Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-16

4 EAIltu85 xAeS& lHSL Will constitute 1de
most notable section and should attract
among collectors and students wide atten-
| ton. They will be drawn from the Hub
bard. Bradley and Garrett collections, Al
/ well as from the Library's own portfolios
Only in this wise could so large collection
| have been amassed, and seldom. indeed
| will 20 excellent an opportunity be given
/ to become acquainted with the greatest OF
1 all etchers' work
| 4
1 In looking up the present whereabouts
| Of Rembrandt's paintings II Is interesting
| to note how many have found their way te
| this country. There are of course, Rem
| brandts and Rembrandts-.many veal
copies are doubtless called by the masters
| name and honestly esteemed as originals
| by their owners, but outside of these are
| numerous canvases which have been au-
| thenticated by the foremost authorities
| Bode enumerates between forty and fifty,
| and more recent writer adds to these
| three or four Mr.. George ]. Gould stand
| ard Bearer. Is known the world over as
| are Mr.. James Ellsworth's Portrait of a
Man of Forty" long known as Portrait
| meyers Portrait Of Gentleman, known
| es 1.-The Treasurer" There are no less
| than eight paintings by Rembrandt In Mr..
Hayemeyer's collection and Mrs. John l.
| Gardner of Boston owns as many as five.
The late Charles 7. Yerkes of New YORK
| owned four, and they. with the opening OF
his gallery, will in a measure soon become
public property. Joseph Jefferson owned
one, but that, unfortunately, was purchased
at the sale by dealer for foreign client.
Others will in the same way drift back to
Europe which places no import duty on
works of art, but many of those that re-
main will eventually find their way into
public institutions. The fact that they are
already here, that they have been well
chosen and properly priced is, however, the
first subject for congratulation.
The architectural students OF the George
Washington University made an excellent
showing in an exhibition of their work
which was held In the West Hail. at the
close of the college year. One hundred and
flve drawings We're set forth, many of them
elaborate and at the same time admirably
rendered. The problems We're interesting
and well solved. The students had appar-
emily been well drilled, technically, and yet
allowed sufficient latitude for the develop
ment of individuality. They handled their
| subjects with intelligence and thought. Nor
were they overbold. The complexity which
usually marks students works was con-
spicuousiy absent A school of architecture
Is an art school of the widest range, for it
must of necessity, include in its training
not only an intimate knowledge of the one
subject, but an understanding and appre-
citation of painting and sculpture-of land
scape effects and interior decoration. 1t
IIluSt IIdFS DIS lis pdslC ptliSipiSS Scou LeStS
and common sense, and these are both rare
commodities. 1t was because the work of
these architectural students seemed to fol-
low alone these lines that 1t was both In
teresting and noteworthy. While compre-
hending a wide field. it was simple, and
while practical, it was promisingly artistic.
1t is seldom that portrait painter of note
Will undertake commission for likeness
- ,.rhn sc JfIyi,. hat Oh,
a canvas can be ranked with works of art
The class of 1881 of the Naval Academy
was fortunate when 1t secured Miss Cecilia
Beaux to paint the portrait of John Paul
Jones, which was presented by the men,
bers on Monday to their alma mater Miss
Beaux Is one of the foremost of our Ameri-
cali portrait painters, and the canvass when
completed was work of art. A little
more finished than is commonly Miss
Beaux's work, 1t was still spirited and
broadly painted. In color 1t was excellent
and in the delineation of character remark
ably fine 1t was vital as well as vigorous
and 1t showed the power to interpret per-
sonalfty as well as the skill to reproduce
an appearance 1t must after all have
proved an interesting commission, for that
interest in some manner has found it's way
into the work.
While in Detroit last week, Mr.. Andrew
~ w ultcs one u the Ies6LtS u IilS EotliiLH-
sonian Institution, had the opportunity and
privilege of seeing a portion of the art col
lection recently decided by Mr. Charles L.
Frecr to the nation. According to the De-
troit Free Press he expressed mot only his
admiration, but also his establishment at
the diversity and artistic value of the col
lection 1t Will indeed be an amazement
to many when eventually, through the
Smithsonian, it is opened to the public.
This will not be Immediately, however,
as during his lifetime Mr.. Freer retains
the custody Of the collection. Until quite
recently he has had that portion of it which
could not be shown IN his home stored, but
now he has annexed a small gallery. built
at the rear of his residence, IN which these
heretofore buried treasures can be ex-
hibited.
The collection of paintings and other
works of art made by the late Rudolphe
Rann of Paris is being widely discussed
both here and abroad at present, inasmuch
as it is shortly to come into the market.
1t includes about 200 paintings, all of which
have been well selected and absolutely au-
thenticated-the finest collection of old
masters 1t is said, in any private gallery.
The heirs desire to dispose Of 1t en- bloc
rather than piecemeal, and Mr.. j. Pier
pont Morgan is reported to have made an
offer of 100000 for it. But SO, too, have
th4 Louvre, the British and Berlin museums.
IN
Those who win be in Paris during the
summer or pass through the French capital
on their way elsewhere, will be glad to have
their attention called to the exhibition of
eighteenth century miniatures and prints
which will be found, until October 10, at
the Bibllotheque Rationale, In the Rue vi
yienre. Among the miniatures are portraits
OF many noted personages, and with the
prints and engravings many rare examples,
TO this exhibition Mr. Morgan has loaned
his collection of fifteen miniatures by Au-
gustiE recently purchased from the grand
nephew of the artist for $4,000
The Essex county court house at Newark,
N. j., is to have an interesting series of
mural decorations. Howard Pyle, F. D.
Millet, VIII H. Low, H. O. Walker. Edwin
Blashfeld, C. Y. Turner George W. Manard
and Kenyon Cox are each to contribute a
panel Mr. Turner has selected as the sub
ject of his 1.-THE Landing of the Milford
ties, May II, 1864 and all will probably
set forth events in the history Of New Jer-