The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-25
OFFICIAL BELGIAN
ART ON EXHIBITION
Display in Association Gal
leries Is in Aid Of the
War Orphans.
LACE AND PORCELAINs
King and Queen Expected to
Inspect Collection This
Forenoon.

An exhibition OF Belgian art. under
ftxh of1cial patronage and for the bene-
n, Of the Belgian War Orphans. was
poened yesterday at the American Art
Association galleries. It 10 expected
mat the King and Queen OF the Belgians
will inspect the collection this morning
Al II o'clock. Many objects OF art and
furniture from American owners are
also being shown there in a separate
exhibition and will be sold at an auc-
don which begins October 20.
The Belgian artists include @. Flass-
echoen, Pierre Nuyttens. Baronne Cas-
sier. James Theriar, A. Bastien, Maurice
and Paul Hagemans, Charles Houben
Mr.. Nuyttens. VINO is already known
here, Is represented by a number of his
free and graceful figure etchings. Some
NJ the larger prints, In color, have
batriotic and symbolic character. typify-
Inc Belgium's trials, fortitude and also
Belgium's gratitude to the world. Mr..
Flasschoen. who also has a facile and
hexible talent, shows n number OF oils,
hmong which there Is not only the heroic
return from the front Of the Rainbow
Division," but number of vivacious
sketches OF cowboy activities In the
American Far West.
Two exhibits Of special collectors in
terest are the Peace Programme of
Versailles and the complete issue OF
La Ltbre Beige, the forbidden Belgian
Newspaper. The peace programme con-
tains the autographs of the great cele-
brities of the historic conference. such
ms President Woodrow Wilson. Lloyd
George. Clemenceau, Paderewski. Veni-
Belos, Bonar Law. Cambon and Andre
Tardieu. OF La Ltbre Beige there are
raid to be but four complete sets IN
existence. Both Of these rare items are
20 be sold to benefit the Began orphans,
The exhibition includes many pieces
Of lace some of Il of the finest descrip-
zion. and other works OF art. 1t remains
on free view to the public until octo-
Der IS.
The furniture auction. which Is the
first Of the season at the American Art
Association. is extensive and varied.
The pieces have been cleverly assembled
for exhibition purposes and the galleries
have the aspect of rooms In luxurious
homes There are salons, bedrooms
dining rooms and libraries, and they are
almost complete.
There is quite an imposing bedroom
Butte in rattan and old rose damask'
and a second suite is in blue. There
are dinner services in Haviland, Dres-
den and Sake porcelains, and sets OF
Ninton Cauldon. Davenport. Limoges
and Wedgwood plates. Many OF the
wine sets are In colored glasses. The
rilvsr includes tankards, platters. vases
boxes and desk sets
One Of the large gilded mirvors rs OF
hate seventeenth century Spanish work
Another, made in Italy during the
period of Louis XIV, represents the
maximum of gilded carving and the
minimum of actual mirror. But 1t IL
very decorative. There are also brack-
sted mirrors and mirror screens The
g:leed vitrines. themselves works OF
art of a bygone age. contain many
vivscious figure groups in porcelain and
among the small bronzes Is an artistic
pnd also amusing piece representing
pome Arabs reposing on the inclined
trunk of a date palm tree.
The rugs are many and come from
diverse Oriental looms. Among the
paintings Is one signed by a name thai
occurs frequently in the history OF
French art-that Of Horace Vernet- II
represents a mare defending her coll
from a pack of frenzied wolves