The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-03
sHHHon MExDoHcA's P1CrURES

Tho collection Of modern paintings that
Senior Mendonga. the Brazilian Minister ct
Washington. has sent to this city for exhi-
bition and sale IA interesting BY reason OF the
examples ofthe Barbizon school. and there are.
besides. some recent paintinRsthnt add GER
tain vivacity to the exhibition at the Fifth Ave-
nue. Auction Rooms Senior Mondonea 10 evil
IDENTIFY gentleman Of excellent taste: and.
while he has not accumulated n collection OF
pictures that can be described as great he has
chosen examples Of many artists that are es-
scntially and peculiarly characteristic. In
some instances he has sought very early ex-
ample of tho artist, painted before he acquired
tho style BY which later his iamc was achieved.
but In all cases he has bought with IN indie
pendent anddistinctly artistic judgment. His
paintings will DO sold at Chickerlng Hall on
Wednesday evening.
Forty.seven artists are represented In the
seventy-seven paintings. Corot. Michel. Do
camps Diaz. Domingo. Jacquc. and Henner
having two or more canvnses each. OF the
four examples OF Corot not one Is OF the
first order. perhaps. but all are interest
Ing. and the large Berger Jouant avcc une
Chavre." with Its important figure Of tho shop
herd and the charming light coming through
break In the foliage. is fine and characteristic.
The other pictures by Corot are small
examples In soft harmonies OF erny and
green. Decamps Is moro largely repro.
sented than any other painter. His small
canvas OF "Le Cuisinier du Convent" pic
turos . monk industriously polishing copper
kettles. In "Daphnis .. Chlot" the artist has
shed mellow golden light over the figures Of
the lovers and the sheep that follow them. His
"sancho Panss ct Don Quichota" rortrays with
humor the courtly knight. his fat follower. Ban-
Ah tr.vh SA -
key. while the children In tho fields wave their
arms In celebration Of the passage among
them OF the earnest Den. Tho largest and
most striking Of the canvases OF Decamps
Is the upright painting "vue d'Orient:
Eject de soleil Couchant." in which the'lieht
OF tho setting sun falls upon the doorway aud
tower OF q mosque. beneath a Western sky OF
deepest blue. In La Piste" there is beauti-
full touch Of light in the sky wtere the sun Is
but partly yelled by clouds. BY Diaz there arc
four pictures. two views In tho Forest Of
Fontainebleau." showing his familiar treat
mont Of light altering through foliage In q
clearing in the wood. The others are small
The seven examples Of Michel are very In
t tna. LANDSCAPES with figures showing
attractive. The only Rousseau in the collection.
The House Of the Empress Josephine" avery
rich masses Of foliage Of. a noble tree in tie
whss tEe se Fin Sp i arvhxx
iisss and tSels !. snosheT pietsrs. Fa?sas ss
an opal ehs the srs ws'n Is
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cloud effect IN which the sunlight tails on q
RSint 81 beach thHs projects Into he ~
The so only Trogo sa is e'G.0 s@. ii
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frame. and the nude figure. STOPPING at a
sse q bfasK Sed Ss.sss
affords an agreeable background. and q gay
frs Was Of il yt tho sa ent & at tn S
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as Homer paints flesh and framed in a back
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sented By Q fne COW. study for his COW In tie
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isIasis's "old Fishsrwoman OH. Of schevenin-
gen" Is dark interior. in which woman sits
Is 4y goa sfad9 9dsF
Painted canvas by
Bpittasy Leyss ketaSisseme la' su Cutie
Cath9iiSue GSIs une ERIIss Beige" i: an i'm
ieseence dun FRINGE and De. Franc es9hi's
Market in Tunis" arc paintings in which
ono9 figures sns tb e light and
Vinea's La Cave" too is interesting In these
same respects.