New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-05
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS.
HE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.

HE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES
1t appears TO be difficult TO remove the impress,os
the part of foreign artists and foreign collectors
that New York is a sort OF dumping ground for paint
ngs, statuary and artistic brcbrac In general that
are unstable elsewhere The nature OF the compu.
ment implied thereby hardly be considered as VERY
atterng, and picture buyers here have more than
once Of late given evidence Of the fact that they an
precate at its true value the very doubtful honor TIM,
paid TO their taste. The Duke Of Durca was forced
10 take his extraordinary collection back to Europe
unsold, and it is probable that the attempts Of "
Verestchagn TO dispose Of his pictures and bnoa-be
here will be equally unsuccessful For several year,
past HIS collection has been perambulatng the Old ana
the New World, the artist turning TO the most
profitable account possible the nOtOriey which hls
pictures obtained at Vienna where the authorities
insisted on his withdrawal Of Of his paintings
from public view, the ground that they were OF
nature to shock the religious ideas and the good tasts
of the spectators. The only merit Of the collection IA
the powers OF conception the part OF the artist
which the paintings display. They, however leave
one under the impression that NJ. verestchaan does
not possess sufficient talent to give fitting expression
TO his ideas. His execution is decidedly inferior TO
his Imagination. There is hardly picture which does
not contain some technical and artistic fault Of a
glaring character while many OF them. such as for
instance, the Blowing sepoy Nutlneers from the
Guns in 1851" and the "Crucihx0n," arc dis
tnguished by their gross anachronisms. Thus tho
Jews did not wear the long, greasy curls. known as
Peitschkes" and which hang down the cheek forward
of the ear, in apostolcal times. These Peitschkes'
constitute badge Of servitude which was imposed
upon the Hebrew race. along with other pecularies
of attire, in the twelfth century, and they are
tanned 10 this day by the lower classes Of Jews in
Russia and Austria Nor did the English gunners
wear, at the time Of the great Indian mutiny, tho
uniforms and equipment in which ". Vereschagn has
portrayed them. These were only inaugurated some
fifteen or twenty years subsequent TO the scene por
trayed by the artist
At Knoedler's Fifth Avenue Galleries collection Of
graceful water-colors painted by Mrs. Edw. 5. Z.
Goddard, have been placed on exhibition Most Of
them represent picturesque scenes In and around
Florence.
Several pictures worthy Of special notice are In
cIuded In the Musgrave collection, which has been On
exhibition for the last week at the Fifth Avenue Ar
Galleries and which is 10 be sold by Messrs Ortgies
g. Co. on Tuesday evening next Geromes "shadows
Of the Cross" is very impressive work The soldiers
and the crowd of spectators seen making their way
back to Jerusalem from Golgotha after the conclusion
Of the crucifXiOn The city Is shrouded with angry
and omin0usooking clouds, while In the foreground
ON the only spot still illumined by the rays of the
setting sun appear the strongly defined shadows OF
the otherwise crosses Viberts scene OF CULVER
in the act of being tied down to the ground by the m
Ferry will both find many admirers A. Bierstaht Is
represented by powerful painting Of the 'Oh Fatul'
Geyser in the Yellowstone Park while Of Schyer there
are his 1Advance Guard and bis Pursued" both OF
them strong and striking works. Clalrin has an ex-
ceedngly Characteristic bit oil color which figures In
the catalogue the " Flower Market at Tangiers,"
while Jules Breton is represented by portrayal Of the
interior OF French peasant cottage during thunder
storm The children are all stopping their ears TO
keep out the noise and the women are all on their
knees with the exception Of one, evidently the mother
who is engaged in sprnklng the room with holy water
LArt for the month Of March contains an excellent
portrait and biography of Cesar Frank. The versatility
ofthe author The Redemption "Ruth and" Psyche'
receives adequate treatment at the hands of the
biographer. Paris qui Cr" is amusing and the draw
ngs which accompany the article are picturesque. NJ
Henri de Chennevieres sketches the history Of en-
cravings for the last hundred years. The article Is
illustrated with reproductions Of old prints, among the
most interesting of which are representation OF
the Old Louvre eauforte by Nine. C. Jacque, an
other by Daubgny, and the Soup de Solel' after
Ruysdael.
Another new gallery is shortly to be opened at
the Paris Louvre. 1t will be devoted to the display
Of medieval and modern bronzes, and adtolns tho
Colonnade
Mr.. Gleason White, an English artist who has Just
returned to London after prolonged stay in this
country complains Of the lack Of American appreciation
of British art. He declares that the BarbizoD ana
later Partisan schools find plenty Of admirers In The
United States, but that no one wants to know any
thing about English art. This he attributes To the
fact that most OF the picture dealers are either German
or French, who sacrifice their interests 10 ther
patriotism.
Countess E6la, the Boston actress who became tho
morganatc wife of the late Dom Fernando OF Portugal
has given orders for the early sale by public auction
Of her husbands marvellous collection OF paintings
statuary and art objects Dom Fernando, who was
King Consort of Portugal and grandfather OF the
present monarch, was reputed to be the finest art
connnosseur Of his day, and his collections are known
to be the most valuable of the kind in existence
The Paris "Fgaro ulustre" (New York: j. W.
Bouton) for the month Of March is Of exceptional
interest both from artistic and literary point oil
view The design on the cover consists Of charming
painting by Rossi-the Vatican of the present age
representng Mi-Careme Folly in the guise Of lovely
woman being enthroned and surrounded by her gay
and brilliant court NJ. C. Delort is represented by
a delicate and graceful little sketch entitled, Mind
the PAINT which is well worthy OF being framed.
while F. de Myrbach, besides furnishing the clever
Illustration to "Acqutte' the last novelette, OF the
late Fortune du BoisgObey, contributes spirited
scene full Of life and chic of ball at the wellknoEn
Moulin Rouge.
Among the notable old masters which have found
their way to New-York during the last few months Is
the remarkable painting by Rembrandt which is now on
exhibition at the Fifthave galleries OF BouSsod, Vals
don g. Co. 1t is the portrait of a Dutch naval COM
mander named Joris de Coulery, who served under Ad
miral Pet Heyn in the first half Of the seventeenth
century. 1t bears the date Of 1892 which shows that
1t was painted In the year the famous Lesson
of Anatomy" which Rembrandt executed for presen&
ton to the Surgeons Guild of Amsterdam. Its identty
has been conclusively established by the celebrated
expert Dr. Bredus, director of the Royal Museum at
the Hague. His authority is conclusive. For his
statements concerning the work based on contents
of the will of Commander dc COulery which was found
among the Government archives. The picture passing
into the hands Of the eldest child of the commander re-
manned in the family for many generations before 10
into the market, and II Is doubtless due
10 the reverenal of the commanders descendants
that Il has been preserved In its present remarkable
condition OF perfection.
"The Magazine OF Art" (New-York: CasselD for
March devotes considerable space to sculpture. There
articles on the sculptors John Warrington WOODS