New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

Harper was a man much liked and re-
spected by the many students who came
under his guidance at the Art Students
| League, Cooper Institute, and elsewhere
and he was a writer as we'll as an Illus
traitor and etcher. The proceeds Of sales
that may be made in the course of this
two weeks exhibition will go to the
artists widow and his daughter.
A review has already been printed in
this department of the exhibition at the
Anderson Galleries of the paintings,
drawings and art objects comprising the
stock of the Victor G.. Fischer Art Com
pany, in Washington, PREDATORY to the
sale of this large assortment every after
noon and evening of the coming week
except Saturday night Two Of the most
attractive Canvases shown are repro
duced on this page. The landscape with
| cattle by Van Marcke is unusual in the
interest attaching to the background,
which, instead of being the customary
meadow. serving merely as foil for the
cattle, is here a composition including
ships and a glimpse of the sea- The
other painting is by Bonvin, and its
quality is apparent even in the halftone
reproduction.
The annual auction sale at the Salma-
gundi Club of pictures contributed by
members has become a fixed event and
| is usually an entertaining one In the
seasons list of New York art events.
This years collection was large and 1t
represented the work Of many well
known painters. The auction took place
on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
nights of the week just ended, and re-
spectacle sum was realized for the clubs
exhibition fund One Of the pictures,
THE Restless Sea-" by Frederick ].
! Waugh, is shown on this page.
/ This is the time of year when not
| few clubs make exhibitions for the de-
! leCtation of members and guests. The
/ Union League closed n ~; days ago a
show OF paintings. the first held under
the auspices of the art committees new
chairman, Robert w. Van Boskerck.
The Lotos Clubs recent exhibition Of
paintings of the Romantic school, gath
cred together by William T. Evans and
his colleagues OF the art committee, at
tracted deserved attention. Loan ex-
hibitions like this help to make new COL
lectors. The Lotos Clubs activity In
this direction is particularly noteworthy.
La
whose several loan exhibitions this
winter have maintained a high level Of
interest, there is just ending a show Of
recent sculpture. including work not
widely known. The Colony Clubs latest
loan collection consisted of examples Of
American applied art. At the National
Arts Club there will be placed on view
next Wednesday etchings by +. T. Hur-
ley, who is vice-president OF the Cincin-
natl Art Club. The MacDowell Clubs
current group exhibition of paintings,
one of a series covering the entire win
ter, contains work by Carl Springhorn,
p. s. Stafford, l.. T. Dresser, Margaret
Eckerson, Howard Mclean and others.
The City Club has chosen for its cur
rent loan exhibition work especially ap-
propriate to the clubs general purposes.
1t consists Of a showing by the National
Society of Mural Painters and while the
rooms are not wholly suited for the dis
play OF the studies and sketches brought
together here, the effect is, nevertheless,
decidedly interesting. Mr. Blashfeld is
especially well represented, and so is