New-York tribune., 1915-03-24
AMERICAN ART
AT EXHIBITIONS
Modern Paintings Vie for
Honors with Miscel-
laneous Antiques.
SALE OF COLLECTIONS
WILL START TONIGHT
Array of Foreign Pictures at
American Galleries Is I'm.
even i'm Merit.

It Is a decidedly mixed collection OF
foreign and American pictures that Just
now fills the American Art Galleries.
Nearly three hundred works are shown,
sent to be sold by number OF estates
and private owners. No single marked
taste is illustrated. Save for impress
sionism and the movements Of later date
every conceivable phase Of modern art
is represented. The sale, which begins
tonight and continues tomorrow and
Friday evenings, will give every ANA
teur his chance. But there is one
school which appears perhaps to more
advantage than any other. II IS our
own.
Some Of the best paintings on the
walls are by American artists, living
and dead. At the outset we come upon
Mr.. Chase's "Wheatfeld," big land
scape not altogether finished, and. by
virtue Of that fact, rendered uncom-
monty interesting. The scene is noted
in large bold masses. 1t is reserved IN
tone. Mr. Chase seldom paints with
so much simplicity and force.
There is another American landscape
hanging near by, also painted on gen
erous scale, which we'll supports ;he
sounder tradition in our native art
This is the late J. C.. Thom's Deer
Hunt" The motive which gives the
work its title is made sufficiently con-
spicuous. but what really counts is the
good painting of the birches and Will
lows and of the rosy sky. Thorn was
never TO be reckoncd among the power
full individualities of his time, but, as
this picture shows. he was true ar
tist There are divers clever hgure
subjects in the American contingent,
picturesque Oriental studies by the late
Edwin Lord Weeks, and one of the
most charming of Frank Millets Eng
lish cottage interiors, but 1t IS IN
landscape that we are strongest
The considerable group OF paintings
by George II. Bogert, the late W. VI.
Hunt. +. W. Kost, Bruce Crane, Homer
Martin, r. A. Blakelock, II. W. Ranger
and A. c. Rowland contains works uni
formly competent and interesting. ne
large sheep pictures by Gayloru -.
Truesdell should also be 1aVoraO'y
cited ;o+-
The extensive array Of foreign pict.
ures is uneven in merit, with "oIh %
a rather conventional order predoml
Mating the work of those Continental
painters Of popular" subjects, VINO
have shown more adroltness IN the
treatment of romantic costume, more
feeling for the sentimental motive
tksn genuine artistic quality. Progress
through the abundant space they oc-
cupv in the exhibition is only TOO
swiftly made. The temptations 10 pause
are few and far between. But mere anu
there we are we'll rewarded for deidy'
The little Corot, "Paysan ltaileh, Is
q capital souvenir of one OF the great
painters casual moods.
The pretty figure piece in light tones
/ by Emile Auguste Pinchart, AZ tne
Fountain" is more than pretty III III Che
mint and cummin of its technique. me ne
connoisseur of painters painting VIII
observe this with sympathy, recogniZ-
ing NJ. Pinchart as one who, II not
master is at all events not unworthy
If a masters example. Dupre, Mels-
sonier Verestchagin, Raffaelll, Jong-
kind. Jacouet, Beraud, Diaz and DeiPy
are some of the other names IN tf
voluminous catalogue that oriehy ar
rest attention. ..oir
some further collections of certain
minor interest are also displayed at
the American Art Galleries. FROM .u!e IHe
estates of the late Charles r. SmlllIe
and Mrs. NJ. a. p. Draper come quah
titv of old and modern OrientalIa anu
some Empire furniture, Ihese th!ms9
are to be sold next Friday ana 0d'u'
day afternoons. 49,. ,,,;s.oI-
On Thursday afternoon tne ,, il.seeI
laneous possessions OF A. l.. p'ei 49,, .l',,,,
will be dispersed: lie SHOWS sto"P to"i
of old pictures, objects IN si1HeI' 80 .oIS,
watches, rugs and CONS ne S Inst
ard tho silver bbelots are the pe9U
tbircs n in the collection. The former
which range from ancient roman
srocimens to issues Of all periods from
various European mlntS, lhcluue mum
erous GOOD American pieces:
Two collections are on view at the
,,dorson Galleries. The first, made up
nf oriontal objects belonging TO Sho-
- Nomura and another amateur, IS
articularlv interesting in ITS Japa-
Pc p" nr;nts. Many excellent impress
n;ons If Uiroshige and Hokusal are
-, There are also small groups
sitoTn ~ Iaoo,ers inros, netsukes and tex
- VI rho sale is set for the evenings
- Worch 30 and 81. The second COZ
Ioo,ior which is to be sold on the ar
.orn0ons of March 81 and April -
so,ms another instalment Of the moo
~ treasures brought together by
Tassachusetts Ma lover Of the quaint and
curious. r oid ro,ytor
fro EXAMPLES Of early English pot
tery. tIy samplers, candIestieksii and so or on
.SrG0,nSb .S,G, a diversified list. This is not,
aarIa6s 1nIIoS = brilliant collection, but IN
,. ""p' u'ay il makes a peculiarly beguh-
rs r9 on1eal We strongly commend the
M M ~ those who like to pick up
GrSt GI, rate piece of Stafordshire now
and then. an ancient door knocker'
sIr siirer kettle of the Colonial period, or
some such reasonable" prize.