New-York tribune., 1896-01-03
THE, CHASE COLLECTION.
PAINTINGS AND OTHER OBJECTS FROM
NOTED STUDIO

ras,,ns but too diversified in character as wei.
- too great In number. TO be analyzed with hluch
,or, Mr. Chase has filed the American AT
galleries with most OF the treasure 'roVe ana "t'h
oa~..,, substantial portion OF the work belong
inc 70 he !!fe as an artist in New-i ork travelling
from, tine to time IN European countries Ihou-
s,rds have known his studio In the oid building on
80, rrsp,h-st where so many American artists
have ,abored and accumulated picturesque coi'c-
lions OF al. the collections in the building NJ:
,,.ose's has been the most extensive and The most
o,ai He has arranged /, for the Inspection o. the
nuau, IN very rear.y the same manner as he mas
ban, i, during the years wAen Interested amateurs
,si,ea he rooms. That is Why II IS not easy 10
yjye a c!-cumstan,lal account OF his possessions.
r, 4, - would seem unlike the cod dissection
q, a drawing room In which one had been privileged
=, 500 the pictures and bIc-a-brac of friend
The American Art Galleries never before wore sucn
an ar OF home and privacy as they wear to-day
and will preserve until the dispersa. OF the colec-
,,,, IN them on the afternoons and evenings Of
January T. and the three four following days. In
one co-rer OF the room on the main Moor tnere
Is dvan covered by canopy just as in the
paintc,'a own studio and everywhere the Pacing
~ the works &C. art to be sold has been casla,
unforcsd decorative. exactly as though peope lived
among them from day 10 day. TO maHy sympa-
,setic v.stors It will most regrettab.e thing
tnat the collection should be broken at all. that
single o5ject should be taken from the harmony
formed BY the whole.
Since Mr. Chases belongings must be sold, 1t is
GOOD 10 know that they are worth buying. The
catalogue runs to nearly eighteen hundred num-
bers and in eli the long list there is scarcely n
Thing that will no. frl interested purchaser.
The objects are Of every conceivable character but
,bey are all artistic to begin with all productions
q. sort TO beautify or in some picturesque way en-
nance the effect Of fastidiously designed room
The smallest object has genuine artistic merit,
certain artistic charm. Even his photographs, his
,I,njnC souvenirs of some town or gallery. nave
heen framed by Mr.. Chase in way to make ihem
~ increased value and we hope. irresistible u the
,ve- of artistic odds and ends 1t must not BE- sup
ross6 however that Mr.. Chase hes accumuateG
only odds and ends. bewilderng as his gathering OF
tr;Ats may seem. TIE walls are huns with many
paYtirgs Of considerable merit and there are IT.
deed among the less conspicuous objects. nnumer-
abe treasures which will into the cabinets OF
canno:sscurs who have special enthusasms SucA
are tse fragments OF Oriental porcelain and antieu"
slass the old weapons and musical Instruments.
the Hispano- Moresque platters OF ridescent eaZe'
III, bis Of ware from other countries ana epochs'
the brazen and other metallic curios ana rtehs"s
dating from times when artistic feeling made even
the conn,onest articles quaint and comely the hus-
s,o, sao,oyars the waits and strays of old ard
l,a. costume the draperies. the pieces OF turh-
tu~e the finger rings and miscellaneous muesc''o-
abe tens with which the rooms are MED 10
psrtic,ilarira Is Impossible for. even were me hs'
than il is. there was some COhiuSio" Nt''''
sav IN the matter Of numbers. whereby the cati-
lopue might have been used "a good purpose ara
,orc,so notes were therefore difficult TO make In
,bs,r abvo,ce we may repeat the observation maze
aSove that the entire collection Is attractive "''H
q. tr,,e artistic interest. Even the cases luil "i
finger rings to which have alluded. ht'ic prouu'-
,lons in a field which mas been carefully cleaned oy
the collector, are Of uniform charin' WIZ" ''"' -
anv Inferior specimens.
,i~ Ctase's gathering OF paintings embraces pre-
umfrcrv studies and finished pictures by h'h'sei'
ccpes OF the od masters which lie mas 'ha1e ~
various sojourns abroad and productions pE H'o'-
e,n and old Europeans OF varying celebrity some
o. them IN the older ranks not being known u H'
by name at all. OF his own original clhVdS's '"e
mos, ,n,nor,ant and most charming is the large
landscape entitled Flying Clouds. an essay III d
s,vle which is Illustrated by several oher pc'ures
here displayed, style remarkable Tot NNacl'S anu
precs sion in the handling Of light color SCI heines ana
dainty COMPOSITIONS. There is considerable sparMe
I, tne paintng we have sgnelized. gayety OF
spirit which accords well with the brisk ana iorc
bic method of execution. We do not kno" 'he oa'eS
Of all these original paintings, but the group repre-
sents on the whole Mr.. Chases more recent a"o'
PERHAPS most winning manner. 1t Is a manner sug-
gestve Of technical facility technical accomplish
mont. there is much animated and delightful fce!-
ing in the landscape sentiment conveyedbut the ce
impression received is of a deft and even pr'-hah'
brushman moving with positive gusto anna proc
NATIVE but undoubtedly artistic and insprl'ihs'
Mr. Chase seems have found himself on tbs
decorative and engaging pane, 10 nave eNPres'eu
the most essential side Of his artistic character III
landscapes Of vvidness and airy deicacy OF s'yie'
in portraits and figure studies spontaneous as
p.quant as the large full-length OF himself stand
ing in the twilight. or the studies of feminine cos
tune and grace which are hung near by But his
copies from the old masters show that his range
has always included certain me,owness Of tone
which may not often creep into his original work
and vet argues admirable depth OF sensitiveness
in him as Il Is developed IN the transations Of
Rembrandt or Veasquez. The copy Of Rembrandt's
portrait Of himself in the Bevedere Gallery at Vi
enna is a really powerful piece Of work. Mr. Chase
regards IT as the best piece OF reproductive aEt he
has ever done Merely as bit OF execution. wheth-
er put at the service OF another mans idea or his
own the painting Is high up in the list of our
artists achievements. The style is authoritative,
the thick inpasto gives no hint OF vacation or IN
Sns brush passing across the canvas in perfect
sympathy with Rembrandt and with an equally
in these copies Of his. moreover. Mr. Chase re,
yeas suStlety and heen OF procamed BY his
original portraits. the large canvases cohspcuous
aacos. d wfsa h.se haSs pCrrsGs ha1e always
the daintiness TO which we have reiernsu sOo.e @
Other of brittle opacity. In his canvases after
Rembrandt Halls R6sra vslasSnsz Sss nvaraby aMa apr
precsed the elusveness the depih OF color ia as tne
urss Ike the hlg copy from THE Spnners" at
Madrid proyokes much adm'rauSa M Ssnd dor rhs me
last mentioned virtue is never absent from NY:
Chases work If tnere Is one conveu9h i'T,e me
inan another which he fixes in the mind OF tne
Spectator il is that Of his having d mastery over
his medium. artistic savoir fare, nnDie anu anu
always effective habit OF execution. II ~ h0t GER
that his painted productions In this COLLECTION
WI. arouse the same interest that would attac" ~
d formal and elaborate demonstration OF MS ari
In d series OF selected works. Both copies ana
originals are offered more OF less the drt tW%oVm %
OF his studio. But there is an abundance OF Sh ~
In all the work, and matter how epheinerai IN
character some of these canvases may be, thc!
will do Mr.. Chase q service In revealing ahrW the