New-York tribune., 1911-04-19

very little pleasure. Their character too
closely resembles that OF the pen drawing
ana they are too pedestrian. too common
place, in style. This latter criticism is per-
haps little difficult TO enforce in detail
Style is an irnponderabls virtue But one
may so far define It as to say that II is
| inextricably allied with beauty, when IL
exerts It's full force. and II there is one
thing more than another Of which Zorn ap-
pears TO be innocent Il is the gift for
I beauty. Truth animation, character. these
things get into his work and give II the
weight OF honest realism: but while one
might prize a portrait OF his, such as the
"Renan." as a record. one could hardly
enjoy II as work OF art We do not need
10 attach too esoteric a significance 10 the
line Of Rembrandt or a Whistler in
order TO feel that beside 1t the line Of
zorn is uninteresting. undistinguished.
the etching. by Fortuny which are
shown al the Keppel Gallery-illustratin
his complete work with the neede-throg
a little light on this subject. He, was not
by any means a great master OF line but
AT least he had delicacy and grace. at least
he had charm. These picturesque plates
Of his may not possess 1.-THE of Zorns
vigor and veracity, but one fingers over
them in far more sympathetic mood. With
them are shown a collection of Goyas
etchings the "Caprices" and Proverbs,
those amazing compositions in which his
sardonic huInor plays like tragic lightning
about mysterious motives There are no
more haunting souvenirs Of Goya's origi-
nality and power. and since they are very
little known to the American student the
exhibition Is doublr welcome Al the
Knoedler Gallery there is an exhibition of
eighteenth century engravings-mezzo-
tints. stpples and color prints. II con-
tains quantity OF famous and beautiful
subjects. IN fine impressions.
Old Spanish pictures occupy the walls at
the Enrich gallery. A good Goya is con-
spicuous. a portrait OF Queen Maria Lusa.
and there is an interesting example OF the
dry but decorative portraiture OF Sanchez
Coelo. But the outstanding painting is
the handsome 'stonng Of st. stephen by
Alfonso Cano, dramatically composed and
sombrely rich in color. This is one Of the
best examples OF the Spanish school
brought here in a long time. At the Bran
dus gallery there is show Of Italian
period. The French and German schools
are also represented. The catalogue OF
some thirty-five or forty numbers includes
tho names Of Taddeo Gaddi, Bronzino, An
drea da Nurano. Halls, Van Dyck. Ian
cret, Greuze and others. At the Fifth
Avenue Art Galleries there will be sold to-
night the collection OF American and for
eign paintings formed by Mr 2 II. Nc
Nahon, OF Brooklyn II includes works
by Thomas Moran. William Hart. Bruce
Crane, Carroll Beckwith, Z. II. Potthast
Worthington Whittridge. Eastman John
son. J. J. Henner. Gustave JacGuet. and
so on through a list Of about seventy-fve
pictures. At the same place there will be
sold on Friday evening a collection Of
books belonging 10 Mr. W {. Dudley.
One OF the Post -Impressionists' of
Photo-Secession gallery some drawings
and water colors In his conception OF
form the human figure looks not unlike the
mannikin that an artist keeps in his studio,
save that It's wooden joints are fearfully
and wonderfully colored. There is nothing
in the smallest degree inspiring about the
works OF NJ. Pablo Picasso. The Salma-
gundi Club is holding an exhibition Of
thumb-box sketches by its members. In
the rooms Of the Aldine Club the Japan
Society OF New York has opened an exhi-
bition OF Japanese color prints. r. G.