New-York tribune., 1905-02-21
ART EXHIBITIONS.
Prints, Tertites, an antique 1phro-
dite and Some Paintinxa

The collection of prints formed by the late Walter
s Carter. of Brooklyn, has been placed on exhibit
fion at the American Art Galleries where # ,,fu
be sold on the evenings of February q. ., and o5
Il contains about four hundred pieces nv ancie,+
ard modern artists. and many OF these ara ~
high oeSree or excellence. Mr.. Carter WAS rot
perhaps an inspired connoisseur and he admitted
bis collection divers prints which We could we'll
spare 1t is. for example somewhat disoonca-ting
10 ind here. along with fine plates hy Rembrandt
and Whistler. number OF those laboriouslv exc
euted chufch interiors by Axel Haig which have
only obvious sort of picturesoueness tn raoor,
mend them But, the other hand the fac, that
the ReTnbrandts and the whistlers are present is
n itself so cheering that we NAV easily overlook
the unWelcome exhibits. Moreover. the latter are
not half so numerous as are the things which II is
E genuine pleasure TO behold
EngraYeTs as well as etchers are represented in
this collection, the former including the old mas
Of line and some of the chief English producers
OF Hezzotints in the eighteenth century The i'm
prsssions Of four OF Durers' most famous prints
among them the 'AIelanchoIa" are all good and
Lucas van Leydens David Playing Harp Be
fore Saul IS shown IN equally persuasive condition
M carter appears 10 have gone rather system
atically 10 work in collecting his prints bringing
together thoroughly characteristic examples of the
various schools. so that the student may obtain
from this exhibition fair idea of what the charac-
teristies were Of the salient masters. Bervic and
Lo1Ehl. NaEteull and Raphael Morghen. Faithorne
snd Drevet are ali interestingly represented Some
Of the modern also here in chara cteristio
prints. notably HenriqueI Dupont and Ferdinand
Galuard. The mezzotints, we regret to say are not
on the same level the line engravings ana etch-
ings II is true thar MacArdeI. Fisher. Earlom,
Reynolds. the Wards, and several others give
respectable account OF themselves, but there is
nothing In this section OF the show which holds
attention very long The etchers, however. make
" Tor what IS lacking elsewhere. The Rembrandts
embrace many important subjects in admirable i'm
pressions; there are some notable Hadens and the
group Of more than sixty Whistlers. though not
uniformly perfect is, on the whole, so good that
us dispersal must be matter of profound interest
70 our amateurs Meryon TOO is well illustrated
and there arc hrst-rate plates by moderns like
&let, Lalsnnc. Buhot Bracquemond. Jacque
Naltner and Fortuny Charles A Platt, Joseph
Pennel and one or two others DO the honors of the
American school. and in the British we have inter
esting plates by Samuel Palmer and D. Y. Cam
erol- To traverse tbs collection IN detail would
carry TOO far aieIi It is sufficient TO that
the average among the examples Of all the schools
Is high. ard that the approaching sale should not
q missed by those who wish 10 make valuable ad-
ditons 10 their portfolios Prints not often put
up 81 auction in this city, and opportunity like
this may not again IN long time,
Much space is also hled ar the American Art
Galleries with antique velvets. lacss, brocades and
50 On belonging 10 M Vital Benguiat, and sched-
Ned 10 be sold On the afternoons Of February g.
p and =. These exquisite specimens of italian
and Spanish workmanship Of which altogether
about six hundred are displayed. are of all char
acrers ana shapes Old ecclesiastical vestents are
among them; lace coverlets and voluninous cur
tains ot various stUfs included. and there are
scores OF simple fragments bits of beautiful ma
te-ial, suitable for table covers, chair backs and
what not. They I'll the galleries with waves and
cascades OF glorious color. this color owing much
of its quality the softening influence OF time
The authenticity OF the textiles IS obvious. Modern
looms never produce quite the pure and brilliant
tints that are here be observed This collection
Ike the Carter gathering Of prints, affords the col
lector more than welcome chance