The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01
PARIS TO LOSE FINE
ART COLLECTION
Leo stein Decides to Take
Works Of New Impression.
lists to Florence.
THACkARA Is WELCOMED
New COmsul-Gcneral and His
Predecessor Entertained
ut Embassy.
,pecidl cable Despatch TO The SrS

PARIS Jan. 31.--One OF the worlds
Anest collections OF four living French
masters, Cezanne. P!casso. Mat.sse and
Rero,r. will be disin;egrated with the de-
pa-turc from Paris Of Leo Stein. AN Amer
i,an collector, who has rented a villa at
s,.t.gnano. a picturesque suburb OF Flor
,oce and proposes 10 take UP "A permanent
residences there In April.
Some ten years ago when the Fauves.
that is the savages or neo-impressonists,
fire. made their appearance and startled
tho world by their unconventional views
On Art the brothers. Leo and Allan Stein,
ard their sister Gertrude. who had left
America for the artistic atmosphere OF
Paris. were among the few art lovers to
AXE the movement seriously. They gath
cred unique collection OF the pictures at
prces which would now appear rid!Culoua
Collection Mecca of Artists.
As the new movement gained ground
the collection became the Mecca of artistic
pilgrims who were seeking enlightenment
~ well as those who came TO sCof.
Leo Stein. In confirming the report that
the collection is to be broken up, said to
The correspondent OF THE SYN:
sour collection as II collection has
served It's purpose and has now. feel.
every right to retire from publicity and
become entirely n domestic AFFAIR. shall
take mine to Florence. My sister Ger
'-uie will take hers to an apartment she
has rented over the Palais Royal gardens.
while my brother Allan will remain in
Paris and keep his twenty-five Matisses.
The report that had decided 10 bequeath
ny collection to the Uffizi gallery at Flor
ence IS untrue. I have not yet considered
the question of Its disposal before or after
ny death"
NJ. stein said he had no sympathy with
the So called cubist movement. but refused
70 say why. adding: At would be !mpos-
s.b,e for the general public 10 understand
my objections rightly. however much ]
might explain them"
Mr.. Stein declared he was leaving Paris
solely because he had been attracted to
Florence. The surroundings ut the latter
place were less noisy and to nlace wa
,ess like city.
Tells why Maltese Attracts
Allan Stein, whose collection OF the
works OF Mat!sse is second only to that OF
Schoukine, the great Moscow collector, ex-
,lsined 10 the correspondent OF THE SUN
the affection he felt for Il. He said:
"aiatisse's pictures are good to live
with. My friend Schoukine built u special
room for a picture by Matisse represent
ing n scene In Moorish cafe. There Is
nothing else in the room but this pic
llTt, " COUCH anu ~ lew SNhoh
kline says that when he returns home tired
and worried no sits for short time In
front OF the picture and very soon his ia
tigus vanishes. His brain clears and q
feeling Of warmth and calm steals over
him under the influence OF the picture
a. VI. Thackara, the new American
Consul General here, who was transferred
from Berlin some time ago. took up his
official duties this week. His social dutie.
a.ll have to remain In allegiance owing
20 the fact that Mrs. Thackara Is IL
mourning for her sister. The transfer
OF the Office to Mr.. Thackara was made
the occasion for a little ceremony at th'
embassy. Mr.. Herrick. the Ambassador
whose long friendship for Mr.. Mason
The retiring Consul-General, resulted II
tho most cordial cooperation between TN
embassy and the consulate. congratulated
tho retiring officer on his eminent Ser
vices and welcomed tho newcomer. HI
then handed over Mr.. Thackara's Ger
t!hcate OF appointment and Frances ex
eGuatur.
Plan Wilbur Wright statue.
Tho COMMITTEES which Is ut work on tn
proposal to erect n statue to the lat
Wilbur Wright on the scene Of his frs
aviation triuinphs in France has de
cided TO open a national and internationa
subscription for the purpose. A specia
appear will DO made to Americans resid
Ing in France.
The site chosen for tho nifty foo
memorial will dominate the Sarthe Val
ley The scheme has failed to arOus
French interest owing largely TO tn
patent suits of the Wrights agains
French manufacturers. The local com
mittee Of Ls Mans and that Of tn
Aero Club have amalgamated in tn!
work. Tho former has agreed to the de
inand OF the Aero Club that words to tn
effect that Wilbur Wright was the frs
man who few should not appear as a
Inscription on the memorial, but merel
list Of his achievements and the dates
II is understood that subscriptions wi
not be sought IN America, as tn
memorial is meant to be purely French.