New-York tribune., 1901-09-03
CHINESE ART FOR NJ. NJ. A.
GEORGE II. STORY TALKS OF THE COL
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
IN GLASGOW.

According TO a dispatch from Peking. II. C.
Squers. Secretary Of the United States Lega-
ton in Peking, has started for this city bringing
with him a collection OF Chinese art filing sew
eraI railway cars. which he intends TO present
TO the Metropolitan Museum OF Art The coll
lection, it is said consists largely Of porceIains.
brcnzes and carvings from the palaces bought
from missionaries and at auctions OF military
loot
George II. Story. curator Of the Metropolitan
Museum OF Art. when seen by a Tribune
porter yesterday. said that he had heard OF
the collection. but not aware that it had
been offered 10 the Museum. Mr. Story arrived
here on the Campania yesterday, after a six
weeks trip through Great Britain, where he
visited the art exhibits in Glasgow. London
and Edinburgh. When asked II the trustees
would refuse TO accept the collection on the
ground that it was stolen property. he said.
The collection cannot now De called loot since
il has been up al auction. II It has been sold ara
had a commercial experience 10 Is not loot so far
responsible II the articles werr originally stolea
have no doubt ne trustees Would object % re
stealing OF these things
Referring TO the art exhibits inspected by him
in Great Britain Mr. Story said
Al the international exhibition In Glasgow found
most interesting sKhoiuon especially the French
important the French exhibition al Glasgow Vas
i ne ScoNtA are extremely t9NL OF these French
PlCIuIes. oC can imagine now valuable the cul-
lection was when one room alone insured FOR
ming about the exhfbitjon and one m, 100 ,t
me greatly. was the absence Of Sir Joshua Rcyu-
well represented The @x5ibfias s'Sn @ PAINTERS were
Iy 5,s, r-, .,-r,- s.oL' His OF an entire
scum. Aside from the French exhibit IL consisted
almost exclusively OF the early English ana Scotch
galleries were arranged in the same manner as
ours. The catalogues were prepared with CON
secutive numbers. on the plan OF ours. only our
and descriptions. which theirs did not Theirs we're
simply inventory OF the pictures and rather
was exceedingly weak The pictures wr 'I d r.
was composed OF one large structure. built on the
no Midwag for which W. yer @ q 5, atIS. mere vas
Aside from the art exhibit, Il was hardly worth
going any distance 10 see '
went 70 Edinburgh TO see the Sir Henry Rae
think there has been nothing Ike IL FOR many
years 1t was A keen delight 70 see so many lovely
sIctIres together. II contained great many works
Wikie John Thompson John Pett PFtt96 I6b Dayid " w
Gordon and Alexander Fraser one picture bT
greatly. The Royal scotch Academy was s' going rrlg
III III 9,aSn hey nave recently purchased a Rem
is one Of his best pieces but they do Tbev pai ID
ndts FOR that price se{ one % Of the best
10 10000 according to the quality. and are hard
Wallace,s collection in London contains things
unssuainaDie al ne present time The GuiIdhalI
eHhioltlon was nttle disappointing. II was not
so SO large as expected. and aside from few
he
best examples were not be found there II y-nt,
want 10 see Spanish pictures you must eo 70 Snsin
A good many pictures loaned from NsUs-vorLr were
seen there some things by Goya were interesting
one called The BegEar.' by NNasqtIez loaned NJ
Sir Francis Cook. attracted consderabIe attantioi
out the finest Of all the pictures shown was IN
noceht y ~ NelasqueZ representing a Pope
lt ls onH or the most subtle most diffcult 10 de-
scribe ana yet most fascinating pictures / ever
saw. II Is fascinating from the character Of the
man; IL showed an absolute vitality and subtle
quaity where all art concealed md ali char
acter visible. Apparently there was neither light
nor shadow and you could hardly realize II wa
paint II seemed that every touch had been made
rom NE and left nothing to be desired i'm the way
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