The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-13
FINE ARTS.

NEW PICTURES IN THE DEALERS GALLERIEs-
KNoEDLER's KoHN's.
1.-The Butchers Boy" is the title of an excellent
single figure. piece by the well known Berlin pro-
fessor Ludwig Knaus. which has been added to the
Knoeder Gallery. The curly pated youngster stands
in front of his masters shop with feet placed wide
apart and jolly air. sharpening long. thin knife.
He evidently keenly enjoys the operation. and
CRATES his teeth in unison with the sharpening
sound. To his left is huge block with cleaver on
it. and behind him is the open door of the shop.
with livers. badders and strips of meat hanging
down about it. The action is admirable the fore
shortening of the bare arms good and tho face
excellently painted. and very hlelike.
De Melville is incident of the Franco
German On snowy road halted
general officer and his aide. the former smoking
his cigarette he listens to soldier. who tells Of
the woundng of the young officer who. shot in the
head, leans helplessly his shoulder he is
assisting him to the rear. In the middle distance
troops passing to the front down
road and on the rise the smoke of the engagement.
1t is cleverly told story. little incident caught to
the life. The figure of the general officer is por-
trait of General Ducrot There also y couple OF
little canvases by Mauvo We note in tho upper
Young Venetian girl. by Carl Becker. Tho face is
very litelike expressive and charming IN its ruddy
braids which fall on to the deep red velvet bodice
Among the pictures in Kohn's rooms is u large
Charles Meissonier "The Old Clothes Dealer" A
couple of cavaliers in the tripier's
looking at mantle which he Is spread
ing out before them. One. seated. is
back of the other who 10 standing. The
is exceently lit and the three figures painted III
exact imitation the manner OF the painters
father, the Messonier. and with good deal OF tho
paternal skill which Is indeed alleged to have boon
O he q N its bau ka ia nv
Mcsgrigny. small and excellent Van Thoren IL
called "wallachian Horse Thieves" and shows two
these picturesque individuals with their booty in
the open ut early morning. They fancy they Gear
tho sounds of pursuit. and while one holds two
first sight of pursuers previous to sharp run. Wo
note besides largo Elem, OF fishers drawing their
little villegas-a Moorish courtyard scene;
'Pecheuses dEquilles, by Pierre Billet, and "Con-
doleances,' u melancholy and fairly we'll painted
picture from the lato Salon by Jean Bersud.
STUDIO NOTES
A. +. Bunner brings back with him from the
Adrondacks a number OF admirable and complete
oil studies, as well countless sketches in pen and
ink and pencil 'The Flume" is effective view
Of spot familiar travellers over the road to
Ausable Lake, and is remarkable for its depth and
the excellent tree and rock work. Sugar naples
the hillsides form picturesque motives for other
oil studies The pen and inks simply and largely
handled. Mr.. Bunner spent the carly part Of tho
season at Easthampton, Long Island. Among his
oil studies from that locality note a very striking
group of apple trees, under late afternoon effect,
aud old house seen from the back yard.
George lnness, who passed most of his summer
at Durham, Conn.,. proposes to paint this winter
number OF landscapes with figures. and to this end
made several studies OF such motives. Among his
purely landscape work We note view from the
water side. OF picturesque single arched stone
bridge. Mr.. Inness has under way landscape, with
baseball players in field. and little upright, with
young girl crossing brook on plank, and COWS
the meadow.
JC. Beckwith painted, during trip which he
made into the interior Of this State his return
from Europe sngularly pleasing cabinet portrait OF
an elderly lady seated in the fields The horizon Is
above the head. and the figure is in three-uar-
ter length. The delicate colorng OF tho face, the
gray hair, white lace about the neck and the black
dress tell effectively against the green Of the fields.
couple of study heads are of female model aud u
young child.
H. Humphrey Moore is ut work picture of
good size which will contain twelve figures dressed
in costumes of the time OF Goya, aud playing ut
blind mans buff in q garden On another canvas
he has started figure of sercante dressed in the
fashion OF the Gays OF La Pompadour.
Stanley G. Middleton has in his studio. among
the studies he made during his summer trip to the
White Mountains. lake view and OF the Presi-
dehSiul Range from Sugar Hill. with figures the
road which in the foreground toward us.
j. G. Brown is engaged on Music Hath Charms"
which shows q couple OF boys seated old wine
box. one listening to the other. who plays jews
harp.
Mountains, where he has collected much material
for magazine illustration W well water color
work.