Illustrated catalogue of paintings, pastels and water colors collected by the late David CLyall of Brooklyn . EARLY SPRING BY CHAKLES FEANgOIS DAUBIGNY C. F. DAUBIGNY 92—EARLY SPRING On the right a grassy eminence, surmountedby a clump of trees, slopes to a river which leadsinto the picture from the left and disappears,winding away beyond a tree-crowned point. Thesky is covered with a lofty stratum of vapor,showing here and there a note of blue and ac-cented by the forms of cumulus clouds driftingbelow it. The moisture-laden atmosphere softensthe sunlight, which throws cool shadows on thegrass
Illustrated catalogue of paintings, pastels and water colors collected by the late David CLyall of Brooklyn . EARLY SPRING BY CHAKLES FEANgOIS DAUBIGNY C. F. DAUBIGNY 92—EARLY SPRING On the right a grassy eminence, surmountedby a clump of trees, slopes to a river which leadsinto the picture from the left and disappears,winding away beyond a tree-crowned point. Thesky is covered with a lofty stratum of vapor,showing here and there a note of blue and ac-cented by the forms of cumulus clouds driftingbelow it. The moisture-laden atmosphere softensthe sunlight, which throws cool shadows on thegrass and intensifies the contrast between treesand sky. Signed at the right, Daubigny. Height, 2Sy2 inches; length, 39 ? SOUVENIR OF ALGERIA BY EUGENE FROMENTIN EUGENE EROMENTIN 93—SOUVENIR OF ALGERIA \^ North Africa is full of surprises in architect-ure, and the subject of this picture shows to whatan extent the artist was impressed by the juxta-position of modern and ancient structures. Amany-arched and half-ruined aqueduct, leadingto an acropolis of moderate height crowned withsimple massive buildings whose rigid lines areagreeably broken by a tower or two, occupies themiddle distance, leaving a glimpse of distant hillsbeyond on the left. The southern sunlight forcesinto strong contrast the masses of architectureand brings out the rich and kaleidoscopic-coloredgarments of a group of Arab horsemen cara-coling over the rough ground as they approachthe citadel. The deep blue sky is broken by a fewgray clouds, and patches of green turf and thefamiliar aloe enrich the rough ground surround-ing the buildings. Signed at the left, Eug. Fromentin. Height, I9y2 inches; length, 36^2 inches. Collection of
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