The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-31
"Mater Amatis" by Coreggio in the Crespi collection

CPRING visitors to New York will
- find some fresh exhibitions to in
terest them. In addition to the
work OF the three painters on view al
the City Club, there is an exhibition at
Cottiers. and at Kraushaar's some new
paintings have just been put on view.
The Kraushaar exhibit shows paintings
by James Mcneil Whistler. Fantin La
tour. Ignacio Zuloaga, Gustave Cour-
bet, Alphonse Legros. Matthew Marls
and other artists. The picture by
Whistler is from the authors younger
days. 1t Is called THE Coast OF Brit
tany," and Whistler was 81 when he
painted II in 1861. Zuloaga is repre-
scented by the painting OF a hermit who
holds book in one hand and a staff In
the form OF a cross in the other. Mat
thew Marls shows one of the three por-
traits Of Isabella Agnus: Legros. Sum
mer in Bourgogne"; Courbet. "Environs
Of Ornans." and Fantin Latour, Toilet
of Venus"
Among the pictures on view at the
Cottier Galleries are works by Mauve.
Melting, Monticello and De Book.
The statue of Ralph Waldo Emerson
which Daniel Chester French did for the
Concord Free Public Library is placed
in the centre Of the main hall and
stands against a background OF book
shelves. The visitor on entering the IL
brary sees first the full view Of the face
and figure. The statue stands in a gal
lery OF such congenial associates as
Henry d. Thoreau, A. Bronson Alcott,
Nathaniel Hawthorne. Louisa May AL
colt and Ephraim Vale Bull
The difficulty in removing works of
art from Italy seems to have been over
come in the case of the famous Crespi
| collection, which Is to be dispersed In
Paris beginning on Saturday All the
| treasures of tho famous collector are
said to be in the rooms of the Georges
Petit Gallery. Commandatore Crespi
fourished in the decade from 1880 and
his collection was one OF the most i'm
portant in Milan when the city was q
mecca for lovers of art. The most au-
thorttat!ve Of Italian critics devoted
their pens to praising the collection
which became known throughout the
world The Italian pictures which CON-
pose II thus became known, although
some of them have been removed by the
action of the law against importing
works OF art and by private sale. I,
was not long after the death OF its
founder that the Crespi heirs decided
to sell the collection
Among the pictures which have been
disposed OF by sale is the la Schia'
vona" OF Titan. and those which ths
italian Government has refused to al
low to leave the country are a "Nativ
ity" by Correggio and pictures by Mo
roni and Galacci. There remains In tn,
catalogue a painting attributed to tn,
great Leonardo, which must be presen
to add its cachet to any Italian collec
ton of such importance. But there 4
q noticeable caution in the attribution
Other authenticated treasures are b,
such brilliant pupils OF Leonardo a.
Boltraffio, Solario. Luini and Ganpie
tro. The remaining specimen of Cor
reggto Is a mater Amabills" A "Vir
gin" by Boccaccino, Dead Christ b.
Vivarini, Sacred Conversation" b!
Basaiu and works by Marzlali Mansuet
Palma, Paris Bordone, Moretto. Lo
renzo Lotto and one from the atelier OF
Veronese are in the catalogue. Re
garded as remarkably fine specimen
Of the work OF Francesca Irancia i
Santa Barbara" while there are othe
notable pictures by Tiepolo. Sebast!an'
Ricci. Marco Ricci Canaletto. Guard
and two Flemish. specimens by Rogie