The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-26
EMILE FACULTY COLLECTION.
Ancient and Modern Paintings That Arc
TO BE Sold At Auction IN Psrts.

Ancient and Modern Paintings That An
to be Sold NJ Auction In Paris.
Catalogues have reached New York q,
an unusual collection Of paintings which
has received high praise from conspicuous
french authority and N soon to be dis
Persed at auction In Paris. 1t Ii the Emile
Faculty collection Of ancient and modern
pictures, which n to be sold at the Georges
Petit gallery on May 4. The catalogue
enumerates ffty-six pictures. some Of them
moro interesting In their nature than ia
mliiar through the names OF their authors;
Others well known, or the works Of we'll
known men.
| NJ. Henri Haro, the expert Of record In
the catalogue, In a PREDATORY note. con-
tents himself with directing attention to
the reprinting In the regular preface Of
commendatory article on the collection,
which was published In L'GNrs dAn by
the late Eugene Mdntz, before there was
any intention Of auotioning the collection.
Nd. M0nts told In that publication Of bis
romantic meeting. IN 1896. with n. Faculty,
In the Prado at Madrid, where both were
trying to decipher the date Of Rsphael's
holy Family with the Lambs.' Faculty,
. younger man, was unknown to Mdntx.
a. Monts was to him. and when the Paris
critic spoke with the stranger a. to tho
date OF the canvas being. 1909 or 1907, the
young stranger suggested a. an authority
one eminent Muntz. Mtintx acknowledged
his identity with the critic his new scquaint-
ance had cited, and the two thereafter
VISITED the Escurial. and also galleries at
gether.
M0ntz found his younger companion an
ardent and intelligent oollsotor who had
assembled an ggregation Of meritorious
paintings. most OF them obtained In Spain
enting the Spanish Flemish school It
was the presence later OF these paintings
tn picturesque villa In the park Of NeuilIy
which led to the article In FGuvre d'Arf,
The French writer felt happy to draw
attention to the collection which n. Faculty.
through his sure. quick glance and lucky
hand, had been able to bring together. |
In II Goya stood beside Ribers, Pedro de |
Spanish section: Italy contributed TIN
toretto's portrait Of the. Doge Andrea
Gritu.. There were paintings from the |
Historic de Jean d'Autnche,' By Teniers
Ssvss cS az q ds o ~ shs
thorst; and Rubens's .Thetis ploneeant
Achille dams le sty1.. among Others Of
The older Dutch and Flemish schools; and
.s.cio CLIO thO oTOuACt Ou0 Souu0 no ~ |
Pigeon: a portrait OF Q man by Rigaud,
and Vernet .Shipwreok. for instance, to
hx and reward the attention Of such - might
behold this collection
Among other canvases included In the
'eles catalogue are . nude BY Courbet,
La Bacchante'; Q work of tho sixteenth
century, @Maftre des Demi FiguTes,' en-
tiled La Lettre d'Amours; Q FugonArd
,ead Of an old man, .Ls Philosophs'; Q
'ortrait Of Mansard BY LArgilliare: young
yonan's head by Ledoux; sI'Arranheur Dc
)ents.' by Brouwer: "Pieta,' BY David,
epresenting the Virgin pressing the head
{ Christ TO her bosom; Q most peculiar
Last Judgment BY the curious Bosch.
therein Christ sits upon . rainbow, with Q
n.y. In ono hand and Q sword In the other,
nd sinners are tortured according to their
pecial sins BY demons and monsten; and
Ruyrdale, ia Cascade
The Rbera mentioned by M0nts b Saint
.ndre, Marty and there u Q Palma
'ecchio, -Sainte Con yere alton; Q PeruRtno,
La Nativit4'; and Il Alteration des MaTes,s
atalogued merely a. 'Ecole dc Castillo,
fifteenth century, Tho Cordova men,
oned bZ Monts is Jesus benaissant lss
atntes Femmes.'
The catalogue 10 hberaIly illustrated, {
nd has introducttons By various writer's
,hool.