New-York tribune., 1902-06-13

painted anything finer than the Amour and
! Psyche" that figures prominently IN the Hum
/ bert collection. The cooring is in delicate,
! dreamy tones OF whites and pale blues Cupid is
! seated gazing into the eyes of Psyche. who
| yields to his embrace. and their entwined hands
unconscioUsIy count the beats of each others
heart Another characteristic canvas by Paul
Baudry is The Goddess Of Fortuna and Cupid
Fortuna. tired of wheeling about the country,
rests az a we'll upon which Cupid is perched. and
the pair laugh and jest
Schreyer is represented in the Humbert col
| lection by magnificent group of Arab horse
men, guns in hand The foremost one is mounted
on full bred snow white stallion. followed by
other horsernen on dappe grays and bright
bays. The sky is clear deep blue, and the trans
parent atmosphere is impregnated with sun
shine Tassaert's Last Triumph of Robes
pierre" represents the departure for the guillo-
tine OF the last cartoad Of Robespierre's victims
Of the ten pictures by Stevens. the most i'm
portant IS that of q young woman in a bath,
with the head and shoulders emerging from the
water In the hand are two roses. A watch
rests against soap dish, and pile of linen
Is an open yellow covered novel.
Among the pictures by Jacques is a flock Of
sheep crowding toward a pool to drink be-
meath the shade of two massive oak trees. The
shepherd and his dog stand the bank. OF
Millet's two pictures. the more attractive one
represents poacher in midwinter after snow
fall seeking game in the Fontainebleau Forest
near the Barbizon gate. Jules Dupre's Village
Street" with its trees, thatched sheds and
poultry running loose in the glowing rays OF a
setting sun. and his pastel, lie Pecheur."
fisherman in boat about to draw his net under
the shade of superb oak tree with cows
browsing in a distant pasture. are interesting
works. Van Marke's cattle and sheep return
ing from pasture has some OF this masters best
qualities.
There are five pictures by Diaz. among the
most important of which are the Last Tears"
a group Of mourning angels: the Turkish
Woman and Her Child" and the Clearing in
the Forest a beautiful landscape Of oaks and
eln1s overskadowing a stagnant pool rejecting
sky and foliage. There is a curious picture
The Temple of Love" in which the landscape is
painted by Decamp and the figures by Meis-
sonier. There is a mellow glowing Venice by
Zien and a stalwart yoke of oxen resting in a
ploughed field. by Rosa Bonheur. There is
charming marine by Boudin, with great delicacy
Of coloring.
The most "sensatonal' picture in the Hum
bert collection is a fine canvas by Jules Breton
The Return Of the Reapers" Three peasant
women are walking homeward through field
Of harvested wheat by the warm, roseate light
of jate summer sunset. This picture, which is
considered one Of Jules Breton's finest works
bears on the back inscription in the mas
ter's handwriting. Of which the following is a
translation: 1t is a great honor and great
joy for 70 see this picture, of which I am
fond, become part of the beautiful collection OF
Nine. Humbert- Jules Breton, June IS. 1900"
What better testimony could be adduced as to
the quality Of the works composing the gallery
Of the colossal adventures, whose judgment Of
paintings is so good TO have called forth
from the Partisan expert. NJ. Georges Petit, the
statement that. had Nine. Humbert invested
100000 francs in pictures twelve years ago
she might have honestly realized now something
like S0OoO0O0 francs on her purchases"
G. J. 3.