The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-14
FINE ARTS.


THE CoTTIER PICTURES.
Tho s.priyate view'' OF tho collection Of pictures
belon ging TO Coter Co.. which are 20 DO sold next
week. drew together Ut the Lesvrt Art Rooms last
evening large number OF artists critics, dealers,
well xnown picture buyers and lovers OF art.
The collection Of 1853 paintings contains many works
OF un usual merit, ana there is remarkably high
average OF arts.ic excellence There nne paint.
iues OF the men who have died within the last
twenty years and OF the who are still living,
who will be known masters by posterity, and
some OF whom are now regarded as such.
Here we examples OF the poet painters
OF the school OF impressionsts, OF the historians
OF the forest lives and OF the mon who arrested
thought impression and bequcathed It 10 the
world. There Ia calm, serious, thougntful gravity
and almost religious feeling the works OF
OF these mon which harmonizes admirably with GER
tain moods of mans nature. few paintings this
class give sodlty and value collection though II
must be confessed that the effect OF collection made
up entirely of them is rather depressing. Many OF
the examples are ssartist pctures"-pictures which
an en- husiast would prize hghiy-and the majority
are worthy Of much study and capable Of Importing
much information
A number OF the paintings were described in the
HERALD me arts column January in review
Of the paintings, then on exhibition at the hessrs
Coriers ART rooms.
from the collection OF the late Prince DcmdoT. is
certainly the most important, from its large szc, the
authors fame and from tho magnlacence OF the ex-
ample itself 1t Is Corot in his best and most COM
prehensble mood. 1t is the very poetry OF the dawn
OF day, which the "Father OF Songs halls and well
comes with his Tyre, charming the rocks and trees
and all living things 10 silence us no sings 70 the
morn. The sky is intensely real, tho foliage and
the foreground have that ndistinctncss OF mass and
form ana Drilancy OF light points which ne SO sue.
cessfully reprouucedthe nrst lnHuehco o. Inc cooi
OF the morning.
Directly opposite will nang George Belenaer's lie
size nude NJ urc DIANA not yet out OF the Custom
House. in the made Of the west wall is Anton
Mauve's broad and effectively handled large canvass
s.The Forester's Teani-Erosty Observation-Disclosures"
Troyon is seen 10 than In the Latham
collection his little picture OF coal black donkey
sIauding by and out against brown and white COW,
both in the sunlight crisp and strong-a difficult
motive successfully treated. Dazs interior oithe
Forest Of .Fontane5eau' Is real gem y Is strong
IN form, rich in an Old pieco Of mahogany.
and careful study OF the spot, delicious IN Its modu-
lation Of hgnt and shade.
eminenlly poetic and full OF delicious sentiment
painted like piece OF old tapestry and canvas
Dreams charming young girl OF ten or Twelve
is seated by roadside, dstan IN hand. and has
halted IN her work she hears a sound. by her are
a goat and kid. The sweet very admirable and
the picture steals It's way insensiby to your heart
against your reasoning, Tor you roDe somewhat
at the alfectation OF The STYLE
Corot IS again seen In rock study (l07) and near
this ROOTS strong, deep toned and very ex-
ceent Vcndean peasant BOY under arms. There IS a
good atmosphere, strong feeling oil wet, excellent
perspective ana natural figures in A. Mauves "Keturn
iron the Fair" IheophIle de Books "Ihe Stream"
oliandish canal scene in the country very pleas
ing. There is admirable distance good water, and.
as usual In pictures from this country, excel
lent perspective w. Mars seen III "Mhkiny Time"
very mastery example OF tho peasant
Miliet IS .Aier the Bahia peasant girl drying her
sell It's IKE little cold master-rich and brilliant
color slignty exaggerated drawing but modelled
most admirable manner II IS real nesn ono Of Inc
hast ~ "a hngf ma n
IL almost unpleasantly true as the coarse peasant
woman's body norvory far 70 look upon inc pose
.Quarriersn above Is bold sketchy treatment, and
the figures full OF LIE and motion they struggle
with stone Tho action oil despair Is hneIy gwen
IN his STUDY, "Hagar and lshmaeL" His 'sSampson
ana Deliian," already noted at length IN these col
Wayisrer" and sCard,ng Wool" by the same hand.
