The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-21
THE ROBERT y. CUTTING PICTURES

Tho late Robert l.. Cutting was gentleman
OF artistic tastes. In the days OF italian opera
at the old Academy Of Music he was usually
conspicuous in the Cutting box" and his alb
sence from the audience seemed to make
void In tho performance. His portrait. show
Ing his handsome face. which might have been
set upon the shoulders of some old French
General. hangs among his collection Of pictures
now exhibited at the Fifth Avenue Art Gale
ries and to be sold at Chickering Hall. Tuesday
evening next Considering Mr.. Cuttings love
OF the passionate music Of Donizetti and Verdi
II Is surprising that there Ia 80 little strilingy
dramatic in his pictures for as whole they
do not appeal strongly to the emotions.
Five Of the least conspicuous in point OF size
are the least likely to DO passed over by a
connoisseur and this not because they
bear the famous names OF Meissonier.
Foruny. Duprt. Corot and Detalle. but
because each bears the stamp Of the
masters genius as we'll as his name. The
Mcissonier. THE Card PLAYER" 1917. is small
pencil drawing: but. although unpretentious,
1t Is u little masterpiece Tho Fortuny.
water-color drawing. Arab Beggar
ana Dogs" Is strong conception eN-
ecuted in Fortuny's vigorous yet correct
style. for this artist combined. as but few
others have. n vigorous technique with correct
drawing. Noto by contrast the technique that
is correct but insipid in Gabriel Maxs EST.
Cecilia tSil. where every detail is carried
out with that Photographic accuracy which
tho majority OF Germans fondly believe to be
art-the pains taken to bring out every fold of
St Cccilia's drapery being more conspicuous
than the drapcry itself. With Fortuny tho
technique Is free. bold. and unerring- every
stroke II stroke oT genius. The frowzy beg
gar. his skin tanned and leathery. sits with
his back to n wall. his feet thrust forward and
his figure and those OF tho dogs brought out
In strong relief ngain.t tho plain background.
Dupr6 Is represented by "A Pool in tho
Meadows '52l in which the open vista OF
meadow and sky arc richly contrasted with
the deep. mysterious. and shadowy recesses
OF tho group OF trees, whose sombre beauty Is
reflected in the pool. or tho two Corots in
the collection the ono referred to above is
River Scene t1",. u soft. dreamy landscape:
and the Dctallc. "lncroyable" C53,. is n small
panel. every figure on which seems alive.
Mndrazos Coming Out OF Church ,Sjl. ono
OF the larger canvnses. is a fine picture Of
human contrasts-thc lady, PRAYER book in ono
hand. with the other slightly raising her skirt.
n dainty foot poised upon the step: the beg
CARS. Quo Of them calling for aims. the othors
stolidly expecting aims without the asking.
and the priest Just about to ascend tho stops
IA figure iull OF life and motion II is raining.
the pavement is wet. and tho priest holds an
umbrella over his hend. His face is half kind.
half cynical. Opposite this hangs large Bou-
guereau. Italian Mother and Child" 1897.
Zamacois is represented by his Return to the
Convent familiar from reproductions. A
frinr is Juggling with all his might at a recall
citrant donkey: his brethren look on with I'M
disguised amusement. Only tho little
dog rushing out and barking furious
ly Mt the donkey shows any sympa-
thy with tho friar's rredicnment. Van
Marcke contributes one OF his usual pastoraIs.
this time Cows in Pool" iS!). Diaz who
owned no master and painted out of his own
resources and I,naidcd up from porcelain to
canvas has softly lighted scene in tho For
est of Fontaineblcau" US. Villega's Arab
Bazaar " 0bh is n capital little piece. effective
in arrangement and coloring. Boldini has
clever canvas. Teasing the Parrot ttO>: tho
two women are so amused one wonders what
the parrot is saying. Among others are
Fortuny. Interior. with Figures" t6!N. with
strikingy beautiful background: Children
and Turkey" i4I by Chialiva. which charms
through its luminous. golden atmosphere:
Leroux tEl Of homely beauty-"A Breton
Mother" 80: The Vidette nO,. by J. Lewis
Brown. one Of the Cent Gardes on n wind
swept eminence: poetic JacQue. Watering
Sheep" tSN: an Augusta 'Bonheur "Sheep
fasture' oeasiue NoI, cHectlNely grouped
and full OF tender feeling. a flne example OF
quiet strength by an artist whose genius was
somewhat obscured by his sisters fame but
whose Environs Of Fontancbleau has now
for several years hung In the Metropo'
Museum convincing witness Of his
There Is also n DupreZ. German Pris
(64j-the picture. We believe. OF wifi
marck said that the artist had painted a.
all the prisoners the French were able to tn
in the Franco German war.