New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-03
NOTES ON CURRENT ART.
WORKS FOR THE EXHIBITION OF FRENCH
MASTERPIECES.
DELAcRoIx AT THE coTTIER GALLERY-soh
FACTS REGARDING MILLET AND

yesterday when the valuable Willafu coh'.oi
Of architectural casts exhibited for the nrs' o
Another exhibition. which was opened 10 mo paDAo
yesterday at tho wunderlIch Gallery VIII enable tnose
interc ri in American prints to study the etchinss Oh
Mr. res A. Plat from his earlier shore-scenes down
to h., recent admirable etchlngs Of scenes sions INC
East River.
Many OF the examples OF French masters which have
been lent for tho coming exhibition at the American
Art Galleries are already in this city. and those VINO
familiar with the galleries Of the lenders WIN ap
preciate the promise OF the exhibition MT ". l.
walters has contributed less than twenty -'hieo
pictures. HIS group of Mlllets works includes the
beautiful sheepfod by Moonlight one OF the hneSs
OF the artists paintings in quality and sentiment the
Breaking Flax" and Potato Harvest pastei draw
ings Of Tho Sewer" and " The shepherdess'" ana
black and white study for "The AngelB.' ihNe
pictures by Delacrox have been contributed tho
Jesus on the Sea Of Galilec." Christ on the Cross
and Lion and Serpent, in water-colors Rousseau
magnificent landscape. " Le Givre." known as ." Inc
Hoar-Frost7 and as "winter Solitude Will be ac-
companed by the river scene. A. Summer Afternoon
which came from the Probasco collection: Oorots
St. SEBASTIAN and Eyenins Star" have oeon con-
tributed. together with Decamps's impressive oui-
clden Daublgny's "Twilight" the largo Sunset on he
Coast OF France the Early Spring. and coming
Storm Mr.. Walters also sends Dupres " Old oak''
ard At Sea-" and Dlaz's "A Storm" Forest OF
SUMPTION These pictures Of the first importance
and their appearance in this loan exhibition will fnr-
nsh an invaluable opportunity for those VINO nave
never visited Mr. Walterss galleries In Baltimore III
IS understood that Mr.. Walters has never lent his
pictures before. although his galleries are opened
every year for the benefit OF the Baltimore Poor AS
ISOLATION. Mr.. Quincy shaw of Boston. who was
one OF the earliest collectors Of Mlets works. has
contributed several examples which have never been
seen in a public exhibition. lie has sent three
oil paintings, "The Buckwheat Harvest the Potato
Planters, and the "Vllage of Greville' with two
water colors, The Sheep shearing" and sea view,
and three watercolors by Barge Mrs Potter Palmer
Of Chicago is to contribute Millet and some other
works Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt Will lehd the large
Troyon of the Spencer sale Mr. Thomas Newcome will
send Corot's Lake Nemi,' from the Morgan sale
Mr.. A. c. Clarke will lend an example Of Delacroix
Mr. Charles A. Dana will contribute Milets TURKEY
Keeper and Corot and paintings have been promised
by Messrs Frederick L. Ames Of Boston; william
Rockefeller John G. Johnson and other collectors.
For the Barge exhibition it is announced that DO
tween and 700 bronzes and water have been
promised by twenty-one contributors Mr. W. I.
walters naturally comes first among the individual
contributors. The trustees of the CorcOran Gallery
have sent on the entire Barge collection belonging 10
the gallery which includes over hundred examples
Among the other contributors are Messrs cyrus D.
Laurence r. NJ Hunt, John Taylor Johnson. Charles
A. Dana, J. NJ. Ingls, Thomas b. Clarke j. X Glops,
j. W. Ellsworth and Robert Hoe. Messrs. sutton ana
Robertson OF the American Art Association, viii lend
examples of Barge from their private collections Dir
Robertson contributing twenty. three bronZes.
