New-York tribune., 1902-12-20

e+u6y the changes and additions there On Monday
. afternoon from 2 until o'clock the trustees will
receive guests invited to witness the inauguration
ceremonies arranged for the opening of the new
building The occasion will be of great irnpor-
4ance for aside from the objects to be seen.
there will be improvements in the arrangement of
the museums possessions TO be considered i'm
movements rendered possible by the serious extern
sion of the space at its disposal
Two weeks from to-day there will be opened at
the American Art Galleries the exhibition of the
paintings, pastels and water colors gathered to-
eether by the late Mrs. S. d. Warren. OF Boston.
tbe first collection of magnitude to be disposed
euction in New-York this winter. The pictures will
rsrnaiu on view until the morning Of Thursday,
Jsn-ary s. On the evening of that day the sale
,riU be begun at Mendelssohn Hall. to be resumed
and concluded the following evening A week
later on Wednesday, January IA. the collection of
.be late Henry G. Marquand will be placed on exhi-
hilton at the American Art Galleries. to continue
rnti Friday, January g. when in the evening the
naiutangs and water colors which covered by
the first nnety-three numbers in the catalogue will
be SOLD at Mendelssohn Hall Thereafter the sale
will be continued at the American Art Galleries on
the afternoons Of January a. S. q. 2S. q, 80 and
81 and on the evenings of January 2S g and 80.
The Maruuand catalogue the edition de luxe.
which is limited two hundred and fifty copies, is
a magnificent folio. lavshly illustrated with photo
gravures printed Japanese vellum and several
plates in color reproducing rare Oriental rugs In
.he first division of this volume. devoted to the
rjctures the descriptions written by MI
Charles H Caff1n who also deals with the tapes
tries Mr. Tozo Takayanagi provides the notes on
the japanese pottery and lacquers; MI John Il
Murnford treats Of the rugs; Mr.. Roger Riordan
looks after the Limoges enamels, the Greek. Roman
md other glass the Greek ceramics and the work
IN metal: DR. George NJ Olcott of Columbia Uni
versity has the intaglios and in his care: Mr.
FItzRoy Darlington has catalogued the engraVings
and etchings and Mr. ]. o. Wright the DOCKS
Translations, wherever needed. are provided by
Professor Richard J. H Gottheil and Professor
Abraham Yohannan Of Columbia University The
general Introductory note is by Mr. Russell sturgis
an old friend OF Mr. Marauand- whose prleI
tribute forms a fitting pendant TO the portrait py
Sargent which as frontispiece. From MI
eturgis's preface we take the following apprecia'e
line:
For him who longed for the European deptn ana
81 Dd tbe In AmeTca Henry Gurdon Marquans
house was comforting place 10 xls, ne He col
iected for his own delight and for the enl9yment
and instruction OF his many friends noble es Esn
vase He was the most eager purchaser of a single
the elusive thing with more energy than another
and therefore he secured the prize He felt also
or o4e gpeeal anufactnre or mode design. with
out having many pieces TO represent ano 10 hoseI
lines s-1 At one period he found that the ancient
e4e ess sha at laTe snd eos theh they would
be a6q 5 ae the oter hand he saw that
- the '' Hisnano1Morescue dishes which had never
ssG be PeS bgh poes twenty years
important and as SUGGESTIVE worKs Eed e5 and more
extravagant in price. and he brought together
great collection Of those platters
Continuing his enumeration of the different phases
NJ art which attracted Mr. Marquand. that the
rooms of his house became ''marvels of splendid
variety Mr. Sturgis describes those rooms as
differing in nothing from the palace interiors
which we dream of existing in the great time
r1creY fzati
,n no wise exaggerated TO those who had the priv-
lege OF examining this collection In the manson 1t
occupied for many years To them, anu 10
others who will see for the first time when II is
paced on exhibition prior to the sale, thls cala-
iogue will be a welcome memorial II is beauti-
fully printed and the illustrations are Of the nigh
est quality.
NJ Paul Helleu, the Partisan artist who mas long
hean favorably known in this country for his Dry
points Of figures in French society. Is now In TINS
country executing number OF portrails. Al u'e
rluran5-Rue1 Galleries he exhibits a collection OF
his pastels and etchings, some OF the latter oeis
old friends. but most of the work shown peihs new
NJ Heleu's art is essentially art Of the drawing
room There It finds it's inspiration ana there'
eaintily framed its fruits find their most appro-
nriste environment We do not forget that he has
made some charming open air stuoles holapls
.hosa rejecting his fondness the pleasures Of the
yachtsrnan which filed with brilliant enect the
pages Of a special number of Figaro llusure
time But II is underllaDIe lhdl l4ii' o. 'I
IS al his happiest when he is sketching moderh
woman in the costumes appropriate to the fashion
able life Of cities. His dry-points snow eXraor-
dnarv facility and precision in the Interpretation OF
feminine elegance. Brlliance rather than tenoer-
ness characterizes his line yet he is not without
some subtlety in his treatment Of expression anu
these plates are interesting not only as highy IN
dividualized technical exercises. but as pofpfa'ls
The pastels are al once rich and refined in Color
those Of the Duchess of Marlborough and or Mrs
Feiu
In all his works NJ Heleu is sympathetic oo-
server a skilled manipulation OF his instruments
and the master of original style. These por-
traits are consumnately sophisticated, fragile, and
altogether charming.
Another distinguished Frenchman recently come
TO America 10 paint portraits is NJ Aman Jean'
who IS at the moment executing commits
sions in Pittsburg For a more or less compre-
hensve exhibition Of his work 1t is likely that we
will have to wait until next winter, out IN tie
mean time single canvas OF his may be seen at ee
Knoedler Gallery. This is nearly fuii length s'uoS
OF a dark haired woman IN dress OF white lace'
with q coral necklace of several strands ana
long fur boa lending variety to the color schefne
The background is of duh tawny tone, accented
with a somewhat conventionalized bit OF leaiase
here and there the effect is Of leather screen
The figure is a graceful and 1t is graceiuiy
drawn; the textures in the costume are oeity
handled and the whole scheme has a dehghtiupy
decorative character. 1t owes It's dstnctloh' ho"
ever peculiarly to the temperament or the ar"s''
which is delicate and even poetic, temperament
that we have again and again recognized in the
Salon as elevated far above the general plane OF
that rather materalized institution This portrait
has a rare and winning note, which augurs wen
for repetition, this side OF the water OF ehe
success which NJ. Aman Jean has achieved at
home
Mr. Walter Launt Palmer shows twenty-four new