New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-11
ART EXHIBITIONS
The Peter schemm Collection OF
Modern Pictures.

-Ao American Art Galleries ne NJ
the IT, curious impression as VI
now, to- 90. ou and old. TheN are
son.''i 80 ~,odern pictures, and "i'l'e me-
fheu - Nothing at all surprising aoo''
&c revertheless a Ions ''''.o
THIS u . - Tho sort was offered TOT sa'e
eoie''' IT. T2arbizon school ana inc u"
mere h,,o for years had things an ''eI'
n'9S' R,,t the late Peter ~ Scne'','
OWL .,,aao,nbia. who brought tose'he' Wv
o. rrrd-ed paintings now on Ne",
th''0 -. have been absolutely inoinereu'
seq. sem, 1-nmistakably, he bought Pic'-
- becauso lie liked them anu j ~
'''' o,bir- at all esoteric ABOUT HIS
- neither was he inclined 10 wv"
U,..,,ion. Though there are pien'! oi
,,A,oc, rictrres' IN his collecuoh' o' 'i.e
g. commonly described os popular u
=. .,ofn that he had on the "LoIe' sym
-, Cor good painting. He han' TOO
- eeueciaTy TO be appreciateo-he
,",,sb, interesting pictures by Americans
80 - tho hest things in this exhibition
-, "Artumn Landscape and Pool by
-, iate 4 H. Wyant, a charming example
vt distinguished mans SIKH ana po-
~. ceiling. Then there is a group or no
- tr9r five paintings by the late george
,.,ees and IL cOntains-besides couple
ar,js later canvases. Approaching Storm
- ate Afternoon" which illustrate the
&C traits Il his Drime-a large souvenir u
So. carly DAYS IN Europe which we would
60 a. see in the Metropolitan Museum
nc r,ct,,~e O. italian Washerwomen' Is
;,,cd no doubt, with a tighter de-
,iroa+ioD Of natural facts than you note
{, his naturest and noblest landscapes.
p,+ on the other hand, the composition
,,-o-blv reflects the classical influence OF
re environment ut that time. and the
,bo,e Spirit of the piece proclaims the
-sir-er Of individuality and q rare gifts.
Here and there we come upon admirable
,-ec,r,ers Of the art Of a number Of his
juniors notably Mr.. J. Francis Murphy,
vbo is REPRESENTED by two beautiful land
s,apes and II IS particularly interesting to
observe works by couple Of accom-
risbed PAINTERS untimely lost, william
plies Baker and Dennis NJ. Bunker. There
ave excellent pictures by William NJ Chase.
uerrv g. Dearth and c. II. Bogert. and.
IN fact. the American wing Of the exhibit
zion IS altogether inspiriting. it will be
Interesting 10 see how II fares when the
sale occurs.
Among the paintings Of European orr
rin those II the modern Dutch school are
most ccnspicuoUs-a fact which in Itself
testifes 10 the serious drift OF Mr..
sr-ewn1's predictions. He collected the
sentirrentalities Of Jules Breton. the anec-
dotes of Vibert. the craftsmanship OF Meis-
sonier and the picturesque costume studies
Of Domingo. Roybet and the like. The
mastery. but hard and dry, art of Ger6me
is represented in these galleries, as well
Is the specious glitter Of Martin Rico, the
susve convenuona,ity Of Schreyer. and the
stereotvped corgeousness Of Ziem. But
these are not the painters who set the key
FOR the exhibition. That IS supplied b.
Israels and Mesdag. Willem Maris and
Mavve. Offermans. Neuhuys, Kever, De
Book and dozen others of more or less
eminerce in that company Of sincere.
thorough going painters who have revived
IN our own time something Of the artistic
distinction which once kept the Low
Countries in the van. There are paintings
~ The long list. like the Watching and
WAITING" Of Israels. on which 1t Is tempt
ing % PAUSE: but the truth is that the
Dutch contingent IS far too extensive 10
~ traversed in detail. Moreover, the main
poin, is that this contingent is almost
uniformly 20 he commended. 1t is full Of
merit. full Of the kind Of work that COM
ran6s respect and gives pleasure Alfred
Stevens. ry the way, who has a certain
racial kinship with II. but also belongs.
in a measure. TO Paris. is illustrated in
M
one Of these the "Vue de Ireport," Go.
?5o). s. entirely persuasive, but none OF
it's companions IS negligible.
Apart from the Dutch pictures the col
lection takes on an extremely miscellane-
Gus ASPECT. with work Of high quality
occasionally detaching itself from the
ruck 4 painting that easily does this IS
la Place Clichv." by Boldini. one Of the
fines, Of those street scenes which the
brilliant italian executed in the early sew
euties, when he was still under the in
fuence Of Fortuny's miraculous sleight-
of-rand Indeed. for q fusion Of solidity
with legerGeuain. this is a canvas which
III, Spanish artist might have been proud
n sign. u Is iu It's way. a masterpiece,
looking if YOU choose. like a photograph,
but 3cioto5 IN every tiniest detail 1t leads
trIrupharjv IN that miscellaneous cate
go,- 10 which We have Just alluded. but
with u We would as fa,orab!y mention
Frank Brarswyns Spanish Fishermen"
Fritz TlauloUs The N;u" and. in the
domain OF landscape. the two or three
specimens Of H2rrignies. The water col
ors iu the collection. chiefly Dutch. are to
lie sold az the American Art Galleries on
Tuesday evening The OIL paintings will
10 disposed Of al Mende ssohn Hall on the
evenings q Wednesday,. Thursday and
Friday TIE affair should be worth watch
ing, for. as we have indicated. it is years
since a collection quite like this one has
been hrouc.t 70 Tie hammer. r. c.