The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-28
WILLIAMS PAINTINGS
NOW ON EXHIBITION
Collection Is Rich In It's TX.
amples of the Barbizon
School.
AN IMPORTANT MILLET

attention of connosseurs 1t is adm.
rably chosen throughout, and, white d. BIO.
some star features. such as Tho MN.,
"Quarriers," the COrots Mont .,l...
George Fullers and Sargent. it, main
distinction Is the high level ~ merit
there being practically no blduk nun.
bers The sale is sure to be an interest
ing event.
The Millct "Quarriers" is not We'll
known to this public, but it IL a highly
successful study by the master OF the
subject. that was always nearest his
heart, the task Of humble toilers In this
instance the work engaged in is OF the
most violent. and the painter has chosen
probably the most strenuous moment in
the day OF his quarters BY means OF
a long wooden pole two men stripped to
tho skin are prying from the earth
"A weighty rock. one Of the men pulls
downward on the pole while the other
leans upon IL. The composition Of tho
picture is perfect but all traces Of effort
at composition are hidden. The color $
rich and mellow and the method OF paint
ing Is robust and fearless.
The examples from the BarbizOn school
are numerous in Mr.. Williams collcc-
tion and include a number of suavc pau-
biguy river views, some Virile Rousseau
landscapes. rich wood interiors Of DiE
and characteristic Corots. II Is highly
probable that two of the Corots will 10
as much admired by the public as any OK
tho landscapes shown. for the Wood
mans Cot has the pearliness Of color and
the indehnaby poetic treatment now uni
Versally appreciated, and the Evening,
Lake Nemi' is the epitome OF the ro-
mantle Italian moonlights that so many
poets and painters have endeaVored TO
celebrate.
Most OF the Monticello canvases have
been hung together In the upper gal
ery and they FOL n an attractive group.
The "Rcturning From the Fields ~
charming canvas melodic in color and
rhythmic in design, a in fact are all
OF the other Monticellis. In one Of
these pictures Monticello had tho colldbo.
rath1n of Matthew Maris. This pic.
ture, "a Gala Day" has the place OF
honor IN the upper room,
Near by Is an interior of TurloS'
cafe" by Decamps, with picturesque
personages In tho shadow contrasted
against an opalescent light that Strikes
the cafe wall Three cattle pictures are
widely different IN manner but are alike
excellent IN style. They are signed nv
Constant Troyon. Jacob Marls ana An
ton Mauve The sheep picture 10y
painter Miche'. but just t. what degree
Is not clear on the back is memo.
randum saving This picture
Michel" but the rest Is illcgi-
bic Il IL I'm the hand of Jacaue and is
signed by him. The picture itself is charm
| ing and IL apparently chiefly the work ~
Iacdue, for though the foreground ~ IN
shadow. Il IL transparent shadow ana no.
| in the least sombre, as Michel would nave
The shaen resting under me
great tree are well placed and "er
painted
An extra item of interest IN regard
! to this collection IL that II contain
hummer or worries by American 'tr-iiri :
~ note Their dispersal at auction is
| always a matter Of special concern hot p
| to the artists themselves and to he
pntrons who collect native work Tho
| Sargent. the Alden Weir and the Twacht-
man are all early examples OF these ar
| lists The Sargent is his Girl or
| Capri" leaning against sapling upon
| A hillside, gazing IN across the olive
trees and los; In day dreams II Il
painted with all Of Sargents cleverness
OF brush work The Ilden Weir is a
| decorative panel with a goddess seated
by a balustrade and holding n Tyre II
has more browns than this artist uses
at present. hut the work has all OF hls
| usual refinement.
The examples OF George Fuller arc all
| large and important. His "Romany Girl
| is In golden Rembrandt browns His Leo
| Through the Meadows" has strain o'
| imagination that is typically American
| The little Albert r. Ryder Ia q sea piece
y strange little sailboat being tossed alott
upor. a great wave, while omincus ooud'
| race through the sky ana EMIL moon
| lights up the mysterious waters.
| There are many small canvases or srea'
| charm and merit, such as the little cbu"h
| interior by Bosboom, n rich ar glowing
specimen Of good art the portrait head
of Corot's sister, by Volion; the Rbot
| picture of himself seated before an ease
| which holds his masterpiece, the Descent
| from the Cross; tho Beach at SheV'
ingen by Jan van Goyen; the landscape
| by Henry Muhrman the "Old ROVER ~
| Cairo" by Prosper Marilhat' the waVi
| color by Wyant, and the delightful Outer
interior by Neuhuys. with man and WE
drinking tea beneath the projection or th'
| great fireplace and two naive children al
| play
With the Williams collection the col
lection of Oriental porcelains that pc
'onged To the late William c. CASTER ],
shown, Mr.. Oastler, who died las,
| March at the axe OF 81, was a native Of
Birmingham. England. and devoted many
years 10 the study OF Chinese porcelain'
lie was a well known advisory railway
engineer, but his activities as an euglneo'
did not interfere with his success AS
connosseur OF porceiains, lie was
friend of the late Benjamin Altman an,
the two often conferred and suhnttt'
their prospective purchases to each other
| criticisms
The collection numbers 900 piece, ~
| Guiding blue and white both In hard '''
! soft paste, many single color Id" ts
among which are specimens Of care '
lune, sang de hnuf yellow and cr.Hd''
Among some especially lovely vases n''
he mentioned a slender funR theng 'As'
| NJ. $50. with figure decoration, 40 IN
a pair Of vases NJ the same period acc
Grated with brilliant enamel colnrs ul.
| vac nard white paste, An unusual en- a.,
'.unq double lohed gourd vase, No 'N'
| vas exhibited at the loan exhibition %
| IRE porceltins In the DuVeen galleries
1907. aud 50 100 was No laS. tau k"h
'f-i vtsa decorated m tho falnille Ve''
raucls of the seventeenth century
The Olstler pprcelains VIII be sou
lhe galleries Of the American Art Ns''
citation beginning on February ..
williams paintings are to be sold lu ''
grand ballroom OF the Plaza Hotel .
the evenings of rebrsary and
TABRIZ RUG BRINGS $685.
Totnt Receipts al Fiiiippucrt sal