New-York tribune., 1906-07-03
ACCESSI0NS TO N. NJ. 4.
Acting Director announces Mang,
Including One by Theo. Robinson.

DR.. Edward Robinson, acting director OF the
Metropolitan Museum OF Art In the absence on
vacation OF Sir Caspar Purdoa Clarke, the director
yesterday announced number of important aeces-
ton of some ot them may be found IN the July
Bulletin published to-day under the direction OF
Robert w de Forest. secretary OF the board OF
trustees snd OF counsel 20 the Museum. The
editor is Henry w. Kent. the assistant secretary.
DR., Robinson announced that the painting, "A
Girl and Cow" by Theodore Robinson, recently
given by william 7. Evans. added the work Of
another American artist TO those represented IN
the permanent collections OF the Museum. "A Win
ter Landscape. by this artist. has been view for
some years It was lent by J. NJ. Lichtsnauer.
The Girl and Cow" is large canvas. dated 1sSs.
II painted at Giverny. exhibited az the Paris
Salon OF 1859 under the title OF ''Yachere and is
study Of sunlight sitting through the trees.
In the sale Of Theodore Robinson's effects this
canvas was not included. and the executors J.
Alden Weir and VIII II. Low. not aware OF
its existence. It was found at a trainers, where
it had presumably been taken in payment Of
debt. When the painting brought 70 the at
tention OF Mr. Evans he bought 81 for presentation
in the Museum. The new acquisition hangs in
Room y. and near BY is another painting by an
American artist. Homer D. Martin, also the gift OF
ar. Evans. It depicts two snow capped peaks in
the White Mountains-aIadison and Jefferson,
The Bulletin" makes the following statement
regarding the picture. "Nocturne in Green and
Cold" by Whistler. the gift of Harris c. Fahne-
stock. trustee. which recently arrived from Lon
don told in The Tribune:
Although the title on the back OF the, canvas
above the Butterfly signature is simply ''Nocturne
IN Green and Cold" the picture bore the subtitle
hibiflon of Whstler's work This and the statement
in the catalogue that it was exhibited the famous
husin trial has given rise not unnaturally TO
or less misrepresentation on the part OF the general
PUBIC as another nocturne exists bearing the title
Rocket and nov, belonging TO Mrs. Samuel Inter.
Rlskin when he saw it in the Grosvenor Gallery.
lsn Blue and Silver. for example. occurs as
dozen times in the catalogue of the Boston
picture is in the least like another because il bears
The same or similar title. In Mrs Untermyer's
works is dramatic in the extreme. with a con-
centrated blaze OF light and double line OF rising
rocket is Clearly visible and the picture is kept
BY the hecks of brilliant but accordant color
whistler frequently used the same. general title
for his nOcfuFneS and arrangements, sometimes
with. and sometimes without explanatory sub
Mr. Fahnestocks gift of the .'Nocturne in Green
and Gold" followed by gift from T. S. Wait
Of the Whistler plaque in bronze. by Victor Bren-
ner. The painting has been hung in Gallery T.
and the plaque will be found with the collection OF
medals and plaques by modern artists in Gallery O.
The Bulletin gives list Of the etchings which
we're presented by William Loring Andrews. trus-
tee in 1883. now on exhibition. and which show the
museums resources in this department Of Whis-
artistic activities. The collection OF prints
contains chiefly impressions from early plates, some
Of them rare.
Dr.. Robinson also announced highly priced loan
from Z. H Hartmann model of the Five Story
Tower or Pagoda Of Todsiji. at Nara the ancient
capital Of Japan. Fashioned of gold, silver and
srOnze this piece of work stands four feet six
inches high and weighs about 15o pounds Mr.. Har-
riman has also lent the Museum a number Of Jap
anese figures fashioned of ivory and lacquer.
Among the gifts announced by DR.. Robinson were
three panels of modern French stained glass. be-
queathed by Mrs. Adelaide Mott Bell. who Mrs.
Isaac Bell and who died in 1901 The bequest
received through her son, Louis Y. Bell The sub
ject is The Jewish Wedding, and the design IS
hy the French decorative painter Merson. 1t
was executed by the well known glaSsmaker obi
not in 1855. The panels will soon be put up in the
a piece of French stained glass dating from the
sixteenth century was bought. with income from
the Rogers Fund Paris this spring IL depicts
knight and LADY in alteration
Under the direction of DR.. Robinson in the great
hall of casts Of the Museum. there are being set
efal Bartoloneo Corlleoni. by Verocchio. Venetian
sculptor Of the fifteenth century and of the statue
of Gaita RIelstts by Donatelto, OF Padua, earlier
sn the same century.
The Bulletin calls attention the fact that in
the last month 64ss6 persons visited the Museum.
Last year, when the building was closed for nine
days, the attendance in June was $3.50. making a
difference OF II 6es. In former. years II was the
custom 10 close the Museum for week. in order
ahst the buildings and collections might be cleaned
and necessary rearrangements made ne acton
OF Sir Puron in shutting the doors during this
period this year finds Endorsement in the large num-
her of people who have visited the collections.