New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21


in passages OF painting about The face
and the fire old ruff which neither Rem
brandt nor Halls could have disdained.
The Lady with Ruff" by Miereyeldt. is
not so strong a work. but il registers as
notable a triumph in It's way. r way all
suave polish and elegant realism. There
are hundreds of these old Dutch portraits
which. with all their merits, AFFECT us as
so much bald prose. Miereveldt's lady is
painted with distinction lifting 20
higher plane the rather humdrum tradi-
ton 10 which the portrait is TO re re-
ferred There is an odd nude by Van
Dyck in the show. odd in its blending of
the academic qualities which go with the
subject "Androme6a," with something Of
that air which the artist conferred upon
his state portraits. This ringletted hero
inc might indeed. be enc Of the court
beauties he was always painting during
his English period The picture has in II
his smooth drawing. his fluent sophisti-
Gated touch in the handling of form. but
il is dull in tone and altogether wanting
IN the fire which belongs to his best work.
Ruysdael we find in similarly ambiguous
him. though characteristic in composition
and the close definition Of land and tree
forms. is unaccountably cold and heavy
in color OF Bors Biblical composition,
Lot and His Wife and Daughters. there
is little 70 be said save that ii we'll illus
trates the routine proficiency of the
Dutch school in the treatment of such
subjects II Is an able work. admirable
in finish. but on the whole leaves one cold.
Lastly. in this section. we have to men
ton the Still Life With Figures" by
Snyders. big. decorative and delightful In
its full blown demonstration OF the old
Flemish faculty for painting a cluster Of
fruit, dead fowls. and animals with hint
of the grand style.
The old English portraits good as they
are, cannot quite outshine the old Eng
lish landscapes. Morland's Rural Cos
sip" ought really 10 have been given an
other title. for the figures In the fore
ground. chatting at a cottage door, are
Of no consequence at All compared with
the scene at large. This pellucid land
scape is serious study from nature, not
very well designed, but made uncommonly
lation Of light. 1t is for its luminosity,
too. that we admire the example of "Old
Crome." and here We have, besides, a sim
pie hut strong composition. The third
Landscape painter in the English group is
Constable with 4 stormy view Of Hamp-
stead-a Iacy, robust impression. The
first OF the portraits 20 attract attention
is Sir Joshuas Countess Of Rothes,'
work especially remarkable for the paint
ing of the lady's white and black 'aces.
The white fall" over her skirt OF old
rose silk is so interesting from a technical
point Of view that we give scarce glance
at the rather insipid and complacent race.
This Reynolds asserts itself little more
than does any other portrait on the walls
by q British brush. but for mere charm
the observer eagerly turns TO Hoppner
Lady Spencer Churchill The free
spontaneous spirit of this canvas is IRE
sistible. and again the connoisseur oil
technique is arrested one rarely sees a
IIoppner in which color is handled with
such an engaging directness as marks the
painting Of the dress in this portrait
Raeburn and Lawrence are both repre-
scented by portraits of men. ana Doth' d.
II happens. paint in these works Win eN-
ceptional force and freedom. Raeourn Is
almost fat" where lie IS often 'hih anu
panerv Lawrence is vigorous where he
ia often sleek and wanting in nervous
force Nv this painter there is also Il
large family portrait. Frances. Nl1e OF
Henry Robinson, Esq and Son. II Is
attractive in the disposition or lhe he
ures. ii has winning sentiment ana inc
workmanship. Of course. Is beyond caNll
so far as il goes. But Lawrence Is
It.. uainter in the study Of the mascu-
line sitter TO which we have Just alluded
GOOD oxarnple OF LEY recalls tie earlier
period OF tire English school ana from
10 later wears come typical canVases ~
Cotes and Opie.
the space at the American Art Gar
leries not occupied by Mr.. Griscom p'o''
,,res IS filled with the Oriental porceldi'is
hoio,eing 10 MI s :. Carvalho inns
collection is particularly rich in blue ana
hit. ian, II includes also an imposing
array of single color glazes. lhsre are
100 some hits of decorated porcelain ana
,ho ebovr H. rounded out with an as'oHis"-
t,,, ,.roup of those tiny snun oo'ties
which belong among the most oe"i'chii,s
relics OF Oriental craftsmanship
make no pretence OF surveying ~ "''a',
this gathering of more than lhous",'u
pieces. II is enough to state tha' vi,
/ carvalho's treasures embrace hundfcus %
items Of great beauty. They are TO DC
sold like Mr.. Griscom's pictures mex
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