The New York herald., 1877-12-11
ART IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.


Mr.. Corning delivered sho last OF his morning leo
lures on art at Association Hall yesterday morning
The attendance large, and the subject .'Art
in the Nineteenth Century" review Of art in the
nineteenth century, said Mr.. Corning, must neces-
sarily DO incomplete. but little more than three
quarters OF this period has yet transpred II would
be no wonder If tho remaining quarter should pro-
duce grander results than the century has yet
produced; and, should this be she case, 1t would
only be in conformity with the precedents
Of the past. source of embarrassment
in discussing the art OF the present century de-
rived from the fact that many OF tho chief masters
are stl the stage OF activity and II Is nearly or
quite impossible speak OF the works oi living artists
with entire impartiaity. leading characteristic OF
the OF the present time Is realism. Art concerns
itself to-day much with that which was or
which men have imagined as with that which is-the
living aspects of nature and the deeds Of living his
tory. IL be iorgotlsn, likewise tnat first
our own has been given 10 the people through
the multiiorm appliances Of reproduction chisf OF
all photography which has let the masterpieces Of
The past out OF their prison houses IN palaces,
people.
The great architect Of the early part OF the present
century was Karl Friedrick Schnkii, Of Berlin, VINO
died in lS4l ian artist" says LIbkc, "such as art
had not seen Tor centures" On lne whole, the arch.
tectural mania in the early part Of tho century was
Tor the antique, but there are Iikcwise notabo ex-
ampies ol revived Gothic, aud ol renaissance archi-
lecture the cities Of Europe are iull
The pioneer OF sculpture the present century
Antonio Cnnova, who dcd 1922 Ono hundred
ana seventy-six complete works constituted his lie
roductons. But II was gwen the little Kingdom
OF Denmark 10 give man TO sculpture VINO
was the sruest pupil Of the antique Of any
artist OF modern tmes-Bertel Tnorwaid.
sen. His great work is tho "IrumphM
PROCESSION Of Alexander" which he executed IN .hs
Data n.tx end
him was Christian Raucb, Of Berlin, whose equestrian
statue oil Frederick the Great OF the foremost
guished Ernst Rietschel who designed the great
Luther monument VI Worms, which was leit neon.
pete his death, but nnsned IN large degree by
his pupil, Professor Adophe D0nndorf, now VI SUIT
CART, who especial interest for Americans from
the act that he modelling at present magnificent
bronze fountain which TO be the gin OF OF our
princeiy merchants 10 the CITY OF New York tho
leading sculptor of Munich, under the noble
patronage OF King Luawig OF Bavaria was schwan-
thaer Whose colossal static Of Bavaria is well known
to all European travellers. France England and
America nave also given TO this century some noble
masters IN the art Of sculpture, whose works cannot
be minutely individualIzcd
PAINTING.
We now pass TO the history OF painting In the pre-.
century. The record Of this noblest art Of our
time begins Ia Germany, and the universally
recognized father Of German painting was jacob
CarsLens whose style of drawing perhaps more nearly
approaches that OF Michel Angelo than that Of any
other man OF tho present time The great
est painters and sculptors Of Germany acknowl-
edge their debt TO Carslena Tue great patron OF
German painting In the early part Of this century
King Ludwig OF Bavaria, VINO invited q colony OF
gifted German artsts, who mad settled IN Rome, TO
return to their ialherland and found national art
which should be worthy OF the precedents Of the past
The greatest muster 0f this noble company Peter
Cornell US, whose works are principally found In
Munich. German painting furnishes US noble masters
ana works in almost every department OF art ana we
can only pause individuallze Two OF It's greatest
masters, Wiiiiam KaulDach and his SUCCESSOR IN the
dtrecl0rship OF the Munich Academy, Karl Poty.
Gabriel MAX and Franz Deregger must not
be- omitted, both OF whom have master.
pieces iu the city OF New York. The iather
French painting the present century was Louis
David. VINO aed IN 1925 and brilliant array Of pa'nl-
ers have suoceeued him whose known
throughout the civilized world Vi English painters
Of the present century David Wkie may bc men,
toned oi the chis whose proper Successors are
Mulready, Thomas Faed, Edwin Landseer ana William
Turner.
Such we have now attempted would
not complete without Q notice Amer.
ican ART, and II Is marvel OF history
quite unparalleled that American ART has taken sucn
noblc rank In the annals OF the world within the
limits oi sagie century American painting AZ we'll
q sculpture. has noble past aud . noble present.
Our chief concern as patriots and friends OF nativc
culture, should De respecting the future o American
We cannot expect art 10 thrive aud
flourish on our native soil under diferent
conditions from those which have attended IL
great necessity OF American ars culture at TINS mo-
meut Is museums, winch shall CONSERVE and open 10
the pubic eye The great masterpieces oil anciens
sculpture In plaster, copies aud likewise reproduce
tions OF The works painting the renaissance pc.
riod. As Rome had her Herodas Attcus. who covered
her Empire with tue monumen nts oi art munhcencc,
America requires great plebeian prince. or rather,
shoald say, hundred OF them, to give to her
schools and colleges and other institutions OF culture
the appliances OF popular development IN this noble
department. On this contingency, nrst of all, hangs
The fate o American art culture.
AT the close OF the lecture Rev. Dr. Bellows offered
resolutions, winch we're passed with ontnusasm-
They declared the lectures OF Mr. Corning highly IN
structive and entertaining recommended Them 10
the consideration o1 Other COMMUNITIES.