New-York tribune., 1878-04-15
FINE ARTS.

| THE COTTIER COLLECTION OF PAINTINGS.
To all among us who are studying the
signs OF the times in the world art here IN America Few
events will TO have been OF greater interest
aud Importance than the opening 20 the public OF
the collection Of modern paintings now on
view at the Leavitt Gallery, No Sl7 Broadway. The
greater part OF the in the catalogue are those oil
artists hitherto unknown TO this side Of the water
although this Is not 10 10 wondered at, since
they are only lately become familiar to the
English public, having been introduced to picture
lovers In England chiefly through the house-that
Of Cottier Co-that has brought these specimens OF
their work to our country. Little as up this time we
have known of many these artists 1t IS TO predict
that OF almost every Of thcm shall hear much
more in the future. They the first flowers OF the
Spring and they tell OF brighter flowers and warmer days
10 come; they give a joyful promise Of that poetry
which has long been divorced from Art divorce so
complete that have almost been persuaded 10 believe
that Art and Poetry live comfortably out OF one
ancthcrs company Those FMS, howeverwho know that
separation ismpossbe the few real artists us
and is discredit tou that we have but few Chere
is modern nation that has manyl rather may we
congratulate ourselves hat we have few real artists
these, and all OF rs laymen who have been long
hungeIing and thirsting for an Art that shall in-
terpret the poetry OF Nature and be one with it,
AID who tired OF being put of with anecdotes, with
baby play. and archaeology; all such persons will be
thankful for the brief week Of enjoyment that Is in store
Tor them before these pictures shall be dispersed by
auction.
They hung here IN good light, and in
easily accessible The catalogue contains
1853 numbers D; which 13S are oil-paintngs,
and the rest are water-cclors-one OF these
latter being the large and clever drawing
of NcwYOrk City from Brooklyn, by MIR Jules Les
The great picture OF the collection Is the " Or
pheuS" Of COrO, aIuiGceut painting from the DeIni-
don gallery. fine example q the artist as exists
noble composition simple "a Greek statue, but with
simplicity growing ont Of that profound
know edge which alone can teach artist
what to retain and what to reject II
light and air ever painted, thcy painted
here Aud while It may well be that the visitor for
quarter an hour snatchcd from business the down
town the uptown trip to Wal-st may fail 10 at
glance the ful beauty Of the picture, though it be in
sort OF those that he who ruus may read yet
Il is certain that whoever sees II often will to be
sorry the tine when he shall see It no more.
After have named the CorO 1t is hard 10 which
shall ug named second. Is 1t tie delicious " Fruit
piece Of Melting, making think fruit never
painted before his " Vase OF F.owrIs"l or the
pictures ofthe brothers Mars those OF Monticello
the iiIllets, the best examples Of his early period
ever seen here oEbuJ Is there halozeu Of these pic
tures that student OF painting, lover Of poetry can
afford tu let go byl We would name more names, and
some are familiar. Troyon and Diaz, Rousseau
and Nolon Roybct and Bouyn, but, n We
have said already. the greater number ar"
rot known aud merely to name them would
not help the reader. As VIII De by the advertise
ment the sale Il announced Tor Tuesday and "Wednesday
EVENING" April % and q. until which time the gallery
will De opened day and evening. c. c.