The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-26
ART IN THE GALLERIES.
Ward Pictures win he SOld--Con-
temporary Art Exhibitions.

The Montross Galleries arc showing IN
addition TO the Bellows pictures two other
exhibitions.
y. t.angdon Coburu Is represented by
artistic photographs OF many beauty spots
here and there In the world. oue of tho
most effective, we were =. to.ced to OBJ
serve. b"ug a study OF street lamps upon
Broadway OF a rainy night. The third
gallery contains q varied and interesting
display OF Persian Images bowls Persian
miniatures. rugs. a Greek cup dating from
the third century. Nssopotamiau mosque
lamps, Roman mosaic glass bowls. and an
interesting group of Rakka
The officers of that admirable and
wholly worthy institution the Municipal
Art Gallery report a hourshing interest
in their exhibitions. There We're 24ls3
visitors last month. 5000 of whom were
children: the adults being business mon.
town.
The sign In the street reads. Munich
pal Art Gallery OF paintings and objects
Of art loaned monthly by citizens and
societies free To the public" II IL In the
Washington Irving Building. block east
Of Union Square. on Sixteenth and Sew
erteenth streets and Irving place. Az
though the building above the first floor
il occupied by a public high school. the
art gallery is public institution. open
freely 10 the street and in no sense
school affair II is simple attempt to
afford to owners Of pictures the pleasure
Of sharing their enjoyment with their fell
low citizens.
The fifth free exhibition Is now on. 1t
numbers POS canvases. including Cas-
taigne., Harrison Fishers. Howard Pyles
WNcths Arthur Eeachers. Grenvile
smiths. Varlans, Frosts. Fogartys, Moras.
Rl,ndon campbels Eugene Wieremans
Hopk,nson Smiths. Paul Bransons. Mont
gomery Flags &c.
A collection Of pictures that belonged
to the late Charles n. Ward is now on
view iu the galleries of the Merwln Sales
COMPANY, IL East Forteth street. II will
be scld at auction on the evening of Jan
uary eS Among the canvases are large
portrait by J. = Copley OF Mrs. j. Greene.
dated 1869, and Thomas Sully painting
Of a man, done with rich color and con-
siderable feeling
\ picture by De Melville presents a
lady sewing peacefully In an arbor. which
is surprising subject for the painter OF
battles. The "Cotter's Back Yard" il a
strongly painted sketch by a master, and
as II came from the studio OF Corot there
Is ground for believing It by him. Other
pictures ere by Joseph jefferson. George
V. Curtis, modern impressionist East
man johnson. Troyon, Daubigny and
Elliot Dangerheld.
An exhibition OF contemporary art by a
number OF the more progressive painters
whose work is rarely seen together will
he held In the galleries OF the National
Arts Club from February to March In
elusive.
II Is hoped that this exhibition will
afford the public as well as the artists an
opportunity for "A comparative survey OF
certain of the more recent developments IN
American art.
While II In expected that the exhibition
as q whole Will illustrate a certain ten
dency. only those artists have been invited
to participate whose work seems to he pro-
crossing along individual lines. Therefore
painters as distinctly different as Maurice
Prendergast and Henry Lee McFee will
have an opportunity OF showing their
work in this exhibition. which will further
comprise representative examples by
Marion Beckett, Andrew Dasburg, Edward
A. Kramer, Kenneth Hayes Miller, Gus
Mayer, Katharine n. Rhoades, Sidney
Dale Shaw, Walkrowitz. John Marin,
Zulma Steele. Arthur Lee and a. Leon
Knoll.