New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-21
ART EXHIBITIONS
The Henry :. Chapman COlIeC-
ton and Some Others.

-.. Anderson Galleries, which nave
- been scattered through the spa
me-" ''',. mansion AT Madison avenue and 4oth
80 have now been greatly extended. At
SUI ,or NJ the tall building which has
'Ho AIDED next door there are well light
I'D handsomely appointed rooms, Civ
- ,he firm a better opportunity than 1t
~ nd before to display the collections
f., as hands. In these rooms chiefly,
p' leo In others in the old building.
w. may he seen the collection Of works
M. formed by the late Colonel II. T.
imam. Of Brooklyn II is to be sold
,Es afternoons and evenings of Jan
nary =. IS an g.
l,o,,nel Chapman was collector of
,bngs and many schools and
:, his paintings do not always rise
.ha nu significance of the great
IN the catalogue they possess,
"1,', .,.,eless. a certain interest. and oc-
..io,auv this interest goes dcop.t The
e especially to bc noted among the
"a masters. where from time to time
lionel Chapman had uncommonly good
= The Madonna and Child Of Sc
.ae,isno del Piombo is q striking illustra-
49,. a the robust emotion and style Of
.h.t master. IT is a strong bit of paint
;,g and very moving I'm sentiment There
q good old Venetian portrait here the
~ro,,nt BenuacQua," by Neroncse, and
omong the other Italian pictures we oh
serve a very attractive Virgin and child
with Saint Joseph and Saint John attrih-
n,od 70 Ronifazio Neroncse. Salvador
posa that theatrical but charmingly pict-
,,ssoue Ncapolitan of the seventeenth
century. is captally represented by his
os,orr, on the Coast dramatic in its
examination and brilliantly composed,
.rd there are some excellent specimens Of
the archaeological but always decorative
parnini one warns 10 Colonel Chap
mans candid taste for these not precisely
memorable. Vet in their way delightful
,ict,,res He had the courage OF his opin-
ions and would buy picture for It's in
,rinsic interest aside from the repute of
tho man signing II. Look, for welcome
instance al the two quaint seventeenth
century naval scenes by the Dutch Philip
Van Mascheren These curious ohlong
csnvases may not be great art, but ii Is
pleasure 10 see them.
Tho charming cupid" Of Sir Joshua
1evnolds leads the English pictures
which include "a number Of Landscapes
and decorative portraits. and there are
interesting souvenirs Of various types o.
the low countries. The Harvest Time
Of Van Goyen and Van Zyis "Orpheus'
decidedly hcguiling piece of braVura'
should more particularly bc cited. After
his old masters Colonel Chapman gave
mos, attention TO the French Romanl-
cists OF the Rarbizon group. The land
scape men. Rousseau. Daubigny, Dlaz
are effectively represented, and one OF the
paintings in this category. the large 'ofo',
Is truly ROYAL picture. This painting OF
THE Giant willows" is one Of the mas
,e-'s b3ldest compositions. having about IT,
indeed 2 massive quality with whlch ne
rarely concerned himself, and the WORK IS
as suavely lovely in tone as it is imposing
in design The Decamps. TOO, the i'INt''-
IL felt Good Samaritan is very me
and there are some characteristic pieces
ny Millet In short. as one goes Slowly
through this large and miscellaneous col
lec,ion there are 6Ss numbers ia the catd-
logu1 one IS constantly finding. alons
with negligible things. works OF d hisH
interest. some of them, too, are America"
in origin. notably few engaging pictures
By Arthur b. Davies, and we nave oeeh
especially struck by Colonel Chapman
sai- for drawings. both Of the Old and
modern schools. These fugitive IeilcS'
such As Daubignys Lion Hunt, after
Dslscroix the Social Dance when
dates from Fortuny's early formative
period. and the pen sketch by Alfred ste
yeps make one Of the salient ana most
personal chapters In the history OF 'llS
collector as we see it unfolded IN the eN-
tibition. II was like him 10 turn rum
an Important" old master IKE the -
bastlano 10 pretty and well painted
Head NJ q Neapolitan Girl" by the mod
ern NIicbetti or to casual drawings by
Borace yernct. Leon rHerm!tte and 9TH
eis.
Nor did pictorial art exhaust his entha-
siasn Gases in the exhibition are hlIed
with Oriental porcclains. decorated OF
unele color glazcs. hawthorn jars and
vases. and in this field as else
where he showed judgment and had gooa
fortune. There are japanese and Chinese
as well as modern European bTonzes IN
the collection. there are ivory miniatures
pieces Of French furniture, pieces OF an
tiQue glass and 50 on through q Devil
dering array. Altogether the sale prom
Uses to excite a good deal Of competition.
From the Chapman exhibition the eie-
yator lowers the visitor TO an upper floor