A few OF the amateurs who visit the Barye exhibit
ton will be able out Of their personal experience to
compare this collection with the posthumous exhi-
bitlon OF Barye's works opened In Paris in Novem-
ber 1875. The catalogue of the latter ex-
hibtton contained $50 numbers. There were $40
bronzes and plasers ninety oil paintings. seventy
watercolors, and 1873 drawings and Sketches 80 iar
as tho bronzes and possibly the waer-coors are con-
cerned the New York exhibition will undoubtedly DO
SUPERIOR The Paris catalogue included only the works
remaining within the control of Baryes family Since
that time many Of these examples have been brought
To- this country The Barge exhibition held ID fars
last May contained the collections Of amateurs nRe
NM Lucas, Bonnat, Lutz aud Binder. while the col
lectons OF NJ Barbedenne and Of the State were also
available NJ Barbedenne lent thirteen wax
models twenty-eght plaster models" and sketches
ord lightweight bronze models" 1t was also pos
sIhIe m show plaster models of monumental works
like the four figures of War" Peace strength
and OIrer,n which are In stone at the Louvre anu
I'm bronze at Baltimore the figures OF river gods nc
companying Mercie's Gloria Victis'; the LouVro
figures representing Napoleon Ruling History and the
Artsn and other examples of Baryes larger works
These plaster models WILL of course. be unavailable
for the coming exhibition plaster Of different
class a cast from the Lion and Serpent' IN the
Garden Of the Tueries, has been received from 'r'
lucas This Is presented by the sender 10 the
Netropolitan Museum but it TO be first shown at this
exhibition 1t will be impossible to show coiiecuon
of Baryes drawings his first studies and notes ID Dach
and white but mention is made Of one pencil draw
ng ~ The Tiger Hsntr Nevertheless this exhibition
will contain many examples Wnlch "orV nv. -" Az IL
Paris, ana ma as n,ptngS tb-re w be nothing fear
from comparison since the American exhibition has
bcen able TO draw from the COLLECTIONS Oh Mr;
and tIc Corcoran Gallery. II is now considered i'm
practicable to open the exhibition before inc miuuo
of the month.
The SECRETARY of the Academy Of Design calls atten-
don to the following announcement: In addiuoh 70
the awards named in the school circular, there VIII DC
this season prize of $500 TO defray the COST OF inc
residence and study OF student aoron'
Messrs Cottier & Co. exhibit four large decorative
rartncs rcpresenting the seasons which were painted
bv Dclacrolx in his last period. The suolccts are
Diana surprised by ActaeOn, or summer paoVhu'
Finding Arlane or Autumn" Juno Beseecnng Eoius'
or winter, and Eurydce Gathering Flowers or inc
snrinctimep These compositions are studies rather
,b.n comn-ete works but they have the artists
haractorstic richness of color The landscape BACK
rounds are adaped rather than studied from nature.
and tho figures show summary execution "hien
docs not invite close analysis The hnest OF the
acurcs as regards the painting may De readily oeemed
~ hc that OF the DIANA" which has been carried
"'rther than the Others and which offers curious
contrast to the figure Of Actaeon. Ihese po.IiL nr
eD "nvtgorating examples OF expression IN coor,
even if the manner DO somewhat oi-hana. S tbe
intensity Of acton Thsse om I0q Assnd
>pag.s ID AMI bnt while they compel praise as color
| studies IL Is apparent that 'heir Hi"s" ~
| limitations
...,,,s which arr about six feet in height by
i"o'' ,r,h and consequently larger than any ex-
iour III ~ tho artist now in this country, were In
aiuP''' " lit NJ the time Of his death and they
DeacroN a. tho uosthumous sale They We're
were ll'u"J tTaro for pr ces ranging from 1910 for
bought pS ' ,nr % s17o for the Bacchus" After
| the Diana doMh oVwped by NJ. Durand-Ruel, who
ward they VIZ ~ tbe pIcturcs and In 1873 he sold
obtained etcnhEa Girardin AZ the Girardn sale the
them to NJ E ,n. brought $4,000 In his " Gaia
four compo'luogn ~ nclscroix Robaut adds Public
logue Ras0nhec ,hcse four pictures retouched by
strange hand
.o some persistent legends" writes
lWIo .a ,he =. Figaro--" the legend of