New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-07
TIE PAINTINGS.

THE PAINTINGS.
There are two ways of regarding the loan collec-
ton of paintings which was placed on view last
evening and doubtless both were illustrated by
the guests who visited the gallery
Such collection may be taken for what
it is, bright array of very costly paintings
representing various or less celebrated foreign
stu los whose products are rarely seen outside OF
n very few private galleries or the collections OF
our largest dealers. Those who accepted
the collection in this spirit, and they
no doubt formed tho majority were possessed
of contented spirit aud rgnteously disposed to
1--WE full thanks for what they had received. On
the other hand. il was to be remembered that the
Union League Club inc udcs among ITS members the
owners OF the largest private galleries IN the city
aud in this way has at its disposal to a greater
or less extent moro valuable paintings than
any other club in the city. 1t therefore follows
that when this club holds a loan exhibition much
is expected. The exhibition held at the house
warming of the club house, IN April, 1851 was
one of remarkable excel ence, and th-re we're very
Jew. if any, of the ninety-two pictures
shown that could bo wished away. This
was tacitly accepted a standard, and both the
oan collection Of eighty pictures shown on " La
dies Day IN January, 1850, and that placed on
exhibition last NIGHT have hardly endured the COM
patlson. Yet the seveuty-nine paintings exhib-
tied TO do honor TO the twentieth annlyer-
sary of the club form a very interesting collection,
not merely from the representation of shining
lights like AIllet, Dupr6, Daubgny and
Diaz, but from the comparative now
ness of many paintings and painters
that We meet within the gallery. The exhibition
at the house-warming admirable rs IT wac, after AL
consisted largely Of a repetition of old themes.
There were five pictures by Diaz, four by Corot,
four by Gcrome, and 30 with others
of the best known French painters In this
exhibition We find the advantage Of a greater va
riety. There is bat one Corot and one G6rOme, one
Mcissoner with three examples OF Dlaz aud only
two Of Dupr6. The works of these artists
have come to be so regularly ex-
pected at tho best class of our 10 n
exhibitions that il is interesting to what has re-
piac.d them This seems 10 have been done by
croup Of pictures sufficiently numerous to form the
feature of the exhibition which may be very vague
ly classified rs belonging TO the spanish school
term which means neither that all its
members are spanish born, nor that they obtained
their training from Spain, but rather that WINE
some are of Spanish descent and some are nor,
all unite in a love for the radiant Amos
phere and glowing pictures presented by the
>paulsh land and there look for subjects. So we
ind here examples of Domingo and NillegaS, Al
varoz's gorgeous May Festival - loaned by Mrs X
H. stuart, the delicious Garden Scene III SPAN"
bSrt's Spanish Gill examples of Paslni, and Pit
ara. three of Rcos scenes, laid in
Venice but with the full, FREQ
light of Spain, and Zamacois's Court Jester"
Turning to md vldual exhibitors, Mr.. William
Rockefeller has sent four paintings, each
of pre-emnent interest. There Is a
landscape by Theod re Rousseau, notable
for the distinct outlining of the foliage, with
" Marguerite and Mephst0Dheles" by Eugene
Delacrox whose works now rarely seen
Rosa Ronieurs Sheep" and The Spanish Girl -
perhaps the finest example of ylbert which has
been publicly exhibited he:e The painting by
Gfrome His Gray Eminence." loaned by Alr.
bert, notable III being slnguarly fine exam
pie of the spirit and methods of the artist.
Less true to the painter is ALMA Tademas
Mage Mirror loaned by George {. Clark, and
Diaz's Flowers" loaned by j. Abner Harper. The
low tones If the Holland painters find lllustration
only in Mesdag's Winter nj Scheveningen," loaned
by j. H. Ma ,heo From Mr.. Knoedlers gallery comes
vilie's " Combat on the Roofs" and works by Rico
and Grsen, while Mr. Schaus sent paintings by
Pasini FromentIn, Lelor and Nilegas. In
uortraits. there are two by Hubert Herkomer,
and one by j. &. Beckwith, while Mr.. Elliott f.:
shepard has loaned his Portrait of Charles H..
by Godfrey Kneller, which was painted
for tho Duchess OF Portsmouth and pur-
lists NJ presented aIe David johnson, h. A. Abbey,
A. A Anderson, j. C.. Beckwith, the late s. RGiilord.
Albert Berstadt, and l.. l.. Henry. IL was
noticed that the gas lets and reilectors III the gal
lcrv have been moved back each sido away
from the wall in order 90 lessen the glare OF light
and reflections caused by the nearn ness
there is no necessity for viewing this exhibition 10y
gasight, as it will remain open to invited guests
between II aud 1 throughout tho week