The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-07
MORGAN'S ART
WORKS COMING
Collection Now In Europe tG
Be Brought TO America.
TOTAL VALUE IS S6O,OOO,OOO

New Wing to Be Added to the Metr9.
politan Museum Of Art, New York. ic
Which to House Them--WiIl sntcr
Duty Free.
The ]. 7. Morgan art collection, the
blue ribbon collection of the world as
private collections go, is coming to this
country. This collection of art treas
urcs gathered by MIR. Morgan in the
last fifteen years is usually considereI
the finest individual collection in tn.
world. 1t is conceded to be in many
respects without an equal anywhere b}
all OF the worlds art connoiSseurS who
have been privileged to inspect no.
alone that portion Of it which is in the
kenSington museum. London, but also
the objects forming, perhaps, the great
yer part Of the collection with which his
house at Princes Gate is stored Al
of these treasures, consisting Of pic.
lures, bronzes, tapestries and objects
of art in general, are to find a home ir
the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New
York, for the instruction Of the people
of this country.
Few persons have been privileged tc
inspect closely this array Of art treas
lures. Various estimates Of their valHc
as collection have been made Al
art connoisseur in a position to know
. whereof lie speaks placed the value OF
the collection at SG0OOO,OOO.
The Morgan collection will be placed
in the new wing now in course OF ere.
tion at the north end of the Fifth ave
nue. side of the building.
Not all OF the collection is COMING
here at once. Immediate plans call 70.
bringing to this country within the
next three months only that portion q;
It which is in the South KenSingtou
museum. This comprises about 800 oh.
jects. An art connoisseur thoroughly y
Familiar with this portion OF the Nor
gan collection placed a value on it of
E10,000,000. 1t is only about one-sixtb
bf the entire collection which Mr.. Nor.
gan has gathered since he began seri.
busly to bring together art treasures
some fifteen years ago.
Art dealers have been expecting for
some time that the collection lent by
MIR. Morgan to the South Kensington
museum and forming perhaps the prin-
tipGl one on view in that museum
would be brought over here by Mr.
Morgan at an early date. They arriv-
I'D at this conviction at the time the
DUTY on works of art was removed
But that the entire collection acquired
by Mr. Morgan. with the assistance OF
he foremost art connOisseurs and deal
FRS Of the old world. would be brought
+ bver here came as distinct surprise
10 many.
Mr.. Morgan's art treasures at pres.
ent repose in many places. There are
Fome on the continent and some IN
Glasgow, besides those in his London
house and in the South Kensingtor
nuseum. The removal Of all of the
collection will take considerable time
hnd will cover number of years.
The objects to arrive here first from
he South KensingtOn museum in
general way were grouped by an au-
hority familiar with Mr.. Morgan's
plans as follows:
First-A collection of Italian bronzes
bf the fifteenth and sixteenth centu-
|ies. mostly Of the Florentine and
Paduan schools. comprising one Of the
fnest private collections of bronzes in
he world
Second.-A collection of majolica Of
he fifteenth century. consisting OF
plates and taZZas.
Third.-A collection OF objets d art
consisting of rock crystals and wood
carvings, bought en- bloc from the Bar
n Oppenheim collection of Cologne.
Fourth.-A collection of marble ig-
res and plaques of the fifteenth cen.
ury, the bronzes by Berrochio and
he marbles by ROsselino.
Fifth.-The tapestries purchased by
lr. Morgan from the Kann collection.
SiXth.-A collection of gold eDameled
ewelry and the champleye enamels
rom the thirteenth century, including
- remarkable Byzantine specimen.