The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-06
@ FINE ARTS.

ME INTERESTING FOREIGN PAINTINGS.
Filth avenue, several important canvases recently
received from abroad Ono OF the most Interesting Of
these and certainly remarkable many ways, being
sort OF tour de torce in painting is large by
Monticello, artist some years deceased: He an
Italian OF fortune and did sell his picturcs
They be found the collections OF artists and
occasionally elsewhere The subject OF picture IS
one that gives ample scope to the artisl-namey
srhe Arrival Of Don Quixote and Sancho Panzl at
Garden Party OF the Duchess" The groups OF gay
danes, cavaliers, lovers aud loved ones, priests and
courtiers disposed both sides a broad path
leading down past ruined tower to the borders OF
lake aud the shore OF tho latter the crest OF
the RISE riding down toward the party seen the
chivalrous knight and his doubling squire.
- first the picture seems Indistinct
as Turner, but gradually the groups separate and
the individual members are picked out You study,
In studying carefully the canvas, and discover fresh
attractions ut each glance II Is lull Of detail
ngsscd Ia a masterly manner In great color groups,
artistic indstlnctness in the parts forming the
strong general effect resolving Itself close examina.
ton Into charmingIy gwen separate paris. The pa
lette knife seems to have been freely used. The fix.
scattered over the slope graceful and some
times very charming, as, Tor example, oil those
by the water. There is wealth OF subducd color aud
a marvellous effect OF light on the broad path. ca the
whole most peculiar very strongly painted, exceed.
iDgIy interesting picture, with curious mingiing Of
some OF the qualities which have made known the
oil Turner. Rousseau, Gustave Dorc and Dupre-
strange juxtapostion truly, as q seems US.
From this strange canvas turn TO an excellent
example OF W. q richardson, the lately elected
Royal Acadamcian, .'rhe Fruit SDali" scene IN Il
London court-in old man, behind his admirably
standing by and cinging to older sister. who Is
encouraging her to accept The figures very good,
especially those OF the two chdrcn, anu the action In
all three is excellent rDa drawing firm and true,
tho coorns natural anu the details careful. he
rendering Of tho stock III tradc oil the Old merchant Is
very hnc piece OF pantns; the lemons, oranges.
apples, carrots. clObN,cs, Onions peas being pc
tuTed very natural manner. TINS, however, Is
kent subordinate ana docs not Jar.
~ W. j Gcscr!clt there Is rurncresque winter
sunset canal IN Holland. vita soops
LAID up, e.gh ana dry. hne little picture with a
;. Koybct ID represented by good example, low IN
;one, al.nos, wurk Ia Diacs aud waile, called ere
turning rom the hunt'--a couple 81 cavaliers dis
cGssiug tnc days sport al evening, who page
sand. Ny their aorsca' heads with the housds aud
VITA tie game lynx AT bis lceL
y large canvas, tine W ood Cutters 10 b. Antoine
MAuyt, eud represents laborers winter morning
cba!nins huge tree trunk one VI aumber lying
the ground, 10 earl. ms patient horses, NATURALLY
gwen, stand at ease IL IS boldly painted, WIN bfoid
realistic ynccia Noticeable points te Iissurings
OF tEC lisu S,fkus ON mo cut tuds OF me !vTs
misly aAg tDo yapOr rom the horses' uOsirils
We LcIisvc hs TO DC tne only cAampo oi tns ar,ist
OF tins -izc " hich LAS reached ths country.
Above thc MauyG hangs dssur Landscape, ny
Georges "a Chez" Heath, near Pars VIA good
zone aDd n.stuncc
49, iroyOn ttcge ~ yery sGccessul treatment oil "A
difficult Eioiy Jet black donkey staudiAg by. and
cut ainst tuc creamy Wutts " b. lCai4y
lac mile Picture, lie animals Ueng well drawn, AL
tho .unbghi striking on The wius COW UciHg iGtcnsey
real
onc Of the best OF the pictures Is large and. mag
niAScBt sxlmViu Ol Jules Duptc, ''lne Woodlands
Hut" winch NC Tree 90 confess plcascs us n.uos
mVrc than many .. hs pi,tufss. inls ono Is really
afund Hnd - painted mdt,e tue !snt night,
wan ecep blue sky aOOyc, seen tnIUueh ciOgIs,
the cIgcs Oi which invisible moon us cas-. those
snyery rgBts "At,i are ono OF tue paAic.B Atic.,
p0ints On the plaster wills oil to collage br0w
stsnung a. The entrance TO grave ANA sheltered 10y
gigantic OAKS, through the tnlck lOage 0f wuch u
lew OF tie moons Iighis are seen, the moOuIignt
strikes. as u does, on lem Al. guic hurry.bg nOnc
ana VITA a lew touches on the foreground pool fas
picture IS rsh and harmonious IN tone, aud the worry
| poetry OF painting
| mere Is lendscapc by Jacques Michel, worked
over By, ana with Tho ngure OF snepncraoss and
usual adlraDic sheep added unccr the foreground
oak by jacques
| - .mson and Dcllahr by Mlllc the poet pa ntsr
Is trcacd III rich, strong manner, what 'Ola-
nastersn' The drawine ana soVrug very nnc.
AmoHg the water cOlors several sman ones Wy
II. otarquct; De anar--a pupil OF isIaei's-ycry
by Van Wizen--Obo representing old lady SUING
Dy an open adow--vcry charming ~ sentiment, nnd
the other ''Ihc Doctors Visit emu Gu NJ Lcydog,
Us Ddchatui; kammcrcr, iuil OF light. representing
M Italian peasantj pleasing into woodland pain,