New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-12
ART EXHIBITIONS.
old and Modern Pictures-4 Nesc
Painting by Mr.. La Fargo.

"HVttHg OY MF. La ar &C.
The American Art Galleries are hung just now
Win number OF pictures, from different sources
Whlch FORM altogether a very attractive coHecuoh'
Ihers are some old paintings owned by Judge sam
uel =. bronson. Of New Haven. and there are moo
efh works belonging to Mr.. Julius O. Frank OF NIL
Waukee and Mr.. Theodore Marburg. OF Baltimore
with others from the Scott Fowles Company a
hTm or dealers in this city The whole coilecuoh
OF eighty-four pieces Is TO be sold at Mendelssohn
Han next Friday evening. Judge Bronsons group
OF old masters inspires the more confidence. mas
much as it is catalogued with discretion one OF
the pictures In IT Is attributed 10 Luini; aho'heF
is "ascribed" to Titan. Obviously this coileetor
has bought his paintings simply because he has al
mired them. and not with any OF that supersu-
go much to All galleries with unconVincins
pictures.
Take. for example. the Toilet OF Venus. ca'a-
logued as by Titan. but with the reservation we
have noted 1t is very far from possessing the
brance and strength OF the Venetian master
But. on the other hand It is Il fine school piece
beautiful in tone and delightfully."- suave in style.
This is. in short the kind Of picture which col
lector does we'll 10 buy. It does not need great
name to make II interesting. Tho Italian painting
the st John" which has the name Of Luini ten
tauvely attached 20 IT, might leave a better I'M
preston IL the heavy painting OF the draperies
could be cleaned off Even then would miss
the Leonardesque sweetness OF the true Luin yer
as in the case OF the Venetian picture. we would
have something left worthy OF admration-a little
nude study. delicate in linear quality and possess
ing a certain beEuing refinement. There are sew
eral admirable old English pictures in this coilec-
ton. The large full length portrait. THE duchess
OF Buckingham by Sir William Beechey, is
capital illustration of the kind of work thar was
done in London after the great eighteenth century
movement had reached its climax, but before its
impetus had been spent. Beechey was faithful IN
this portrait 10 a noble tradition and MADE MS
graceful figure. set against spacious landscape
background a fair representative of that company
dominated by the heroines or Gainsborough ana d.
Joshua. The example Of Lawrence, an aIegorical
piece called The Star" is welcome chiefly because
it is without the sickness which renders many j
good portrait OF his somewhat insipid. there Is a
handsome classical landscape by Richard wilson
View OF Ancient Rome and there Is an carry
nicture bv Turner The Battle Of the Nile. which
IS striking as a dramatic composition though II
does little 10 foreshadow the qualities Which ne
was TO develop cOlorist In after years, ~
portraits by Hoppner and Ope are both good' anu
may cordially alude 10 the specimens OF Or
stable and Crome and 10 one of the GainsoorousH7'
Tho Market Cart" The Murillo is not partcu-
larry winning but both the paintings BY Kloera are
characteristics and Of fair quality. Inc Se.1t -
impression left by the old masters IN TINS eN'l,o
ton IS satisfactory. They may not inspire enthu-
siasm but they command respect ana TINS iie""S
much at a tmo when great QUANTITIES OF 'H7u'0'''
old stuff get into the market. 20
Tho best OF the modern paintings are 'hoS9
the Dutch school. There arc a Few eNce1''.'
French productions charming landscapes -
uarniRnles A peasant study by LHern'tte' III
.r1aqfnr little picture by Daguan- Bouveret ana d
very interesting study by Millet OF his great Pc.
rra % The Cleaners There is also n beautltu'
landscape ION the Seine" by master OF our own
school the late Homer Martin But. on the whole inc
bonors 20 20 the Dutchmen. to JalSob and Nlihelta
Afaris to Mauve and Neuhys. TO Weissenpruch ana
l,oqsaa All these men are hero IN first rate form.
soma % them being represented IN more than ono
example Their simple and sincere art his the
galleries with atmosphere OF truth ana quo.
beauty II is suggestive TO note the gulf that sep"
rates these STRAIGHTFORWARD studies OF nature from
tbe uninsured craftsmanship OF certain other
PAINTERS who ngure IN the collection Anna
Taderna Bouguereau. Roybet- Nioert ana LSHo'''
1t is tho gulf that separates poetry ana p'oSe-
The Auguste +. Chamot collection OF orienta'a'
which occupies some Of tho upper rooms and is 70
he sold at the American Art Galleries next satur-
day afternoon contains between two and three
hundred objects These have been brought to-
Rether with taste and a sense OF proportion MI
Chauot would appear 20 have sought ie" eA-
armies Of each phase OF Eastern art, always keep
ing in mind certain standard OF excellence mus
he has not a great number Of porceains but thoss
thar he shows are good We have observed espe-
cally beautiful! white soft-paste bowl Go. I'D
and tho black Hawthorne which comes next
IN the catalogue a really brilliant piece, The largo
bottle vase o 1872 OF the clarde-lune glaze Is also
q fnA example The fades make notable group;
there is an interesting collection OF hairpns and the
like and among the objects OF curious as we'll as
artistic interest there IS a remarkable imperial
throne chair, made Of reindeer antlers with gold
and enamel mounts The large decorative panels
from the imperial palace. though somewhat fam
boyant are valuable illustrations CT Chinese
craftsmanship