New-York tribune., 1906-08-05


Even more 20 be priced bv ,,
craftsmanship is the volume - .-,'l,,,
Leonardo Da Vinci" Mr.. CT 1astD
PRODUCTION. scarcely overssaso, = q b
saying that although. in the a. na's
Lisa and The Virgin OF the p,.,-e. = 'as I,
Anne it is an exaggeration N ad u
nave been quite as highly esteemeS =. .a' -
his work except the drawings - -1a ~
it is in the drawings that we r.,l,-- p''l''
Of that continent called I.eonar7,. !. :. Ie n
selected from the glorious body - -
fugitive work, includes. in exfrao-.,- l
fac-similes. some Of his nObIest pr,I,-..l Y
frontisDiece. printed in red. We 49,
nihcent profile Of warrior. in N. -.
scum. which in style as In subject b-,'s.
power. Then. heading the coIleet5o, -
eight plates. We have the sune-,. = =
Isabella d'Este. in the Louvre ana -
lowed by one masterpiece after anofb.-
scapes and grOtesques. by studies 10 -.
Of hands. by bits OF drapery. slse,e,.-
mails and all manner Of souvenirs 40 J,
who was. like Shakespeare. in Coleri5,.s-
myriad-minded- We wish there oo,.,,
other volume devoted % Leonardo r, ~,
Mr. Binyon's compilation. VILLA "
Catalogue of His Etched Work" is a - Il
tribute to an artist who may not be &, i, n
rank. but is at any rate conspicuous q, = L.
Ond and is always interesting. Mr. s. r.
essentially modern type. intelligent b.
and prOdigiOUsly clever. He is one ~ a.
ciples Of LegrOs. and he has never ss,s
the influence Of that powerful personals h,
subsection to his master was evident vs h;
exhibition of his plates was first held hen. b.
fifteen years ago. and it is just as Mai,
Yet We felt then. and we feel now ts,. b
Strang could not help but be himself IA b.
tain extent. no matter how far he went in
latiOn Of a stronger artist Though he Ia, b
affected in his work not by IegrOs Aim. b.
by Durer. by GOya and by others. he 4, D.
vaTiably communicated 20 his etchings ~ h
sOmbre tone, a certain dour sentiment 3
have helped him. after all. to the strEin, y
personal note. His eclectic style eyertq
long run. the charm OF an individual s,v. B.
few Of his plates show a true instinct foF n
of form. Generally, however. he goes
for what is rugged. even tragic His v
full of thought. and this we may say mr.
where his imaginative compositions All
mantle Illustrations are concerned. but viii
erence to his austerely modelled portraits
present catalogue forms an admirable inn,
ton TO his art, for every one Of the al Eli
recOrded-dating from 1882 10 I90a-s
duced in a small but astOnishineIv al,-
halftOne. It is an open question as .,
degree Of popularity may accrue to the
from the publication of this volume. Va
readily imagine the distaste which mig.
provoked in some quarters by types 50 bsl,
those which Mr.. Strang seems to prefer
the uncOmprOmising force OF his drafts
ship constitutes a further barrier to his az
ance everywhere. But for those coIIectOg X
find a special satisfaction in the stranger
unconventional figures in modern art D
Strang's work is bound to have a vaua
ought to add that in everything that ns
careful manufacture this catalogue is a NOT
MFR. Frederick WedmOre is a sympathete
painstaking writer on art subjects. but v Y
not quite see why he has published his vol
called whistler and Others" Il is made r B
pretty odds and ends. Of notes long and = B
on this or that inviting subject For eza- !
Mr. WedmOre once saw ROmneys pOTtar
Lady Hamilton reading the Gazette" the
ure now owned. We believe, by Mr.. Morgan |
this is what he has to say about it. Its
pIicity Of beauty dweIls with Us. and from
artist who produced it we need ask scar
more. Great it may not be. but in its light
it is charming. and, like all that Romney
us, it is without offence" This is all very [
but it scarcely deserves the luxury Of fine 2 [
and paper. of handsome binding which has
lavished upon it and upon many other siH-
UnimpOrtaHt observations In mere Length
WedmOre's opening essay. the one on WIS