, 1881-06-09

IElSH lHHltb III hlLIStlc FlUE!bsh1s>, t13 @iV.As
Is quickly fastened ulmli the sfretcler. and
canvas then pas<tH 10 tic. ;. stu'l,",", lie!cn
line nf girls sta1H' arYnn'l long tables. their
u1ler anything but that Of tho t,leal artist II!
well-npjWinttsi studio. On tlie walls near BY
hang whit sertlt 10 be stencils Of varlo!ls pat
ts1ns Mhlc 18th c ,sn,v s1i "yf Ssf ,,c.s 1cee
'i'neoretn palntIn9, lnm!, a1so a: 1'oonal, Or
Oriental tanting by tile nsn q agee1s H1
IN tho landscape art. Dne after anothcr rapidly
male, mil tho picture then uasses into tile
hands Of d lnn!rc adyanccd painter ior c9I- -
Ep fSw skIt, tesGs ws tf1i te 'ise M
The mechanical cnntriyat,ee lEas left, a!ltl after
receiving a liberal coatfnE 81 sarnis,. atlt!
remaining a short tihe III Tie drying
r"w 1S'ss tfe nfS "e nSSSay rSey aye u cSser @
BIZ. breadth Int little thickness: yet although,
u,,s1stant!a! they are antG ,cra'en;fIa3!
ireraratI",, m aa; s KnSwi Si IS istch me!al y Or
:'Ditcll gItt," which resembles gold leaf hHt
llas nut y particlc uf gold IN It, tte Afu Drli.
xt,x snt nn4 xs;S sxy so* Ill., IL 'h'sy w ts sss sss
TINT fn thcsc "gcl,,,lnc oil paintings" the oil
which Is llsetl Is nlDat the ully thing that is
genuine. 1'ile canvas Is cottoncluti sl,sfar..i
gliding has no 9ol, In its composition hut
| like nlnny other sllans the si!hIl oil painting
Inns found great ma1ly a'lillirefa:
Immediately franle,t, but fur convenience
aru stacked In l>ins III the warelHnse. nc
cortt,nx to subjects, ad the sevefnl Kinds
vi viii 10 b. M iiaIian ia',i*yape With . palT of
ruina1I-louklng lovers IN the foregrounl; NJ. NJ
Iii II scent on Lake GsarRe, i, which thu
mountains nre oathe:l IL Light tint never
subject, With prize.catte calmly rew's!ng by
tile sttl,: OF nn Impossible lruak, atltl herds
n,nll Who would bo, a curiosity in real life.
Of the different varieties VI pictures aesl9-
landscapes, there will ie hundreds af dnpll-
Gates, and some. subjects which l,aye:
prnvrd exceptionally popular are reprnt1,icgd t
70 surprising extent: ~ oI,e view ~ g. Laks s
Elavt hem sold. AS The girls md buys ell
pinyed ~ the business arc pail from 80 cents
10 81 Il day, and the artists who tEniat. the
pictures w,rk ut Inv rates, the cost Ut prt'-
i!uctiN Is small. Tile foreman ut the es1ab'
iis,IllpiIt il a t;rrnia1l artist with eousitera-
bic experience In his profession. 1lc siiper'
intends the Use vi tlie stencils. atlti claEllls To-
fiuye made gren. improvements til their np-
pticatinlt. At any rate, thg result Of all this
Cheap lnbor Is sucll tint these .'EenuiIe Oll
paintings" uleasurrg twenty-five by thirty
frNl,les n1,l bUxesl fur shipment are kotd Ut
from $40 to s75 n dozen, and stnnltcr Sizes as
low lis Sl5 dozen.
There are several ways Of disposing Of the
public. Tile auction saIcs 1T, which III choice
COLLECTION, OF valuable works By American
and .forciEn. art!sts" Is ai't,ounce! by utacar.l
nre. known 1n every city Of any Importance.
auction r1UIt1s III Broadway niid 1ther parts
} Of the city, which nEe kept well supplied
will, 'potbnilers" and "brckcyes.' Regular
sales are !sell daily. and pictures % ars a!st' :a
elgn pictures, generally ilsare pieces, nre
at!ded 10 give variety y thu collection. and
, OIL the catatogs. will often bc seen names
which lave Il resemblance 10 those Of
ists WHO, bcing trld. cannot chal.
lenge this u1lwarranteu trading upon tllGlr
reputation. solhGti!es piet.!tes VII! d.; bs
Sanford Gitfnrl Is dead. hc probgbly Will bt
lnu.te responsible for works which he wnttt
, not care to acknowledges. The names 0l
> prominent artists are ulso cl'''l'sed to those
. Among tiin painters Of fgure-pfeces Shryet
y IN this cutulugs staltls fur Scl'teytr, I. Hos
seau for Tl,etlore Rousseau, and a. ffere fo'
E,lnlnrd Frere.
