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or their President, much OF the diplo-
matte entertaining OF tho week fell upon
the juniors, and about the only big party
was the Celesias'-counsellor of the ftal-
ian Embassy he is--dinner dance Tues
day night, private unofficial party in
their own house. They had about sixty
young people to dinner, followed by
dancing, and from all accounts It was a
very pretty party. which, while 1t was
not given for any one In particular. hos
pitably included several Of the girls wha
had come down for the horse show, such
as Elaine sullivan of Philadelphia, a
member of Adeline Oxnard's house party
(pretty Adeline is In Philadelphia now
returning that visit), and Miss Van
Ingen OF New York, who was Ailsa
MELONS guest.
Another interesting diplomatic party
was the luncheon which the Spanish
Ambassador and Nine. de Riano gave In
celebration of King Alfonsos birthday.
1t was not large party and included
only subjects of the King whose birth
day was being honored--members OF the
Spanish colony here and come from New
York and members of the embassy staff.
The British Ambassador and Lady Ged-
des have cards out for a dinner party on
King Georges birthday, but ] fancy
lIty are not l11IiStiNcS quite
so closely to the British contingent
Taking IL all in all 1t has been as
interesting n week and as yariedly in
teresting as any Washington has known
for q long time. There has been the
horse show. which should have opened
Thursday OF last week, but didn't, nor
yet on Friday, because the weather con-
dtions were quite impossible for an open
air show. 1t finally got under way on
Saturday and carried over until Thurs
day night, instead of winding UP Tues
day. as per schedule.
Tho President and Mrs. Harding went
ever for the opening, on Saturday. and
evidently liked It. for they appeared
again on Tuesday afternoon. They
really seemed as enthusiastically inter-
ested as the horsiest and eportiest OF
tho sporting set. And, of course, the
entire grand stand was enthusiastically
interested In them
On their way home from the Horse
Show the President and Mrs. Harding
stopped at a little tea room on Potonac :
Drive run by the Girl Scouts 1t is an
old time street car dating back TO the
days OF horse cars that the Scouts have
taken and painted and furbished up
until they have transformed Il into i
most attractive little tea house. from
which they serve tea--or Iop--at tables
under nearby trees. And 1t was pop
that the Hardinas drank--out of the
bottle and quite without any demand
or desire, for any special consideration,
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thin layer of color one can see the
drawing underneath. and the changes
made as the picture progressed are
evident on close examination. Where
the right arm OF the sleeping man
meets the tree trunk proved an awlS-
ward spot AS an after thought cap.
as though slipped from his head, was
painted over the wrist to mask the
disagreeable effect caused by the un-
broken outlines OF the forearm.
when newly painted the color OF
the cap was opaque. but it has become
semi transparent with time. Several
alterations. some quite prominent, can
he discerned in the painting OF the
large tree. The church tower. for in
stance, shows through a limb drawn
over it after the paint was dry. Many
such changes made in the course OF
the work could be cited. All give evil
dence that tho picture is not a copy.
A copyist paints what he sees on the
surface of the picture he is repro
ducing, or If he is making a free copy
the alterations are made at the start,
not when the work is all but finished.
"The final proof OF authorship came
to light when the picture was cleaned.
A strip of wood two and O. half inches
wide had been added TO the bottom OF
the panel, perhaps with the idea OF
making it fit the handsome carved
oak frame in which 1t was shown. The
addition, being harmful to the com
position, was removed. A heavy brown
glaze had been daubed over the joint
to hide 1t, and underneath this was
disclosed a. signature, Breughel,'
and a date. perhaps partly obliterated,
'LXV.' The letters are in faint white
Faint on the brown ledge in the lower
right hand corner Of the panel. A
number (443) had been painted over
the precise spot. The signature and
date correspond exactly with the let
tering of Pieter Breughel the Elder in
his later signatures and without any
possibility Of doubt they are contem-
poraneous with the paint OF the
picture"
Whatever vicissitudes THE HaI,-
yesters" may have undergone no Sc
rious damage befell it. The surface
was fiyspecked and dirty, the varnish
discolored in places and there were
narrow strips Of restoration along the
sides of the panel. Some glazes that
covered the bare ground underneath
tho tree may have faded or rubbed
off, and the brown glazes In the
shadows of the wheat may have oxi-
died with time and may now show
hotter and darker than they appeared
| TO the artist. On the whole for SO old
The New York herald., 1921-05-23
'L'Art Moderne' Reaches
It's Seventh Edition

"L'Art Moderne." by Ellie Faurc, is
already in its seventh edition. It Is al
most painfully learned. M. Faure seems
to have seized upon everything there
ever was In every reference book and
squeezed II all into his volume. In
tiny footnote he speaks patronizingly OF
hts eminent predecessor, F'romentin, who.
he says, hypnotised himself over ques-
tions of technique and adds, .'He Is and
must always remain the idol of the
grammarians OF painting" NJ Faure
certainly escapes this fault himself. but
he is obsessed with the idea OF parading
knowledge.
