The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-06
N THg LEMON LIBRaRY.
Exhibition ~ Rrmhrnndt TtchingS From
the COLLECTION ~ VII. =. Pirrponi Morgan.

Fiist NpaltF .H
IN M, .,ntINurr that wa heLi, h.t. MAY
n the IGuuS Library Of prints S.h-ctcd
.rum the rrl.criuu ct NJ ! Prrpout Npr-
gan. gathered vith 'hr vicv 81 -ho~ing
IA" prpgr's- 90 etching ard engraving
from 49, origin 60 no" cpmmeuc.n".ut ct
th" eighteenth century. poo c,twuin- nv
Rembrandt wur- Included - nustcrahio
ar umt--iuucpuld 90 .r..., urn pNtHrun'iru.
tha' q ~parat" rNu.'f..u pi fH.- vs- to
o., h"ld The ua pfu..d o., o.. IN ca-r,
and iua 'NNiur iup I- ruv uts.r FOO the public.
II contains ~ plr'-. among vIIon nrr 20
l." found q MAJORITY U' 90" w"-r famous
examples. and prr~"ui. % raw" opportunity
20 NJ" pubhc 81 gaining .r n'u"Wm 49,
glairiau0' a. tr-' l1uI ,.h tu" 'v-K -
this acknowledged master o' ni painter.
ctchcr-
Il ha- ben remarked that tho keynote
I ~ R.mbruud's vurE be- rf- humanity Hol-
land had gaiurd h,r Independence. and
Dutch ar immediately had struck ont
upon a path 81 - own Nu longer iu-
hucncad hv Fl"m,sh Art. .'iI l,~~ ~ that
~ Italy. u took uaiur" from H. audy. and
inspiration from IT, own immrd,a'" every
day surrounding tn" result hh- l-en
the most ualvc. hui most -in~.r" and human
art hat any country hA- produced iu uuau-
ti'y sufficient fp constitute" - school. and
coming quite early iu the movement. yet
carving n 80 IT. hgn'-' development.
Wa Rembrandt From h- youth DO" prRc-
ti-'d etching and painting with "quai -'ri-
! ou-urs- and enthusiasm IA" earliest
known example, Of his etching ar dated
ia2s. when b. was n y.Hr- odd. by which
time be- had mastered ON" Of hI- separate
- yles For nothing g. NOR" r"inai knhio
about The great paiut"r-etcir'r than tho
enthusiasm ~ experiment which had bed
him on ~ exhaust sll the pp-siubr resources
tIlncSs ~ the medium A. first ~ - dcli-
cate slficiencv of "Necutiun for which
he strives with greater tr-'dnm comes
fuller relianor on the richness ~ ne" bitten
line. again hc ravol- In th" free fore" -
bold ard sketchy designs or with addition
ofthr dry point reaches q complex ~vuih"stsi
A. one time simply shading tho forms. at
another making the shad" contribute TO
the ioCRl color uf each object ~ IL -parato
distinction Of gravueS-, az another intro
duciug partial tone and We again. az times,
irving for a cumUlct" ~"uI" Of ioual'N.
Throughout all hi various u-ing "t tho
nccde. the problems of hight and -hads
keep cropping up a. subjects for direct
study. II NAV have Icon ia" work ~
D Lucas van tfi isNilfl Nih' 'llfN illlA ihFh
20 this study. but certain o. h. that no one
In etching has rivallcd him iu th" skill
with which he places his objects m ntmus-
phere or with which he knows how, a.
Fromentin says. to hath" all. even light
it-lf. in a bath Of shadow. from which
II might emerge more wet and more Elim-
mcriug "a make these waves of uh-Cunty
sweep around the lt -ur'aors. tn vary,
q. .l..V.,, nrttl .. flllE.t tho NnlH and
vet to make ohscurtv yi-ibl" aud shadow
easy 20 -se through
Then no one ever had n moro penetrating
otsar vntiun of nature than this m'llcr's
son Of levden. ia matters. ~ least, which
Interested him. Tor of animals ho shows a
curious lack 81 kupwl"dgr And not only
did he comprehend form. hu' saw and felt
II always m a pictorial way 800 mach 80 that
AZ times he will oven sacrifice IN" accuracy
81 form In favor Of sptno other motive. -
of light. for example, In which for the tins
Icing he IL particularly absorbed. H-
will slur II over also when too ahsotut"
attention 10 u might interfere with tho
impetuous freedom 81 his Imagination. ~
in that ma marvellous print The Death ~ tho
Virgin &C. pgl. IN which tho Treatment "f'he
figures around th" bod a'te-t~ hi- mastery
~ form In expression. Will" m fh" angels
above h. gives only a Niril" abstract ~
tine expression ~ floating figures Ru' tho
il-furrn,si angels do NOT r~n'orf"rr with tho
general oncC, Of solemn puthu- aud intensity
Of spiritual emotion
T. l. THE marvellous power ~ realizing
IA, significant. Il tho scene or person that
remains or" oi the most fascinating char
/ actcr sites of ~" master work And
alva,- tho significance ha- h""u felt -
! suherIy. with such an absence ~ prci"nsion
on hs own part u- e gifted d"liu"s'or'
What % Fine r.-raS' for HI- subject appears
In hl- purtralf-. almost a humility - APP
pruach - nature 'r rI- faithful t'''uoa'ion
- tine pdl-rC, i1tn'. especially 900 ih"~'
execute after i8ia. vh'u hs beloved Snskta
died ~" -c-,n- 20 ha," stunned DO" va
cancv Of hu'r" and To- ha," taken refuge
in nature. discipliuIur hi sorrow ON the
mp.' minute, observation 81 fh" landscape.
Again what a summing up Of rag and
shirle~-uc~~ 10 his h"rEar~ present and
when h" 'urrs Co sacred subjects how
r,vc-rptly and largely o." I"u"'rato~ the
essential meaning oft pa" occasion. Nh'th'r
In. tfrrf- ~ul f.-t~ 80 Intimately human
"a, The Good samaritan, i'hit Hl'nd With
tine Dog. Abraham sending AWAY Hagar
and Isnmn' .' ".-iS- q .H'Wo 80 mi
ra~culou-lv spiritual a- .,r1-' l'a'-'ug
Ia,arI. Tho IE,rrr' from 'n" Gross"
pr .,hr-' Healing 90" ~,rl N- imagina-
rinn gra,t- with extraordinary dlr'-tuo~s
the inv arIn,~- uf 'H" |,I'I''' l"t us
gran, 'h. r,,.',", = t4" plr.h -"'' no and
'bo participation m 'uo portrayal of Dutch
bun sh,r- ui peasant 'u'-r ar" tuf l'cai
r.n-iIornuui- which 'I, student NAV oven
accept a. indicating '.e vitality 'ur -'n..'s
$1,000. I'd ILY.I..f DO - ..t.rR ..#F lHtH IL1