Pictures Of Great Merit To Be Seen In The Exhibition

ART SUPPLEMENT AUliUST, 1888. Although Mr. Seney's collection was ehosen to glve eclat to the grand opening if the new museum on the evening of the first of September, many other pietures of preat value and mertt were alêo obtained for the occasion. Some of these are from well known art dealers in New York, Schaus, Reichard and Knoedler, and others are from the latest acquisitlons to private collections in Detroit. We mention a few of the most important pietures to show that they are in no way out of place nmong those tbat belong to Mr. Seney. There are two beautiful pietures by Charles Delort, a pupil of Gerome; one a Holland scène, "Coming from Church," the other, 'A Cardinal's Menu." This artist Is a frequent eihibitor at the Paris salou, and is much praised for the delicacy of his executlon, and his treatment of genre subjects taken from eighteenth century lifo. Two charming canvases, "Fisher Folk" and "Tuny FishIng" are from ths brush of the viKorous Swedish painter August Hagborg. There is a fine head by Rau, and a pretty genre by Adams, both Munich artist9. The exquisite coloring of Dettl may be eeen in "The Reprimand," and the poetic grace of Aubert in the "Aurora." From Beujarnin Constant and Richter one would be astonished to see anythlng but gorgeous Oriental interiora, gracefuï omen and rich costumes, and all we expeet ia here in "The Siesta" and "A Proposal." One of Bouguereau's pupil, who is well known, Leon Perrault, shows the inlluencu of his master in "A Mothei's Nap," whcre the coloring is very fresh and pure. Our American artists in thls collection cannot fail to give satisfaotion, for thelr works, though few raoi)g e many foreign ones, are really excellent. That always popular artist, J. tl. Brown, sends us "Euchered Surel" A. U. Wyant brings to us from Ireland some hints of the beauty to be fouud in "County Kerry"; Bolton Joues recalls a spring day near Orange, N. J.,andJ. Francia Murpbj gives us a glowing suuset. These, with the George Inui.ss landscapes - landscapes which at their best have no American rivals, - the various pietures by Frank D. Millet, Ulrich, Weir. Chase and üeoige Fuller make it impossible to ignore the hiuh ttalnments of our own artists, or to lose the hope that someday America will have gained such an undisputed position in art that we shall no louger be subjected to the annoyance of finding the uames of our talented men carefully excludcd, with very few exceptious, from all European works on modern art and artists. Out of this great variety of styles and ubjects no visitor can fail to flnd something agreeable and elerating, and all will rejoice that at last we have an art center in the state of Michigan.