New-York tribune., 1919-12-03
Freund to Auction
Famous "Amiens''
Collection of Art
Metropolitan Museum Will
Begin Exhibition Dec. Is;
the School Art League to
Hold Annual Luncheon

Karl Frcund has resumed activities
in the world of art with a second ex-
hibition Of decorations. furniture and
the De Ligny (Amicns) collection of
paintings in the Marie Antoinette room
at Delmonico's. All these objects will
be sold by auction beginning tomorrow
afternoon at $50.
Among the better known paintings
are Fragonardx LA Vie des Enfants,"
Sir Thomas Lawrence's portrait OF
Miss kemblc. daughter of the famous
tragedian; Grcuze's "Tendre Desir,"
palr OF landscapes by Claude Lorrain,
RomNey's portrait Of Lady Hamilton
Vestal and Boucher's "Plaisir
Champctre." An interesting item in
TIE CORRECTION IS The Five Senses"
frlcze in seventeenth century faience,
painted Tor the poet Scarron, husband
Of Nine. de Naintenon.
The director of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art announced yesterday
that the delays in the shipment OF
the exhibition Of modern French art
have at last been overcome. The eX-
hlbltlon VIII open at the museum with
a reception to members and their
friends on the evening of Monday
December 10, after which it viii be
open TO the public daily until Feb
ruary inclusive.
This exhibition, organized in Paris
by the French Ministry of Public In
s.ruction and the Fine Arts, with the
cooperation OF the artists association
known as the Triennale, VIII consist
OF contemporary French paintings,
N ~ .;,,tc
aMlples Of the decorative arts. The
collection comes here under the patron
age Of the President OF the French
Republic. the Ambassador OF France
ar WaShinrton, the Minister Of Public
instruction and the Fine Arts and the
Director General Of the French Ser
v.ccs in the United States, who has
charge of its arrangements in this
country.
Masterpieces OF modern etchings by
Whistler, IIaden, Buhot, faig. Brang-
Wyn. Fltton, Cameron and other well
bition At the American Art Galleries,
day evenings. The etchings include
the collections of Joseph Flanagan, OF
Boston, and of George kleine, of Chi
cago.
The work of AXel Herman Craig is
more elebora.ely represented than that
Of any other artist. iorty-tour of his
etcninoS are in the collection Tie
thirteen Whistlers are Annie Stand
ing, Dog ON Kennel Street in
SaYernc," Landscape with Horse,
Eagle Wharf, "Black Lion Wharf" "
The Forge. '"Old Hungerford Bridg -
"Nocturne,'' The Traghetto no >, .
The Rivn No ;" The Beggars' ana
"Portrait OF Whistlcr.'
Tic French High Commissioner, NJ.
Maurice CasenaVc, opened special
Joan exhibition Of French prints Of
satire and fancy at the v oum Of
French Art. 500 Fifth Aver ester
day. ON the reception conn were
Nine. and Mile. Casenavo, ncess
CaMtacu2ene and Mines. Iswosky. \ ich-
olas N.rray Butler, John Sanford
Francis Key Pendleton. Charles II
Hart. Leland T. Cofn, NcDougaN
Hawkes. NJ. Lawrence Keenc, +. Gray
GrisNold, Adolf Ladenburg, George IS.
Post, Whitney Warren, Charles C.
Alexander Eserton Winthrop, J. Fred
Tams. Carolan
The exhibition comprises examples
Of French prints from 1920 down TO the
present time. Natter, Fragonard,
BoUchet, Meissoner. Manet, Gavarni.
Dore. Odilon RedoM, Puvis de Cha
vannes, Faurain and Rodin are among
the famous artists whose work IS rep
resented