The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-09
RARE ART GATHERED
BY FREEDMAN Seen
Paintings. Engravings ana
Antique Textiles by Master,
to BE- Sold.
CHINESE PORCELAIN roo

The paintings collected Is, ,o l,,.
Andrew Freedman. which were r',cod n,
public view In the galleries of the Amer
can Art Association yesterday. vii. make
one OF the important art sales of n.
winter. At the sainc time the rar.
antique Chinese porcelains Of Edward
Wasserman, the great collection Of en-.
cravings and etchings BELONGING IN
Richard Edcrhcimer and the licnguiu
collection OF old velvets and cmbroider ic,
were shown. In preparation for sales a,
auction,
The Freedman paintings form , Won
balanced collection of carefully chosen
works that finely represent the ber
qualities OF ON OF the creates, nars.
In modern art. The pictures are land.
scapes for the most part. although ,hers
are a few figure pieces. Corot, liar.
pignics. Cain. J.. J. %Iicnncr. pie,orla
Zien. Schreycr. Jacquc. TroyUn ana
Diaz leao in interest. But IL would h
difficult to decide which of the a-t,s.s
carries on the chief honor of the SHOW
II IL indeed a well balanced group
Some Of the Paintings shswa
The Corot IL "A Ia rgc example ana
came from the famous Mary Jane Mon.
gan sale. II In the "Nymphs Bathing.
and the nymphs are seen In tho ,ore.
ground, protected by a discreet shadow.
Tall trees rise in a mass from n quiS
pool. the fading color from a sunsS,
tinting the sky bark OF them. Il II
painted in the pearly tones familiar To
the students OF Corot and the fainou
Atmosphere IL in evidence. Ther. an
five Characteristic works by ]. J. Henner
and as this artists paintings havo ns
been appearing In auctions OF late with
the frequency OF former days. they cons
upon one almost with the eject Of
surprise. The reclining 'Magdalen" and
THE Sleeping Ny1nph' are especially
typical the flesh tints have the brilliant
softness n the color has tho personal
qualities that are so much admired
The turquoise blues and the gray browns
are as fresh as though the pictures we've
painted yesterday.
The four Harpignlcs landscapes ~
all attractive examples of Landscape
painting. The composition. while no,
sensational. always contains something
unexpected. The color is charrirG. the
trees arc beautifully drawn. and the feel.
ing for nature Is genuine The tres
in the "Passerelle du Moulin Ccias' an
particularly free and interesting. TIE
sheep picture by Jacques hangs on Il.
wall next a Harpignies landscape. and
there seems to DO an affinity o. s;yis
between the canvases the same security
of design and the same c~oolness and
sObriety OF color.
Marie Dieterle's cattle picture ha.
been given the place of honor on the
gallery wall. a large and Vigorously
painted work. among the best of hers
to be shown here.
Georges WRshinRton's "APabs."
4 work full Of sparkle and sunni ht
is the Arab Horscmen." by Georges
Washington, who. in spite OF his name,
is a good FIenGhman. \ s-yur o.
riders with picturesque costumes, ben,
no doubt upon some m~araudIng tN;ei..
ton, halt in a romantic spot BESIDE ,
beautiful tree. The drawing q; The IL
ures Is equally V!~vacl"us and accurate
Another Arabian subject ha> teen
painted by an artist better known han
Georges Washington in this country, and
by one who Is identified IN To-, pubic
mind with such themes-Adolf ;, breyeI
His motif il a simp." on., some horse-
men fatigued by long desert mare 20
approaching a pool of watcr. Tao woe
composition dsvoIves arould tie two
Arabs in tho foreground. \ small ou,
brilliant picture by Pasini completes the
Oriental group.
Figure pieces Of a different char
acter are by Josef Chelmonski and J J.
Tissot. There is 10 need 10 bs 'o.d that
Mr.. chclmunski is a Russian Aside
from his anne his picture pHo,.A.us
his nationality. 1t looks precisely IKE
an illustration TO a story by Tursea.es
or Tolstoy. An aAnicht party * break
ing up in the eaN dawn and the guess
are leaving. The building is long. 'evei
and so unadorned Ia /. would ,p9eai
to be a barracks. but through tie Nm
dows some of the guests ar, ~'ll frlsi'
ing. The coSchmen on a Dcr.A outside
are waiting by tho kitchen door, Where
they too evidently have just been e
called. The scene Is sombrciy vA,u'"d
and the roughness o: the ROAD. VIII
patches Of melting SNOW, SUCCESS ore
Of the bleak territories so often ios,-bed
by the Russian novel,sts. The l,sso,
painting In much "a ~ a picture -: +"
pretty English sir. landing from a r.vN
boat. her two cavaliers m white NoutiuS
suits steadytng the frail craft.