New-York tribune., 1910-11-13
.M17TERS or ART.
Old Dya7cings-.I Pastel By BoId'm
The Uar Bust.

portfolios of this Partisan s"cle'' - Wy "
ttring a gallery of originals i. VIZ ~
issue there are some enchanting F','' ~
craftsman ship. great in It's ''u'h"'"S '''' !"
the rerfectian of its stl!e-t1"uSh tle 9lS hi"o
be in some instances typical "i = i'e''il "7'
and graceful school rake I"i 'N""'P'''
.,-,,e, Woman" bv Portal. which we re- ,
produce a study in cray"h anu f'H ti''lh' - - /
well said in the accompanying l'AI ullS 'i'
l. ono r tho uetits matres Of the eighteenth /
ca,t1rr,- ,hosr vogue has only recently H'- /
t-aIo,ad 1rIt il is significant Of III" resources OF
that nal.iod that even minor = figure should |
have. possessed much charm HIS IFasHt !
traits may seem of no great consequence be !
side the rich solid qualities Of Watteau for eX- /.
.t,nl,e but that is not To say that they are
negligible on The contrary. Portal mas II ms /
way certain substance, his tr-tles are be"IIeA
fnelv representatives 50 far IS they SO. Of the
movement Of the eighteenth century spectacle.
He has too. a note Of his own. a Gayety "hIeh
.,lu.ndantIv cuergizes his delicate touch
Several othrr Frcnchmen appear in this port
fniia. Vatican with two very characteristic
studi-s Of a Niolnist. Moroau le Jeune, with /
surr.a.Iv exquisite portrait Boucher with an |
Interesting model for a clock. drawn with |
splendid veryo. and Greuze with q carefully !
wrought composition in which breadth and pow |
g. triumph over sentimental motive From /
Yo.ouGh's drawings q study for his lovely por-
tr..ft Of the Duchess o. Dovonshire and the
e-nala example Of the Spanish school is draw /
ing hv Cioys.. one of his ohscurcly terrible sa- /
;sr,s. executed with his wonted ruthless and
@Iaaticnt touch. The Flemish contribution Is q /
curious Dead Christ. attributed to son.e anon /
}Ilous primitive. assigned 10 the school OF
Eog.r van der Weyden and Tho portfolio also
contains an carly French drawing. very winning |
a. 4l,r-...
picturesque figures Of the fourteenth century. |
II this instaIment there is but Italian !
drawing. but that is fine lit Of bravura by |
Ticpoo. II is refreshing TO pause upon these |
Intensely personal souvenirs of the past. They |
take back to the clear springs Of some of
Tho leading traditions in European art
How important it is to avoid distortion of the
respective in which those traditions are stud |
-. appreciatng the masters OF the past, but |
ecooguizing that they have their rivals in the |
=, sent, the reader may judge by comparing |
P.rtairs drawing of q fashionable dame OF his |
time with the pastel portrait Of modern type |
10y Boldini. which is also reproduced this
raee. This interesting full-length which may |
o. seen at the Kennedy gallery, is reminder !
that consummate craftsmanship manifests |
itself in all ages. 1t is most beguiling in color
tn, harmony Of black. pale green and grey, |
having the same beautiful suaVity which be- |
longs to the eighteenth century artISt SGH- /
gunc But would lay stress more particu-
i:irIy upon the prodigious brilliance Boldini's
drawing, the diabolical sureness and adn
with which he renders the frolt- ft0a his
subject For sheer technical address and Tor
modern Partisan ViVacity OF style this portrait
- indubtaby Z masterpiece. L dates from
1855. when ROldini emerging from III" pc
.iod of his little sparkling subjects, painted in
tG out of doors for the sake Of a half-roluantic.
Aall-arIifcisl picturesQueness. ana was develop
INA. q new aspect OF his legerden1ain il III" field
Of rortIaiture That is the field in which he has
EYER since exercised his extraordinary technical
gifts and he has many triumphs. bat
none Of them has had greater merit than st
iaches TO this pastel. It has. too, a gracious
quality that i missing III some If lis l&trr
works
u. R"de's ili-oIn.ued wax bust. the Lucas
Leonardo "F'ora," is now a hopelossly well
yorn theme. yet ii is one 10 which from time
h. time it seems worth while to return. Tho
latest occasion for so doing is provided by 1Ir
t,Ialld, Phillips, keeper of the Wallace Collec-
ton and one of the most learned of English
,..nloiSseuIs. He has repeatedly given eEi-
uence ii his farnindedness in his writings ON
art subjects. and his opinions Of value.
Having recently made visit TO Berlin he con-
trilutos to the London Daily Telegraph" a
Ions and Interesting discussion of the bust.