New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
The Joy Of Living Expressed in Painting

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Whistler, three Venetian water colors
by Sargent and group of more than
thirty sketches by Auguste Renoir.
There is another group of eighteen pic
lures by living British artists, pic
tures BY D. Y. Cameron, Charles Sims,
Wllliam Orpen, William Strang, Har-
rington Mann and others.
After tho Taos pictures there come
to the Mich Gallery some paintings
and drawings by Mr.. George Biddlc.
He will be followed, about the middle
Of the month, by Mr.. Ossip Linde and
Miss Matilda Browne. During the first
half Of March Mr.. Bruce Crane will
make at the Mich gallery the first in
dependent exhibition of his landscapes
he has ever held. After his show will
come one of landscapes by Mr.. Willard
L. Metcal1.
The current exhibition at the Arden
Gallery Is one of ancient embroideries
brought together under the auspices of
the Needle and Bobbin Club. The sub
ject Is brought down from the earle t
times to the Renaissance. Some in
teresting old furniture is also shown.
There will be sold at the American
Art Galleries on the afternoons and
evenings Of February 10 and II the
collection Of Japanese prints formed
by Mr.. Arthur Dawson Fricke. He has
long enjoyed high repute as & con-
nolsseur, and the dispersal Of his
treasures is an event of some impor-
tance. Next Wednesday there will be
shown at this place, to be sold at the
end OF the week, the William Lanier
Washington collection of relics and
memorabilia relating to George Wash
ington.
Toward the close OF the month the
American Art Association will exhibit
and sell the collection Of nearly two
hundred pictures assembled by the late
Ralph Fl. White, Of Boston. It is COM
posed OF the modern schools. The
Barbizon men are we'll represented
among the Europeans, and there is
included notable example Of Monte
cell, painted for the Empress Eugenie.
George Inness and Rlakelock arc con-
cy,Jr
The exhibition Of paintings by Rob
ert Henri. Ernest Lawson and others
at the Daniel Gallery has been extended
TO February T. Two exhibitions are on
view at the Babcock Gallery, one Of
recent paintings by Antonio Barone
and another presenting group of
Landscapes selected from the big show
lately held by Mr.. Edward Adam K,s-
mer. At the Bourgeois Gallery there
is collection of sculptures and draw
ings by CASTOR Lachaiss
Aahlo & Co. snnounce the publica-
ton Of book by Captain G. Andre
Smith entitled "In France With the
American EXpeditionary Forces" It
will consist of reproductions Of q hun
dred Of the drawings made at the front
By Captain Smith az one of our gov
ernment's official artists. An original
etching, made especially for this vol
ume, will serve as frontispiece.
Another forthcoming publication Is a
set Of three portfolios in which E.
Weyhe, the bookseller. will issue re-
productions in fac-simile of The com
plete etched work of Rembrandt. The
first Of the portfolios, to appear early
in the spring, viii contain 118 repro
ductions, or about third Of the total
number. 1t will be interesting to see
if this is an improvement upon the
work Of Rovinski, long out OF print.
An exhibition in memory Of the late
c. F. ". Mielatz has been arranged in
the print room at the Public Library.
II is a subject to which we Will gladly
return. Mielatz was a capable etcher,
and especially in his treatment of New
York scenes he deserved vel. Of col
lectors.
There Is on exhibition at the Clarke
Gallery q collection Of English and
French furniture and objects Of art
belonging to Miss Elsie do Wolfe. 1t
comes from the chateau in France
which she shared with Miss Anne Nor
gan and Miss Elisabeth Marbury be-
fore they turned 1t over TO the govern
ment for use as hospital during the
war. Renaissance and French tapes
tries are included, along with many
European and Oriental textiles. Span
Ssh tiles, Italian fountains and Chinese
crystals figure among the miscella-
neous objects. Tho sale will begin on
Wednesday and will continue through
three moro afternoon sessions.
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