New-York tribune., 1903-03-01
MATTERS OF ART.
INTERESTING STUDIES IN THE PERIOD
ICAI.S.


drawn upon for subjects in the art magazines
but of late wears the private collector has more
than ever prc vided the critical eSsayst With MS
material. A recent number of the Gazette des
Beaux-Arts" emphasizes this point Ihe hot1S
on the Dutuit collection which 1t IS prlntllis
treat it is true, of treasures which are no" tiiF
property of the State. but somehow 1t IS iihpoS-
siSle to forget the retiring personality 9ehIii"
that great body of art. In the January num- |
ber NJ Emile Michel discusses the Dutut paint /,
ings and drawings of the Dutch school. anu
deepens thereby our interest in the collectloh Us
q whole: he testifies so Vividly to the hsn qudt-
ity of taste which characterized the Roueh con-
nOisseur But the star plate in this huHoer - !
one engraved by NJ. Patriot after Durel
beautiful portrait of himself. painted III lf'"''
and now in the collection of M Leopold Niolu-
schmidt. That geutlemans gallery aIso sup
plies an important subject for the FeDru0fS |
.Gazette" q magnificent Titan discovered re-
Gently in England. This is the portrait OIL 1871
bella dEste which reproduce. and IN Which
NJ. Maurice Hanlel assures US the quallCleS OIL 13
master are to be found in their finest estate IL
is interesting to compare it with the copy mace
bv Rubens In the Imperial Museum at EieIh'' /
a reproduction of which is also given III tI'e |
Gazette" Even in these small monotones the
consummate distinction of Titian's own brush !
overshadows the surface brilliancy of the great !
Fleming.
Les Arts in its January number Is deVoted
largely to the masterpieces in the private stAi-
lery at Paris of NJ. RodOlphe Kann. ABOUT
which, we believe. a large volume has recenuS |
been written The collection is richest in Dutch
pictures but it contains some lovely Italian
things notably that portrait of GioVanna Tor- |
nabuon by Ghirandajo. which is not only |
superb example of that painter. but one OF the |
mcst characteristic profile studies dating 1EoLn
the italian Renaissance. Several valuable con-
tributions appear in the December number Oh |
'L'Art'' N. Leroi continues his excellent policy |
Of printing plates in color. and on this occasion
offers a charming coi0Fed etching Dy M La
lauze. after a sporting picture by FRANCOIS
0osnortes one of the earlier Frenckrnen. There |
is a valuable summary of the sales of the sea- |
son at the Hotel Drouot, giving the prices OF
the more important pictures and other oDjecS |
disposed of, and accompanied by some apt ANUs-
trations, including of the relief OK Adam
and Eve, from the atelier Of Giovanni deA% |
Robbia, which sold IN the Lelong collection 1or |
24OOO francs. It is suggestive to compare this |
price with the figure received for the DeAa
Robbia1 pieces in the Marquand sale. The small
Madonna and Child" went for 5000; the Met" /
ropoIitan Museum obtained the Medallion Of & !
Young Man" for $1,000, and the boy with |
Dolphin" sold for $1,000 Il. de ChenneVleTes |
begins in the December number. and continues |
in that for January. some interesting notes on
Horace Vernet as a caricaturist. There are |
many facsimiles of his amusing pen drawings
which exaggerate with delightful hunor the ]
salient traits of his fellow artists. MUSICIANS
architects and others also came in for his
ganiaIly satiricaI attention.
In "L'Art' for January Il. de LOvenjoul prints
a letter hitherto unpublished. from George SAND
to Eugene Sue, a document Of special value as
setting forth her ideas of fiction and literary
theory. The letter is without date, but seems
to have been written toward the close Of 104z
or the beginning Of 1S43 Both the "Aysteres
de Paris" and "Consuelo,'' which are referred
to in it, began to appear in 1872. one in the
journal des Debats' June 10 and the other
in the Revue Independence" in February. APP
parently George Sand and Eugene Sue were not
acquainted when this letter was sent. AS yet
no other relic Of any other correspondence be
tween them has been found. The letter runs as
follows
To be sure my dear sir shall read with
much interest the volumes which you are
pleased to send Inc, and for which thank you
a thousand times. do not know whether form
fails you. you pretend; have not noticed it.
where that was needed. 1 don't know what
other style your novel needs, and, for my part.
don't set much store those graces when the
essential Is lacking. 1t seemed to that YOU
had excellent and noble idea in beginning the
''Mysteres de Paris" I hope that you have Sus-