New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-28
ART EXHIBITIONS
Three Sales of Pictures and
Other Objects.

8, ie a pleasant atmosphere that just
,ow fills the American Ant Galleries,
where three collections. presently to be
old NJ auction are displayed. IN the
srst big room there is miscellaneous
collection of old pictures. some Of which
sre interesting. and upstairs the rooms
IRE filed with all manner Of those little
eurios which appeal to the modest ANA
,enr. some Of the best of this material j,
% be found in the furthest region of the
show. where the collection of Dr. Richard
Berl is arranged. a collection of about
four hundred pieces.
DR. Berl has specialized IN clocks and
watches. one of the latter tNo. 23lj is
simple. distinguished bit of French work
manship. II is known as The Napoleon
Watch bearing an inscription which
records the fact that IN" Emperor gave 1t
10 Montholon at 81. Helena in 1876. \
relic of kindred interest appears in "a
neighboring case. in the shape OF a pair
Of Belgian pistols (No. SD, which are said
70 have been carried by the Duke OF Wei
Hngton at Waterloo There are other OBJ
iocts N the collection which possess some
historical associations. There is. for eX-
sN which belonged TO Leon Rosenfrld,
the first victim of the revolution At Wen
ma in 1915 But il is mostly for other
reasons that Dr. Berl's treasures are TO be
admired. IT Is interesting 10 know that
the large silver cup (No. 1851 was once in
the possession OF the Empress Eugene.
but what appeals to us more strongly is
the beauty of the design and the cNqui-
site craftsmanship Of this sixteenth
century 'hanap." Everywhere we come
upon picturesqueness and quaint charm
in these timepcces. weapons, pewter YES
sells and such odds and ends as the Ger
man dog collar Of the sixteenth century
no. 1917 or the kitchen chopper, sickle
and mortar and .pestle. which seem 10
take us back into the very heart Of every
day life long ago. This is a collection
Enthusiastically personal in sentiment.
brought together by man really devoted
10 amusing hobbies.
Dr. Pleasant Hunter. whose catalogue
contains s25 numbers, is obviously con-
noisseur Of the same type. Old China has
enlisted his enthusiasm. and this collec-
uon of his is a very wilderness Of delight
full cups and saucers. platters. pictures.
teapots and so on. II is interesting TO
look over his pieces Of early American
origin. especially the glass. Nh. Barber,
who assuredly knows whereof he speaks.
pays friendly tribute in a preface TO he
catalogue to some Of Dr.. Hunters rari-
ties We do not wonder that he has been
particularly arrested by the flower pot
and tray (No 44OA), which were made in
Jersey City about 1870 The purity Of the
blue ground and the graceful touch shown
in the raised decoration make these OBJ
iects extraordinarily attractive. The col
lection is very rich In blue and white,
and hardly less impressive In its array of
lustre ware The pewter and silver are
good. and there is an admirable group OF
old mirrors as well as one Of several bits
o. other furniture.
The pictures m the collection Of the late
Meta J. Conor-Woo include number of
modern things. notably a neat little
sketch by Alfred Stevens. "Villerville, a
pretty head by Chaplin and a clever
Spanish scene by Gerome Ferris. But
most OF the l21 paintings are souve-
Mrs of the old schools, Northern and
Southern. They have been judiciously cat
alogued and make on the whole. no pre-
tensions TO any great importance. Not
infrequently q picture is encountered
which. regardless of all questions as 10
IT'S authorship. Is nevertheless worth
while. This is the case with The Flight
Into Egypt" given 10 Cariani, a really
charming bit OF color. The panel which
hovers between a Dutch and Flemish
-. In, tf,a "a
"S,rolling Musician and His Hungry Com
panion," is also q capital piece no matter
who painted II. One OF the best Of these
old pictures is the battle piece CNo. l09 by
Sebastian Nauck. picture done with re-
inarkable spirit and containing some eX-
cellent color. II is in this mood of rea-
sonable good will that one goes through
the show. unmoved by the general char
acter of the collection but interested in
various works by Italian, Dutch and
Flemish painters who may not have been
masters but at any rate had their mino"
merits
The Berl collection is TO be sold to-day
and tomorrow afternoon. The Conor-
Wood pictures are TO be disposed Of to-
night and tomorrow night. Or. Pleasant
Hunters belongings will be dispersed on
Thursday. Friday and Saturday after
moons.
An exhibition Of eighteenth century
French art has been opened al the Fischer
Galleries II contains paintings by Wat
teau, Boucher, Fragonard Natter ana
other types Of courtly elegance. Recent
paintings by Bolton Brown may be seen
at the Katz Gallery. Two portraits by
Mr. J. Carroll Beckwith. one Of Cardinal
Aligardi and the other of Miss Pevear
,re or view at the Knoedler Gallery until
Friday evening. At the Salmaeunui
Club the Association of American Etchers
has just opened it's annual exhibition
which will last until SATURDAY. X. =.