New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-28
CAPRI GIRL" BY JOHN S. SARGENT.

Lovers a miracle of scnSUous en-
chantment. This Is Diaz, the rOmanu-
Cist. ln bis bravest vein, giving to color
the piercing and emotional value OF
music. There are other temptations 70
particularize in the large group OF
paintings come down to US from the
great revolutionary period in modern
French art. The grandiose Heights
of Montmartre," by Michel, which
have been designed by one of the
heroic old Dutchmen. has overlaid upon
lis simple plan some of the subtlest
atmospheric qualities that Michel ever
achieved. Nillet's Quarters" is a
splendid fragment from his notebook
so 20 say, a splendid study of move
ment. made lovely through a vivid
touch of blue One might grow fairly
dithyrambic, too, over the three eX-
smples of Corot and the glorious sky
in Troyons Normandy coast scene.
But description OF so many paintings
may easily become tedious, and, be-
sides, il would hardly be apt TO the oc-
casion. Among the French and Dutch
pictures. as among the American, one
is struck not so much by the elaborate
composition. by the artist in full dress,
as by the intensely personal pit the
Characteristic and always colortul-
memorial of a temperament.
The ROusseaus offer STRIKING Nus
tration. None of them is what one
would call star" picture. The three
are simply so many spontaneous eX-
pressions of his passion for light and
tone A few of the modern Dutchmen
-Neuhuvs. Jacob Maris, Willem Marls
and Mauve-are represented in ia
miliar fashion. By pictures on gener-
Ia +frfN
rest. both French and Dutch masters
apDeal 20 us not in the mood of the
gallery, but in that of the studio. We
reiterate the point because 1t IS, IN
deed. the chlcfest and most begulling
point about the Williams collection
But there is nothing trifing here,
nothing negligible. On the contrary.
we have as il were the very cream OF
two great schools. Even men VINO are
not ordinarily painters IN the hner
sense of the term. men ike Roybet,
seem by some lucky dlspensauon to
have struck twelve for the beneht OF
this American lover Of good painting.
The list of beautiful things, mostly
small. intimate works, which thus MN
lister TO the eve avid Of rich color and
strong. indvidualized brush work,
might be almost indefinitely extended.
Delacroix. Alfred Stevens, Melting
Ribot Vollom, our own Blakelock,
Matthew Maris-they are all present
in their best estate. Monticello takes
A place by himself. There are no fewer
than five Of his chromatic poems IN
the show. and with them are two done
bv him I'm collaboration with Marls.
For sheer pleasure it is long since we
have had any such exhibition as this
one. IL contains group Of excellent
old Dutch masters. landscapes chiefly,
but IL is through its modern pictures
that II takes US captive, pictures Of an
era which seems remote indeed from
the present day, with its so-calied
problems" and discoveries" They
are old-fashioned, no doubt, according
to some philosophers. But they are
gloriously beautiful.
The Williams pictures are to be sold
in the grand ballroom of the Plaza on
the evenings Of February 3 and 4. Al
the American Art Galleries there will
also be sold next week the porcelalns
collected by the late W. j. Oastler,
which may now be seen there. They
include decorated and single color
clazes OF high quality. In the absence
~ a catalogue we cannot conveniently
indicate the salient pieces, but we may
note that these are more particularly
10 be found in the categores OF blue
and white and pure white designs.