Illustrated catalogue of the art treasures collected by the well-known connoisseur, the late Cyrus JLawrence, Esq., New York . y chest. On his head is acrimson turban and his face is fringed by a tufted grey beardand whiskers. His head is slightly raised, his narrow eyeslooking up out of the picture to the left, whence the light pro-ceeds, casting deep shadows on his cheek. Signed at the loner left, Van Schaick, 1881. Height, 10 inches ; width, 8 inches No. 43LEON DE BELLEE FRENCH WINTER The scene shows the outskirts of a small village, with a roadrunning through the centre of the picture, ris
Illustrated catalogue of the art treasures collected by the well-known connoisseur, the late Cyrus JLawrence, Esq., New York . y chest. On his head is acrimson turban and his face is fringed by a tufted grey beardand whiskers. His head is slightly raised, his narrow eyeslooking up out of the picture to the left, whence the light pro-ceeds, casting deep shadows on his cheek. Signed at the loner left, Van Schaick, 1881. Height, 10 inches ; width, 8 inches No. 43LEON DE BELLEE FRENCH WINTER The scene shows the outskirts of a small village, with a roadrunning through the centre of the picture, rising gently to thecrest of a low hill and disappearing beyond. On the right area few houses and their gardens, the trees in which are bared andleafless against the sky and in the distance a belt of dark wood-land runs in diminishing perspective across the picture. Theground is covered with snow, in which a number of chickensare scratching for food, while the blue dress of a peasantwoman makes a vivid note of color against the background ofwhite. Signed at the loner left, De Bellee, Height, 10 inches; width, 8 No. 44HEiNRI FANTIN-LATOUR FRENCH (1836-1905) A WOOD NYMPH /r*o In the deepest hush of twilight, when the sun has already leftthe sky, leaving a beautiful afterglow reflected against theheavens, a young maiden reclines on a mossy bank beneaththe branches of a low spreading tree. Her sole garment is acloak of dark blue, gathered carelessly around her waist, leav-ing the upper part of her body bare to the evening head is turned toward the dying sun, and her face androunded shoulders glow ruby red as its last warm rays leave alingering caress upon them. Signed at the lower left, F. T. Height, 8 inches; length, 10/4 inches. No. FRANCESCO PAOLO MICHETTI ITALIAN (1852- ) WATCHING THE SHEEP Seated on the root of a tree in a pleasant orchard is a youngpeasant girl in a blue skirt and pink bodice. She talks to acompanion of her own age. who stands leanin
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