New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-05
4 RARE COLLECTION OF PAINTINGS.
cANyAsE;s FROM FAMOUS ARTISTS ADoRN THE
GALLERIES OF THE CARNEGIE LIBRARY
IN PITTSBURG

pttsh,re Nov 4-The collection OF paintings in
the galleries of the new Carnegie Library Build
ing was opened to-day and will remain on eX-
hibition for one month There were present promi-
nent critics and collectors from all over the coun-
try Many famous canvases adorn the walls, ana
the exhibition which comprises 23l paintings, has
the merit OF being not only representative of the
ablest American painters. but OF the great Euro
pean masters. Many of the canvases on exhibit
ton have never hitherto been seen outside OF prl-
vate galleries. and this group includes ID AuDgny
superb work. THE Mills of Goebelles," loaned by
William l.. Ekns of Philadelphia, and valued at
$1,000 Jules Bretons painting THE Last Clean
incs" IS seen here for the first time since its sue
cess in Paris. James W. Ellsworth. OF Chicago
loans Rembrandts Portrait OF a Man. the IN
surance on which amounts to $1,000" Henry U.
Marauand president of the Metropolitan Museum
Of Art New-York loans Alma Tadema's "A Read
Ing from Homer" Joseph Jefferson contributes
Mauves largest and best painting THE Flock ;
Charles L. Hitchcock, president OF the Chicago
Art Institute, loans six pictures Martin A. Ryar-
son loans seven: Cyrus Mccormick, three; ;. A.
Kent, three; Thomas Il. Clarke, the New-Nork cox
lector loans two, ;. L. Avery, j.. contributes two
the Prendergast Library OF jamestown. " y,
sends five: the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
nve, and other large contributors are W. H. Eihils
dred others. j. &. Casedn. The famous trencn
painter. personally contributes painting ana there
are no less tnan OF his WORKS loaned Clduce
Monet the leader impresslonists. Is represented
by several examples In the exhibition are eight
masterpieces by Corot three by Jules Breton, hFe
by Gerome eight by Diaz, three by bodlni four
BY Henner ana from one 70 nNe each by DE Neu-
VILE. Detai4Ie. Rosa BOnheur, George lhness' Bds-
tien Lepage. Bouguereau Alexander CaDanel, caro-
lus Duran, Benjamin Constant DashaH- h0uVeret
Daubgny, Decamps, Domingo, Dupre, flamei's
Fortuny, GainsDorough, Constable, hacquette, lsa-
hey, lsrae.s, Jacque, Ludwig. knaus, Baron Legs,
Sir Edwin Landseer, Larone MadraZo, Gabriel
MAX, Alliet Munkacsy, PasinL tareaes, Perrauit,
IIlc0 schreyer, Alfred stevens, IroyOn. van
Alarcke, Meyer, Won Bremen and Seim.
Inc American painters are represented IN strik-
Ing examples by William Chase, +. Church. Thomas
> C.arke ". A. CONN, Minslow Homer e., -.
Remnant, VIII H. Low. Henry Mosler. Walter shr-
law Irving IL. Wiles, II. Walker TOBY kosen NAL,
II. W Ranger William +. Richards, II. Bolton
Jones, X. Swain Clifford and many others The
American colonies OF painters in Paris and London
are represented In the collection IN examples ny
Edwin A. Abbey, John W. Alexander. j. Mcneil
Whistler, W. T. Dannat. Kidgway Knight, Guy
Maynard and many more.
Tine galleries are SIX In number and the agsre-
gate wall space is 5000 square feet. Mr. Carnegie
has Just given the magnificent endowment OF
81 OO0O 90 the interest OF which Is annually to be
expended for works of art The credit for gain
ering together the present remarkable loan col
lection is due to John W Beatty. secretary of the
Pittsburg Art Society.