The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-25
TWO END SEASON ART SALES.
Van Elten Paintings and John Russell
YOunE's POrcelainS to GO at Auction.

Van Elten Paintings and John Russell
YounE's POrceIainS to GO al Auction.
For the wind-up Of the art sales season
at the American Art Galleries, which comes
this week, there are two collections to
come under the auctioneer's hammer.
Both are on exhibition In the galleries
preliminary to their sale, which takes place
on Thursday and Friday evenings and
Friday afternoon Both sales will be held
in the American Galleries. Mr. Kirby
will be the auctioneer, after which be will
HE him TO the green fields Of Westchester
and rejoice In well doing and placid diver
sions. 50 these last days' present not
only the seasons last chance at the pleas
ing inducements Of the auction room, but
the opportunity also for the seasonal devotrs
Of the faithful.
The collections TO be dispersed are com
posed Of 200 paintings by the late Kruse-
man van Elten, n. A.. and IFS catalog lots
of Orientalia acquired in the course Of a
busy and diversified life by the late John
Russell Young Of Around the World with
Grant fame, and Minister to China from
1881 to 1885 The paintings are to be sold
at the order Of Mr.. van Elten's executor.
and under the direction Of the Artists
Aid Society 81 New York; and Mr. Young's
collection comes under the hammer at the
order Of Mrs. Young.
To those who have shared a common
error OF considering Mr.. Van Elten as a
PAINTER after the manner OF the hudson
River School, this exhibition OF his paint
, inRs will come as one full Of surprises. lie
did not stop at that stage OF development
but came TO paint broadly, more interest
| ingly and with a sympathetic feeling that
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| than the formal associates Of one period
I Of his life here is a great plenty OF can
vases OF the older fashion IN the exhibition,
| but there Is a surprising number OF worthy
| paintings in the more modern manner
| meadow. and bay and baysde, which carry
the beholder by suggestion 70 many re-
| membered haunts OF pleasant hours.
SIR. Van Elten felt the charm and the at
/ traction Of salt water and sailooats, and set
| II forth In several canvases depicting boats
| under sail or drawn up along shore, or
| hauled out, or in the grass Of inlets at low
| tide, or idling in Gains. The man who had
PAINTED forests In the dun masses Of an older
/ school, painted also half cleared woodland
| under the spsll Of an autumn haze and moist
! meadows swept by gentle breezes between
/ vernal showers. Holland and Long Island,
! distinct but equally inviting, beckon In his
| canyases. lie found subjects also In
Jersey, Normandy and New England. 4
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/ pairter's happier moments, on even a casual
! visit TO the exhibition, than could come
| from perlisal Of an imperfect guide, de-
! siguatinR the number to be sought.
/ Mr.. Young's collection includes Chinese
and Japanese porcelains and potteriee,
| Jananese bronzes and swords, and Chinese
! cloisonne enamels, with sundry other
! Oriental products. There are bundles
/ OF Japanese paper presented TO Mr.. Young
as specimens OF the perfection Of japanese
art In paper making, There Is a Satsuma
dish given to Mr.. Young by Minister Yosh-
! ida. a former representative Of Japan
al Washington: a Satsuma bowl given him
by former Prime Minister lwasura Of
Jspan, and a bronze incense burner pre-
sented TO him by a member Of the Imperial
family on one Of Mr.. Young's visits 10
japan on a diplomatic erTand.
! Among the other objects received rs
| presents by Mr.. Young ts a decorated porce-
! lain vase given him by Ii Hung Chang.
| A large cloisonne enamel vase 10 described
] In the catalogue as a companion to a pair
/ which Gen. Grant purchased on his round
! the world trip. Nineteen OF the porce-
| lains are duplicates Of pieces in the Hippes-
! lev collection in the National Museum at
| Washington.
The paintings are to be sold on Thurs
dsv and Friday evenings. The Young
collection will be sold on Friday afternoon