, 1881-06-12
An American Artist of High Re
noWn Among the Critics
of Europe.
His Successes at the Recent Art
Union Exhibition in
Munich.
Unstinted Praise from the Lead.
ing Journals of Ger
many.
Interesting Description Of a Number
Of Meals Great Paintings.
"consolation," STA Chatelaine," "0li.
Ter Cr0mWcll's Visit to John
Milton,'' Etc.

Cons0latlon, la Cllatelnine," "0li
rer Cromwcll's Visit to John
Milton,'' Etc.
Musical Precocity of little Heinrich
Neal" Aged Eight Years.
We extract from private letter from
Munich the following portion concerning
the recent exhibition Of paintings of the Art
Union in that city and the great success ol
our already distinguished American artist
Mr.. David Neal:
MUNICH, March, $751;. =. l know
you will be much interested In hearing Ct
the recent Art Union Exhibition here, and
| particularly Of tho great success of our
friend, Mr. David Ncal's. two last pictures,
us you have so often heard Nj spcui Of
| him.
wish lie were MS well known in America
as hero III Europe! Some tlny llo will be,
aud that he is not is but the natural consc-
que1tcc of Ills lung absence from there; for
you know lie has been over here eighteen
| years, with only two visits to his old home
! Nowell, Mass.). lie is hone the less Il loyal
American even now. but so deeply nnd care
| fully has he studied first under his beloved
! master Ploty, and since then to perfect and
! realize his Instructions rs well rs his ideals,
that he has only torn himself away with
| difficulty from his serious work. For he is
I serious it the sense uf being earliest aud
| very conscientious,-two elements Of /. great
| and real artist How quickly the tppant
| and meretfic'ous annoys and tisgusts when
! more than the passing glance is given! I
AN put quite out Of Patience with the elnpti-
Hess of two-thirds Of the pictures L see III
every exhibition. Mr.. Neal has told lie that
could lie deny his Individuality and
be more material, it would be easy for Him
to acquire hasty and effective style which
would give molnentary satisfaction, but he
takes too earnest Wow Of his mission, anu
i'll the production Of Ills tllorouslly-st;,uiel
historical works there is Il research, labor,
and expense which few laylnen could i1nag-
ine. Ills First Meeting of Marie Stuart
and Kizzio," which has been so en,llesly pho
tographed and engraved, is full proof OF all
this, for it grows i'll Charm and beauty tue
more one sees it.
HIS "JA,rEs WATT"
watching the steanling Of the tea-kettle
which is owned by Sir B. l.. Phillips in Lon
don, is very interesting and beautiful i'll
terror, artistic in all its dctails,-the great
fireplace, with its logs Of wood resting Upon
quaint old andirons, the tca~kettle above it
hung by the old-timc pothooks and hangers,
tile polished plates and queer jugs OH the
shelf above, the cat doing OIL the
rug,-all these accessories throwing out
the figure of young Watt, whose
books and slate are ne elected as lie sits with
his head resting OH his hanl watching with
thoughtful expression the steam kissing and
puiilng from the mouth Of the kettle The
kindly face Of the mother looks in at 4 door
in the BACKGROUND which size holds open
with one hand, in the other holding n nap
kin. rs she has apparently just risen from a
table in the room beyond, where the father
is seen seated at the table enjoying the meal.
All this is beautifully arranged, and the
effect Of the lights is very skiliful.
LATER WORKS.
lit what want to tell you OF now are not
mis- former works, many Of which you know,
but the later ones, Of which we have known
the progress, and which have been making
such sensation here. l cannot do better
than to give you some extracts from the
newspapers here, which will convey an idea
OF the situation. "La Chatelaine" n
will remember seeing in the Paris salon last
summer, so it will seem quite familiar to
her The Fra'hJurter Zcituag, published in
Frankfort-oll-the-A Main, is the largest and
is equal to the New York Herald or Tribune (
in quantity and quality. In Its issue. Of |
March II, 1881, It says under the head Of |
Correspondence FROM Nunicll'':
This weeks exhibition OF the Art Union con-
tains much that Is interesting and of superior !
excellence. The chief centres OF attraction are
ID 1x na S!:e pess ss
words OF the poet form tho motto Of one Of the
paintings
X young nun Is seen kueeling before tho I
altar in fervcnt pruycr. Like a symbol Of |
heavenly grace marvellous light cffuscs Itself
over the krccling figure: The expression Of the
vont; there is such spirit OF poetry throughout
the whole picture that it docs not tut! to make !
deep Impression upon tho contcmpator.
Fully equal To the above, Us painting, is the
study heal y La Chatciane, by the same artist
The Stt'dcutscltc Ircssc is the best news
paper here III Munich, and is i sort of Court
journal III its issue Of March II it says:
The fact that under our predomtnating art
influences there is nn incluatfon to return
su severity of style OF representation, is sure
the ambition only to paint mere realistic tmta-
ttons Of nature, bur by Il direct appeal to our
ideut feelings. rests the success OF linking
ot art must do. IL plainly demonstrated in the !
picture exhibited by David Neal; 4 couple Of
iringest hnaI in % jede Gr;ift, -; are re- the poets Is
words which suggest the artists subject, aud
which the painter illustrates inA highly poetical
manner through the figure OF nul1 wrart
ln pious devotion. The rays OF sunlight
which break down into the crypt across
. crucifx illuminate with delicate warmth tho
beautiful, noble furm Of the kuce1ing girl before
the altar. The finely conceived figure 20 rich
u sentiment Is, as are the architectural sur
an example OF elegant technical ex-
acutfon and refined color. a second picture by
hc same artist entitled In Chntelalne.' study
lcad OF q young lady, bas brilliant technical
qualities rs well rs an expression OF face highly
Such productions as these must
leci1edly awaken far higher ami more insting
interest than all other kind OF work, no matter
low skillfully painted, when only mere in11ta-
ions Of nature and utterly devoid Of tho true
lrtistic element.
The Landbote, of Munich, also an inl-
,ortant paper, III its issue Of the same date,
ays:
The most important OF the works on exhibition
8 q nuu at her devouons by Neal. Sue is
most beautiful, but OF that kind Of
apturous, beauty which, as a contrast to
uperfclal elegance, is the reflection Of
glorious SOUL None of the pictures exhibited
pproach to the least degree the formnl require !
0euts Of q real work Of art Ns Ibis one does. The
eneral arrangement Of the pictures is 1emark- | .
bly, natural; the drawing Is correct, and the
echnical execution is carried ont with skill .
nd adroitness seldom to be met with. AS much
IN be said OF the portrait study, La Chnte-
ayhihttatf fha urtjEf q he1np