Tho mistakes nada by purchasers. ard the
0 iMpusIlIons prasticel upon tlel!I, are some
t times atl'usillg. \ pronli,,eit pl,ysteian toit
II 4 eolinotsscur not .o,'E slnce tint ho ny.
y wished to slow tn HIN, but on exnil!i!nt!0I
: tic work, which would have startled tn
t French artist, proved 10 6e signc! j. .ert'Elie
n tic sx snixf G!ts s ycf ii'a se sctrss ILL., @t rt
a hul,g upon the walls Of room, which I
u :. lighted by rows of gns lets 80 as tn show
II these artistic productions to tlte best nuvAtl
e t,ii Tie cataiuE It Is placed nn 4 brilliantly
lighted estseI In the centre Of tlie ruu1n alls
- tho glIb-tongned nuctlonrer ilescnnts nlol
II It's value MD points out Its beaGties #
O run up by thu two or three confederate
n presett fur that purpose, as lol'g ns
IT seems sate to go so and handsome pf'ce
=. often realized for n worthless picture. II IL!
~ ATTEMPT IL nut successful, Tile picture !
b. bid in by the uslctioileer uni reserved tor I'll
e. next Sale; and another "pot-bol1cr - 0
70 "bnckeys" IS BROUGHT forward: ,ts Occasion so
;. J, picture, and !lIc price will bo c!rried t,
stoa dozen to bring SIS to s4o caclI, ant u
IN cas0na1ly purchaser ut q still moro c.
'r9xas n5iisr p1ss sthod Is ' Y bringing these
H. products to tic 1iutct of t1!st. WHO 'nAy we
renfsrs crfsle i rSys ND ~ ts psstrl p1fsl,
~ ~, Individual ilMls his way int0 twcllnE.!Iut'St
" and s!Iops tn country 4nd sity. agartliig y.
ae me1',vis Ml his MoFelialialsa TO- the r. reHnsr tn
nf The ns4lS s ~ e lass aeso ~ tow
In residences III Sew York ~ ottei1 ap},ears !
- thu E.llsu Ut a distressed nrtis., willing
SaGrlatCU Tile picture l1 HIS Juat llllIHllelt3
te account Of his pressing Meetl. lle Is nlixi0!
re- to get III, offer, ami FIR n picture which !
~ values ut S50 he will, with apparel
&c: ,e. rcnctauce tat secret Joy, take 81. 81
N. the ,pe.!tlIer' will 'be holder III Ills Il
'rt Vices, anil by sotting an extraEal
nt vnlnatto.l M Q pIcture mid eloquSsntly 4
'ly scriblng Ills distressing sltunti0h will UbtA
'rt l,Ii, upon It Of many tl,nes Its v,.luc. q
~ ii le Is Il young lnun fle will represent III!
III self as SUI. III thu distinguished artist vi
y p,inletl tiIu picture, alAl ii! that cnraelty vi
NJ With ttial affection eet forth thy exce!len'
1!o Ut the work and tt,e peclilnry difficulties
t'il hfs father. Whatever amount !s nhtnI',etl
~ this way, Tho picture which Is left as seclri
~ III never rctiecl,Iel. An0ther lnl!dscnW,
ed hrnugllt out for tho stock OIL hand. and
ed frcsIi yIctt,m Ii sought fOr. lit tle r9lnt
no tnWtis tito cl,rAper descriptions Ut ilGtni
MS nru sUltt; null tlta wonder, after uxpalint
on llpoll tl,n sumsforIty.of "gennfns oil pAi!
W ttigs'' tn cllgiil0s asIt thu like rubbish WI
,tr e.IgurIy for hlt tEU t!lp turner Or ti(s Wi
ha who Ii sl.rWisctl u til.d 80 modest I'LL oil
=. as Ia lnatlu accepted.
H. n. The n,etho.ls which haye bcon dcscrfb
ey Aro mt tic nhly ones by which the prnlitlt