New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-05
MUSEUMS NEW TREASURE
Works of Hubert Robert Hung in
the Louis XVI Room.
MANY PURCHASES AND GIFTS
New Acquisitions Include Not a
Few Notable Canvases Of
American School.

Six paintings and two panels by Hubert
Robert. recently purchased In France by
J. Pierpont Morgan have been loaned to
the Museum OF Art by Mr.. Morgan. and
are now hung in the Louis XVI room. with
the Hoentschel collection.
Henry w Kent assistant secretary OF
| the museum and acting director in the abb
! sence OF Or. Robinson said they were OF
/ great value. and had only just been hung
Too much could not be said for them az
representative OF decorative style Of
painting he added
Robert was a contemporary Of FragOnard.
| and died In 1908 DR.. Wilhelm r. Val
! entiner. curator OF decorative arts OF the
museum. said the work OF Robert was
much sought after by collectors and that
in recent years his paintings had brought
| big prices.
The paintings ard panels are Italian
scenes. with figures. They are among the
| most recent Of Mr. Morgan's acquisitions.
The museum authorities announced yes
| terdav number Of recent acquisitions. by
purchase as well az gift Among them
] were several canvases OF the American
school.
| These paintings include examples Of the
| work Of John W. Alexander. the late Frank
! r. Millct. jerome Myers and Leon Dabo.
Mrs. CIarkson Cowl has presented the
| Millet canvas. "Old Time Melody In
| memory II her brother, Arthur Hoppock
/ Hearn Tho canvas was loaned to the
| museum i'm 1910 The Night Mission. by
Jerome Myers. has been purchased from
| the artist. and is his first canvas Ia he
! hung I'm the museum. which acquired some
| time ago number of his drawings. II IL
! representation of religious servic" In
tent In one Of the cIty's tenement dis
! trictS Myers has been painting New York
scenes for many years.
] THE Ring" by John ". Alexander MAS
| the gift of Mrs. Mary Tlearn Grems ~
memory of Arthur Hoppock TIearn. The
Rocket" by Leon Dabo was purchased by
/ the museum.
The museum has placed on exhibition an
important picture by Moretto da Brescia,
/ The Piets." which was purchased at the
auction sale OF the Weber collection In
Berlin last February. The museum owns
one other work by this painter, the small
sketch of Christ in the Wilderness" &C
quired In 1911. The canvas represents the
dead Christ Mary Is seated In the centre
. and holds the body OF Christ, which Is
supported on either side By kneelng saints.
Additions have been made to the arms
ana aruOr collection by a gift OF Clarence
II. Mdckay agd through purchases by the
museum In the ceramics the museum has
purchased examples Of English, Dutch,
French ana Persian ware.
Thomas T. Ryan has presented a stucco
relief. Madonna and child with Angels.
after Antonio Rossellino. Of the fifteenth
century. Mr.. Ryan has loaned a marble
bust " Napoleon by August- Rodin.
There were 2s9 additions 10 the library
last month and OF the number eleven vol
umeS wore gifts.
II was announced yesterday that the di-
rector Dr Edward Robinson. would return
to this country the latter part Of August
He went 10 Europe TO recover his health,
and has succeeded so well. II was said. that
ne plans to return on that date 10 resume
ms duties again.