New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-01-20
ART EXHIBITIONS
An Assortment of Paintings and
OrientaIia Shown.

| or the groups VIII repay the Vlsllot
time It is likely, indeed, that the impress
sion produced by these contrasted works in
the several media will be decidedly fortu-
nate The paintings, which may claim first
attention are nearly all modern; they come
from the collections that had belonged to
the late George Croker. Alice Newcomb,
Emily NOR and Frederic Bonner.
The strength Of the combined assort-
ment of pictures lies in its group by French
men Of 1880 and in its representation of
that later band Of French artists which has
carried forward the landscape movement In
art to something near its present status.
important in every sense is the large Corot,
Lake Nemi," which dominates the entrance
room Typical of the best qualities OF this
seer Of poetic visions balanced and yet
without a hint of artif1ciality in design,
substantial as to Its representation of trees
and rocks on the bank Of the lake full or
atmosphere and Of pearly loneliness OF
color, this picture sums up the aspects OF
Corot by which, perhaps, he will be longest
remembered. This canvas, like number
Of others in the exhibition. belonged to the
collection of Mary j. Morgan. whose sale
in 1886 remains one of the notable events
in the annals of American auction rooms.
The other Corot here is smaller, and or
| much charm, There are four canvases by
Diaz. all OF them representative In quality,
and one, Sunset After a Storm" denoting
in unusual measure the latent dramatic
spirit that sometimes came TO the surface
IN him. Daubigny figures twice and both
canvases are admirable. There are two ac-
ceptable Jacques.
Coming to the later Frcnchmen. one meets
a group Of nine pictures by Eugene Boudln'
whose cumulative effect should enforce
itself upon some Of those collectors to whom
Boudin has not yet communicated MS
soberly poetic spirit In their various
moods and in company with much else that
is capitally worth while. these paintings OF
sea and shore sustain well a level OF quiet
beauty; like Brahms's music the art OF TINS
modest painter OF Havre and Honneur
makes its appeal gradually but surely the
Boud!n pictures in this exhibition are from
| Mr. Bonners collection. They are all OF
them characteristic, and they fall easily
| too. within the comparatively narrow range
Of quality variation that Boudin allowed
! himself one Of them, however, is unusual
enough in design TO merit special mention
| II is "Camaret Harbor," tho theme being
taken from the nearly landlocked basin not
far from Brest. separated fro mthe Atlantic
bv a long strip Of sand, at whose point is
n lighthouse. At the left Of the picture Is
the ocean. the basin IS in the centre, while
the central and right foreground shows
meadows and cattle. The composition -
distinguished: II holds no suggestion OF
nero mapmaklnE The rray-white sky,
seen over the ridge Of hill that crosses the
Iii - ont
a touch Of nobility here that will not he
easily overlooked.
Close 10 the Boudins are two paintings
by Claude Monet. One Of them, dated ls9"
shows n tenuous bit OF river and trees
Near Vernon" while the earlier one. which
probably dates back to the late 7Os, dis
closes the firm, concise manner In when
Monet looked out upon the world before ne
developed his highly specialized manner
The average visitor, even though IN COM
plete sympathy with Monets Impressionism
Of later DAYS will be likely TO prefer this
earlier picture Of Paris seen from the
Louvre. LES Jardins de Infant IL II
direct and II IS decidedly handsome
COMPARABLE 10 the Monets and Boudins
in interest and In It's power OF communi-
eating a mood through the presentation
and accentuation Of material facts Of nat
ure is q noble landscape by the late a.
II. Wyant. mo Mans Land Here the
| American painter has interpreted a SUBJ
iect of genuine dramatic power. He has
done II without the use OF Grass contrasts
or hammered exaggeration. landscape
OF breadth and a sky OF striking dynamic
movement are here and they are made
one in effect by the admirable regulation
of design and mass. OF color and aunoS-
phere. Another American landscape to he
noted with Measure IL j. Alden Wer's
"vvillimantic Thread Factory Twacht-
mans The Brook Greenwich, Conn.
IS another picture from the Bonner col
lection. and its vaporous beauty VIII MAKE
itself felt An lnness Of boats on the
Penzance coast IS here, and canvas dated
1875 showing how much more vigorous
was the art Of -. W. Tryon then thah
nov Three landscapes by charles IL.
Davis I'm his recent manner hold up cred
uabIv There is an unusually good eX-
annie Of the late Louis Locb's figure paint
ing.
one OF the decidedly interesting pictures
bore is Centuries portrait head, "A French
Republican. 1885" with its note Of distlnc-
t,on in the mans fine features, In the free
ovrressive line and the lifelike painting
NJ flesh. An unusually good Cain Is here;
competent Van Marck; an interesting
voIlon. a small Fortuny water color; an
artificial and tricky interior. with figures,
nv RoldIni. and more that need not be
specified. $500.
OF paintings by earlier men. the portrait
of Garrick by GainsborOugh. Is OF decldeu
, vIgor and thoroughly worth while. There
"a a sketch portrait by Reynolds that mas
charm. and a large canvas of Lawrence
"Tbe Ladies' Arundel" in which that
nuality Is not too abundant The Hoppner'
: EMPRESS Josephine" is Of average inter
est.
Passing TO the collection OF Jade and
? | other carved stone objects, mostly from
the collection OF the late Captain D. +.
Peel OF London, one meets noteworthy eX-
aunles OF this distinct realm or art Inc
average quality Of these specimens is good,
and the soapy texture of the stone itself
overts its due quota Of fascination. The
carving of this Incredibly hard material
{ necessarily reflects the mechanical difi-
entity and resistance offered by the TASK
- the sculptor. But in the best Of these
p examples II is the impression OF the de-
t SIGN and the natural beauty OF the stone
> ,teeIf rather than the purely mechanical
osrects OF the workmanship, that doml-
nate. .o,,oc,,or ~ earIv Chi
ESQ pottery porcelains and bronzes' in
,,rd,np statuettes in terra Gotta, Is OF
.a,I,ed beauty and a very high average
% excellence The primitive representa-