The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-26
ART NOTES.

Japanese Art, Ancient and Modern, at tn.
American Art GalIeries-SaIe of Henri
! MosIer's Pictures-The Opening of tn.
| Academy Exhibition.
| Beginning tomorrow there will be an ey.
! hibition OF uncommon interest at the Amer.
/ lean Art Galleries, Madison Square. consistiug
/ OF large number OF water-color pictures by
living japanese artists. twill last until Satur.
/ day. Jan. q. and the collection will not be sold
| at auction. The pictures will be on private
| sala however.
| More than a year ago Mr.. ]. b. Mnlet OF
| Boston tbrother OF Francis d. Millet. the well.
! known painter and war correspondent ami
/ Prof. Fenalosa. formerly OF Boston. but now n
resident Of Japan. conceived the idea OF revive
! ing the. art OF water-color painting in Japan
| That is to say.they thought 1t might be possible
to set mon in japan to painting who know howto
| paint, but who do not do so because there are no
! exhibitions in which to show pictures ard no
| financial encouragement to induce them TO
| make painting q regular profession. Such
artists may be found In japan pulling jinrik.
! shas. running errands. or engaged in other
material pursuits. Every child in japan is pro.
ncient In the use OF the paint brush from child
hood. and the question before the two gentle.
mon was merely how to find the men. This.
with Prof. Fenalosas intimate knowledge ~
the country. was not difficult. and the result
was that number OF men were selected. given
carte blanche as 70 subject. provided with ma
terial and means for existence and set 10
work. A year later Prof. Fenalosa and Mr.. Mis-
let inspected the product OF their labors. Many
pieces were rejected. hut those that were taken
and form tho collection about to be exhibited
are considered to no fully representative OF the
art OF water-color painting in Japan. and inter-
esting in subject and decorative aspect. The
aFtiafs hnvn In nil saa tho m n an Ia.
pictures, choosing tints TO harmonize with
their color schemes. a different practice from
ours. where in the exhibitions the artists must
choose 'etwceu gold mat or a white one and
no otheIs are permitted Together with these
water colors there will be some modern Japa-
nese color prints. showing revival" OF that
art as we'll No such exhibition as this one
will be can be seen in Japan. and as the two
Americans are the only persons who had the
clever idea to set the artists TO work In the wav
described above. in no other country. Prot.
Fenalosa. It may be said in passing. is one OF
tho most famous experts In Japanese art In ths
world.
Another exhibition OF interest announced TO
take place at the American Art Galleries Is
that OF pictures and studies by Henry Mosler.
y. A. Preparatory to his return to Europe Mr..
Mosler will sell at auction this collection OF his
"oiho' % well aS stuNlO ana
effects. The sale is to take place on Jan IL
and 10 and the exhibition will begin q week or
ten days earlier. At tho same time will 10
shown q valuable collection OF Japanese color
prints belonging to Capt. Brinkley. Royal Ar
tillery. and Prof. Condor. who was for twenty
1--WE years an instructor at the Imperial Uni
versity at Toxic; and collection OF Chinese
and japanese objects OF art. curios and fabrics
imported by Yamanaka & Co.
The seventy nth annual reception OF the
National Academy OF Design will take place in
the galleries OF the American Fine Arts So
ciety, 2l5 West Fifty-seventh street. on Friday
evening. Dec. 20. The Private View" known
as Buyers Day" will be on Saturday. Dec. so.
from 10 A. ". TO Top. VI. The exhibition will
be opened to the public on Monday. JAM.
1900.