Roy bots VelasQuez-likc "keturn IRON tho Chase"
is bold and eSctve WORK, though faulty ~ drawing
Comlag Storm will be noted. soiidly painted,
careful, yet boldly treated picture IS L. Meetings.
IL excellent though the eyes rather too bright,
ana the accessories-uotably glass and dish on
table--are fine. Jacques Maris' "rer OF the Soil" is
a strong picture. The figures ofth ploughman and
his horses are good, and the grouad IS exceiienty
gveL. .srhc Seawecd Gltnercrs," by the same,
has much BREADTH and Is very luminous 5. Bou-
WINS .Ihe Housewife "a well drawn, good IN char
acter and true In color Montlcelii's "Fonntan
OF YOUTH Is eminebtiy suggestive. No AZ ~
bold rock study, with hno sky, ny theodore Rous-
Tnero is little sheep picture by Charles
ism and some good painting. Several landscapes by
&. +. Hill, Of Paris, have much strength and are
decidedly original In treatment little ngure piece
very luminous and hna in color, though very Ru-
bcnsIlke the dimensIons Of tue woman's hgurs, Is
Diaz's "Love's Wbisper" "A Recollection OF Rem
brandt, Is u boldly treated head by Melting Inc
same artists .sSrttany INTERIOR rs careful and solid.
ssahe Meadows by -. Boks, has morning SKY
and a finely rendered stretch 81 ground. Bonnemai-
sons Two litte pictures. the motives Ia botn oil
winch arc trees reflected In pools rhey are really
mastery IN treatment The color Is iaid on with
vigorous. decided TOUCH the tree forms good and
the reflections very nc. w. de Gegcrcldts rurne-
rescue .sunset In Hoilani Will attract attention.
vista through the Fontainolcau woods 'o IS = mas
terly Rousseau. There excellent water Jan Maris
ssrhe Mcuse.n A. Boulard's "Female Head" for
merry owned by Coro, Is a tenderiy yet strongly
treated study, ricn III color ana hnely modelled.
Michel Is seen N good example, ''Stormy Weather."
There several small Coros Of varying excellence.
HIS "Anges OF Destruction" Is Interesting as being
dg1re piece. ''fhe surprise" Ia a Aonticci, more
decided Ia form than usual
Jules l.essore's large painting "rhe Empire CITY,"
ppe Rousseau In u couple Of his mastery sil!
lives. There fac qualities IN A. Mauvc's .'Dutch
Pasture" 4. de Veido's "rh- Mission Of Mercy
has a strong snow effect pnd bold n2urc.
GOOD sunngnt ana careful drawing arc seon In
Kiln kenbcrg's sold Monastery IN Utrecht.n Montt-
1elis "lhs temple of Joy'' Is rcn IN color ana
s.Uatncurai ut Haaricm.n couple OF fine marines
arc by Mcrsdag, .'DrIiiing Ashore and "a Calm"
there are examples IN water color OF Harpignies,
Stacquet, Israel and others Among Tho remaining
sss a. Ds
Aras, Hamon, Delacroix and Arton.
Messrs Cottier a. Co., as already Published, state
that the sale made 10 close out tnoir OF pic
lures as thoy intend that branch otuer
business here The VIII be made by Robert Somcr-
vile Tor George A. Leavitt Co., under tue direction
OF Mr.. Samuel T.. Avery, aud Will take place Assoc
cation Hail. on the evenings OF the 23d and 24th INST
The exhibition TO tho pubic opens Lcavitt Art
Rooms Tomorrow.
DOM STIC STRIFE