New-York tribune., 1908-02-05

executed with elan. that the forms might
have been hit Of with greater swtftness. On the
other hand. these very portraits excite adnirs-
| uon Tor the knowledge and skill with which, IN
each case, the structure the head has been rem
oerec- 1t is important to note, toe. that In his
studies OF women and children Mr.. Sterner draws
nearer to the tghtness grace OF the ideal por-
trait IN red chalk. He is captivating almost to the
point Of brilliancy in his Miss Redmond" and ir
a number of other portraits which are very nearly
/ as successful The collection whole deserves
| warm praise The artist has a sense OF character
ms medium is sympathetic to him. and he uses It
! with so much address and polish that 1t is per-
| maps irrelevant that he has not recaptured the
magic OF the eighteenth century That after all.
Is doubtless uncapturable
at the American Art Galleries there is a couec-
Loh OF pictures and porcelains belonging to Mr..
'aiAies u Tyler. A number OF the paintings are
I'm his own brush. spirited marines. often made
p.o'uresaue by the Introduction of sailing ships
i 1sieF color is not especially notable and his
H Adces iack quality. but his scenes are breezily
painted Among the remaining pictres in his col
iecuon, by American artists there are some inter
esHng souvenirs Of Homer Martin. George Inness
II "yant, Edwin Lord Weeks. Alfred ".
hAppe5 and other personalities major and minor
me lour or i've hundred pieces OF Orientalia and
| european pottery include an unusual number that
- liO iIloIleHtous are certainly beautiful inter-
'Iis- IL IS the collection of a who did not
pretend to compete for the extraordinary prizes of
VIII good judgment. For the collector who is
4''t tOo af1oltiops but waits objects that so far
'hey 60 are admirable In quality, this sale
tS4S q soou opportunity. The single color porce-
Ialhs especially include some attractive specrnens
M 1yIers pictures viii be sold tomorrow even
ing The rest OF his collection will be disposed of
oI F'loay and Saturday afternoons. On Saturday
'iie'e VIII De opened at these galleries an exhibit
Ion OF the collection formed by Mr.. John Lafarge
II Is composed Of Japanese color prints Iacuuers
oFonzes and curios. Chinese porcelans and many
miscellaneous objects Of art from the East The
s@ie WIZ lake place on the afternoons and even
HigS OF thursday and Friday. February ; and Il
Several collections Of prints are on view inst nor
AT the Groer Club there is an exhibition to which
tuner reference viii later be made in this place Of
MoFhs oy the early American engravers At the
1AsPpel gallery there is a group OF one hundred
prints and drawings by Durer and Rerb-andt
rom the collection of Mr.. Marsden J. Perry which
IS TO be sold at auction In Germany next summer
Lhls selection. which presents about one-nfth Of
ule "no!e Is deeply interesting. It embraces many
familiar masterpieces in Impressions the Derfec
uon OF which Is far from familiar II will be IN
fortunate II these magnificent etchngs and en-
cravings are allowed at the forthcoming sale 20
pass into the hands Of European collectors. They
should be brought back 10 this Country Fspacall ll,,
desirable is II that American amateurs should keep
an eye upon the drawings The one by Durer
here shown. illustration drawn on veIurn for
his work on the proportions of the human figure is
hhe specimen Of him IN his scientific vein The
Rembrandt drawings. uneven In quality embrace
some that are Of high value. They show the genius
Of the Dutch master IN peculiarly intimate mood.
The Wunderlich gallery is adorned with 4 coiec-
ton OF English nleZzotints Of the eighteenth CEN
tury, portraits Of fair women in which the virtues
Of great school Of painting and those of an
equally brilliant school Of engraving delight
fully corlnlingled. Here. the collection of
Durers and Rembrandts. well known prints are
made the more fascinating through being put for
ward in superb impressions The collector will ap
preciate this fact The layuan VIII find pleasure
II Just the loveliness and human interest Of these
old portraits. They stately sometimes in
the grand full length OF Mrs, Sddons. engraved by
Say. after Lawrence, Again they sprightly
and beHitching In the famous 'Signora Bac-
ceIIT' OF Gainsborough, engraved by John Jones. |
the piquent Duchess OF Ancaster' IN the plate by
NEcArdeu after Hudson the quaint anonymous
print which bears the title OF THE Park the |
Most Fashionable Dress the Year IT7' a |
social spectacle which never lose its glamour is
brought hack in engravings like these.
NJ Daniel c. French, chairman of the ST. Gaudens |
Memorial Committee, that the loan
hibition Of the woS6s of the great artist will be
opened In the large sculpture hall Of the Metro
polran Museum about March 5. Half OF the
pense involved this undertaking has been pledged
by members OF the committee and by trustees
OF the museum. but there is still needed cf
about 5000. Admirers OF St. Gaudeus are invited
to aid in raising this Checks may be sent 10
tae treasurer OF the committee, Ny Frederick s.
Wait. fl care Of the Metropolitan Museum They |
should be numerous and prompt, for II is to be ex-
Dected that those who knew the work of Augustus
St Gaudens and value his genius viii gladly con-
tribute 10 an enterprise projected In honor Of his
memory His helpfulness was one OF his shininS
traits He did much fer the public beyond the
making OF his beautiful monuments. serving on |
committees aiding young artists and, in mis- IN
obtrusive way. furthertng the cause Of American
art The money necessary to make perfect the me-
mortal exhibition of his works ought TO be raised
swiftly and matter CT course
The eighty-third annual exhibition OF the National
Academy OF Design will be opened at the Fine Arts
Building March Il II will close on April 18
Tho ,,sIIzl nrzos Will be awarded r c.