The New York herald., 1879-11-17
FINE ARTS.
NOTES FROM THE PICTURE GALLERIES.

NOTES FROM THE PICTURE GALLERIES.
During the past week thore have been added to
the fall exhibition open at the American
Art Gallery couple OF pictures by Frederick
A. Bridgeman-"The Interested Call-Old Palace Of
the Bey of Constantine. Algeria" and "Almee- In
Cafe Oh the Nile" The hrst-a painting Of moderate
sizes Of the most complete and pleasing OF the
smaller works Of the artist with which ia
miliar. Mr.. Bridgeman has surrounded his figures
by brilliantly executed combination of delicate and
picturesque architecture. with tho handsome trees,
flowers and Towering shrubs OF an Oriental garden.
II have fault to flnd it Is that the great amount
of carefully executed detail In this setting takes
away from the value OF the figures. An old sheikh
is conducting a younger man who has been visiting
him, evidently not successful mission. to
judge from his gestures, down the stops or the
palace to the garden. where. to the right,
an armed servant holds a pair Of horses.
Above and behind this latter group is a
veiled female looking through grating the ball
cony. at the master or the house and his guest.
boy sits the steps by the latter playing with .
fawn. flood OF sunset light comes through the
also strikes the trees fthe wood at the back OF
the building. The figures are sktfuly executed and
tell their story we'll The color is pleasing aud the
architectural work leaves little to be desired. The
second picture. dancing girl in Cairenc cafe.
though an effective little work, is not freshly
treated the first. being decidedly hard in parts.
Tue effect OF light the raised arms, face aud body
OF the girl is good she well po:se aud there is
aa is 0f Sos e handling
tho drapery below this is undecided. ]. W. Deinngs
OF n naa SoaS 9 anSwna ysr
cleverness. "a Gladiator" has we'll drawn lore
ground nude. and tho face OF girl in "a Garden"
Is excellent. though her lanky body .seeins
rather thrown than lying tho stone seat.
There is. q Landscape by r. H. Fuller
in the lett half of it. The river and distant bank
are strongly and subtly pictured, but the forms OF
the in the foreground are unpleasant aud con-
ventional. In large river lan6scape-"A Pool in
the Ausable-by Arthur Parton. there is good draw.
ing aud nice misty effect. The work. however.
AT Kohn's there is o fine Munthe-s wiutor
sunset scene on Norwegian river. with skaters
coming toward US. The rich. red sky. the snow and
ice are superbly given. Hector Lerouxs ACCUSE
ton virgin is Interesting arch~ologicsly.
fully executed in its architecture, aud OF tho
best examples Of painter, for whom little,
which have seen for some time All the hyures OF
the vestals pleasing except that OF the accuser
black robes over her white ones. stands under the
statue Of vesta, over the graves OF those OF her
order who, having been found guilty. have been
buried alive and before her seated judges. presided
over by the "vestal Majeur." The two girls to the
large aud ine Rico is y view from tho canal. on
which steamers in the forewater, of the
Church OF the Jesuits in Venice The pure atmos-
phere. the buildings. the shimmering water. the
vessels the smaller boats and the figures 1t IL almost
needless say. painted with u hDeness of per-
ception and an idea OF general effect which is
vellous 1t il instantaneous impression OF ef-
feet. combined with an almost Photographic atten-
ton to detail which, however, is broadly painted.
Among the canvases in the gallery ut Knoedler
IS is Leon Perrault--a young girl seated on
garden fence. eating appleS under tree. with her
feet on the top rung the ladder she used. An
original bright little face is that which smiles ut
The color is in rather high Key. A well composed
aud painted work by vtudysts Sz,rner. 1t shows
Tartar horsemen halted on hillside and asking
their way OF some inmates Of cottage who stand ia
the middle distance at its door. Munkacsy. with
large powerful strokes. has painted striking life
half length ofa poung. large eyed little peas
Ia wnr HnA in tfSn al Nffs
which rich and virile. curious type has been
caught to the life.
ART IN ''HARpEIs'" FOR DECEMBER.
The illustrations in the December number Of
Haypers Magazine are, a rule, excenent. Though
the series of portraits which accompany the open.
ing article. "The Fortunes OF the Bonapsrtes," IL
very unequal in merit there several good onos,
notable among which Is Johnson's engraving of the
Napoleon L., Emperor" Napoleon H.. Duke Of
Reich stadt and those OF the Emprcsses Josephine
Maria Louisa and Eugenie. Miss Curtis is r,,s rs
New York Cooking School," A. b. Frost's hgure
sketches onven the illustrations of the city OF At
lanta. certain amount Of good work in drawing
and engraving IL shown In the rather conventional
and heavy cuts which picture 'The Palestine OF TO.
Day" Howard Pyle distinguishes hnsolt In his
admirable pictures OF the old times IN New London
'.The Recruiting Oice," the PORTRAIT Gallery in
the Shaw ,nsion" and "The Old Tiled Fireplace In
tho Winthrop House" arc especially noteworthy.
There is nice sentiment. good color and undecided
and poor drawing In Marin L. Oakeys illustratlon
OF the poem sBlossoins." The left hand IL deli
cateIy given. Edwin A. Abbey is very felicitous In
Ills Ave drawings to the ballad OF Wilmington. The
last two are masterly, and the second we'll engraved
NV Yuenplinp. is charming. We must congratulate
a. s Iciihart on his outline illustrations OF the
second paper on "The Connemara Hills"
STUDIO NOTES.
A. H. Thayer has In his studio. nearly finished.
some admirable pictures painted to near completion
out of doors this summer In OF the most
important are cattle In extensive landscape, the
foremost OF which arc iu the high grass OF depres.
sion between the low hills. The hot, misty feeling
n summer afternoon. with its delicate evanesccnt
effects OF light and shade, finely reproduced and
the well drawn cattle are in good motion and elect
lively introduced.
Among the artists who have within a few days 70.
turned to their studios A. HWyant, 4. l.. Smith,
j. Y. Nicoll and Il. l.. Henry.
HOME JoTTrNos.
Kcith. Of San Francisco. has finished an autumn
scene In Pope Valley.
There are 20s Oil paintings and 12l charcoals and
pastes In tho William NJ. Hunt exhibition at Bos-
ton.
The second annual exhibition Of the Salmagundi
Sketch Club will open Oh January ID.
The December number OF Scribner's Magazine will
contain illustrated paper on Tnorwnldsen.
wif a md ifo ri has