New-York tribune., 1879-03-29
MR.. A.. SPENCER'S PICTURES.

A collection of pictures, seventy-one IN
number. belonging to Mr. A Spencer, is now on e&hiDl
ton az the Art Gallery Of Messrs. Leavitt No. el'
Broadway, whore they will remain until THURSDAY
April g. the evening of which day they are to be sod
by Mr. Robert Somcrville at public auction.
Our public, which for a month past has been thinly
dieted on the Heavensent mamma OF the so-called
Munich pictures and has become in consequence little
restve signing altogether inaudiby for the hesh
pots Of its old Egypt, and the eucumbers, leeks
and onions Of It's captivity, will no doubt swarm
eagerly to the feast OF quails so Unexpectedly
showered down this OCCASION Here are pictures an
swerng to the popular superstition Of what picture
should be-inished, comprehensive, beautiful to look
at interesting study. And there single one Of
which the enthus asc, artistic" young fellow striving
In vain combat the orthodox prcudices OF the nice
young girl he is accompanying will have to say as a
last against her pretty quizzing Now, you
Will only get a long way Off from it-as far, say the
other side the rOOm-yOu will see what the artist
meant" Even the COrot, beautiful specimen
Of this master, so caviare to the general,
pathetically appealing for little praise,
and looking at with eye of deTy freshness, and
sunny smile asks us whether after all find anything
queer about her. Certainly does not have TO get
many feet away from this poetic picture to peIceivehOw
much air and light there are in it, but
not get SO far away from it that it will not
look like window opening out upon an
April day. No less hn7 examples OF the masters
arc pictures by Diaz, Dupre Mille Daubigny aud
Couture-Couture perhaps less likely, than the other
romantcists in this picture 70 be appreciated by the
picture lovers who are not " "coknOwsers"
wei. For Diaz, whether IN his landscape or
his group of Oriental children: Dupre in his lowering
skies Miet with his well-knOwn shepherdess knitting
as she tends her browsing charge; Daublgny
with his pastoral river-all these artists are
here in small, easily comprehensive pictures;
painting not, certainly, as they painted for
their artist world, 10 suit themselves, but in
relentng mood, with goodwill to conoliato the general
public Charles Jacque, toO s here in force with four
fine pictures.
MelssOnier and GerOme seldom to better advan
sge in cabinet piotrres than they may be here
For texture painting, No 62 The Keeper OF the
Hounds" belongs TO this artists best style-the eye Is
weary of going over these elaborated square
inches Of carved woodwork. dogs hide painted
tile, silk underdress, overdress OF mustardyellOw
wool. pistol belt and silyermOunted pistol; the inven
tory puts Baise DesgO1e to shame bat Dessoe wisely
arranges his brc-a-brac a table assemblies
1t about lay-hgure MeissOnier is better repre-
sented in strong, clear. Cavalier time OF Louis
KILL" in water color. which MISSIONER man.
ages with so much spirit; and a Republican
Sentinel" finished sketch in OTIS less interesting than
the other. Space does not permit us TO describe at
length the of this sparkling catalogue. The
Foreut Wilems, No. 80, is not wide church
door, but It's enough; an extremely pretty
specimen OF a master whose merit is not
always in proportion to the sze OF his pictures. The
small picture by Eugene FrOmentin, No. So, Is sure
TO find bidders eager to possess something from
tho hand OF an artist whose reputatIon-greatly
increased since his death, and with the interest
attaching TO his lively books OF Eastern travel-seems
likely to be lasting. There are here charming study
heads by Knaus and Jacquet; striking
lfe-size head by Becker an "Ophelia" by
Cabanel a more than usually sickly production of
artist who in these days, ia nothing il not melan-
choly several rsrae pieces by sohreyer, Troyon and
Van Marcke; a delightful little ToulmOuche. old
friend: large, airy. sunny Pasini' The Ladies
OF the Seraglo going to Santa Sophia;
an exquisite Near Chartres." by Rco
an incompatible artist, and several OF
Boldini's sparkling impert.nences, which, however,
obey the general law Of the company they
find themselves In by being not altogether In.
The present exhibition will
form q delightful pendant 10 that OF the Acad-
emy, to open early next week, aud will give our
picture-lovng public a standard TO judge It's home
bred favOrites by.