Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-09
BEAUTIFUL WORKS
OF ART ARE SHOWN
EXHIBITION WILL REMAIN OPEN
FOUR DAYS LONGER
Much Attention Attracted by Fine COL
lection of Paintings on Ex-
hibition at Pasadena
Hotel
BY EMMA ABIGAIL SMITH

Residents of Los Angeles and Pasa-
dena have only just discovered that
we have had for fifteen days at our
doors such a remarkable collection Oh
PAINTINGS as the one now on exhlDl-
ton at the Hotel Maryland, in Pasa-
dent.
It is much the finest collection of old
Dutch masters that has ever visited
the Pacific coast, OF, has perhaps been
seen even by our more Favored 1rlenos
of the eastern states.
The reason for the neglect of this
exhibition is apparently because of in
ADEQUATE advertising. The managers OF
the Schultz collection seemed TO feel IL
should advertise itself.
Little In the way of publicity has
been attempted. Too much reliance
seems to have been placed on the iact
that art lovers would at once recognize
the value of such names as Cuyp'
Ruydael Van de Velde and the rest.
The fact is, we would probably all be
the better off artistically for a greater
| knowledge of the marvellous brush Worh
| of MON of the great Dutch art perlou'
made iIlustrious by the names OF heln
brandt, Rubens, Franz HAS CuyP,
Ruysdael, Potter and the other men ol
that great time. when along the uyn~s
of Holland there burst into SUDDEN
HlOOn THAT IloAAF
Northern Art.
Have No superiors
The art of this group of Dutch mas
ters is unique and valuable. AS teciiit
clans they have no superior. Iheir ca
ouisite mastery of detail, their pioe Ne
h,,manness of style, their mastery OF
iisri,t ord shade are remarkable. rms
-,5y,hrr.t of genius can be f1tly COM
nared TO the sudden splendor OF ere
olive art that marked the greatness VI
FLORENCE at the period of her glory.
The gems of this really remarkanle
collection are "The Banks of the XIV XIV
err" bv solomon Ruysdael, born iovo,
0ied 1910; a beautiful "Lanoscapo coz
the famous Aelbert Yuyp, porn v,i uOnv
died 1891; 1.-THE Flag snip, py 10Y md
..Tha Descent from the Cross by hu-
coo Van Ieyden, born 1494. died 1865.
Tbis collection is composed almost en-
+irelv ~ pictures from the great Dutcn
casters of the seventeenth century,
the period when Dutch art was at us
highest point. - D,,+ob
These fine examples OF the Du.o oi,
school are difficult to get holu ", 80 49,.
by the most energetlc coN srov-
An,onp the first of the European soV-
arnnents. the Hollanders realized tne
inanortance of owning their own arr
masterpieces, and as result tne STU
dent Of Dutch art must go to Hoilanu
to find it.
Was Great Painter
William Van de Velde, younger, wn9
painted 1.-THE Flag snip is resal .,,s,s.
as one OF the greatest of the Worlu
rainters of marines. He Is the greater
son of a great father, who was also the
greatest marine painter of his time
This example of Van de Veldes WORK
- in his hest manner and approaches
the high water mark of the Worlu
hest marines. r,,s
"The Banks of the River, by Ruys-
dael, is a charming sample OF TINS lore-
,rsost iandscanist. SO celebrated for his
treatment of light and atmospheric 81
fects, One notices in this picture the
ina pinatiye and poetic feeling so
charmingly characteristic of the great
French masters of landscape. Ihe
landscape" by Aelbert Cuyp, etc.'
shows also remarkable atmosphere.
Cuyp was sold in the great hahh sale
in Paris for 100000.
tn nTbe Descent from the Cross" by
Lucas Van Leyden, we have the quaint,
serious. religious manner characteristic
of Giotto and Cimabue of the early
Italian SCHOOL.
MANY of the art lovers of Los An
geles would like to see TINS Vaiuaple
collection remain here intact, as the
nucleus for the art gallery we nave
talked so much about.
May Keep Collection
This would be an opportunity for
some Of our public spirited millionaires
to gain a permanent place in the mem
DRY and affection of Los Angeles ana
at the same time do great public SER
vice by buying this collection as
whole and presenting it to the city. We
understand that something like $220,O0O
would buy the twenty-five pictures
and two almost priceless old tapestries.
These are the sort of things that must
be bought when they can be got or
not at all. Even as an investment, II
one can Judge by the extraordinary
advance In the prices of the old mas
tiers during the last two years, this coll
lection Of rare paintings of sort SO
difficult to procure would be as good as
bargains In Los Angeles real estate.
II would like if could, to speak of
some wonderfully beautiful tapestries,
one valued at $4,000 and another at