New-York tribune., 1909-01-03
ro SHOW GERMAN ART
-,1cFR 4 CONTRIBUTOR.
..,mept Exhibition in Neu
r;nr of Metropolitan Museum.


.--r o. the Metropolitan Museum Of
TIE o-ar45 tomorrow with exhibition
AZ : ,-s-y German art The exhibition will
Ct eoniels ,F,a evening with a reception for the
r. s?ehVu -, museum and their friends. at
.ss1oe-S. 80 German Ambassador VIII be pres
EEioa s-,he-s q yha commission that organized
Ell TIL,..-to Tie exhibition fills the seven gal
re a :. .Ia upper door of the new wing ano VIII
lshes O. = = through January and February. II
rsasin or .r-ogch the efforts Of the German
Ess sf-@ls' ,,rb asked last spring through
gcTs'lI.@ Farz that space be set aside in
C5asu- Lee sor Il The object OF those in
ths neH e, cen 10 introduce German AIT Of to-
ts-sse- American public and 70 gain for II q
s1ss- recogh'-i'- ---;ss.o- ,,njer who's. d.
1he - .x-iri-ion has been arranged is com
REGION - - - Ts,yald OF the imperial Ministry
Toseo O -. g-z commissioner general OF the
q; LIZ ...-,-,ert 70 the St Louis exposition
6e-1nsA - Esror Hilner Won dem Bussche-
Nno =" ,--sz- a The imperial Foreign once, and
tisu-ees,-7- II The German Embassy at Wash
to'lnsl - y--e-sch o. The imperial Foreign Of
iis'o- s-lc5 Schmidt director os the Department
zee fI- 60 ~ -f.e P-ussian Ministry OF Edu-
O. Al g. , Rode director general OF the Royal
cstlon' y- A--Hl!r Kampf. president OF the
A%-s1 US .5s-,v of Ffne Ats. Berlin; Kari MARI
['0' -. ,-5 honorary member o. me hoEa4 ASao-
- - r-ire ATS Munich and Ran bUll@' CONSUL
-s,s-s7 in New York
teIe-" tsh,-;o, also owes 2 good deal TO the ef-
ne zs,sfnger, o. this city. who lent sew
io1ls % :, +ba vrc-k q modern German paint
eIe' s... contributor however, is the Kaiser
-. ~, had his portrait painted expressly Tor
Lrs,for by Professor harrpt me poFTalI
,.s the -,ace Of honor II one OF tae sai-eIIeS
vy.,ssr also consented 10 the sending mere OF
..-ssn pant,nEs from The Aatonai 9a-le'H 'n
- n. Prince Regent Of Bavaria also lent
a77 Leo
- - fe--~z-v witch contributed are the Ne"
80, n Munich. the City Museum ot Weis-
-. he Dresden Academy q Art the t5Ia1o
-,-,.I Nrsn,r-7 o. Weiuar. ths honiSsoerg Ga-ie'y
.,s The karlsruhe Academy
su 21s refr-t-gs q which 1S1 are n OIL, are
.r ths exhibition, witt t7veniE-eleh1 sc--i''-@ 3
T.s :ou- eyceptio-s ali the works a-e those OF Nv
.-si,,a-s s-75 sc71rp-o-s These four were Arnold
s5okln. William Ieibl. Franz Won Lernach anu
.5o1f zrn Ne2zel Le-nbach was the only one OF
ne .a1I- known 70 any extent IN this country
Ca-a,or-,es Of the exhibition were prepared under
re direction of The government co-I'lll-sS'' 1s
-clu1es an introduction ~ Professor CieneTl ana
biog-a1hical notices Of the artists ~ PROFESSOR
lust These arrived IN this country yesterday, and,
AZ sois. a-rargen1enr with the federal authorities.
were rushed through the Custom House that they
might be ready tomorrow night
The reception which VII open ne exhibition will
beg4u At s $50 O'Clock The guests VIII be received
nv ! Pisrpont Morgan, president Of the museum
snd the exhibition committee consisting OF Edward
n Adams. John L CaGwalader Robert W De For
est and William Church Osborn: The German Am
bsssado- Count Johann Heinrich Won Bernsto-T.
Consul General BLnz and Hugo Reisinger. The
sru1pborv Society q New York under the direc
fior Of David Names the concert master, Will be
IN ire north gallery Of tne main Fifth avenue en-
trance hall
s-aong the painters represented at the exhibition
So -,-lrz
rlss are or the walls among them being his Gym
nsss Theatre" 4 marble group called Mother"
fv Arthur Lsuin-I-unke which is shown in the
main gzue-y has been purchased and presented 70
The ruseura ny Edward .. Adams. There are two
ricru-es BY L F-ofrlenn. called Spring and The
Dsnce." Several pictures by Franz Won Stuck, in
cudng one q tie artist himself occupy prominent
places n one Of ths west galleries, Close by are
tTo b-onzes BY him. one Of q small but striking
statue called The Athlete showing a powerful,
muscular nan heavinE huge weight above hts
lead. \. Krsus Is represented by the picture II 4
small boy
There are numerous e-thiugs by Max Klinger and
BY Me1Ze =. Havercan IS represented by por-
tat @ his fsvo--e sitter rendered IN F9ogarthian
vein Lenbsch tie greatest German portrait paint
is represented by portraits Of Bismarck and Mrs
Knorr Two small statues, Adam and Eve. show
Tie work Of Z Hahn. while there are two pictures.
one Of cattle going wnter and another Of sheep,
ron the b-ush Of ZgeI the German animal paint
e. Among the realis- exhibitors s. William Letbl,
viii several pictures Of Ravaris1 peasants There
are several pictures by Arnold B6cn one OF satyrs
listening 10 q nymph Others whose names are
vel known OF this side Of the Atlantic whose works
find place IN the present exhibition are Eduard
'on Cebhardt. Hans Tho-la- Max L,eberua1n. Wi
helm Tribner. Fritz ron Uhde- Albert Keller. Hugo
von Habernanr Fritz Eerler Adolf Hldebrend and
Lederer