Catalogue of the Ehrich Galleries collection of valuable paintings : by the masters of the classic Italian, Dutch, Flemish, English, Spanish, and French schools . eighty-eight. A writersays of him: His compositions are ingenious and attractive, hisfigures are both elegant and graceful. The landscapes in thebackground of his pictures are exceedingly pleasing, touched withexquisite taste, and his fresh and delicate coloring charms thebeholder. BACCHUS AND ARIADNE The youthful Bacchus accompanied by Pan, Cupid, Satyrsand Bacchantes has just stepped from his chariot drawn by leop-ards. Bacchus is
Catalogue of the Ehrich Galleries collection of valuable paintings : by the masters of the classic Italian, Dutch, Flemish, English, Spanish, and French schools . eighty-eight. A writersays of him: His compositions are ingenious and attractive, hisfigures are both elegant and graceful. The landscapes in thebackground of his pictures are exceedingly pleasing, touched withexquisite taste, and his fresh and delicate coloring charms thebeholder. BACCHUS AND ARIADNE The youthful Bacchus accompanied by Pan, Cupid, Satyrsand Bacchantes has just stepped from his chariot drawn by leop-ards. Bacchus is a stately youth in a glorious deep-red draperyholding a staff wound with grapevines which he rests on the backof Ariadnes throne. Ariadne with bare knee and right breastturns to him and waves him to a seat beside her on the throne,which has a curtain for a canopy. Cupid, a beautiful figure,stands between. To the left a semi-circle of worshipping the left rear the cliffs and sea of Naxos. Splendid red and blue notes in draperies; faces full of senti-ment; graceful, polite gestures. On canvas; height, 29^ inches; width, 39% inches. THOMAS SIR HENRY RAEBURN175© ~ 18 23. 53 JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER English School1775-1851 Turner, the son of a barber, born in London, has been calledthe greatest imaginative landscape-painter that ever lived. Bythe time he was fourteen he had begun to paint in oils, and wasadmitted as a student at the Academy. For over sixty yearsthereafter he continued to paint, working with incredible industry,and finishing a vast number of paintings. In Turners first period,to which this example belongs, which lasted until about 1820, hispaintings show the closest attention to the most minute details ofnature. The keynotes are grayish green and brown; pure bluesand delicate golden yellows being admitted in small quantity as thelowest and highest limits of shade and light; and bright local col-ors in extremely small quantity in figures or o
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