The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-19
TIE srxNcER COLLECTION.

In the OrtRies Gallery. and will be sold at auc-
ton on the evening Of Feb. %.
Mr.. Spencer's collection Of modern French
pictures has often been called tho best In
America. Certain examples OF It's treasures
which have been Loaned from time to time to
various exhibitions. have seemed to make the
verdict a Just one: and q view OF tho whole col
ieSi,0 We nH Se! snSSs aar' i, The enc eo fiSnsH a. is ls not b y
any means tho largest In the country. 1t Is not
s By amy 81 n insIsa Inc tho %ost w Fspres 81 sse ia IN sha'
number OF famous painters. Nor does 1t con-
tain SO many, very famous canvases as one or
deed the best, II acquires its rank. by virtue OF
its nigh level of excellence, OF the great, and
M Nl%Gst w ahel0r e Includes esiH y an 4 E Is almost 81 i Gll sae
are Iii very best; 4 L difisHlt e PsGIRPt out
poor or wholly nninteEestlne work there is NOT
two examples Of eachl do indeed seem out Of
place among their nobler COMPANIONS. But
after oil. Is not inartistic. An excellent example
Of Schreyer-a, second-rate painter Of many
G pas ON one s!ds. and q h rsmga 4isIi P satisiacto ~
beautifully drawn, but badly painted figures
tIIIsa wHii; Thsss, rs pietnrss; which might
sssi SeaitaieS,s1SS H. s ese essr critic ~ would %Ri'N wi iii sRis
10 illst the fret place should. perhaps. be
By a tree, Which. Is known through his own
two sssn sa fsenessss'i @ar seH sS fsi ,s sS n son 81 aas
s eeior .n su R9 rs a stdiIFaetly e t IL It, R sso ind s g ssoS %
S %o :1s'y v SSshss s 81 q S MiIe ait aS ( %oolo shsEa %iffet
he drssmsr Of classic Visions MIlIet tSs artist
ssinsie-minded SYMPATHY with. peasant life and
TSslItii ;sa,1 + ss1l' t Lies; and d.s aiT misst will alm iis;
s so. VIZ sssths apai y q S%iiRlis ss SiS' s e a asr
inaal from the nymph to the. iaboror. in deciding
to prefer, moral. emotional meaning to exter-
a.. .aIa phEsic and ch SsIIbi in sadIdre Is himself as:afS Sops
only IN the second place. But there is no dues;
fiSn is ssS1 Md 5hs %1s oeasias sn.s' f e, hi; ,S ssr peIn aa q
man yhoo demands hEs. q 81 ,that his sse shsiiI
t'ess: DsnSsli shs s't srue Mi aea t tie sreat 1 @ifiet.
Wh,e aa0f Els ht asn f isI.E t f0ssaisn 80 ' sesssifs
ssoan}dennsdL; Look IN this eIhibition at ths
,r IIns pn gh Mo% a1nns .sss1: n a5S%b the Il n easa < bnT q:
s %ssf L e sSs B 81 fts aft Loan pef1 Gahib aaose q an g
e ons ysa5s es se9f lived sdi p ain ed'f fssh just S.f IKE It this:
that no one since Titan has painted 1t SO
tsinF If mys;t or ani I. NJ 9o oRe at n tbs ! a[5Es s9 Rea
posing" with its almost equally lovely flesh. it's
admirable expression of utter languor, and Its
at %i tSs %issy B spt9sSnPaaas' s SO sse s1sa s5 Sst fns s9 "a
the pose Of the figure, SO idyllic. noble. and indi-
yidual in Its back~gro4nd.,.almost q Prudhon for
Who else ever painted things just like these?
Who since the greatest days OF art ever painted
p 1aints ~ have psaut accom Hhs ed had MiShhe be I PURSUED
beauty with his mnturer powers. and mastered
form as completely as he bad already mastered
e ees1lS ss u Miiiet in af a6is se eolfecti pns fc rs@a an iRs
terestlng link between the two kinds Of work
t NoSa not ssat, It o snS q Ss !he r aSSas r ii # a o Rfrass eo.
side her the theme belongs to his later period.
the treatment reminds US OF his earlier. f9r
%ssloysnly drawing Of the Woman's hand it would
% N sata a + s1 ths sMiiists Sc one Se0 shenid notice per-
q absolutely SFst importsnes M ths sI9ss5f
sallery. But thore are seven small oanvases.
and an; SOD 50 diSysrss that they siys . GOOD idss q
the scope Of the greet Il n msstSSrs pGw9 T. na 1t Is
@sae tSs an s :fSs 3 81 81 p Spssmen is"'i II % W RSSS
Rousseau does what Ruysdael so otten did,
and a, does it ss even t b%s,tsrls sn5 Z b 2 y q
% assSy nss sygb liz as Il i L Is araad, ' aHd as G pssst ].
tass ss 'a s0f Bsirl. n x sifdah IS 'G 1Ish %iase Il asI sre sSs.
s sS;;Snsst liz n y. WSo s}int! VIZ i a il s air Eli Sl All
another in the Autumn Evening" with It's
foreground Of rough, dwerfsh. brown shrub;
s ss5y nss1 pint 4 1n so ! * e. ss sahz below and
be- TIM ine f1 in is ef w ssS 9lsRRhEe e "Fish RasnBlR oss sG IN q
Etorpo - a n ANN fin CnnoAntfOn and n maatArlV
mss!sr are also good. PIT there arg better il
s seaps %ss never SI 1 psin a.af By f piaa than nn tie large
"Cldaring in the Forest Of Fontainebleaui."' II
has almost the grandeur Of a Rousseau with all
tho half-savage sentiment OF tts own maker.
Nothing could be more Instructive than to see
how few and how homely are the elements, with
merely q stretch Of. rough. bushy hillside
nall RAGGED trsss; snd 4 q . st5ste h. Of fHl S aiin az
isss. 'y DiSys ds and n h rs S1esh1sss G fn s7s s sSMst G fbfte
t2ss sh 81 f n %isiiSw w Ga sRSI g ft tSE !he It is
i Of tG e5sI e 3bs ier tast q b f %nst assEIsaSs' fol-
pl as'! e b b. n In le tits 'ns eell stsSssa : sho8:
1 RsEIed him art. In rh ssss' a Psas small Il n reiiei Ssas
conventions. interesting rather than salts.
f fec s t II has ss tSa oee ,is ssEe aam aas ana iand dsiishts
full examples Of his semi-fantastic. semi-ideal
psrhaps is the Page ! Hounds."a marvel
will %lpse prslsr eG 10 1t 'h thss ' 'sias es' WRRicaSS was was
painted in those earlier years when Diaz. toe,
the smaller 81 his two aowe, paintings
color and, exquisite Workmanship. which
4 ia'uFs are y but an t% Sper-s Gorots IN 1ram ths
gallery, but both are good. and SnS. the Morn,
more delicious cloud-fscked. auroral sky even
bignys, are also ans, especially the "Midsum-
mer-Edgs Of q Pond" And the three Iroyoni
and ono . work 81 Ais very best period, painted
in 1851. This, Of all others. Is the picture Of the
COLLECTION which one can fancy pleasing an
this, with It's sheep and cattle: It's broad, quiet
landscape and its sunny, atmosphere. that
duce-seldom with a 1.-THE Of Troyon's supreme
The single jules Breton is . large one, LIZ
Soir," aud beyond question o masterpiece
more beautiful In its lines than most OF his 70
cent pictures. and, although full Of tender ant
personal sentiment, married by NO Aightes'
touch OF sentimentality.. The three foreground
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