New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-20

lamented Zamacois, who applied the teaching O..
Meissoner so well that he threatened TO outshine
has master. The picture here displayed. Court
Testers In the Ante-Chamber OF the Louvre" is a
brilliant piece Of technique. broader than Meis-
sonier would have made II. but a better picture
for that very reason. AS study in characteriza-
ton 1t is marvelously subtle and vivid. The sale
of this picture OF the most stirring cpl
sodes Of the Stewart auction. and its temperance
under the hammer now will doubtless cause some
excitement. 1t would be good TO see this In the
Metropolitan Museum. The early panel by Alma
Tadema. '"r.buus In Delos." would be acceptable
in the same place. 1t is much interesting
In color than the painters later work. but there is
little else for which the honor might be craved
There are excellent pictures by Harpgnies. Cour-
bet Gerome. Pasini Lambert and Vollon, but. with
the exception OF the Still Life Of the ast-named
painter, there Is nothing in this list which Is OF
special Importance
A collection Of twelve or fourteen portraits by
VI. Charran Is visible for a few days at the Knoed-
Ter gallery. He has had men and women for Sit
tiers. and he covers fairly wide range in the
works he shows. His art has ranged from the
features of Andrew Carnegie to those of Nine.
Bernhardt in "Gismonda:" from the face of child
in small sketchy panel TO that OF an intellect
ual like Judge Mellon. Of Pittsburg. whom he
portrays in a large canvas Whether dealing with
the simple costume OF q man with the daniness
of feminine attire. VI. Chartran takes care that his
decorative canvases shall not be mere decorations
He paints the costumes Of his subjects with pc
culiar apprecia ton of their color and general eff
fectiveness but he loses sight Of the physiog-
nomy. The conscientousness he shows Is not COM
mon and 1t deserves warm praise.
Facial characteristics are caught by NJ. Chartran
apparently through labor but also through in
stinct His sitters look like themselves in their
portraits. Mr.. Carnegie is most faithfully depicted
in the portrai, of him here. and Mr. knoedler is
also imaged to the life. Madame Bernhardt appears
to be trife more fragile in NJ. Chartrans portrait
than she actually is but the features are recognza-
BILE at once. All these portraits have the vitality
which belongs to work that has been sympatheti-
caly and carefully done The artist paints WIN a
poshes his surfaces 10 degree that suggests the
hard briiancy Of enamel. and ne presents the curl
nature by an absolutely artificial convention His
and women would be identified at glance and
for having accomplished this NJ Chartran is to be
commended On the other hand the compilations
of his women are all exactly alike. the men also
the result OF this is that the portraits do not wear
we'll The first impression they leave is of truth ana
bright color. of animation and of ripe carnations.
After close scrutiny they are perceived TO be thin
in quality. mechanical in style too facile and too
saccharne foI the art Whch produced them 10 stay
long in the memory.
A number OF Danish painters are being exploited
at the Kack1er Gallery where th.rty-ive paintings
strong school. and this collection presents nothing
which really lusthes It's appearance In New-i ork.
is represented by a fair but unremarkable picture,
and except for a clever study of Two washer
women" by Marie Henriques, there is not another
canvas to which II would be interesting 10 refer.
Alexander c. Robinson is a water-coioTist OF some
taste and facility. who is a.so vouminous Al me 10,
view a collection of nearly two hundred pictures
from his hand Half OF these were sold last night.
The rest will be sold tonight. Mr.. Robinson uses
his medium with breadth and force. lie is spon-
taneous workman and some OF his Spanish sub
ects especially (see No: Ill Fishing Boats Aige-
ciras') have been handled with rgh; observation
and an effective treatment OF local color But on
the whole Mr. Robinson has not produced as many
pictures he has sketches. and these latter arc IN
their hurried clever way. attractive without belng
al al suggestive OF high ability In The man VINO
made them
4 collection OF miniature oil paintings recovered
from the wainscot OF an old belgian chateau may be
seen at the Clausen Gallery. in West Twentye.ghth-
st No names attached 10 these tiny panels
which are attributed TO the time or Ieniers IRON
ably no names could make them other than what
they are a group of interesting tribes Ihsy are
studies OF heads Of smokers. OF drinkers OF hsures
from the inn ward and the army. They are uhlnl-
portant but curious relics, ana they deserve notice.