The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-22
NOTES or THE FIVE ARTS.
A Recent WORK Nv Sir Edward Burus
.I0nss.

some very beautiful prints from Sir Edward
Burne-Jones's paintings have recently beet
shown at wunderdich's. and many Of his more
famous paintings have been made familiar II
this country through black and white reproduc
tions Of one kind or another. An original paint
ing from his easel has the very great interest Of
novelty. however. and so The Marriage OF
Psyche" now on view at the gallery OF Boussod
Valadon a. Co.. in Fifth avenue. will be viewed
with especial interest.
The picture is in keeping with the customary
manner OF this pre- ltaphaelite turned roman.
ticist. His method is his own. but 1t Is n ques
tion how far It will he accepted as rational OF
beautiful. There are quite sure TO be two
opinions about II. as there are about Swinburne's
poetry, which It resembles in spirit. and for
similar reasons. His figures are curiously con.
ceived In the manner that Gilbert travesties In
Patience" In Psyche's wedding march we
see the originals of the humorist's Twenty
lovesick maidens. we." They are robed psthet.
ically in delicate tlnts arranged in subtitle har.
monies. Their gowns In cut are Mother Hub.
bards. without the yokes. The figures are at
tenuated to the point of extreme anumia. They
are melancholy in their wedding march and the
fair bride Is saddest Of all. Their course lies
across a barren stretch Of hilly country, cold
and bleak.
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she wanted to die. is preceded by four or Eve
young ladies. all of whom look like her sisters,
who strew roses automatically and listlessly
along their pathway. She Ia followed by some
other young ladies, also bearing a general fam
lily resem blance to the others, who purport to
be playing Tyres and violins. But they are
utterly motionless. Bringing up the rear of the
procession is an old man in n purple robe aud
with a far-away look, a symbol of the %inevita-
-
old.
Beautifully painted. go far as technicalities
are concerned, perfectly harmonious in its deli
cate and original scheme OF color. the whole
thing 10 nevertheless as devoid of spirit as a
tableau in wax and quito as artificial in its
poetic expression.
The collection OF works ny Danish painters
now at the klackner gallery is a vigorous
showing of the individual characteristics of
some of the representatives of the art of that
far-away land. There Is evident sincerity in
these paintings, and truth to nature as seen
through Danish eyes in Danish surroundings.
There 10 a certain novelty in these impress
sions OF the rugged scenery OF the north coun-
try that is very engaging.
The collection of paintings by Mr.. Godfrey
Mannhslmer that is on view at the Fifth ave-
nue art galleries of Ortgies d Co., contains a
few works Of unusual interest, including Iama-
cois's Court testers in the Antechamber OF
the Louvre" from the Stewart collection; Alma
Tadema's early "Tibulus in Delos,' and works
by Ger6me, Paslni. and some others. The sale
will take place at auction at Chickering Hall on
next Friday evening.
Like the paintings by Monet at the American
Art Galleries, the time Of the exhibition of Mr..
Abbey's pastels at the Avery gallery has been
extended for another week in Difference TO the
,,r ,na IL "a tntAraat that 1aa l,an hn,,n In
these remarkably clever works.
The thirteenth annual exposition will open at
st. Louis on Sept. o and paintings from this
city will be collected between Aug. l and Aug.
Is.
Thursday Is vanishing day at the Academy
of Design and the exhibition will open on the
following Monday. At the Society OF American
Artists the vanishing day will be on Friday
and the show will open on Saturday.