The evening world., 1889-12-18
VANDERBILTS IN ART.
CORNELIUS SECURES 1.-THE GRAND
CANAL, VENICE" BY TURNER.

So
Buying - George Content with
His Fathers Notable Collection
A Vanderbilt Reception - Other
Society Events Yesterday.
The recent purchase Of one Of the best
works OF the great English artist, Turner.
THE Grand Canal, Venice. " Ivy Cornelius
Vanderbilt, will add another important work
to the long list of masterpieces by foreign
artists now owHed In the United State. 1t
has been runored that N'r. Vanderbilt paid
SO5,0 600 for the canvas, but il probably cost
somewhat less than that sum, although the
price raid was n high one. The purchase
was made a wear ago. but as Mr.. Vanderbilt
Is exceedingly secretive regarding his in
Vestments in pictures, the fact has only just
come ont in London, and art dealers even yet
profess ignorance of it here. On his recent
visit abroad Mr.. Vanderbilt bought another
Turner, also tAid to be very fine and one OF
the best of the artists examples.
The talk about these recent purchases OF
Mr.. Yanderbilt's led a woll-known art dealer
yesterday to discuss the Vanderbilt collcc-
tions and the pcculiaritics OF their owners
a. regards pictures.
As is generally known. - he said. "the
magnificent collection OF painting, formed
during thu last years OF his life By william
II. Vanderbilt was left, with the other APP
pointments o. his Fifth avenue mansion, TO
his widow aud his youngest son, George.
While George Vanderbilt has n cultivated
literary taste and is we'll read regarding pic
..-. .-l 1-.A.,.. A.. $500 .'t.4.-. Lac q
by heart-thc history of eAcll canvas aid tho
prevailing characteristics and technique of
each artist representative has not seemed
to care to alter the collection in any way,
either by diSposirG of any Of the canvases
br by adding TO their number, as il usually
the case with thofe who own and 1--we with
pictures. Many efforts have been made by
enterprising dealers to induce Lin to enter
the picture-buying arena, especially ut the
large sales OF the last few winters. but these
efforts have been comparatively in vain. He
seems content to rest whore his father left
OF, and l don't know hut that he shows
good judgment in doing this. Since
his fathers death the works OF GER
tain foreign artists, which he would
b. likely to buy. il he bought at all, have,
by the efforts of the dealers AND ihe blum
game played by millionaires at recent large
sales, acquired n fictitious vaiic. ard a. the
COMPREHENSIVE one, it docs not need the
addition of certain examples which could
only now, be acquired at prices far beyond
their real values. II may be that when
George Vanderbilt has completed his new
house at AslIeville, n. g., he may buy gomn
pictures; but rest assured If he does it will
of competent experts. on whose judgment
his father 80 confidently relied in the pur-
chase OF his collection"
Does Cornelius Vanderbilt buy pic.
''Yes, a few, but he is n cautious buyer.
He has had His own collection to form and
considers that he has thus far only secured
a nucleus. What pictures he has boughl
have been remarkable. pni he has not vel
made a mistake. OF course, AZ in the case
Of Rosa Bonheur's 'Hor:e Fair" Which he
bought for the Metropolitan A!u'eum Mt the
Stewart SAFE. he, too, relies largely on the
in iGment OF the same gentlemen who ad.
visel his fathers art purchases; He ha,
these Turner's, which he has recently re-
cnred. will be alone worthy of q visit. The
presentation q the Horse Fair to the
e MesTo s.ncs It a MHa r G him Of 81 the tRs D %SsS sfS:
Of a canvas that would Of itself have formed
a n%ucleus for any COLLECTION"
"I3 VIM. K. and Frederick Vanderbilt
not seem to run that way. William K. ha'
q Few good example, OF the modern frel.cf
school in his Fifth avenue house and | I'm,
derstand that Frederick will purchase som,
pictures for his Newport villa, but Mother
can as yet be classed among metropolitan
picture BUYERS. or course any pictnIe sale'
made to the VanderblltS would be made
through agents, for the mere fact OF n Van,
derbilt being known to bid tor a picture
would Immediately raise its price enort
mously either here or abroad. Art unfortu,
nately has come to be more n matter of uol
lars than of taste since the custom wa.
begun of millionaire bidding against eacf
other at Chickering Hall saloS.
Constantine MakOffsky. the RUSSIAN artis'
who painted the well-known Russian
Wedding Feast = and the Choosing of the
Bride, exhibited his last work, the .'Judg.
ment of Paris, at the recent Paris ESposi,
ton. 1t was Seen and DurChased there by
C. W. Schumann, of New York. the owner
of the two pictures above named. and is nov
on view at his place of business at Broadway
and Seventeenth street. The canvas, which
by = 'ect in height. is very, differen,
%aTt,sts former, works. These WERE
chiefly remarkable for the expression
OF, their tiEureS and their gorgeous
c~oloring. The present work is chiefly
noticeable for it's delicate and delicious color
scheme, chiefly composed of pinks,. gray
aud blues. The subject is the well-worr
neurological one. aud is happily anC
poetically treated. The figure of Venus is
good study Of the nude. while that of Pnri,
is excellent in drawing and action. Tn
figures Of Juno and Minerva. while vel
drawn and posed. are somewhat heavy, nut
the artists models. evidently his own countr,