The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-23

The annual exhibition Of etchngs by
Rembrandt in the galleries of Frederick
Keppel q Co. IL an event the importance
OF which cannot be sufficiently urged.
Fortunately for us +. has become an in
stitution. something to be counted upon.
The etchlngs are not only supreme as etch-
iuss. but {; almost seems that the mos;
direct expression of THIS great workman,
great artist gr' at poet, was poured out
In this medium. These etchings stand
among the top things O; and with the
Ninth symphony OF Beethoven. "HamIrt
and The Thinker" OF Mchclangelo To
know them well is a necessity Tor every
person OF culture.
The Death OF the Virgin" is so eXtraor-
binary in Invention and 80 peopled with
mRguInCent pcrsonagos that the modern
spectator is shocked at first glance, fear
ing satire. but nothing was further from
the medieval masters mind than that.
The queen OF Heaven died 10 him as
might some earthly poteu;ate. with every
Imaginable Churchly consolation and
honor The Descen. from the Cross BY
Torchllght" ~ tremendous, tho Christ
Presented to the People" The Raising
of Lazarus" Christ reaching" are
heart touching; 40 for that matter are
the landscapes and portraits for every
vealing the true Rembrandt
The highly Interesting collection OF an
tique African carvings In the galleries or
the Photos acession has an 'interpreta-
| ton at the hands OF Mr.. Ste.ch,n. That
! is. Nj Steicheu has arranged a back
| ground OF black, red and yellow papers
! lie has cut his coored papers into ecu
bis,ic" shapes. decorating the room with
them and at the same time providing each
| carving with a special and harmonious
background. This achievement is great
success and the devOtees Of tho gallery
are In ecstasles.
The Scott a Fowles Company has ar
ranged small exhibition Of modern art
! In its Fifth avenue gallery, containing
! fine landscapes by Harp gnies and Sow
| eral by Harpigniess clever pupil Nerdun
There Is an unusual Elem with some
red fezsed Turks rowing in a long canoe
! In the waters off Stamboul, a character
| istlc Bouguercau large ana effective
| Cain, a Nollou dish OF fruit and others
| In the Enrich Galleries is an exhibition
| of works by the lesser known masters
| that is attracting the attention OF the
| amateurs. Among them may be mentiont d
| the Spanish Peasant" by Jose Aniolinez,
! a pupil of Murllo, the pupils st$ being
more robust than that OF the master Il
| Portrait OF a Prelate," by Fra Nlttor!o
| Ghislandi, "A spirited painting Of an ardent
| type; a portrait Of a gentleman, hy
| Longhl. some Of whose canvases have been
| lately added TO the Metropolitan Museum
| the Ruins Of Temple" with figures by
Pannni. large and decorative picture,
and portraits by John Glover, Sir Peter
! Lely and Francis Cotcs
In the print gallery of the Enrich build
! ing a sOcie'y that wi- formed for the
study of the model IN the open air shows
! the interesting results OF the last summer
work OF its m, mbers, among whom are
Dewing Woodward. Henry James Albright
and Beatrice Monti2amhcrt Jonas Lie
shows three river views I'm this exhibition
that are clever and breezy. In good color
and decorative as we'll
In response to numerous requests the
tapestry exhibition NJ the Avery Library
OF Columbia University was opened to the
public yesterday from 2 to & l.. VI. II
will he opened Thanksgiving Day ana next
| Sunday During tho week, which is the
last week of the exhibition MIR. Hunter
| will give several lecture promcnadcS foI
the public without charge, going from
tapestry to tapestry and explaining tn,
story picture and texture qualities a
each, backgrounding all with birds "
view OF the origin and historical develop
ment OF tapestries, The hour or thest
lecture promenades can be learned ny
telephoning or writing TO the Avery
Library, The attendance at the exhibit
tion, which started on October II, has
been more than 1000 to date.
There s an appeal about pictorial print
that few lovers Of the beautiful can resist
The very limitations Of these pictures are
not the least OF their charms, while thsi
possibilities especially those Of possession
are many. hut 20 the avoraas persol
most black ana white pictures are "stee