The New York herald., 1878-03-04
FINE ARTS.
PICTURE GALLERY NOTES.

PICTURE GALLERY NOTES.
Among tho recent paintings placed In the Goupi
Gallery (M Knoeder & co., during the past week Is
ssrhe Burgomasters Birthday" excellent example
OF that careful and conscientious artist, Adrian Mo-
reau, and Salon picture OF 1871 The jolly old fel.
low dressed the OCCASION sits by huge fireplace
in q good-sixed apartment hung with tapestry his
rubicund lace shows the effects OF good living, also
evidenced in a stronger manner by a gouty
loot pillowed gently ON floor cushion. The
town and country people roundabout are bringing in
TO him their presents A couple OF neatly dressed
aud pretty paysannes about 10 present him with
huge bouquets, ana he looks up, smiling apprecia-
lively at the charming pair Behind the girls is seen
man bringing his Offering of pigeons in crate ana
q rooster, while other OF the folk are entering or
leaving the apartment On table by the old fellow
OF the presents already received some costly
plants, richly carved peer mugs and box. and be-
hind his master by the fireplace is ayoulh holding
ready goblet oi and also casting glance Att
pretty girls. The figures OF the old gentleman ana OF
the girls excellent careful In drawing and very
natural The picture is composed simply and with
much skill. The general Is harmonious and the
color pure and swee-lnc whole interior full Of light
and air.
Iu the position occupied by Do Haas "Raplds at Nj
agara Above the Falls" which is 10 90 TO Paris, there
has been placed Joseph Coomans 'Sappho at Myte.
lcne," large canvas with many figures, already no.
ticed as being III the drawing rooms on the second
floor. hne painting and very Interesting pcturing,
as II does. The dreamy Greek life OF tho time.
There has been placed IN the space vacated by De.
Iort .Dejcuner apres Mariasc'a large Zion, view
on Grand Canal, Venice, from ny the Plaza san
Marco representing the queen city In tho days OF tho
und well manned snippng. IL IL iull oil sunhgn but
painted in tho extreme OF the artists peculiar styc
very like nouyat arc the buildings, as acritc said
apty oil N Ziem's picture many years ago.
There Is, on Tue opposite wall, good Charles Mes-
sonicr--"ln the An,ecnamber." youth IN French
costume OF about l56O leaning against door AS no
waits. The figure IS naturally posed and well mod
eed, the whole, us usual bearing strong imprint OF
A pleasing little Rudolph Epp is young patrician
lady in oid time Bavaran COS uule
J. II. Boards ''lnnUccnt Amusemcnts" has also
been recently ADDED " the gallery monkey looking
ut himself IN piece oil glass he nus broken from
MIRROR sitting in The midst OF tho desolatlon he has
wrong III among ladies' work
Al Avery's Gallery we note u PAIR OF companion
pictures Dy t. l.. Grue zncr representing scenes from
monastery lie, called ''PasL" ana 'Present." "Past"
SHOWS ono OF tho Old painter monks-a line old iel-
low-seated q scatIold decorating church wall
with paintings OF holy subjects. Around the scat
tolding spasned with pant are his color cups He Is
in inc frenzy over his sacred work, and ~ painting
away as II liie The face ID admiraDie,
ana tho monks roue, with It's many folds, well rem
deted, as IL the wooden scafold. In 'Presenr VIZ
have snuny, boery old monk OF modern days,
spelling Win evident gusto what Itttic remains OF the
WORK Of his old time c0ntreye he 10 about 10 white
wash the church waii over the almost cfiaced paint
uRs aud after having gwen one or two preliminary
twirs over the surface with his long brush has
halted to take pinch Of snuf and looks with salts
faction at his first efforts az restoraion, that baue
OF English art Journals. beer mug on carved
STOOL beside him shows that he has not forgotten 10
the OF refreshing himself after his ardu
Gus laUora Both pictures are well and vigorously
painted, amusing and realistic
STUDIO NOTES.
Samuel Colman Is at work for the Academy on
large and important canvas, "Lake Lucerne, Near
Fluellen.n The scene Is taken from the lake, the
town being the lett, and bold mountain forms,
headed by kighi Rathstock, towering IN serred row
10 the right, the SUBMITS wrapped in tho clouds In
the centre OF the picture is hay boat being propelled
across the lake-the promise OF strong picture
and certainly OF a very picturesque one
james d. Smile has on an easel q bold and effective
sketch OF the fire IN Tw enty third street two weeks
ago, which was painted the next day. The sight-a
beautiful one-whcn will be long remembered by
those WHO saw 1t. Is admirably reproduced. and Mr..
Smilhc should make picture OF his sketch.
George II. smile has ON an easel neat ana pleas.
ing little view looking IRON a country road Gown
HUDSON near Poughkecpsie, aud ON another, just
started, ''Morning III the Woods" young ludy
coming down woodland path
ID. Humphrey Moore Is ut work on little water
color which, tuink will be very successful Sleep
far very good He has started IN oil "Ater the Ball."
dark haired beauty lying back on lounge with her
long stretched along the back gazing refectivey
out treated IN the B0ldlni style.
MISS Abbatt Is painting lor tho Academy couple OF
panels The first, ''Summer," represents wild roses
anu DAISIES, and the second "Autumn" lobelias and
ciematis, pleasing and effectively treated.
bliss Jacobs Is at work Tor the samo exhibition on
.sLearning 10 Knit" little girl u by table.
and '.Dasics Tor Mamma, young child picking them
u field
NJ. j. Burns IS painting Tor the Academy q canvas
which promises exceeding wcll being boldly sketcnod
aud 50 far strongly handled Toilers OF the Seu' is
a sketch on the Grand Manan oil nsn!ng boat bound
home and beating against mead sea. The crow
three men aud boy-are seated together TO the lee
ward with the travis other nshing gear baskets and
hsh ia the bottom OF the boat at their ieet.