The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-23
EXTENSIVE SALE
OF MODERN ART
Many American Painters Fir-
urc in Coming Auction
of Collectors.
HERMAN COINS TO GO

y collection or nearly three hundred
modern Paintings were placed on view
yesterday in the galleries OF the A,neri-
can Art Association. preparatory to n
sale which begins there on March -
The NJ. A. Bierman collections. which
include pictures. art objects and coins.
and which are also on view, will be sold
March %, and the Draper and smiliie
groups of furniture and art objects are
to be sold March rs and "a.
one OF the interests OF the picture
display Is the Retrospective outlook Il
gives upon American art. The majority
OF the paintings are OF native inspiration
and although many living artists are
represented. including the dean OF them
all. William NJ. Chase. II 10 possible
to see also the work OF one OF our early
art heroes. William Morris Hunt, and
others who antedate ever him.
Two landscapes by Albert Bierstadt,
the favorite artist OF Queen Victoria, are
here. and five by Ralph A. Blackjack.
including some early ones that give a
new viewpoint upon his career. SO many
Americans are represented. In fact, tina.
the sale will prove especially exciting
~ V'A NC NbN'IAs VIZ - a De-
culiarly personal interest in the ratings
that they take in these auctions. A
number OF our newer artists will be pu;
TO this test for the first time.
Early Painting Of W. NJ. Chase.
The "Wheatield." by William NJ
Chase. is an early example. probably
painted shortly after his return from
Munich and so freely painted that IL
pttaf h.ya Shn,L.d l. .,ro,va, n.,tl
Johnson and J. H.. Bristol, who were
holding the American fort at that time.
Examples OF their more classic work
now hang peaceably with Mr.. Chsse's
in the same collection. Old scores are
long since forgotten and all these men
have their historic value. And nova
days Mr.. Chase's revolutionary wheat
Held Is itself classic. People have go
great a terror OF futurism that they lean
upon the once feared work of the Inn
pression!sts with n positive sense OF Sc
curly and comfort.
The canvases by william NJ. Hunt.
the pupil OF J. + Millet. are all land
scapes Ry the American Mille,. Frank
H., there IL his large and carefully fn-
ished "Grandddughter." sometimes
known as the 'Convalescent 1t shows
a pretty young woman propped up on
pillows upon all old fashioned sofa
covered with chiutz. To her enters an
o'u man win cap ana iessIns pe'r'"s
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Still another American is Edwin Lord
Weeks, who was one of the first OF our
men 10 20 to India and the East for
art material. All Of his Eastern pic
lures In this collection are attractive
They have lost nothing Of their fresh
ness OF color and con.pare more thai
fsvorably with mos, OF the newer
artists work upon the same lines. His
Great Mosque AT Lahore" shows the
turbaned wor.hippers cleansing them.
selves as hes, they NAV before entering
Tho ,emnle
Among tho E,,rone,r artists is VasuI
yerestchagin. the Russian. ten of whose
n,c,uras ar. IN ha sold Veres,cn.vin
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