New-York tribune., 1919-04-15
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Current Sales of Old and Mod
ern Pictures-AccessiOns at
Metropolitan Museum

There will be sold this and to-mor-
row evenings, at the American Art
Galleries, collection OF 223 paintings
from various estates. The most in
teresting group in the lot is that which
fills the main entrance gallery. group
composed of old portraits which. If not
> very impressive, are at all events
pleasan. as decorations. A huge full
length &c Louis XIV. b. Hyacinthe
Rigaurd, dominates the room. 1t Is
typical. Though not a brilliant work
of art it effectively fills its space Sur
rounding this there are some really
charming specimens of the French
school.
The "Portrat Of Young Lady" by
Adelaide Labille- GUARD. is a delight
full work By an eighteenth century
minor figure There are good pieces by
Drouais, Largillere. Tocaue and Yes
tier. The fragments Of this or that old
school occasionally have merit. Witness
the portraits after Natter and Boucher.
and the handsome "Spanish Princess"
NO. 1863, given simply as of the SIX
teenth century Spanish school. There
is single Italian souvenir, Che "Por-
trat of Venetian Lady, (No. 1850,
attributed to Paris Bor1one, and what
ever its origin, decidedly bcguiling
old canvas.
Upstairs the numerous modern pict-
! urcs make q miscellaneous array, with
/ here and there something Of Importance
checrfuliy asserting itssf. 1t is in
tcrestng 20 come again Upon the late
John La Fnrge's "Maua.' one Of the
most brilliant OF his South Sea studies.
1t is the portrait of human bronze,
Of Samoan who2c tawny skin IS
made fairly luminous by the play Of a
wonderfully diffused light. over The
picturesque figure is flung the glamour
Of style as only master like La Fargo
would fling it. Americans are freely
represented in the modern contingent
There are clever, characteristic pictures
by Child flnssam, =. W. Hawthorne
George II. Bogert, stephen Parrish and
several others. Among the foreign
painters l!arpignics is conspicuous. An
enchanting little water color by Boldini
"An Occupation OF Lcisurc,' one OF
those fantasies Of frou frou in which
his virtussjty is displayed at it's best
is catalogued as TO be sold for the
benefit of the American Committee fol
Devastated France. There are n mum.
ber Of pictures to which this legenc
is attached, among them THE VioliI
Girl" by Mr.. H. Siddons Nov bYay, 6
Cdpildi lliuStTdllOn OIL MS carrier per ~
The 105 paintings at the Anderson
Galleries are catalogued as coming
from Mrs. c. H. Culver and other
private owners. They will be sold mex
Thursday evening. The modern school!
prevail. with American artsts-Alde1
Weir Walter Griffin. Arthur Hoeber
Charles P. Grippe, Worthington Witt
redge, Guy c. Virgins and divers other:
figuring agreeably in the foreground
The best of the foreign things are few
accomplished pieces ov Martin Rico
Jean Beraud, f. l.. G. Isabey and +
Domingo.
The bulletin of ,ne metropolitan
Museum of Art, published to-day an
nounces several important accessions
and q number of new exhibitions, til,
most important of which is the Gustav
Courbet centenary exhibition whicr
opened last week with an attendance Of
over 1000 persons. On April II there
will be placed on view in the Prirc Gal
leries Of the museum an exhibition G.
decoration and ornament from Lou!
XIV to the present day, containing botf
engravings and drawings made for III,
use of craftsmen, which will be illus
trated by a number of bjects showing
thc rlarner in which the motives ant
designs of the draughtsmen were ap
ried in the shops. The old master.
aid not disdain to originate designs .ol
lace, silver. furniture, etc, and man,
exquisite engravings and drawings are
shown by Meissonnie, Pranesi ant
others
In the room of recent acccssion