Studio: international art (39.1907)

The Alexander Young Collection

—III. Some Barbizon Pictures

the American nation is to be congratulated
on its acquisition. Here the artist has suc-
cessfully presented the break of winter, the
first hope of spring. The pale salmon hue
of a winter sunset, which gives colour to
the melting snow and dark leafless trees,
adds a charm to the quiet restfulness of the
scene, while the beautiful grey of the sky is
not the least attractive feature of this en-
trancing picture. It is to be remarked that
though the canvas is very thinly painted,
there is no suggestion of weakness; on the
contrary, the work has a feeling of solidity
and bigness. There are several fine figure
pieces by Millet in the collection, of which
The Good Samaritan (p. 199) is character-
istic. It is interesting as a peasant's version
of the subject and is beautifully drawn,
while the laboured movement of the man
carrying the helpless form is admirably
suggested. Finer in colour is the Hagar
and Ishmael, in feeling akin to the Going to
Labour in the Glasgow Corporation Gallery ;
The Little Shepherdess, a smaller work,
about 8 by 6 ins., is a typical and beautiful

"the road through the wood" by n. diaz example of the master's art. The Rescue

(below) is one of the works which Millet
the finest pictures in Mr. Young's collection is produced in emulation of Diaz, and is not to be
Solitude, by Jean Francois Millet. This large and compared with two splendid chalk studies in the
imposing landscape, which was exhibited at the collection, The Shepherd and The Track 'of the
Guildhall in 1898, has, we understand, been pur- Wolf (p. 200). Here is expressed all the pathos
1 chased for the Wilstach Gallery, Philadelphia, and and tragedy of rustic life, treated with that

" the rescue "
I98

by j. f. millet