The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-27
Seen IN THE WORLD OF ART
THE uiTIfR or fRt I'd ~
PiINIIN6> ON .tND AEU.
Oli ,hargr> Hr'nrd and >ns~rred
t.uo.i pprtur~ Nv drorSr ID iLnas \
p-rrnrr ~ -ky srrsprr> %, Prof. Van
NIKE Pictures nj the Galleries.

u,ro - mart ~ letter sent tn this
depart mont ami ~iSu.d -EN Dealer In
Art 4 proper uI'ue was Appended a.
A guaraut",' ut authenticity. hut that n''-i
not concern IL at present. IN" letter
Dor, a French Postage stamp. But u
/. not t. quarrel with you on tn" score ri
your hur~l.sig. or the hack al II that |
writ. Won tins - proC-sSis ia. writer
after SONS. friendly fuimirntlons rather
t. .NuU.-. my al-tnnI-hmant and admIra
tiou because. IT Your courag. ami. for that
matter. the 'uurag" ri your cnnir"res.
in 80 rrrkl..-ly using the names Of great
artists dead and gone. II some enter
prislng dealer imports Van pyck.
a real Van DyCk l. ~ So assumed tn h-
hywritarS? ar a Rubcn=. N"r"n"S", Halls.
Naturally. you dn not pretend % he eS-
perts that much common sense concede
YOU nut II Won w.r. more wary Of 'ex
merits " would he, better for the public.
After nearly thirty years in the business
In New York. Lnudon. Purl-, Berlin
am almost Inclined Tn assert that there
are no old masters The supply vanished
about 3Oo years ago. Even tho pictures
bearing the august narnes of Michel
angelo Raphael. Titan. Ia Ninci. We
lasuuez. Giorgione and the rest hanging
in European galleries are not really what
they were when painted by the masters
little Of the original paint remains. Re-
PAINTED until the sonorous quality Of the
original paint has quite disappeared. the
world stares admiringly at works by UNI
known and not too clever retouchers
and restorers. And think OF the miles
at false attributions both here and in
Europe, II makes "A sensitive soul shud-
der. The great army of experts whose
names il is not necessary tn repeat. study
a smoky fabrication tot 1888 vintage.
let us say) and soon find a name for 1t.
Their science il wonder breeding. NOR.
SO than their love of art. When well
known masters fail then recourse il had
To- The Master Of the Sacred BIllvgoat.
or The Friend 81 Maraccio.' schools
are licked into shape. dealers are them
selves victimiZed and later repeat the,
same tactics with their still more helpless
Customer Italy and France to-day are
dotted with picture forging factories.
both modern and ancient For years
not A Rarbizon has reached America that
was real ar. IL real, that wasn't mediocr...
Is for IN. old masters. there - none
in America, Mind you. am not blaming
~, dealers They are for the most part
men vi guilsies- minds, too easily -ri--
q ptibI.. To- the wile- of smooth tongued
foreigners.
-kernIN alive TO the beauty ~ new
rant aud after all. they are ia DlIs,H.--
for their health their health ply seal and
S.srh~t'o - far from condenuing them.
a-.i 81 M. sau" opinion that th.y have
q bt.. Ar..., aI,,. galnst the Tnli.-d States
Go.--nu,-aJ. one that Il pressed 10 IT.
a-.. logged conclusions would force
u. Government, 70 iisgorg" hundreds
O thousands VI Gold-s collected bv RI,
Custom HuI-. undo. ma prct"uca that ths
old masters imported 80 the country
w.r,. real. therefor" dutl.Ule IA Wtg,.r
you there Is not aH I'd INA -t..r in Am--Ica
Who's. autn"nIic,ly cannot be. challenged
a know. for I've sold many -uchs i..i
them come ~ TIL, viii, p.t"h or English
French Spanish "r ItaIutU. Ana most
OF IN. later men. Iru'n the beginning ct tn,
nineteen century. ar. f"Ded - iur 'h'
m.ro- pant SJd~ 't-y multiply Ia, rat
DO 500. ever r-.4.l.. .u.,, 90. a,.pp,y '..u
never rgual -. Jrm-g1. Ih.t al. th,-
baldc~ds-A abu.t r..lH."-.-. thus reference
to photos. -.ph. t.Du. tH. collection II
I1hTDn lAsHAAN1'it'- W - 'isas tA'tllllH'-l
with bIrharo4- cI,Isrzh'- tr. prlv blinds
to cath jh. gr"..u ANA eur - wpr-.
than the rhIrd I.gr." And y.J y"u IT,.
low- keep on --t,.uE = ..tI h-.. .-.
Joshua E-r.urIua.. claude. t'.r ....0..
o. nam,= 'h.. pYE't To- ..rpu-. 'E..r p-...
mai owu-s- 40 protest 80 IT,, n.4-l'.-'.y
and do,torrI mutations. Afy.,uw .ur,n.
tryrnan vi ,uIr- bred hur"h. sL-r
Il = D u.
nation. n, O.G sd. .t'r- b." damned
| would acre, Il, IN mrf f .n,.rr "'.
any. and tl..' 4'' none. lu. even tr ..
Louvre. SE.,n I- rul OF shiny. py,r'aI
nI.hsd r. painting. Il,. irI.I org r...-
With th" final ldu"uitrou. Nu" g..
THIS IN Your PIP tui -n'h" M be "..'
corrr;,l"s Ga" need upf read 'hr- nj
siv. clrafully -p discover .r- l1rs = nos.
city Every r,1t-Hrut 90 B. BE- .,- EEL a.
ne cave dn.ll-.r~ Every .-.l-uu iH.
sam. charge, ar. brought against i"il"r'
and experts aui every season -..-- 90
this ,l.. O.; t.. Atllutl' NOR" -u!G M
ter A.lrir4uoIs ar. Withdrawn IN nIl
lnrl-alIms IRON r,n. to r.T". u'd 'puit,
mlrv q private. collector how he ht''.
cud 81 rr.n.r.. az - t-c"prI,u revealed
Bur rg condemn whYI.,ur tn. rumerpu.
But.eutI, picture iu TIM United State
shows either = PuckIikr mtIcr or pa"
found lgu1rauo. Iner" are good pc
lures painted bv m" Old masters and "a,
the Burbguaa lr. NOT faxed nor ar" thp'
All m-Jlpcr' q .'ir- the mau WI,
admits shat n- in r.r'ur"- that Ny,
o.. pII-u.h Iv 30" ua-.ar, V.taT Wis
rr-ia D." -p.f them ~ hardly 20 b" tai "r
s..I. u.ly p" pur TN" 'a.-" mildly ".