New-York tribune., 1909-03-16
ART EXHIBITIONS
approaching Sales of Tertiles and
PAINTINGS.

The collection forrred by the late James A Gar
land. which IS view at the American Art
Galleries IS composed Of paintings tapestries
jades and other objects All Of these things are O.
value but the textiles especially are examples OF
great rarity and beauty. Indeed. they would by
themselves handsomely furnish forth little
museum. Divers schools and epochs are repre-
sented. Along with a small panel OF seventeenth
century Venetian brocade (NO. s9p piece 10 DC
enjoyed simply for its exquisite color, we find
Flemish tapestry OF the early sixteenth century
90. 131). illustrating a Crucihxion with much OF
the power that belongs to the primitive painters IN
the Low Countries Near to this masterpiece Ihere
hangs pair of Italian tapestries of the sixteenth
century Clos 1872 1S0 In which purely conventional
motives are developed In short, the variety or the
collection is os its ereat merits, and the N
structfve character which IL thus possesses IS
heightened by the tact that Mr.. Garland appears
10 have had gift for securing typical specimens
OF the purest and finest significance.
Besides the wonderful pieces of German. Italian
and French tapestry here assembled there are
number Of ecclesiastical embroiderieS' among
them eopes and altar frontals or positlVeiy
miraculous workmanship. Look. for example al
the seventeenth century altar frontal OF Spanish
origin CNo. 1s), a curious kind OF anthology OF
scrpturaI emblems wrought in gold and silver
threads upon ground OF velvet Both in the nody
Of the design and the exquisite border the very
genius of the needle is superbly expressed There
are not many Of these pieces here-only thirty OF
thirty-fve all told-but every one OF them Is pre-
cious Public institutions and private coIectors
VIII undoubtedly engage in strenuous competition
when the sale takes place next Saturday aIter-
noon.
They will also be keeny interested in the tadss'
again q small but very choice body OF work Ihere
are some greens and yeows amongst the jades, out
most of the pieces white or gray-white and
they make a singularly charming effect. with no
hint of that merely bizarre quality which so ofen
characterlzes objects executed in this material III
the same room Is extraordinary group OF old
musical instruments. Italian lutes. mandolns Tyres
and so on. The twerty-thres paintings form a
rather odd gathering. They include WORKS oy
kaemmerer, Pasini, Rice. GOubie and the ike
which are merely clever and pretty. on the other
hand they also inclJde some beautiful examples OF
/ the BarbizOn school There is a large and superb
: Evening on the Lake by Corot, there are two
good landscapes by Dupre, the three paintings Oy
Rousseau. Dauhig; and Diaz respectively are al
/ OF the first rank. and there is tiny pahsl OF
! MIIet, A Shepherdess,' which for an enchanting
sIn,pIfcitv and tenderness is quite beyond praise.
These pictures will be sold at Mendessohn Hal on
! Friday evening
| At the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries there is col
! lection Of 156 pictures belonging to Mr. Eugene
/ FIschhof Of Paris. II will be sold there on
! Wednesday and Thursday evenings OF TINS week
Old and modern schools are represented the iatler
/ by clever Partisan and other painters OF popular
subjects The old masters are French. EnsIish'
! Dutch and Spanish. with here and there souvenir
/ Of some Italian studio The best things are Eng
/ lish or French John RusseTs Sir George Beau
/ mont (So. ID IS an admirable bit OF eignleehln
century English work as is the Mrs MlhsaE oL
. Isaac Pocock GO 20. Very good IS the Lazy
! FIdon-' CSo 3D. or Sir Thomas Lawrence, and de-
| serving of even warmer eommendation Is the Iarse
Lady Reeves and Her Children" (No. 54l, OF iran
els Cotes IN fact this last mentioned portrait IS a
( decidedly handsome performance The numerous
J French paintings include few interesting subject
Dfctrres IDLY the Musicale and Family con-
I cert Of CoypeI (Sos s.. So and the charming
Toilette Of Venus by NatOire, but the more IN
gratating pieces in this part of the collection are
the decorative court portraits by Van Loo ftlsaud'
I NiEnard Marc Natter. and that accomplished
lady whose aft had a daintiness all its oWn' Aihe
/ I.abllIe-Ciuiard. These various mementos OF al
epoch in which a fa-lIe craftsmanship was WreaAed
| ouite as much on the deneation Of costume as
/ upon the Interpretation of character are not IN
any instance OF mastery quality, but they are eN
/ celIent Illustrations of the school and make enec-
! tive decorations So IL is with the portraits oy
; Iely and KuelIer i'm the show Occasionally one
I encounters in the latter a less Respondent por'
/ trait which Is however. attractive for its sound
/ technique In this category may be named the
Portrait OF an Old Man" by Pourbus tNo 81 'he
Musical Coruany'' by Dirck Halls CSo 75). and
the spirited card Players of Vaieutin CNo 40
Tho large Assumption OF the Virgin tNo. l') by
AIurro is interesting but lacks the rich color ana
| luminosity of the master. The Dutch Lady no
! 1Sa bv Ravesteyn. may be favorsoy noted ana
/ with it the Young Lady OF Rank tNo- Oh D.
Govaert Flinck. n -