New-York tribune., 1886-05-23
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.
NOTES or COMING ExnIBrTIoNs-ARr NEWS HERE
AND ABROAD.

he first announcement Tor next season. No'hS i"i ''
exhibition will he received from November to at inc
Academy and the exhibition will be opened to the pubc
November %. II is encouraging to see that Per-S
tent criticism OF the late hour set for press views mas
finally produced effect This view " VIII berin TWO
hours earlier than usual which is n gain, aithougn
the opening hour should be 10 IN instead oi noon
But IL is graf yins to havo secured concession from
the Academy. There VIII be opening exhibition a'
the American Art Galleries about November l. but IL ~
probable that especial effort will he made 10 secure
American pictures Salon. 10 has never been
possible to exhibit all these pictures and the experiment
may not be repeated. Tie salmagundi Club VIII eh"
these galleries in December In addition to regular
exhibitions tho American Art Association promi-e W
bring paintings of much imp 'rtance' Iheir
efforts obtain Munkacsys Christ before PLATE TOT
exhibition here lave not been abandoned ana there aIe
other ambitious projects
The dealers were not slow to profit by the lessons OF
the Morgan sale, and pictures by Jules Breton anu
Nbert, in the Salon will be seen IN TINS CITY nN'
year. the sound commercial principle Of giving tho
public what the public want" Bretons " La hepos ="
picture OF three peasant lying on the grass hc'
fire. will be brought by Messrs. Kn'edlsr ~ w."
who have also purchased Auberts Amour eh
vacances," and some examples of De Neuvilie WINCH
from the late sale. Messrs. Sshaus 20 arc '''
of viberts" The Arrival, which is calieu ING
Descent IN leter from the artist the reference ocis
to figures descending flight OF stairs Tue salo Ii
have purchased painting by Detaiile, which VIII p'oo
ably be exhibited and there is talk Of Rembrandt eh
bibition to consist of The Glider ard COLLECTION q"
choice states OF RemDrandts etchngs. But Ihe
Glider Is nothing If elusive SO far as Is known e
dealers not buying largely for next seaSoh "o"i
paTatively fcw pictures have been shown III '"er
galleries during the past year. and their Importation"
VIII probably continue to he limited while the present
ar exists. unless they form associations ana ihPo''
paintings for exhibition purposes only"
Ono pictate which is new the public here Is 'e1hlo
tied by Me-srs Knoedlcr Co. THIS is Morning Dy
Bascn LcYaec. painted in 1882 The picture VIII 10
found especially interesting account Of It's difference
from the piein ali" subjects with dihuscd Hight ana
confused values. by which Bastien Lepage has oeeh
best known in this country. This morning erect ls
pitched in comparatively low key, and me scene Is
street OF the artists native village Damviers Iefe
are two figures in the foreground which show inc ch"
actrristcs OF Mlet moro than those OF bas''cp
IcIage. The man with fork turning to speak 10
smiling Girl recalls Net in pose and in the blocking o
rather the definition OF the facial FORMS pu hp' !"
truth 0; action, although the acton VIII pass inS'
figures arc seen AGAINST the light which comes from the
Frightening SKY above row OF cottages an" no '' "
has made them almost shadows rather than firmly
modelled forms win atmosphere behind a. wei ~ J"
front His attempt to preserve the re- rions o' tho
ding darkness ana the rapidly approaching sunlse Is
not consistent ghout. There Is light enough TO ne
strongly reelected from o. water aud 70 -ho"
small stones, and yet the figures which arc c'So ~
are in darkness \ lamr hre shines feom cottage
window. with a rully glare which would inrcate the
blclncss OF nt outside and thcro + nothing OF Inc
feebl-r and yelovi.h tnge shown 10y such haine rs
DAYLIGHT comes. Yet there is enolch daylight TO snow
the distance perfectly ani all the branches OF trees
long way OF which against the eastern SKY
But the sentiment o tn, picture tho peasants greeting
each otncr ia the via:e street l. pleasing ani NATURAL
and the scene Is inyc ted with sympathetic feeling
Three marine painters have been los, American art
wicn as many months. The sud lea death o' ir'ho'
l. silva The dcplora c mental declse o. Harry 'ha''
arl the le IN NJ Arthur QutslcY al re- ,ri events
Mr.. Quartcy Giel IN his primo AMI Bis do"ih Is cause
for sincere sorrow, not only to hs treniS bat To ue
many amateurs Who hal lclTuel 70 recognize IN MN
strong aubll'as AMI earnest artist F0ic'1 u sie4A
p,r of lis llic ~ workman he vas strong eaolsh %
lvarcc him-ci by his eTcrtiois. 10 teach hn'ef
methods of cArc- u asd TO PANT IictHics which have
O. ned him constantly mere s,ing need ~ IecoShlll"h
Mr Quartcy ha, c;t robic record Of a love AMI
respect for art which refused TO be haTpcred BY sero15
staclcs ~ vol u, o. mrritJTious work Iar iaont
shown III his picrcs is the moro remarkable from tho
iacL that The artist almost entirely selitngh MS
pictures ia cao a study Of Cays, bnt ih' Influence
caue only fro, slch examples a' he chaneeI To- see IA
this country. only two years ago he went abroad Tor
fine first time since childhood. visitirs England
whcra he spent his earlier years, Paris WheIe ho was
bnn OF Enellsh parents, Venice aud Holland had nc
lived no one eau doubt tlat he would have produced
stil better work. His last picture tre e"'csue on the
Thames in the Prize Fund LNiihiton shows an MS
u-u,l b7ceziuess ana action and unusual freedom IN
evec,tion altbou,h it was painted by a dying man.
