New-York tribune., 1886-02-11
THE MORGAN COLLECTION.

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cros and miscellaneous objects IN vast array TIE results
ot the wholesale collecting done by tue late Mrs Mary
L Morgan Here are 262S articles gatnercd to2cther
| within four i've years by woman without eSp'ciai
education the matter Of art and unrahen IN tue o"
ness side of collecting Her tastes Catholic save
for the restricting influence Of the ar stc shlon Oh her
lima and these tastes were graft fed without regard TO
pecunlary considerations Under these circumstances
it is not strange that du0lOrs gosSip nis
! prepared the pubic for disappointment IL
is remarkable that few reasons for disappointment
exis For now that the truth Is put in evidence tho
real merits and great value of this collection VIII De
oncy recognized provided that 1t Is not judged py Too
| exoIted Standard c0nnJsseur would not nave ac-
rumulated modern plates and plaques nronzes ana
caneo glass as il purred by the mere " itch Tor ac
ouirng" conn0isseur womb no. nave purchaSeu s'N
teen paintings attributed TO Diaz' many Oh "u,cn are
mere " not boiling" figure pieces. Yet there Is one
D,lz After a Storm" which might be coveted LOT any
collection cultivated taste would nave dehea auu'|
tance to more than or two examples OF Meyer 'ou
| 6r.men and to some OF the examples OF Rousseau
and Dupre, to say nothing OF the pictorial harr"-
tiyes of Conrad. Brozik Epp Rentel ana iew oherS
| But all this might be SAID OF m's'
| American collections The Morgan pa'n'ihRS
and to large extent the other divisions OF the Morgan
collection reflect the OF the day. Diazs hgure
pieces are rated highly in the market there Is steady
demand for the bread OF Meyer von Bre
men, with large German population IL Is hatura
that the stories told by German artists should continue
IN no with favor. Bearing popular laSlfS H
mind t Is evident the NJ paintings Include
! surprsnyly small amount OF commercial rubbish a
statement which does not meaD OF course that many
these pictures will bring the prices PAD for them oy an
over-enhusastic collector But II we take ont certain
minor examples OF Seert seitz. Galait, Hoet Ceder'
strom and few Others there is very little wDich mas
| r,t a con nsiderable value, judged by present
| standards. And concerning the value OF tnls coz
lection the public to entertain lively curiosity.
IN point OF artistic merit colecon il DISTINGUISHED
by containing perhaps fifteen or twenty paintings any
two Of which would stamp ordinary gallery. Further
than this there are paintings everywhere on these walls
which without being masterpieces Will attract the
interested attention OF amateur or artist DTS NOT
: gans beraly brought the pest work IN the hatkso
within her reach and the result Is collection WHICH,
SO far as this country Is concerned can only De COM
parcd with that formed by the late Mr. vanderbilt
Where collection grows slowly and subjected 10 ire
qaent sftngs like the collection OF ''eur
OF Mr. W. T. Waterss stamp several
pictures like some purchased by Mrs. Morgan
will surely be eliminated. But Mrs Morgdns collecting
began aud ended within very few years she uhdouOt-
edy paid prices which only Americans will pay but tHe
surprising feature Is that she acquired SO large proper
tiou OF good work in 30 short a time.
Her Ore tai pOrcelans, the feature of which Is the
exouiste group OF peach blow" vases include many
excellent examples OF solid coOrS and ot DECORATION.
