New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-04
Forthcoming Sales at
American Art Galleries

The collections Of Oriental art now
OF view at The American Art Gale les
are Of unusual interest and value. Mrs.
John o. Blsnchard's japanese prints
nearly six hundred in number leave
rare impression. There are too many
OF them for detailed comment, but We
hardly need 20 signalize more than the
one fact which lies upon the surface
this collectors amazing good luck. She
has been privileged 20 ind prints Of
exceptional freshness, impressions re-
vealing in their purest estate the crisp
lines and exquisite colors OF the Jap
anese masters. Mokussi ana tirosniee
are superbiy represented. but the whole
school is here well displayed
The connoisscurs will flock 10 give
hattie with one another when the sale
begins tomorrow afternoon. IL con-
tinucs tomorrow evening and con
cludes on Thursday afternoon. There
will then also be sold Mrs. blanchard
netsukes, snuff bottles, lscquers ana
other Oriental curios, small pu'
choice collection.
The belongings Of Dr.. John {. Fer.
gusou. counsellor of the Department OF
State. at Pekin. are of Chinese origin
Ne has ABOUT ESQ bronzes. paintings
iades and other objects which wall be
soId on Fridav afternoon. The paint
inrs make an interesting array. when
eliminates in the Nine Egrets,' de-
sign of wonderful decorative beauty
which is also illustrative OF Chinese
technique ut stage OF consummate
delicacy.
Fine as the paintings arc. We are IN
clincd TO linger little longer over inc
bronzes and the pottery. III Dotn cate
gories there are numerous ODJecIa o.
great beauty representing Inc e"Ti1eI
traditions in the East. The bronze w.hs
isr Va. 222), an heroic. monumental
niace and the lovely bronze bell NO.
55jl with its brilliant incrustations'
,.o,,id alone give 20 the room IN when
tIev are exposed something OF the
cboracter Of a fortunate museum.
The pictures forming the collection
NJ John Anderson, Jr.. OF Monte arr
ciqbtv-seven years old. and modern
,ain,.nes have been catalogucd BY HIM
nth q sincerity which almost cisarHs
criticism. In charming preface ne eH-
claims ROW. he has pursued has srbstlc
Education and sets forth the rules ne
rs adopted as "a collector. men ne
addresses himself 10 the analysis OF
s~ecifc paintings in his possession II IS
hard 70 resist the smiable spirit IN
which ne testifies 20 the fsith that - IN
him. Right manfuliy docs he stand up
fo- his aftributions, for the assignment
70 - interesting "Pieta' TO Hubert
Nan Eyck. and Of ms slightly less IN
teres,ing "Entombment' 10 Rembrandt
Ne wish We could share his cony.e-
lions as to those paintings, but the
nth IS that we are not Impressed by
the pictures in this collection bearing
,bc most Respondent names. the pet
ures given to Rembrandt, Van Eyck,
Raphael. Correggio, Velasquez. Holbein
and Hogar,h. There is more to per-
suade among the lesser lights
~ literary notablities Prior. Pope,
/ Cav and Wordsworth-ha its beguiilng
qualities. There axe some old Dutch
landscapes. TOO. which il Is pleasant 70
NEE, the Landscape in Sunshine, By
Uobbema: the Woodland Scene by
Jacob Ruisdsel: the paintings by Van
! Goycn. Van der Neer and Jan WynAnts'