The sun., 1919-04-12
FOREIGN MASTERS
i PAINTINGS SHOWN
Portrait by La Fargo Is Also
Seen at the American Art
Galleries.
NATURE WORK EXHIBITED
Brilliant Pictures by Boldini
and Blakelock Placed on
Public View.

NStluu anu cNtenSiVo art COlleCtlOn
was placed on public view yesterday in
the galleries OF the American Art Asso-
citation preparatory to q sale which takes
place on the evenings of April IL and 1e,
The pictures. which are by American
and European painters, and include
some French portraits Of the seventeenth
and eighteenth centuries. come from
several owners; some especially attrac-
tive works being sold for the American
Committee for Devastated France.
Among the American pictures the ad-
n,irers Of the late John La Fargo, who
are many. will be pleased to see a SOU
venir Of his South Sea experiences In
the form OF a large portrait Of "Maua,
samoan" This Individual was one
or the crew OF the boat in which La
Fargo made certain Samoan sea trips,
and was not tsttooed. as La Fargo ex-
plains In an inscription on the picture,
because he 81 think Ia afraid of the
pain" He sat badly. as the Samoans
were apt to do. and hence the picture
In unfinished. 1t IL characteristic, how
ever, of La Farge's style.
Two Small Paintings.
Two small paintings that are both
gems arc by Boldini. the Italian, and
Blakelock. the American, and both are
TO beneht the Committee for Devastated
France. The Boldini is a water color
OF young woman who has flung her
self precipitately upon a cushioned set
tee to examine fabric of feminine in
terest The treatment IL sparkling in
the highest degree. and recalls the infiu-
ence that such works had in forming the
taste OF Chase. Blum and other Ameri-
cans. Tho Blakelock Is a little land
scape with an Indian by a stream,
painted with such transparency of light
that doubtless a magnifying glass would
enable US to see new beauties in the
work.
Robert L. Newman. whose talent as
an imaginative and colorful artist has
gained many followers since his death.
10 represented by 1--WE pictures, among
lied study by H. Siddons Mowbray, Is
called '"rhe Violin Girl" and Eastman
johnson also has painted a young girl
with q violin. Frank Mura, an
American, contributes several land
scapes. all Of which are clever in tech
nious and informed by a love of nature.
Edward Gay. Gilbert Gaul. e. L. Henry.
Charles Hawthorne. George H. Bogert
Bruce Crane, Childe Hassam and ]. F.
Cropsey arc other Academicians who
are represented.
French Landscape Studies.
= HaTpignies. the sturdy French land
scapist. may be studied in five exam
pies 1.-THE Good Shepherd" by H. o.
Tanner. IL a moonlit landscape with
nsure that has q mystic and vaguely
religious aspect. An American classic
who seldom appears in the auctions is
Benjamin West, and his study for a re-
ligious painting has much of his lofti-
ness Of spirit A judith Is a copy by
Rembrandt Peale after Bronzino. and
bears the inscription by the artist that
he painted the copy in the ducal palace
At Florence. Nyant and Martin are
represented. but not George Inness.
Among tho old portraits there Is n
most imposing canvas by Rigaud. de-
plotting the great mons rich. Louis XIV,
with Robes of state and wearing the in
sigma of the Order of the St Esprit
Among the names that sign these dec
orative old portraits arc Van Loo. An
tome vestier. Tournieres. Tocaue. Cas-
par Netscher. whose Man in Armor' Is
interesting: Sir Thomas Lawrence. De
Largilliere. Natter and Peter Lely.