These together with variety OF the inner European
ceramics grace the walls OF Gallery f. The etchlhgs
and engravngs yet placed upon exhibition Inc
cases OF silver and glass and massive candeaOra
on either de of the main entrance rcmirkaoe eX-
ampes o b. done for Lavish customers oy
few New-York firms American art makes more or
| a figure here than in the collection OF paintings
BrouZrs lyOries marbles and plaques are SHOWN
wherever an opportunity has offered, and cases OF
enames japanese ivory carvings snut boxes ana Iln
ner succeed each other until the Dlry Oh tn
collector marvel Inrre hds DceH no si'es y
hDon Of third the magnitude OF this I'D ths cOul
try. Tnc catalogues OF the clIl39sy SV,
rctl IN formed late ;. b. FaleS OF Phlalepha,
contained numbers Than the organ chtdloSGe'
hut other COMPARISON between the Two i pOSolpe
Mention NAV be male OF great European sales
ike the Denidoh ami the II mllton Palace nut any Az
80 eudid history ~ tue Morgan col lection Is pecu
American. Possibly the dispersal may suSgyt 10 s1o n
or nur aeur- thit way Of pr'seerng thelr
collections will be To give them 10 museum OF 70
help founding National gallery for the dement, OF tne
these painting IKE corot, Laks "a Os Sa% r6s
sp ,d,rs." Dauoguys" Cooper snop. Dupres sym SYM
phony Diazs storm Bre5pa , ma.eams SUI
,thrr than tor priv Individuals and yet there is no
%y eU Of the SeSYork public Per
naps the well.endowed public gallery VIII come Ia
washington. ST. Louis and other cities, and and
public gallery The best pictures OF h. collection repre-
French art the Influence OF whch IS strong
est h, ds In most American oolechons Ihere are 2
fey EaE7G Rs9sE Fndn Ah f. geS1 ny Erns Ncoi
and examples OF the ScOtcn artists Thomas Faed ana
Hugh cameron. More distinctive and unusual IS the
gronp of paintings by modern Dutch artists, Neuyn
Artz Blohmers and BOsbOon. There are rev Muhlc1
|
ngure, and there are five pictures by knaus.
%' 3onas M%rm seF pS@ngo 'OTT menaG zamasoIs
md EscOsura represent the Franco-Spansh painters OF
the day and there three coIors by Fortuny
+. \. Bridguln, ID. II. kIignt Joseph LymaD' francis
Me m F e;h cDros " We r. rank a%a Lake Nc first This
r%,a impression OF mIrmS mSoa Sn sFy S patsd
with mingug OF ylgor and deilcacy when
aIIs A@sr HTs reading what Corot himself has written
early morning watches we can see tndt 1e very
vitality OF the phase or nature which he IeIt most
dTpS ,9 ntS r5e ,nothrr strong landscape hut
less alive mus been painted for the most part be-
fore il, date 1870. This Of Corots death.
aud in the closing days OF his e he diG move no work K 50
splendid suggestion of glorious forest sunset tne
az light the sky glowing overhead and rays OF
nsht tearing through the noLsnS & IKE N ehiG & me cn
On ali this the cooper placidy turns MS Dtch, v ,.
rast suggestive the contrast between ths oTe
ful painting aud the conventional pauDlInI Ins
gloomy ualu dark. writing trees aud urid lights oI
Dil's After storm" make up picture Impressive IN IN
Itself ana interesting like OF the pictures IN
the Walters collection rs showing the lnhuruce Whlen
artists like Diaz and Rousseau sometimes eNered upon
each This will naturally be comParei with Rolls
seaus beautifully impressive "Twlght theconptnlCn
OF tho Morning" in the seney collection. DdpIes
"Symphony,"a low-toned, Dtsslontte, almost brutal
painting Of gnarled cashng their boughs together
tumutuous storm, recalls one OF the sen'y DuPie,
this the more effective These are the sron&gst &
landscapes in the first nalery Indeed wttn t.e ara W."
light" IN the collection, but points Oh interest " ~
where wanting -, ,.,... ,.,ii s,5
Btrtons First Communion" aplinung which has been
discussed at other times There 10 greaIer Ia
effort for effect this Is Dedutltul Pilhuhs ing
artists nco talent Is shown In te puhilhE %
rluZy white dresses effects seen III IuI su
! The VARYING stories told readily apparent III ii,
everything has happened Oh purpose But turre rn
ttmrnt here "a well as good painting. AnOther con-
spcuous picture In this gallery Il Renoul Mon1ns s
the Oll Boat" striking example oil realistic Woi ,n
crox's "CleopatrA" and lAluScaPe - ,,anaity
studies with touches OF Tue dr.'s! Than
totner study the Tiger and serpent !" % an "Pp ~
= orv Troy1n's Return ftOm the Farm Nosa pu.,
bou % :. inite in the Scotch Highlands LceoNtUS
Sappho" and lie Roux's Sleeping Sesta; Dovu ga
decorative but COu, huuSo
a Ntln scene FrOmentin. large Jacquel' an ~.
Pelez aud delightful little pdlnt,hg ou q uo"A' y
Vnile, are among the pictures OF Gallery A. ,,u
There is also study OF head by COUTURE nean tfc @
q, ,charnrter broadly painted and much more sAtStoI
". tnnn the lltte stuuy =" tdusI an