLY ART RECEPTION or THE
| LoTos CLUB.
| Tho nrst Of this seasons monthly an exhibitions
and saturday nighs receptions held In the parlors
the Lotos Club. took place last evening being pre-
faced by the "Arr" dinner. There large assem-
bage OF the club members and invited gucsta Az the
dinner. in the absence Of Mr. John Brougham. the
| president OF the club. Mr. Noah Brooke,
tho nrst vicc president, took the chair. Speeches
! were made BY Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer,
Mayor Ely. Chauncey NJ Depew, Professor John
Gsmsee and X. g. Roosevelt There were some
thirtysx pictures In all exhibited chiefly hung in the
censra room, and they made quite pleasing little
collection Most OF the pictures were seEa as usual
py the artists, and loaned by owners. On
tho line hung charming ana subtly treated Wyant
'BIack Mountain, N. r." and above Il Parton's "Au
Sable Rapids oy Moonlight" Near these q coast
scene BY Arthur Quartley, with finely treated sky and
storm tossed water By this was an Eastern scene by
Tfany-a few palms by roadside, with hgurcs OF Two
/ Arabs pleasing and with good local color. neat
| little N. y. H. de Haas-an admirably gwen moon
light over the waters, with sail-next attracted A.
tenton, and by y nne female head by Huntington.
Further along was an admirable, picturesque little
McEntee, s'rhrough the Veil, Catsk Aountains"
| There was Boughton's very charming graceful pic
tare, "Return OF the Gieaners" aud above boldly
| OF the were bright but always chalky little
! Sonntag, and Edward Morans nne large canvas Of
| y
little figure a, u cottage window, Hicks'
"a Woman Of lschia."
richly dressed youth trying swords, admirably
| colored and modelled Among the other pictures
noticed were William De Haas scene on ine NOW.
Hcads; Fi.ch's Emerald POOL" Arthur Quartey's
View Of New YORK Bay from an od staten Island Island
neam; =. s. churoh's "Past and Present"
portrait ol Lady Helen Blackwood daughter OF Lord
| Dunerln; Bris.ors "Lake IN the Adlrondacksi"
S. 6nursh's ..Lo.os Eater,' and Arthur Parsons
| .'Sycamores the Old shokan;" Miranda's Joaquin
George Il. story, Noah Brooks aud G. J. Pardee, and
the Entertainment Committee Dr. A. +. Macdonald,
The evening ended by plano rectals, recitations
| and songs
| METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART-NEw LOAN
COLLECTION.
| There have lately placed on exhibition IN the
| Metropolitan Museum OF Art, West Fourteenth
street. some twenty Of a number OF important PIC
lures lately imported By Mrs. W. T. Bodgstt, and
which she has loaned 70 the museum Tor exhibition.
| Using these y a nucleus, by adding some others
loaned by Mrs Smith Van Buren,, Mr. Robert Hoe Sr.,
and Mr. G. W. Drexcl, and u tow belonging 70 the mu-
SCUM. there has been formed on the eastern walls Of
| the centre notable little collection.
large and fine Rousseau drst attracts attention,
according 10 the card, .The Pond (Midday)" though
| why midday IL 10 hard 70 see, for II 10 palpabie
| evening twilight A couple Of hunters resting
the rocks by pond, shaded by those russetty
the painter favored, while beyond, the edge OF the
moorland, horse and footman are lmned against the
| sunset sky. A charming example, painted with q
boldness born OF strength, ana with depth
| and harmony OF general rarely observable
Especially fne is tho sky An of varnish which
covers this we'll several others OF Mrs. Bodgets
| pictures, is to be regretted
BY the same artist there . smaller, not impor-
tant but In its way quite powerful picture II is
q charming little Dit in the forest at Fontainebeau-
! trees around little pond, by which stands female
| figure Very vigorous and mastery in treatment and
with especially noticeable point IN the water rc-
/ nections
Next this hangs In strong contrast as TO style,
admirable example OF Jules Dupre-catte In the river
| back or thon trees aud above the afternoon sun
breaking through the cloudy sky and lighting up part
/ OF the landscape. In the exceedingly luminous sky
the thickness impasto affected BY this painter Is
especially observable. though here used TO excellent
| effect A.te, .t-S ~ s
nightly vanished Corot hanging next to this looks
weak as It undouDtedly IS somewhat There Ia a SIM
pic little Troyon by these, stranded dshng boat,
| and on tho other wall large and eminently hne
example OF the master. II Is . cloudy mid-aternoon
scene, cattle the foreground grazing the edge
| OF woods, into which cart with couple Of hgures
| s going and over the meadows a picturesque cha
Of reposc; word, It is natural; nothing shocks
the eye with too ood strength, and It s much
"cleaner." II one may use the word, than the work
OF his pupil Van Marcks. A usual with Troyon, it
| is cattlo in landscape, whic with Van Marcke the
landscape is usually very subsidiary.
Near this there IS neat green little Das, moor
land pond, and ''Spring," by Daubgny, an admirable
example of blended green's IN the trees by q mill
race, in which cast nicely managed reflections
BY Rosa Bonheur there Is a picture OF Young ram,
In which especially to be noticed The modelling aud
| q nice quality OF light on the animal
There are three studies for rescoes oy Eugene Della
entitled r9s Triumph o. h'r
Decamps is represented by child sitting up In bed
playing with kittcn-a very pleasing liise bit and
| especially luminous
ARABS at Prayer" is by Fromentn, and not an es.
pecmiy nne example There Is also scene IN ancient
| Venice by Mareischi
| Two OF tha interesting Of Mrs. Blodgetrs pic
lures, whom all those 30 far noticed belong are Rom
ney and Sir Joshua The R0mncy Is au excellent ex
ample painted IN the well known mastery, dashing
style, and ID portrait OF the beautiful Mrs Ftzhcr.
bert, from the collection OF George w. Above II and in
strong contrast Is portrait by Reynolds OF Mra Bald
win, wife OF the English ministers TO Persia, In
the Persian costume she wore at fancy dress ball
There also a very charming and admirably painted
DroAty which does suffer much by juxtaposition
| with the Romney, portrait OF q young girl with q
KING Chareg spaniel in her arms, and rather nashy
portrait by Lebrun-
Among the pictures noticed belonging to othor par
| ties were Leys, Dutch interior, mother and
young daughter just entoripg church, and . dgure
Of . man Ut the door; roschi, good sized canvas
! with several figures collected q terrace around .
| dealer In pictures ana orica-brac; Jaquet;a very
charming little Lydeckor; large McEntee, an autumn
scene, very pleasing, and very fne Inncss In fne
harmony with tho French pictures which cannot be
said Of some others ON the wall There also hung near
| these . number OF the Keusetts belonging TO the
| gallery.
STUDIO NOTES
| Nj. Innoss has just painted a sccns near Leeds