New-York tribune., 1920-11-28

Mr.. Duncan Phillips has loaned d
group of paintings from the Phillips
Memorial Art Gallery to the Century
Club. 1t will be accessible there, to
visitors obtaining cards from members,
until the end of December
The Suval gallery is holding an ex-
hibition Of etchings by D. Y. Cameron.
Portraits and landscapes by Ernest l..
ipsen are at the Arlington gallery
The Babcock gallery has opened an
exhibition of paintings by the Guild /
of American Painters.
The Duveneck exhibition at the Ral-
ston gallery is so important that we
cannot return to it too often, and Mr. /
Heermann, VINO has so we'll organized |
it. sends US some notes which we are |
particularly glad to print. They were
written by one of Duveneck's old COM
rades in Munich, George Won Hoesslln.
He was a member of that American !
colony which included Chase, Shirlaw
NcEwen, Dielman and the rest, and he /
knew Duveneck well. He says:
Duveneck was in the Dietz school for
time which was then the best patntins
lass OF the Academy He was one or It's /
most conspicuous members. | vividly re
csl our admiration OF his astoniShins .
AGILITY. which grabbed him to block Ia or
finish head at one sitting. Later
.o- a.. belieVe-wnen l had a I
s.udio Of my own. Duveneck sometimes
tainted there with me. never met a |
IAN who could in 50. few words give the /
otintesserce OF what he wished to demon I
strate about painting. His health was not /
rsry good then: reither we're his circum-
H4.11-f- Tn1 no
lever lost courage end when his purse
AS ebhing. he would paint one Of his /
nus living from hand to mouth in the
al bohemiar way lie was very easy
hisir man. Tie might have made heaps
OF money. but preferred TO continue study
ing IL ms own quiet way.
There was often some discussion about
Fhase and Duveneck our TWO most proni-
lived at was that Duveneck was the
siea,er' broader talent, and the most in
,,,n.'dual ,,,, thase could paint in any way /
su' ouYeneck painted in his own. We all
besides yenersting these brilliant artistic
Eifts. loved him persorslly. He vas good
nature Itself Kind and obliging and al@avs
straightforward.
While Duveneck is so much to the
fore, every additional illustration of
MS art is good to know, and students
ri 1t will be interested to know that
several of his paintings may also be
seen at the Ferrargil gallery, in con-
junction with the Weir exhibition.
which begins on December /. The most
notable item IN the group is a picture
"1 Florcntine bridge, unusual in the
work Of Duveneck as we have known
II. /. ought to date from time sub
sequent to his Munich period, but it
+ bows no trace of the breadth typical
cf that period. 1t is, instead, an affair
Of precise definition, full of minutely
csreful drawing. 1t contains some
EARNING light, cool limpid light, and
lakes doubly acceptable souvenir,
for in this matter, as in the style, it
aeparts, as We have said, from the ar
tst's wonted habit. Another painting
ia this little collection shows that later
N life Duveneck did seek little after
that luminosity which we have always
wished could have been brought into his
most characteristic canvases. 1t is an
open air portrait of woman, dating
rom 1898. Both in color and in at
mospheric quality it is fresher than
anything that Duvenecl; did back in his
triumphant seventies and eighties
There is portrait Of himself in the
how, charming to meet as a vivid pre-
eminent Of him in his young manhood
here are several other paintings that
are worth seeing, especially little
.achting sketch.
The Charles collection is succeeded
= the American Art Galleries by one
belonging TO Nine. Annetta lie Fortier,
81 Paris. II was placed on view yes
terday and will be sold on the after
s.oons Of December 2, and a. It in
Guides French and Italian period furni-
forty tapestries. This group includes
40 examples Of early French Gothic
Tho collection is further rich IA M
aroideries, vclvets and rare s.u laces.
1t the American Art Galleries there
r'sll also be Dl~--n on December 10, to
hc sold on the evening Of the 18th, II
reelection os books formed by the late
Henry J. Heinz, OF Pittsburgh. 1t is
strongcst in books on costume.
The fifth annual exhibition Of the
Brooklyn Society % ftchers will be
open 70 the public In the print gallery
of the brooklyn Museum on Tuesday.
november 90. There will be private
view on Monday afternoon. Despite the
aAme Of this organization its cxhibi-
Z lions are representative Of work done
Al over the country. Three prizes
are 70 be awarded.
s AZ the Scott g. Fowles gallery there
I nay be seen an interesting collection OF
I original drawings ny contemporary Eng
& Ian artssts. Muirhsad Bone, Edmund
Dolsc, Augustus John, William Orpen,
Arthur Hackharn and Charles Shannon
q are eMonR thons xsprexentcd