Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-04
SPLENDID COLLECTION
Mr.. Parker Mann Judges the Loan Exhi-
bition at the Teachers Bazaar.
He Points Out Its Remarkable Value
as Great Educator in
High Art.

Mr. Parker Mann, the well-known artist,
who is always at the fore Of every move
ment seeking to extend the knowledge and
arprecia ton of art, is very much interested
in the loan exhibition at the teachers
bazaar. Il think it desirable not only for
the benefit of the fair, but for that of all
those who have knowledge of art or who
wish to have it, said Mr. Mann to a Star
reporter last night, "to state emphatically
that the loan exhibition at the teachers
bazaar is not merely pleasing picture show,
but splendid collection of works by ex-
cellent artists-and in mary cases great
rnasters-of different ages and various ma
tionalites.
This is rare opportunity to see fine
works Of art which ordinarily. hanging on
comparatively few, and which can seldom
be seen as well i'll a private house as In
gallery" continued Mr.. Mann. art lovers
and art students are sure to prize this OPP
portunity and to profit by it. But every one
now making any pretensiop to cultivation
desires to have some knowledge of art; and
a visit to the loan exhibition will assuredly
&C ntribute to such knowledge. The selection
and the arrangement of the pictures have
been made with this as the main object in
view.
The Rest English Art.
Just now art collectors and dealers in
this country are devoting great deal of
attention to the painters of the best period
of English art-the last part of the eight
eenth and the beginning of the present
century" Mr.. Mann went on. Perhaps the
most interesting feature of this exhibition
Is the group of pictures by some of the
greatest masters of that period. In the
center is magnificent Constable recently
imported by Mr.. Ichenhauser, and procured
through the good offices of Senior de Men
donca. the Brazilian minister. The latter
has contributed no less than forty-seven
pictures to the exhibition from his superb
collection, and to his great kindness and
boundleSS generosity its success is largely
due.
This Constable is one of three which
were in the famous exhibition of modern
landscapes at Paris in 1924. There Dupre
saw it and it was to him revelation. 1t Is
told by one who knew them all that Dupre
brought Corot and Rousseau and together
they studied and admired this new de-
parture in landscape painting.
The Great Barbixon School.
1.-The NEST notable art movement of this
century," continued Mr.. Mann. was the
rise of the Barbizon school. or men of 1890.
they first attracted marked attention.
Corot. Dupre, Troyon, DaZ, Mic hazel,
Daubigny, Rousseau are all classed among
this group. though some never worked a
the little village of Barbizon (near the
forest of Fontainebleau) and some did not
come to prominence In 1890 ALL however,
We're very much influenced by Cons table,
and all are admirably represented in the
group or panel of pictures on the south
wall of the gallery.
Further along on the south wall is an
other panel of pictures by men. two of
whom of the Barbzon school-Decamps
and DelacroiX. The others-Frere and
Marillat-are placed with them because of
harr nf StI-ta III arr shar apr1 ri pod
by superb coloring and richness of tone.
ITO return to the English panel. The
Constable is splendid picture and com
pares favorably. l think. with Constahles in
The National Gallery. London. But those
who have seen no other works of this
painter, or who are not very well versed
in art. are not likely to readily see what
constitutes its charm. The same is true of
the Stark at the left and the Turner at the
right of the Constable; and for that matter
of most of the pictures of the Barbizon
school also. To person whose only idea
of merit in picture is its Photographic ac
curacy, all of these must be sealed books.
This erroneous idea may easily be correct
ed by appreciating that a real work of art
is a sugge stion and Interpretation rather
than mere delineation, and by studying
good pictures.
Harm Done by Insincerity.
AT the same time much harm is done by
the indiscriminate and obviously insincere
admiration of many would-be critics for
some pictures. AS, for instance. when high
praise is given to the figures in Corot's
landscapes &c. in this Stark, Constable
and Turner, the critic would be either in
competent uncandid who would deny
that he admired them in all respects. Ger
tain portions of all have changed and de-
Perforated. The water. for instance, in the
Constable is not it was painted But all
have an abundance of grand qualities
naming. Composition. color. atmospheric
off atp nd a a no eyin a
and poetic qualities of the men who paint
ed them.
1.-The panel of old masters on the south
wall is extremely interesting. The Van
Dyck is 4 most impressive picture, and
beautiful in color and tone. This and the
other rare works about 1.-THE Rubens, Cor
regio Terburg, Ruysdae, Wander Feide and
Paul Potter-need no apology for deteriora-
ed richness to their color. Alas, that more
modern work should be so much less last
ing. All that 1 have mentioned so far, ex-
cept the Constable. are among the contri-
buttons of Senior de Mendonca, as also
splendid Anne Morot, Fortuny, a Do
mingo, a Couture, etc.
Some Other Excellent Works.
"Other pictures Of note are exquisite land
scapes by Lepne and Boudin, a Leon
Glaize, Humphrey Moore. ETC., loaned by
Mrs. Hearst; splendidly painted Julien
Dupre. an admirable Rico, Worms, and
gem of Jacque, loaned by Mr.. f. Francis
Riggs.
German art is represented by remark
able water-color by Rettig, effective ami
NAL subjects by Pansee and Keitel, and ex-
cellent paintings by Becker, Zumbusch,
Seeger and Engl, loaned by Mr.. E. w. Nc
Lanahan, who also contributes works by
Bottero, Beauquesne and Allchin.
Modern Dutch art Is represented by
charming examples of Artz, De Book. VAL
kenDurg Poggenbeek and Kever, making a
marked contrast to the Dutch old masters
opposite them.
"Of American pictures said Mr.. Mann,
in conclusion, there are two exquisite Wy
ants, loaned by Mr.. S. w. Woodward; two
very beautiful Rehns, loaned by Mr.. c. Z.
Foster; an admirable painting by Elizabeth
Nourse. loaned by Mr.. ]. w. Pilling, and
excellent examples of S. R. Clifford, Nc En-
tee, Bolton Jones, Francis c. Jones, Ed
ward Moran and c. H. Davis"
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