New-York tribune., 1886-11-13
TIE ROBINSON COLLECTION.

There are 232 paintings at the Moore Cal
leres. No 290 F1fth-avc. which have bsen gathered
together by Mr.. Thomas Robinson. q New-Engiand
artist and dealer. with view to auction sale Inc
collection has the merit OF representing an inteeep'
purpose the illustration OF the French art OF the CEN
tury and s historical continuity Invests it with an III
dviduai interest It need narly be sad however, that
the collector has bsen unabs obtain adequate exam
pies OF the which appear upon his Catalogue
Like the Wall collection. also selected by MI ROBINSON
this exhibition contains variety OF ODDS ana enos
scraps rakod out OF studoc ,ruers aud old portfolios
which artss themselves never dreamed OF hRnihe
So much explanation is dus that portion OF
the public which is attracted only oy
finished" pictures aud important" examples
But others. artists and those amateurs VINO vsue
substance rather than form, will rnd sketches ana
studies IN this collection which they Will prize moro
highly than works OF greater pretensionS Everyone
how oiten the sketch brings us into closer as'o
cstion with the artists personality than the picture
carried to Its furthest limit aud there are instances oil
this here Among the studies by MIche for example
we recall two or three which have all tho essential
Qualities Of that aster simplicity. There
study Of . nuds model by Gericault. which may have
been done 60 point moral or as practlce lot soh
ambitious, but the ool0ring aud execution nere
list OF the nrst forcs somstmcs the spocis quaae:
which look for In certain artists are wantins ana
vitality of fresh siivery green foliage sesn
ssaI saamps of tss a%eus n. thirty
attributed 70 Corot but in some there Is lar1ehes Oh
which show tho fe@lns of artist There OF course
historical interest attaching TO these early tentAve
Efforts Dut this OF itself much like tho Interest Oh tue
Antiquarian awakened by rarity or age The little por-
trait by Corot Ia valuable not AZ novelty. but because
1t well painted far a. 1t goes Moreover, II Is
mellow PLEASANT of color The painting OF lion by
Horace verpet one Of the larger pictures. ira
spicuous in the srtisrs military suojects There is
quality Of breadth aud soiiity In the study OF Dui
signed by Rosa Bonheur which s not TO be 1ound IN
the refined subjects painted BY her OF recent years
We mention only a few examples OF Work whlch mas
real ar;stic merit although al WAYS expressed In
manner popuiary counted as charscterletc lhere -
much OF the Intimate" kind OF work which will ppes
strongly IL may not meet with popular favor
for the "extreme 10 apt TO be regarded as uAhRerOu
witness the Bartnodi Loan Exhibition Few years
since even Wall collection But. taken even as
collection OF pictorial ESSAYS the exhibition Is Injured oS
the presence OF padding" To many OF these plct-
Someof the OF the Corots as well,
might have been omitted for they nave no me eanlhk
And If we take this as historical collection OF frencS
art, what business has VerboecRhoven In sucn
company Bennington we can admit Ipr no
well Constable exercised the influence
upOn French art which gave rise 10 the s
the greatest OF modern landscape schools But vhat
influence be traced 10 our own Kenseu beyonn tne
banks OF the Hudson River THIS COLLECTION OF skechs
OF landscapes Just laid IN, and OF figure studies Tor
pictures uneven and neeis careful study but we nave
found IL very interesng There are examples OF David
leader of classical school OF Doscrolx aud Geri-
caul chiefs IN the romantic revolt OF fcrhet' EeT
capts first master, soon ougrOwn; OF Dearocno neia
of the of his time aud Antigua who Deserted
Delaruche for romantic camp; OF the Orlentalsts
Fromentin. Marilhat Decamps Deamain and 5hs orli-
and Fortuny; the naturalistc landscape painters
headed by ROussesu OF COurbet the apostle OF ucnsht
realism; Couture. with whom Hunt is naturally ssso-
clated and OF q painter who might fairly De cailol
rtaHst, Bastien Lepage-but most unworthly repre-
course, are absent There are one or Two carry suss
Dy Gerome, a figure which mas pictorial Valuo
lacking Gercme's late work Many OF these sketches
ttle more than curlostics but many ana espec"J
the Michels, leave pleasant memoriea