Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-21
GEMS OF ART.
A Visit to the Gale Collection OF
Paintings.

Paintings.
lion the many sales OF pictures which
have. from time 10 time, been held IN
Whselng, there has Heretofore been
moi one which might have been men
toned withcandid PrsiseY Most OF the
specimens were chrome daubs, prinleu
nv the dozen, duplicates OF which might
be had by numberless persons. There
have been really no public sales OF oil
naintings aud where custom OF 50 sell
Inc paintings Of real merit has prevailed
40 little. there is small inducement TO
dealersto take venture having 10 lew
chances in its favor. While the love oil
art may. 10 certain extent be natural,
! n h capable ui the greatest education
and the three Graces OF Art, MUSIC,
/ Painting and Sculpture, smile brightest
when most ardsnlly wooed.
In the midst Of the smoke nom her
manufactures, Wheeling numbers COM
paratiyely few diieitanti, as many, how
ever, as might be expected in laborlng
community. But q great change IN TINS
respect has taken place in the last ten
wears. Wheeling is becoming wealthler
and. rs rule, wealth means refinement
/ Art is the great retiner the world over
/ Art is the essence OF beauty and what
! ever appeals most strongly TO our sense
/ Of the beautiful is refining influence,
silent, hut potent Wealth is gradually
surrounded nv art, which it alone COM
] nmIrls; and from this, more than IRON
any other cause, We usually associate
wealth and refinement.
| What might he called the first real
| ART sale OF paintings takes place next
week, and all lovers OF line paintings
| and believers in their civilizing inllu-
ences, will be sure 10 be on hand. Tile
collection is now on exhibition at ll42
Main street, and is IRON the celebrated
Gale collection, OF Philadelphia. Last
evening a representative of the REGISTER
visited the gallery and inspected the
paintings. After frequent visits To the
/ chrome exhibitions given here, the
sight vas truly refreshing, heightened
| by the inviting surroundings. The vis.
| ilor may repose in an easy char ard
study the paintings at his leisure. Ills
artistic taste will find plenty OF material
Tor it's qualification lie will find moth
ing from the brush OF .Greuze, or Raph'
ael, or Guido. or Da Ninci, nor will lac
expect it. such pictures cannot be
found beyond the walls OF the great
European galleries and churches But
he will find representative work OF the
! best artists now living, whether
Of the American, English, French on
| German schools; the work oi men like
| Van Leemputten, of Munich, Yates, OF
| London, BOoguard, OF Antwerp, NJ
wasseg, fis, OF Paris, Simon, the great
doc painter Of Philadelphia, Harnett, Of
the same place, whOpaints those famous
and exquisite genre pieces, Morris, the
celebrated animal painter OF the London
school, and MaIzella, the Partisan land.
scape painter, besides many others oil
equal lame and merit.
Vpon entering the gallery, the atten-
lion is caught hy the small figure pieces,
the size ui which admirably adapts them
| Ia the walls ot private houses. And the
! g.Hra pictures never fail tn please, being
! rXuulsitrly executed and most III them
! with their individual stories, always IN
tcrrsting. Most ol these smaller pictures
may be bought with confidence. Like
good WINE they will only improve with
age aud grow in value as they darken
| and soften. They are the work ot artists
like Gyseiinckx, Roe, 4.ngler, Morris,
! Caslau. Wallace, Brent, Nc.
We have not space Ia note here the
| different pictures in detail, but some are
specially praisuWurthy. There is one
| particularly, gem by w. Nj. llanettr
who, but few wears ago, arose from las
| previous uhsCurity aud astOnIshed, not
| only New York City, but the whole
world, with the originality and lurce OF
his genius. IL is called "Mynheers
| Lunch" and represents collection COM
| prising blue stone beer mug, a nicer
schaum pipe, burst paper ol smoking
tobacco and cracker. A long blue
head match, the charred end OF another
with which the pipe had apparently
been lighted and few crumbs from d
! cracker were scattered around with
natural appearance really start
| ling. The closer the examination
the more the observer was Impressed
with the belief that these articles were
real and bad been simply stuck upon
! the canvass aud not placed 10y the ar
I list . DIuNlls ltf llA'l ildhlll NaN WI
ored in the most approved tint, and be-
hind it reposed folded copy OF the
| New York HTdld, looking 81 natural
one vas inclined Ia pick it up and see II
Grant had scooped Illinois Ii Was GER
taiulv striking picture, though only
about 10 inches by L. IN size.
Among the striking paintings we're a
! pair nv Nycs, representing sunrise and
moonlight on the German coast; u pair
OF dogs, bv III Simon; sheep on the
! Cumberland hills 10y Morris "scenc
at Eouen," lay Maaztlle; two winter
sketches, by Richter; proup ol poultry,
hy GuIleminrt; two exquisite Swiss
companion pictures, 10y kuwasseg
Ben Lomoud, d by Roe sheep, bv Van
Leemputten; horses, by Booguard, and
two tine English landscapes by Yates.
Thtss artists have mol alone painted
all ut the good pictures in the collection.
but, says Mr.. h. Scott, the manager,
himself a didinaf, they have painted
long enough to have achieved reputa.
ton, while other pictures. executed
with equal technical skill and regard for
harmony Ot color and perspective and
characterized by great truth, beauty and
strength OF handling, are by rising ar
fists whose names are not vet known "a
fame.
SucW pictures are always admirable,
and, like diamonds, thoy are indepen-
dent OF fashions caprices, while, as We
stated above, their influence in the
household is TO refine aud elevate the
taste. Ii is to be hoped Mr. Scott, this
art missionary NAV receive such encour.
agement as will induce him to again and
again present To our people 'the gospel
OF pure and elevated art taste"