Year: 1875

"ABUNDANTIA."


The sensation OF the week in art circles has been tho
exhibition Kurtz's Gallery Of two paintings by Hans
Garkart. treating alegorlcay the abundance of the
earth and The typifying tho productions OF
tho earth contains about dozen figures life size Tho
eye is Immediately carried TO the principal group by
the gorgeous color which surrounds IT, A woman OF
the East whose form is fully developed that ii just
escapes grossness, seated piece Of rich crimson
drapery with her twin babes. One stands and rests
his head her lap, while the other struggling
free himself from her hands On his head is tiara Of
precious stones, which he has evidently taken
/ from his mother. Her face, upturned, is that
OF the dark beauties of the South, and her hair Is
drawn back under turban. The white drapery the
upper part of the figure is caught up the arm by
strings of pearls, and band OF gems around the
|; hangs loosely at the side and confines the brown
drapery which cenceas the lower part OF figure AT
her side is another Of color worked into fruits
I from all countries. This is carried up on each
side of her, the fruits appearing to form fcstoons
around the crimson drapery which surrounds the
group, and mako 1t tho centre OF the most gorgeous
color the palette will allow. On her right stands
youthful hunter laden with game, and by his side is
young woman, evidently returning from the harvest,
for she carries q sheaf OF grain, holding
her dress in the same hand to keep
| 1t from falling she listens laughingy
|. to her companions whispers. Behind them two
young girls dancing, of them wearing an immense
red turban and having string OF fruits hanging
h one shoulder. On the extreme right OF tho picture
boy is bringing in basket of grapes his head. Tho
|, sunlight strikes sido Of the body This is the
most beautiful piece of color to the practised eye in the
! whole picture. The flesh tones have been painted
the gold, which covers the whole background. Even
I in the shadows this figure the transparent color
4 does not hide its glmmerng. The boy next TO him
and in the foreground from contrast looks as though
Z there blood in his body. Two children,
playing with the fruits around them connect
4 these figures with the main group. Grain and veget
abes are lying on the ground IN confusion, and
artist has relieved the figures by merely suggested
vines and trees, which he has painted in fiat tints.
These intervening between the rich colors of tho
figures fruits and draperes, and the gold with which
has represented the sky beyond produce the effect
|. of twilight over the picture.


In the other picture products Of the sea are rep
resented woman with corals in her golden hair and
round her neck dressed in crimson velvet and lace
4, sits the right of the picture, holding infant
wrapped in an embroidered robe Beside her stands
young girl in flowing pink drapery. They are seated
of women and children, pulling on shore what seems
TO be vessel of some sort The fgurchead
of polished wood, and sails of emerald green and
gold appear to be attached to net instead OF wood
hull. A Chinese woman stands by the fgurehead
pushing while other women are pulling the vessel on
shore by catching hold OF the net The contents arc
being scattered during this operation, and woman
soops to catch of the pears which appear to be
flashing back into the water Another woman,
tirely nude, has probably just returned with the
heavily laden vessel Sheish, water lilies, reeds
and other objects native the sea float TO the snore
boy in shadow has the golden sunbeams falling
on him the one in the other picture There is not
the same concentration of color in this rs in
the companion picture, and the brown trees
and the golden sky not harmonious to tho
rest of this composition the other Both pictures
show the work of q mind When first seen the
figures in some instances TO be badly drawn but
when viewed from proper distance they fall into their
proper proportions but the greatest charm is in tho
color The artist very young have attempted such
works. being about thirty. He is pupil Of Poty Of
Munich. He appears to regard figures Wagner does
individual voices merely accessories for the same
grand combinations in color as in music.