, 1879-05-18
ART NOTES.

nr,vate view OF Constant Mayer,s latest
,.a-,- :. Aa,,ars,tv u was given Yesterday after-
"ofA' a,n':",s n.,,s-n 49, ia-no ean.e.,sa. -
loon at o'br1en's dal17fy u = .a1Re eoncou1se
Of ladies and gentlemen. Mr.. Mayer seems to
have deep-rooted affection for the sombre, and
tha ,>jct,re nn1er review is one Of many, inclui-
~. cses1a+,o1, ), upecoonition. !, ssThe sonp
ing sonso1a.1en' ~e,...as ,>.,,,
OF the Shirt IN "ncn aFe poftlaseu patn'
anguish, and misery. Like many composers
WIN ran on1y write in 8 minor key, MIR. Mayer Is
t:-..o1t ,,1a,s uhon handling the dark md
not nlmsel' u''ees "n'u e. 1s.s.t -.o-,-
unpleasant SIDE OIL 4he@ n'.a.na@t ~ tu1 ns ~,
ue have Weariness, disappointment, ana
poverty. The subject is simple ope,-tWo
aower-glrls at dusk OF evening returning
TO their cheerless abode on the ontskHta
OF the city. 1t has been oull uay 4oi ousaasee'
The tray Of woven etraW contains nearly as
many branches Of hoTers as IT. ~ sS
city in the morning u Is oorne oy sns a1d
und smaller OF the sisters who, iootsore anu
detected, leans for support against the o4oeF
one, complaining Of the ll-luck that mas PUT
sued them since they we're lett alone 70 20 Dat,
tie with the world. a shaggy. goo9-1atu9eu
dog croucbes near blythe only friend they can
call thelr OWL 1ue uEulee ~ ~ .eea,.az
grayish wall, two rows OF trees line the ROADWAY,
aud are lost in the dim distance tnlough "ncu
Is family seen the dome OF tne elueI' t.1 ~,
or three miles away. lhese Is palnaul AeSr ss.
ing of realism throughout the pctute' ue
shabby dress, which has eVluently seen
oet.ef uays' tns eoa.ao a.fantn-as hy;Id
up portrait as repellant as hne unn4 otpuau 1,u.
under the tutelage VI Motner frocnA1u. 4ecoS
nicay ths wore IS nGt SO 9ouo as a7e cnarse and
MR. Mayors easel, 1ue uauos 80 a. ~ sni, = 10
the right arm OIL LIZ sn 10 ~ .'|, s
foreshortenIug. The foreground 1s strongly ana
boldly painted, but there Is want o1 ueclssou
In the handling of the olstance;. ~ :,
very mucn less sueSstu .; is,,,.s 20 ' pna,- T.
Faith IL a iiffl8 ElEl kuEeAluG al q CuAH+ IL
Is bare Of sentlmsut OF tee Hs ne ta a. ~ ,ha
postuoa, auu eou - 10 tr,rose.h1e for rhe most
oe,,no;ssen~ tn fasher il on Mr.. Mayer.
~ 4 uiits,,la u hv Murnhv one of the promis-
,nr 1,,n,Is nf the Crosby Art Gallery before the
~, - 5r 6rs y indicates close study OF Nature,
and AZ I, treatment suggests here and there the
thaas ~ Eenne1t and Inpess, 1t ia refresh
, ,ts, lit of or1tloors seen bY the eye Of an
~; n.t;at a,'''o
ps,sr t,ns. ~ Now York, fs represented by Son
, ann ~ y ,nnr strir, OF dazzling white sand
on ne eca-shore relieved on the foreground by
,ad.rs wv - ;n the distance The picture is
pFohehaue1e T.. ~ traa,ment and pithal very ef-
ls quite sRetcny III ttsAt4l'e4'
teIt4'1 p.1;,,, vo,1ov IN which are to be seen
49, nasaiaan ~ ahaan hrs nf wood rocks winding
nocss u sms.p, ~ s+ream and qlisfeuing lake,
!oao, .;t;a3,s than s1ccessfni It Is vcrr
Is more a1np.tuaa '1Th Ibera 10 material enough
nneten ~ for ot Ieast three better pict-
u, n.aa .n' e'n' p'''.'
osee. hr pantaan with a Yacht under full
sai, e.en1 u ttod There Is not line miss
a,e h",1;or ooams In have been drawn
~, asiu Gaso r. h-lonra tn The extreme pre-
VITA ,:ae Iu1et. ..,o., oe''@
napuasa1 n, nrtr,;+ -. q ch;,d o1aving With a
uteeurfs ~ as sot;afao,o-v than snms 1T his
PEI lamo s,.s ls9 ha aesn'tevtnre Is efrv and
former woIhs. oa, 1T t'a fpnres snoresls more
hafo, ano tne posS nher than the rracefn