The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-13
Friends of Many Artists.


with many of these artists Mr.. Oily
plant was on terms of friendship ana
he was one OF group who invested
substantially when the annual artists
fund sales took place. Names that now
are found In the catalogues of most Of
our museums. such as Asher Durand,
Thomas Hicks. John +. Kensett, Jervis
McEntec, Eastman Johnson. Jasper F.
Cropsey, christopher p. Cranch and
Worthington Whittredge. are signed fire.
uuently to the works In this display.
Mr.. ELEPHANT lived long and survived to
purchase works by Alexander Wyant
and Dwight Tryon. which brought him
practically to the beginning of the pres
ent period.
In admirable complement to these are
certain European canvases of Miss
CARROTS, such as the small Albert Ste
vens and the Derby Day" OF William
p. Firth. This last is fairly documentary
and wildly gives us the full details OF
the famous Victorian scene as II was
known and described by Thackeray. The
picture is necessarily crowded with fig
tires. all OF which have been drawn in
with n nervous and lively touch.
Quiet Scenes a Feature.
The general trait and the chief charm
In these Victorian and early American
works will lie. to most people, in their
calmness. f. l. Henry supplies the first
a.N' oihy' TVs,h' Vf' T,,odeyn YessioosNesS
in his early dailroad picture. the 80 ~
Accommodation" which Is really enter
tanning. but for the most part the art
lists were content TO seek inspiration In
quiet meadow scenes or more often In
the Adirondack or White mountains.
The sunsets and storms have been
painted by Mr.. Cropsey. Mr.. CASTELAR,.
Mr.. Doughty, Thomas Hicks and the
others with entire conviction and sin
certify.
It remains TO be noted that there ID
an unusual number OF paintings of the
intimate" size beloved of those who live
with their pictures. Among these are
the attractive Newport Hprbor' of d
w. Tryon: the Morning on the Tiber,'
by w. Graham. and Alfred Stevenss
lady looking at herself IN a mirror.
The furniture and art objects are eN-
actly as one would expect from such
owners. They are all in good taste.
they evoke the period and also include
many great rarities. They include cab
inets. chairs, ceramics, glassware
bronZes and hangings
Tapestry One Of Features.
The tapestry that has been given the
place of honor deserves II, for II Is ex-
ceedingly interesting. 1t Is an early
seventeenth century Flemish weave, por-
| traying hunting scene. allegorically
There are many small figures In the
composition, which are distributed with
nice discretion and the color has toned
down tremendously. An early Dutch
cabinet with a pleasant inlay decoration
| has good lines, and the came may bt
said OF number OF rosewood and ma
| hogany bureaus. washstands, h!ghboyi
and tables.
| Evidently Miss CARROTS blue ant
white porcelains came over in the early
shipments from the Orient. There are
pairs OF plaques from the Chien-lunl
period and tall vases with Characters
| tically free decorations. There Is
complete tea and dinner service Of Chi
nese medallion porcelain. as well as q
white and gold Sevres service. Their
' are large faience vases OF Italian anC
Dutch manufacture, Dresden porcelain
fgurines. Lowestoft. Doulton ard stat
fordshire pieces ivory. horn and bamboo
carvings
| The lacquered boxes are excellent ex
| amples, and a group OF trays and jar
dlnieres decorated with mother Of pear
inlay by East Indian and Chinese arti
sans are unusual. In short, the rugs
tapestry. chairs. Venetian glass. Japa
nese cloisonne and bronzes make up
collection that Is OF especial interest 4
students.