New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-22
AMERICAN ART GALLERIES.
PAINTINGS AND PORCELAINS.

Visitors 10 the American Art Galleries will find
miscellaneous collection Of paintings belonging 70
Nc,,rs. Walter Bovine. ". II. shaw, W. I. Evans ana
the estate II the late Bernhard stern. There Is the
usual proportion Of examples Of the baro@oh S'"o'''
usually Of minor consequence. and there are MANY
examples Of French military genre. with variety "i
raintins. by American. Francoltalian and belgian
artists. The larger gallery contains some work d
genuine distinction. and by the exercise Of niue
uatcnce the visitor will Dc aole 70 discover many
thing, ~ interest among the 200 and more paintings
I'm the exhibition. In the first gallery We ma Amer
lean art represented by examples OF ulrch' DaNli
Johnson. Ouartlcy. : Il. clifford. n. p. smith ana
~clnchadt but the group Of pictures is not an I'M
pres,,c one. although tie paintings by clifford ana
Ouartlev and the single figure by t!:ich inadequate
as il is, will receive consideration. Bcrne Bellecoui'
picture If the horses and men IF cavalry regiment
preparing to move by rail Is excellent Illustration
u the artists careful observation, and Of an eAe'uu'h
o,, ,urit,d than that II De Neuvlc, but often more
animated than the manner Il Dctaille. As graphic
Illustration II military life there Is nothing better IN
thc collection. There IS work In the same Held Nv
D.lgouc-rc. PAINTINGS Of the figure hy Roumeeou>
ar,. c<agll. ~ KrJy. "a wl'fclcd specimen II li';-
lor- and "a little head which does no credit 70 Hen
nor II Hcnner is to be held responsible Two pictures
by ycCnon and Richter, and landscape by VICTOR
Dupre are not unlikely to change their names before
their travels ~ an end.
group If clever color,, dominated by Nlberts
red ROBBED priest robulng On, noisy cockatoo Jhls
accompanied by examples II Worms and peiale'
Across the gallery lind one Of Rosa Bonheurs h'er
pictures dated 1885. hunting party pausinc at tho
edge Of the forest, painting when SHOWS thorough.
ness in design and atmosphere, but little charm "
color. Th, j, followed by a Van Marchc which Illus
traes the artists inheritance from Troyon' haem'
meur a Verbocckhoven an example Of FRANCOIS
Fameug and neat character study. The New Clerk,
bv Vihcrt The adjoining room exhibits one Of kevers
low toned water cOlors, drawings by De Melville ana
Dclort "A cheerful little study OF fowls 10y Jacque
study Of horses By Herring, Courbet OF slight con-
sequence. and a study by Daubigny.
Most II the important pictures are assembled IN
the large gallery where introduced TO superb
example Of Michel. The subject i, the familiar view
q Montmartre the plain stretching away underneath
shy where threatening cloud, are driven before the
wind The picture Is characteristic In the full sense
OF the word and II exhibits qualities which illustrate
liichep- Indebtedness the naurali-tc landscape arr
of the old Dutch painters. Ihls there Is pe'"4ai
proprcty iu placing the Michel near the fine land
scapc assigned To Ilobbcma. Whether this landscape
is "A iIohbeua or not. there is no American expert
who can give a Hndl decision, but we can
sec that the subject and treatment tile re-
marlable distance and lighting and the mellow color
lns have the quality of seventeenth century Dut'I
d.,olatt wind swept landscape ana study of White
point, Of peculiar excellence. " The time Of Apple
blossoms" Wa one of DauuI-uy' favoutc subjects. 10
WA WA, o n,.d In At least two pictures owned
la American amateurs The picture I'm ti, collection
SLOWS broad. summary treatment ol the theme upon
a very large canvas, ana 'i' I,,Nl - luoNI
iug example OF swift and elective work. Til, fre~l
example, which we have. but its peculiar merit IS
perfectly apparent. Tie large Corot painting q
against the sky will be accepted a. study. but lt -
not 10 be ranked Wtih me poet pant
ion, ar, Of De Melville, military studies. and
"a rich wood interior. Early Autumn, FOrc, Of Fon.
talnehcau." by Daz rhi, is followed by a harvest
by the Younger Slet. who laa valny ATTEMPTED
to realize the luminous atmospheie and rich col'rnS
" lhc Farm. sunset" an excellent minor example,
illustrating the artists love Of strong contrast, and
Of hrmonioa, tonality Mus is to be said Of tho
Cain. and the dubious Dupre. 80. 4. demands I'D
and the Rousseau. No. II, is Of the slightest interest
There g. little figure study by F0Uuny, charming
dated l~t5. and sketch OF bun hy Rosa Honheur:
Mlct, >eamstrcSS,' sober, low toned, harmonious
these galleries before when the picture caused some
discussion. The unusual color scheme was not sum
points M me drawing, Particularly me tra@inSs ~
the neck, and the painting of The face seemed -
Nr. BOVINE from Mr.. Henry +. Chapman. who obtlnei
IL Of or ihroush Mr. T. E kndeH. I, a.,o'p"WT NJ
10y a certificate OF anihehtciiN ootalned N h m,,
Rudolf from Madame Mllle. For the rest We nave
,He''h 10y De"P T.i 'iGogr Wgcl Has
berg and Lamhinet. CHARACTERISTIC specimens o,
Zuger, cattle T.. ting. and >cbcncis painting 81
sheep and Mr. nicgin,'S large painting OF white
COW among the tall grass Of salt marshes TIERS
are many good things in this exhibition, bur mere
are more pictures which are devoid Of significance
ana there are a few which bring to mind the pr,
yallug rule i'm our sales galleries, "CaNcat empl"r.,
The MINER gallery contains collection OF Ouentai
rorceain, sword guards and hcqucr>. some ~
fhp-, objects. a. told. have been recently con
signed to this firm from China and Others are me
propcrtv of the American Art Association. The col,
lection Of blue and white Is extraordinarily large anu
IA il acrompanied by some remarkable examples OF
hulock's blood peach blow and other single colors
which will doubtless enlist the interest Of amateurs