Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-01-06

The Zuloaga pictures. which were
scheduled for exhibition in the Cor
coran Gallery of Art this week, were
shipped from indianapolis. where t.Iey
were last shown. on December e. but
delayed in transit. and the congestion
on the railroads is such that no an
nouncement can be made in regard to
the exhibition until the pictures have
actually been delivered at the Corcoran
Gallery. There are about forty paint
ings in the collection and it is without
that has ever been exhibited here.
Announcement has been made that
the walters Art Galleries in Baltimore
will be open to the public: on Wednes-
days and Saturdays in January, Febru-
airy, March and April, the ED of Feb
ruary and Easter Monday. between the
hours OF IL and o'clock, under the
usual conditions. as heretofore.
These galleries contain the private
collection of Henry Walters and COM
prise paintings. porcelains and other
art objects assembled by his father. a
connofsseur of rare taste and judgment.
and paintings. sculpture, furniture, GER
amtes. etc, which he himself has pur-
chased. The collection assembled by
the elder Walters is famous for its
paintings of the modern French school.
that is the school of the Nineteenth
century. and for Its Chinese porcelains.
of peachblow. sang-de-boeuf. celadon
and blue and white, besides the largest
and most complete collection of Barge
bronzes in existence.
After the advent of the French i'm
pressionists and the vogue for their
school the works of the painters who
directly preceded them went tempo
rarfly out of fashion. The works of
Meissonief have deprecated more in
value than those of almost any other
distinguished painter, but paintings so
well executed as his. SO charming as
those of Corot. Rousseau. Diaz and
Daubigney will never want for APP
probation and never cease to give
collection is rich in works by these
painters. as well as those by Millet.
Gerome. knaus and Alma-Tadama. to
say nothing of Fortuney and MISSIONER.
There are several paintings by Sir
Alma-Tadama-in fact. some of his
best, purchased by Mr.. Walters from
the artist. Perhaps they are not great
works OF art: they are wonderful. SO
far as technique goes. and very pleas
ing pictures.
All of the paintings purchased by
Mr. Walters father (who. by the way.
was great friend of Mr.. w. w. Cor
coran and one of the first trustees OF
the Corcoran Gallery Of Art) are still
shown in the big. sumptuous gallery
built as an addition to the Walters
home. on Mount Vernon place. To this.
| as an L facing on Charles street,
Henry Walters has built a beautiful
| little gallery two stories in height. in
| which are displayed those treasures
which he has gathered. Here in the
main hall or atrium Is found replica
of Robins Thinker" as well as some
works by modern artists. some beautf-
tful majolicas, q Della Robbia or two
land exquisite wood carvings The gal
lleries to the right and to the left are
ARRANGED according to period. an exact
Reproduction of the rooms Of the time
lin which. their exhibits were produced
Thus an atmosphere is created and the
texhibits become part OF the scheme OF
Exhibition.
| Above stairs are to be found the
! paintings purchased by Mr.. Walter:
1 from the famous Masaranti collection
| works by the old masters which have
ibeen classified and attributed by no les
an authority. since they came into Mr.
/ Walters possession. than Bernard
IBerenson. Here. too. in the upper atriun
mfr. Walters exquisite porcelains ant
Ioriental bronzes are displayed.
! An admission charge Of so cents is mad
/; Baltimore. a small cost for the pleasur'
lit purchases for those who are appre
ciators of beauty in art. The Walter
iGallery is we'll worth pilgrimage from
a much more.distant point than Wash
lington.
The Metropolitan Museum. New York
has recently opened a new wing devote'
Ito classical art, in which the exhibit
are arranged chronologically rattle
THAN according to kind. The opening o
the new wing marks the establishment
,of the classical department on a new
lscale and offers to classical students un
fcomnlon opportunity for the study o
those objects which most clearly indi
Icate the character of the civilization o.
ancient times.
This great museum in New York ha!
,also recently fallen heir to the cele
ibrated Morgan collection. comprising
upward of 1000 objects. in addition t.
the famous Greau collection of ancien