The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-18
CHAUCHARD PUTURESON VIEW
DIPtET Nf\T >TORI ui\'S
FI\I IIG "a TO fEtNJ.
NJ .us,ss. tsssss worth sf trt Nsrks rrunEa-
rarity DisIia, 81 al the i.su,r~ Niii-i'~
\BEriii>" ami "isrrErre" Ruiprsi by
Rrsforation Criii,., siash N-i.-oairr

,p-r,. '.a. n.sl..',f 20 rp SIS
PARIS Dec. T. Thor. was a i.w-uI.
h p" this week t..iN. .-n two lrading dr".-
makers. one accusing the other Of stealing
the idea III a gown Tn" Compla 'nan'
invoked the Law regulating artistic api
literary property a. well a. ih'. law nn
u.Hnufas designs and demanded
sIDl damage 1h,. defence, maintained
that - IN" complainant had sold IN.
mtd"ls they wcr" public property. which
View wa .u-tanrd by the Court
In" blanchard collection ha, E....n .u-
stalled IN th" Louvre. beIng Professionally
laced m he rouinS recently occupied by
tn" Ministry Il the Colonies Cha,r"har,i
was the northumberland owner OF th.
l"urE" Diet a~tm"nt stor. who left his
magnificent collection. worth S7..D. nn
10 France aud also donated enough mpn-y.
tprrnVidr fnr n ia At illatiOn in tho Louvre
PROV i~lundl arraN grm.nI1 are notu-
riuu~lv long lived IA France. but 10 IL hnu-d
tnat m" present cas-" will prov. to h.. an
exception - the rule a. th. rooms IN
which the splendid collection has been
placed ar" small and badly lighted. I'm.
pt'rur"S to-. according To TIA. Louvre
present regulations. are covered with
giL~-. A. IN" tr-tasor's will directed his
portrait 10y Benjamin Constant ana a
htIst showing ms grand officers cross II
tn. Legion ~ Honor. which IL popularity
considered - l." RI. prir. the country
paid m" late owner for his legacy. occupy
prominent places
IN" collection consists of 10 ARTICLES
IN '!uding 20 hr"n2"s nv Ba-y- ID corot-
- M"issoni-rS. IL Troyons. IL Diaz.
MIllets. Rnu>-e,,iI- Daubignys. Il jules
I"Ipr''s and ! l~ab.vs. majority Of
tn" pictures ar. oterfram.d or ar" too
rich IN gut Tn" collection breaks the
l'Ouvrr'~ mi. against the admission If
I h." work Of any artist who has not been
dead ten wears for " contains seven
pictures nv Zem. who ~ still living:
I.seusa nv Henn.r who died IN 1876
The>" pictures are accordingly marked
professionally exhibited Tn. rul!"c-
ton also contains Rovbet'- -Fum.ur
" hich. nv request nf the artist has not
vet been shown
Mill"r'- -Ang.u,- disappoint- th. pub
lie which has read how ~ sold for $500.
81 'oo. siIO.S0 and finally for N7O. oOO.
For on. thing. they Away expect a larger
pirtur. for such a price IL di-appoint-
IN. critics too. They find that it has lost
IT, lustr- and b.com. dark ard Opaque.
Henri Roch.fort. one of VI. blanchard
art ad. iser-. explains that the late multi
milllonar. told HIM about IN. -Ang.llS-
becoming cracked. He allowed a talented
Young artist to r.stor" it. Nill.t's Der
s.r.- was treated IN "a similar manner.
with lk. disastrous result
Next TO Mlli"t. Msis~oni.r occupies
a. i, h.a 80.
satisfy the public. but many
rites are severe about them Pierre
>alo condemns them wholesale a. want
ne atmos sphere. a. mere artiiic'' and A.
fabrication. while ms -lslA-
:. according Ia this critic. IA plaritId.-
H.. concludes: admission 20 the. Louvre
= a formidable test wherein M"is-onier
fails