The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-08-19

he does not seem quite TO know what 10 do
with IL.
Ahouse which should have special interest
Tor Americans has recently been taken by
o h Baillis, whose speciality 10 the dis
covery OF promising young artists. Probe
ably few people know that these premises,
now 81 Baker street, were formerly occupied
by Richard Rush, whose father, DR.. BEN
jamin Rush. sigred the Declaration Of
Independence.
In 1917 Richard Rush came to London 40
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
tentiary from the United States, and In tho
following year, to quote from his "Mem-
oranda OF . Residence at the Court OF
London:
"The house I took was In Baker street
at $50 guineas . 2,3e2) a year. II was
four stories high, exclusive Of the basement
story; had three rooms communicating
with each other on o floor, and was upwards
OF thirty feet front and from fifty to sixty
Deep
Now his well lighted reception rooms
form the Baltic Gallery, and are ut present
Allied with y memorial exhibition OF the work
Of the late Arthur Tomson. painter and
critic. He wrote q sympathetic book
about Millet and the Barbizon school, and
the influence Of these artists was manifest
In his painting, though not to the detriment
OF his individuality. He died on the way to
do something Of consequence in art, at the
age OF a.. Elizabeth Robins Pennell con-
tributes an appreciative note to the cata-
logue.
Sargent's five contributions to tho new
English Art Club exhibition have been
mentioned In a special cable despatch.
The society maintains It's position as one OF
the most important exhibiting bodies;
but this years display does not differ es-
sentially from preceding ones.
At the Carfax Gallery Is to be seen the
recently purchased Butts collection OF
William Blake's works. Mr.. Butts was OF
course the chief patron Of this mystical
poet painter, who saw angels sitting in
trees, spent much OF his time in Paradise,
and onoe took of his hat to the Prophet
Elijah In the Strand. or its kind the show
10 probably the most notable ever held,
illustrating Blake's ma jestio conceptions,
his frequent failure to express them, and
his rare, splendid success.
Sir William Eden, the villain Of Whistler's
'Baronet and Butterfly puts forward a
ulbClO0t, oliS 70 ovS ~ "NNN
colors at the Dutch Gallery; and Augustus
John shows masterful etchings, a strange
mingling Of force, style and crudity, at the
Chenil Gallery in Chelsea. This young
artists talent, still rather undisciplined,
amounts to genius.
At the moment of writing comes the news
that the famous collection OF pictnres
formed during the last forty years by Alex
ander Young Of Blackheath has been pur-
chased en- bloc by two firms Of dealers,
Thomas Agnew & Sons and Messrs. Wallis.
A few years 9 a well known expert valued
this collection at upward Of q, 100000. 1t
contains some OF the finest Corots that
exist; including lie Lac and Tho Bent
Tree
There are said to be fifty paintings by
CNrot, and some other pictures are The
Hay Cart 'Going Home and 1Driving
Over the Dunes, all by Mauve; The Family
Neal and four mora fine examples OF
Israels; .The Bridge and "The Five Wind
mills by James Maris; .The Goose Girl
and The Ferry by Troycn; Millet's Soil.
tude,' Daubigny's Hauling the Nets
Jacques Sheep and Sunlight. = Har-
ably some Of the works will be acquired for
the national collections.
Another item Of recent news Is that
rice Greiffenhag gen has been appointed life
ma ster Of the Glasgow School Of Art. .
His fine work in black and white will be
known TO readers Of American magazines.
He is also a very able painter, but an I'm:
lucky one in the market. Pictures In oil
have sold badly at all the leading exhibit
tions for the last two years or more, and
numerous artists have turned their atten-
ton to teaching.
Perhaps the most successful Of the new
schools OF art is the one founded by John
Swan, r. A., and Frank Brangwyn, A. r. A.
Their American students fill o boarding
house all to themselves. Their fond par
ents may like to know that the FIRST exhibit
ton of students work indicates that all
are rapidly becoming Brangwyns.