New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-19
LONDON NOTES.
FRENCH ART AT THE GCll-pHALl~
CONVENT GARDEN AS a NEW
BAYEEUTU.
London. June I.


London than in any other great European cap'-
60, Anart from, EXAMPLES Of Nicolas PouSsin.
Claude Lorraine and Greuze the French exhibit
at the National Gallery is a small and made
uuate collection When the Wallace collection
az Uertford House IS opened FOR public view
there will be a satisfactory exhibit OF a single
century of French art-the eighteenth: but at
present there are no public galleries where
a,orLe ~ this great national school can be
critically studied. For this reason the loan COL
lection opened this week at the Guildhhl has
,or English eyes the effect of a special revelation
NJ the technical resources. pictorial genius ana
aynuisite color sense Of the French school some
critice arc disposed to lie censorious because the
avbihit is confined TO works OF the last Two
centuries and is not complete and representative
for either Of thcYn When there is a remarkable
collection OF masterpieces from private galleries
which are seldom seen. it is hardly necessary 10
lament the absence Of examples OF few FAMOUS
men.
In one OF the three galleries there is group
Of six Watteaus. The finest is La CANINE
dAmour" which sold to Dir. JULIUS
Wernher when the collection OF Mrs. Lyme
STEPHENS was broken up three years ago: put
"The Duet" which is lent by Sir Francis Cook
Is almost as fresh and brilliant in color. Ihete
are FIVE beautiful examples Of Lancrets capu-
waiting art the best being "A Garden fa'''
from the private collection OF Lord vantage
with winter" from the Marquise de Lavaiet'es
gallery In the second place. There are SIX
Greuzes. If one which is more probably a fa'er
be assigned to him. but these are not master
pieces There are five excellent Bpuchers from
the galleries Of Lord Pirbrght. Mr.. Aired T.
de Rothschild and Mr. Wertheimer. There is
splendid state portrait OF the Duo DE rem
they're By Natter. from Mr.. Bischohsheims
collection. There is one bcautiful fa'er' Inc
Duk, OF Sutherland l'nds a lie Main; there are
two Fragonards. and works by such eighteenth
century masters as Tournieres. Trinquesse
Chardin Drouais and others
There are four Corots from the private collec-
tion Of Mr. Alexander Young. including the eN-
ousite lie Lac" which was FOR Il long tine III
Mn Bruins gallery. This is one Of the nobiest
examples OF Corots art, and a single rapiu
glance series to justify the strenuous. but IN
errcctuaI efforts which have been mad" To secure
n for America. There are three landscapes py
Daubigny tender and poetic In i"lhS, u''fc
are four strong works 10y Diaz. Mr. J. >. FORBES
has lent a fine Duprt. the Lord Mayor two
spirited Jacques and Mr. James Donald an al
mi,ablc Troyon. there are two Millcts of hlgh
quality Going to Work and "SpHtude' ana
there is a singl" Rousse1u to complete the repre-
sentation ~ the Earbzon school, There are
two line portraits By Nine L. l'run and numer-
GUS other works Of tn" first ha!f % the century.
The collection is rich in the best French work
Of the Iast half century Of which there - no
lack in America. There are four Meissonlcrs.
the famous "Fredlani." from tn" BAN gallery
being among them The best G"o6me, cleo
patra Before Caesar" is lent by Mr. ogden Mills.
Of New York. but the fam ,us "ENccuuon OF
Marshal Ney" is also here from Mr. Hcndcrsons
collection and there arc four more, prayer In
the Desert" Moorish Path" Lion Pursuing
Antelopcs" and Mrs. Warrcn's "fho Cardinal in
Grey" from Boston. Th" great jules Breton.
First Communion" which commanded $1,000
at the New-Y York sale mas beer lent by LORD
Strathcont and Mount Royal from his gallery
in Montreal There are four Rosa Bpnheurs and
three Boucuercaus" Cabancl is represented by
a smaller replica Of "Th' Florcntinc Poet which
Is now in America. NJ. George McCuloch has
lent a strong Basticn-Lcpagc. The Potato
Harvest" and Mr.. J. :. Forbes another. the so
called Marie Bashkirtsem." There are fine
works OF Deeas. Dclaroch", Carolus Duran,
Harpgnies. Renoir. Pissaro and many others.
The Duchess OF Albany has lent Jalabcrts
Christ Walking on the Sea"
The collection is brought down to the impress
sionst art If the day. Of which Claude Monets
an the Wood" and "Poplars at Giverny"-an
amazing vision Of violet and purple trees-are
conspicuous examples Dagnan- Bouvcret's PRE-
tonnes au Pardon" with group Of
women in black with white caps and collars. is
one Of the gems Of the collection. and not far
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