New-York tribune., 1918-12-01
~ ~ Art - -
An Allied War Salon--The Eighteenth Century
Modem Paintings and Ancient Curios
BY Royal Cortissoz

flashing plates of Moreau, of society
given to an exquisite, coquettish ele-
gance. Here, in the England of Rey-
nods, the eXquisiteness characteristic
of the eighteenth century persists, but
with a different accent, one at once
more robust and more stately. Tradi-
ton, again, overlaid upon the Anglo
Saxon instead of the Latin tempera-
ment.
An interesting group fills the Krau-
shaar gallery, with Whistler at it's
head. His picture is the early Coast
OF Brittany" painted with the realism
Of Courbet still influencing his brush
but with the individuality of genius
forging powerfully to the front. He
yefned upon his color. as time went on,
dlstlillng subtler, more poetic nuances,
but never in his life did he achieve a
anore glorious sea blue than that which
rings out from this canvas with the
rich purity of bell We have seen
this beautiful picture before at the
kraushaar gallery and wonder why it
so long remains there. Its place is
unQuestionably in some American mu-
scum. Courbet himself is represented d
in the present exhibition, with a poorly
composed but otherwise handsome en-
by two other figures associated with
the name of Whistler. Fantin-Latour
may be studied in good but rather
cold portrait, and there is a big, sombre
landscape by Legros. BY Manet there
is typically clever pastel. The
Whistler, we NAV add, lowers little
the claim of them all. 1t sadly ex-
poses, too. o the specious qualities of
Zuloaga's de Toreador Acheta." This
modern Spaniard possesses abundant
technical adroitness and achieves with
out any difficulty a certain raw power
I full effect, but the sense Of beauty has
group of seven pictures Is completed
with remarkably fine example of Vol
Ion, d landscape containing all of his
usual fat color and having more
TIM his usual interest in respect to
I design. A few good bronzes are
mingled with the paintings, works by
Barge, Bourdelle and Mahonri Young
At the American Art Galleries, Mr.
Z. Flllppo, an Italian musician, has
Fplaced on view the fruits of long
sojourn in Persia, where he devoted
all his spare time to. the collecting OF
examples of Mussulman art. The OBJ
lects he brought together, nearly q
I thousand in number, will be sold al
auction on the afternoons of December
3, d, and 6. Textiles loom large in
this rather formidable array, brocades
and laces, sometimes impressive in
scale but more often just so many
fragments OF romantic pattern anc
color. The numerous seventeenth ant
eighteenth century squares" which
make the backbone of this part of the
show should excite strong rivalry
among collectors at the sale The
department of miniatures is also very
rich, illustrating the school volumin
ously and often in brilliant examples
With the miniatures we would cite thu
pottery, ranging from early Sultanabat
Rhodian platters. There are quantities
OF ancient tiling, metal work, weapons
and the like.
On the evenings of December ant
there will be sold at the same plac,
d collection of nearly two hundred
modern paintings belonging to severa
estates and to private owners. Ameri
can artists are conspicuous, Chase
,Beckwith, Bogert, Hugo Ballin, Range
and others. The example of Chase,
sketch painted in the outskirts O
Madrid in 1882, delightfully."- recalls hi
old emulation Of Fortuny and Martil
hlcO. mere is StrlklnS souvenir o
La Fargo, "The Lady of Shalott," al
clegy in deep, mysterious tones. Th
works of modern European origin
popular in subject and sometimes bear
ing highly popular names-the "Wait
ing" and "Meditation" of Bouguerear
for example, and the pictures by Erns
Jacquet, Laurens and Robie-are goo
o. their kind. From the estate of tn
late Ferdinand Hermann there come
an interesting little group of drawing
by Gainsborough, Frederick Leighto
CATER RephaeD and the incomparabl
dextrous Charles Bargue.
Next Tuesday Mr.. Hamilton Easte
Field will place or exhibition at tn
Anderson galleries (to be sold ther
on the following Tuesday EVENING" hi
collection of drawings by the old an
modern masters, sheaf of 157 exam
: pies. The event is especially welcom
because of its rarity. The cult fo
the drawing has only in very recen
4 years been developed to any extent i
this country. In preface to the cats
logue Mr.. Field notes that he begin
to regret having decided to part wit
his treasuyes. We can sympathize wit
him. Bute since he has crossed tn