Only "A week before his death he was elected an
Academcian an which came late but happily not
too late. Mr Qiartley WAS il member OF tHe o'Hoi
societies, and his pictures viii be sadly missed oy
visitors 10 their exhibitions. lie died when only forty
seven years age hut he hal male an honorable ana
substantial reputation IN artist and rs an example Oh
manhood his memory Will be respected and preserved.
Yesterday the De Foer collection OF modern paintings
was sold in Paris, The s.le has been AWAITED with
considerable interest by New-York dealers, for NJ Dc
Foors collection included several PAINTINGS OF no niue
tmportance. Tine catalogue received from Mt. = l.
Avery enamcrates only hy- -Onc pictures representing
eighteen artists, but nearly every picture could be cei
10 some famous collection, exhibition OF sao lhfco VI
the x Corois we're included among tho Hundred Mas
ter,e, Nbibited In Paris in -- two more from tho
ra,rr col ccion and ono passed through tho Laurent
Richards sale. There two pictures by Daunighy'
one by Decanps. and two Dy neacroiX, one ot "mch'
the Christ on the Cross" IN tho Universe" LADOSi-
tion of so, and in the exhibition OF the HuHuruu
Masierp.eces" FroneLt MS La Fantasia was also III
the latter exhibition was Gcrcaults Tromp'tt7 "o
HassarIs" Diaz. Duprc, Isabey md Marilhat were
,clre-eutad and among the four Mcissoners was ne
i-l4 which sold by Nr. JOhn khshlh IL l''l
Unlike the larger picture of the retreat trDm MOSCOW
which passes under the name. TINS l. pahh o,
a ,ingle figure. Napoleon IN gray oycfcoat mounted
urou "A white horse. \ smaller example OF Meisaoner,
." Les joucurs de Boules Antilles WAS one ol u"
Hundred Masterpieces" Another. Tho LatsneI,
Was in the Latham sale held ~ this city six ears 'IIce
MN T. Nfan with a hoe, which has been eicLru ny
Er,cuirunnd will he reco,miIof by every one l'Iar
with Mulcts wors Three OF the four Miiiets were Wete
among Masterpieces" The fourth was lilhtln-
of Tic t;lcancr-." "a subject whth Nlllct lhl'u 'u
Times The he.t and II o-t famous OF the four pictures -
n the schOfsheim collection, and Two snaii"r arc "a
tli. couptrv. EOussraus =" Border OF the Lore anu
IveuiIc y were exhibited with tho Masterpieces
ana lis Hill OF Jean do Parie- morning effect was III
tue Lament isicnnris sale. Irudhon klchrd irVNul
and Nem were the other artists represented ana t'Ie
wa, collection which must have been extremely lltI
c.tlng II ten pastel and other drawings Dy Me'. ,
t,rlii and the pos Diity that VI. De toer limited M.
uauiiugs He pad enormous prices ACCORDING u, 10
fnr.ish by MosrIs. knOeder co. for Mlllet @ >
MAJ with a hoe VI. De loer paid f3o,VoV IL m o .
than W. secrcfan paid for the AnEelu- ana lnc s'l .
urirr WAS p,id for M"is~ouirrs lslI' Olhet ilooS
were II 600 for DclacrOXs Christ on the cross @ anu
ht. q" Linn md IA