New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-20

clusiveIy of first states, and the prints are all
finely preserved. No one interested in the history
Of English art can afford to neglect it.
At the Fifth Avenue Art Gallery there is a col
lection Of Old and modern pictures. belonging to
Nj Eugene Fschhor. which IS to be sold in the
grand ballroom Of the Wadorf-Astoria next Fri
day and Saturday evenings. Dealers in Paris like
Charles Sedelmeyer and Arnold & Trip. and others
In London, like Conaghl ana Thomas Agnew 3
sons, have contributed to it. 1t forms more OF
those misceIlanies which are presumably he
pected every year In this city-miscellanics which
look well in the catalogue bit are somewhat dis
appointing when studied with tie hopes aroused
by the names recorded. No doubt, however these
court-y portraits given to Latour Natter, Largi-
Here End the rest well calculated to make 4
good decorative effect upon the walls and there
are certain works in til collection % Nasmyth.
Cotes. Cop.ey, Cornelis de Vos ana Mierevet.
which, SO far AZ they go. very good indeed.
Tho modern pictures include a deal Of rather
trining stun OF recent Parisan origin. and or
two things OF more serious interest The big Don
Quixote,' by Corot, is a handsome. picturesque
canvas
Two more collections are presently be sold 1T
the American Art Galleries the exhibition opening
tomorrow. The first is composed of the sketches.
studies and finished pictures left by the late East
man johnson, n. A. It will have Il special In
terest. inasmuch It Will illustrate the work
which the artist did a painter of American lie
before that period In which lie gave himself up
almost entirely to pOrtrBltur6 Inc Other COLeCtOn
belongs TO Ar. A. ". Drake. 1t numbers some
thousand pieces Of antique brass and copper,
representing the craftsmanship Of Spain. Italy. Al
RIGA, Holland, Russia and the East Mr.. brakes
collection has long been Known unique and It's
dispersal may be expected to attract connoisseurs
from all the country. They have never had
such opportunity this sale offers TO them
At the Powell gallery there has Just been opened
exhibition OF recent paintings by Irving R.
Wnes. Arthur Hoebcr Paul Cornoyer, Frank
Fowler. LyeH Carr NJ. Petersen, Richard Maynard.
Georgia T. Fly. +. J. Wiley and T. L. Stoddard.
opens this week Will be devoted to paintings by
members OF the club
The National Sculpture Society has become con-
WINGED that there Is demand for artistic drink
Ing fountains in this city and that certain num-
Der Of sites for them available. II has there
fore appointed a committee which advises sculp-
tors to prepare sketches and designs for fountains
for and beast and to bring these designs to
public exhibition. IT that the sites known 10
the committee were selected by parties who de-
sire 10 fountains il a suitable design should
be presented" and II therefore appears probable
that sculptors exhibiting good designs may not
look in for clients" The society also issues
a programme for a competition for monument to
the poet Schiller. which is to be erected by the
Germans the city Of Rochester at a cost OF
5000 Copies OF the programme may be obtained on
application to the secretary, Mr.. J. Scott Hartley.
r. q.