New-York tribune., 1916-02-12
CathOIina Lambert COlIec
ton of Paintings on
View To-day.
UNUSUAL SPIRIT
PERVADES WORKS
Old and Modern Paintings Con.
Stitute a Little Museum
of Art.
BY ROYAL C0RTlSSOZ.


placed on exhibition at the American
Art Galleries this morning, presents
unusual difficulties TO the commentator
who must give an account of IL iu a
few words. !; is not merely that the
catalogue runs 20 four hundred num-
bers !. is that this collection really
constitutes a little museum Of art, in
the various rooms o. which one might
proftably lingcr for hours, now alb
sorbei in some major picture and again
following the obacurer but no less in
ieresting developments OF a minor cpl
ode IN the history Of painting The
charm Of the collection is largely 90 be
attributed TO the unusual spirit per
vading IL. "No one 1t is remarked 10
the preface 20 the catalogue. "and least
Of all Mr. Lambert. will be disposed to
insist that all these pictures are mas
terpieces" But IL ie obvious that ne
has bought them for legitimate rea-
sons. that he has recognized a good ola
picture when he has seen n and has
acquired +. regardless Of the label on
the frame
There arc aScripuors in the list
which puzzle q little. II is hard 20 sec
why the Lady Holding Miniature
should be even "attribGted" 10 Ner0n-
csc. From thc beruTed portrait in the
( miniature 20 the last touch - the
painting az this huXom beauty every
thing about the canvas points 10 the
school of Rubcns. Rut DO we mention
the example % g. only 60 emphasize Che
fact that there is scarce q handful 0f
such disconcertiug incidents in tr.
show. From beginning TO- end ono
conscious % bu- interesting paiatH~
for which only none but reasonab.
claims arc made ia this respect a.o'
the sale Of thc Llmber. collect ior
should take high rank.
Italian Pictures Shown.
The Italian pictures, OF course. come
a. once into thc foreground. u for
no other reason than tha, good l;al-
ian pictures are so seldom in the
market Ia the tondo by Botucelh we
have perfect illustration Of the point
cited above. 10 is not q masterpiece,
but 't is a beautiful thing. fully chri.
Gctcrstic OF the Floreutint'- 'sudio II
wv ll. 80. ,.a ..~,,.i-
~. I-a,;,.,. r;,. - J..
lacks the strange spiritual energy Of
,''' ""es'74 ny. 80
q" 80 -. r,,i,; "1,L,
Madonna Enthroned." - all glorious
and triumphant, perfect type Of
Renaissance Journalism lmbued with
tae true aesthetic IRE. OF the MINER
GUS paintings Htiv my" ,V To"'U
me 10 see R1IV""S'u '.l NV @
p1 -'D" '"'' '' p'..i.. | -,
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t,H I at.Ltl~Lol5
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8" S't t"V s"".,
mus ;'I' DV1 D." ''' a. "''"t -
We nave h'l" '''' '"e''.' "' '"c ,'P
o JUS power "7 Cgs' t''ei "'." - ~ u,
man 9pe""'"s OF VI man w. '""!
"s,ce 1or nom, i' 10 "i'uue 10 '.'
madonna shN CHiu 40. -oo lO.
hcIit at'ilOult" L" .OIa. 10 anu "o"
gwen 10 andrea ca4Ei. IL Ia an ca
qu'sie souvenir o. me Leo"arueSque
tI"o'''oh, am J." i-s n.oues1 WY w.
may a4o' N.it e''"i"0 -'i sue M l''o
collection. All lAiort' 'He g@'eI'eS
we are sluN4o.'.t ~po" yvss S"O"
WORKS uh'mpor'a4' a, ruCh '"'"ss 60
buL genuine ana 'euu'ltnl-
mere Us aH0'h'f Ia4'"" pi0'tir ~.
spcla. ylgnlcanee. ING me hoiy
Family 40. o29l 5y Andrea del Sarto,
iu.i az ''e scns'ou. INC 49,
Ru, - ;s NOT for ,rc names attached
fo thom that we cherish these relics /
Of southern art. II is for their intrin- F
etc vaIue os orhodir,erts of tho eouth- 1
.r, enri,s THO lii ia iono not slwavs
..,c;firg hut on ,bo otber hand almost
.c,lr Gru n. relicious euLiects nv |
nah for,;G ,,ey+ers as R;esolo Alberti. /
.u, r,.;.u; C;r,a r.,oco-1o A.
0",' "a an l""'' 60. e,I
',',' ,itt .l,a ,,e,oio',. st,,,osobere
no pi"oe i.1 wy 1;.t,.dP'
ot Ihe RENAISSANCE ne IIinI'''I az
mere 700; VIZ -"eil F F..ueu -
gIounuS' '"eII HlciH..0 ~
/ hauHOl"s "a''''e' anu 4IV''
NWe we arg swept DeyOHu 'n.'i ..
mobile Wofla Dy lhe hagni.echt IoI'e
+ OF llntoretto' say IN ms MHIli i"Ee VI
/ y. Oatherine, or ny the pray ara OF
/ llepolo. CoHec'ors hhe ar. Ea.loeI.
/ nave good Iuch' MV" nv i"'Vto-'
/ themselves IN a man Hke LouoNlCO "a,
racci thcy 30 not acquire hOgC'eAs'9
hammered picture, Dut ma one IKE lne
Madonna ana ChiId No @oo)' mere
shown. The BronZino IN thls colIec-
/ ZION, by the same token, the "Leonor@
de Toledo" IS not a great portrait or
even the original version OF the sun
jcct-but y is good bronzino.
Fortune Favors Collector.
TLo ,ar,o fortuna has followed Mr..
-. tLro,,,b he doaliros With all
no oId schools eave possiblv the Brit