The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-15
FINE ARTS.
IN TIE PICTURE GALLERIES

IN THE PICTURE GALLEhIES.
A good single figure. by Jules Breton. has lately
been received at Avery's 'The Young Girl of Cour-
riares" as it is called shows barefooted peasant
maiden. Of some sixteen years, lying on the grass
of an orchard ut the edge Of pool and looking
dreamiy down pond lilies. She leans her
head on her hand aud think she sees the reaec-
ton of herself in tho water well as the just
opened water flowers. The pose is strikingly un-
conventional and rather peculiar. the head being
toward and the body extending up the slight in-
cline. There ia good deal of poetry in the young
woman. though her strong head is set on muscular
neck and her proportions and extremities are by
no means delicate. The treatment is broad
and the color pleasing. though rather too Opaque.
fine little study of tone by Bonnat represents
young Italian Girl. leaning oyer stone fountain,
built against wall. and catching the water 1t
drops from the spout. The effect of light and the
figure good. and the stone work is very solidly
handled. A little Munthe shows figure coming
down wintry path at twilight.
At Knoedler's among several new pictures lately
added to the gallery. will be found d. r. knights
1.-THE Vintage" from the last Salon. There figures
of young girls, children. and Of young man about
ground. charets and other workers In the middle
distance. and down in the valley picturesque
drawing throughout is skful and the management
OF the great detail OF the grape vines is very credit
able. Inc ngures are III goou acslon ana pleas1ngs
but the work lacks vividness and force. The gen.
eral effect rather fiat, though it Is somewhat hard
to find fault with the skilfully executed detail.
Meyer Won Bremen. which differs only from his
usual works in that it contains eleven figures in
stead OF, usual. three four, shows group OF
German children about to present address and
some flowers to their grsndpapa. This picture
in the Berlin exhibition Of this year.
and is good example of the, painter.
which IL by no means high praise. little half
length of q young girl. who. by the way. seems to
have eyes, is by Bouguereau and IL painted a.
skilfully usual, though from the flesh tints we
should judge that she was suffering from IN exces-
slve hypodermc injection of ice water.
landscape OF good size and OF considerable impor-
lance, by A. H. Wyant, has been placed within few
days among the collection at the American Art as-
lery. From the foreground we look under
the spreading branches of an oak and the
slight foliage of white birch down into
the heart OF gently rolling country. To the left.
in tho middle distance few poplars. and further
down there is mill The picture is one of the best
and most soidly painted works which Mr.. Wyant
has yet produced. Not striking, possibly is this
forenoon effect of his splendid sunsets. but
IL is q work which grows upon you. The painter has
been especially happy in the treatment Of the
sive tree to the lett and in Suggesting the graceful
lines Of the on the right. The forms Of the
clump in the middle distance seem slightly too pro-
nounced. but the distance and atmosphere are 70.
markably we'll given We do not look ut stretch OF
scenery alone, but into it.