Opening the book BY chance at the
chapter upon Ingres. 1 find this passage
In proof that all the French are born
psychologists "Elles ne s'interrompcnt
guere. dc Foucduet ct des Clouet lui-
o.eme. en passant par Lagneau. Sebas-
zen Bourbon. Coysevox. lie Brun. Per-
ronneau. La Tour. Drouals, Houdon.
vingt autres ct. do Montaigne q Stend-
thai tous lies rnorallstes francais, la
Rochefoucault, La Bruyere. Saint Simon,
Voltaire. Chamfort, leur apportent Pap
pui de leur clairvoyant temoignago."
IL is well to be thorough, OF course.
but lists OF names and citations such as
the above abound In this Art Moderne.
Tho index OF names Is staggering. As a
reference book itaeIf IL would always
have its uses 10 the grammarians OF
history but really, what type OF art
enthusiast could get much soul comfort
from It? However, the fact remains IL
Is IN It's seventh edition.
For a historian NJ. Faure Is surprls-
insly emancipated The Importance he
gives TO Cezanne, Renoir. Matlsse, Henri
Rousseau. Picasso and Derain would
nstonish historians upon this side OF the
water. where only just now some OF
thsee people are getting into the mu-
seums Professionally. ft In also edifyinE
TO note how the acceptance OF Cezanne
and Matisse causes a readjustment by
historians all along the line In regard to
past celebrities. Learned as At is. NJ.
Faure's list Of great men represents
rather accurately tho fashionable opin-
ion Of the day in French studios.
For that reason tho young men OF the
new schools may have adopted IL as
giving them the dry as dust official ap-
proval for which they sometimes yearn,
At least Il ~ the welghty sort of arguing
that appeals TO the Conservative element
that has hitherto opposed tho new. To-
my part should fear that the couserva.
tives are much more likely to fall asleep
than become converted. But perhape
that's the way the conservative hacoma
convinced.
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one OF a series of pictures illuStratlnss
fhe seasons or months, two of which
are4 in Vienna and two in Czecno-
s!ovakia. How il could have become
separated from the others or the
series can only be imagined. lt Is
known that the one entitled Hay
makers" IS one OF those that the
French carried off from the Belve-
dere in Vienna In 1909, and 1t is
known that the French returned the
one called Dark Day to Vienna in
1915. THE Harvesters' may have
ibeen one of the looted paintings that
fell into the possession of some humble
owner ignorant OF the pictures high
lineage, but at any rate later II fell
into the possession of some one who
valued it enough at least 10 find
valuable frame for 1t. 1t was in
order to fit the picture 20 this large
frame that piece Of wood was added
TO the panel and the clumsy workman,
In covering the jointure with paint,
covered also the signature of the
artist.
OF course, in this modern and me-
tiealous world values depend as much
.,,pon names as upon merit, and so this
new possession of the Metropolitan
Museum jumps many thousands In
,ss1,,a IF is curious that SO aStute
cerson as Jacques Doucet Of Paris, to
whom the work once belonged. should
xever have had It thoroughly cleaned.
FOR he, too, must have gone through
iperiod of hoping that It might be set
down Pieter instead OF q Jan Breu-
ghel. But what is his loss is our gain.
iAttributions, however. are serious
matters. IN which many others than
fhe owners ara Interested, and It viii
he, as well to permit Mr.. Burroughs
to give all the argument in favor OF
accepting "The Harvesters" as the
work OF the elder Breughel.
Z; lie says: "The creation Of the work
surely took place on the picture itself.
The artists hand hesitated as It gave
FORM to his thought. His method was
deliberate. There was a careful draw
ing as a beginning. and on top of this
the colors were thinly and rather flat-
liz spread In the manner OF one who
works in distemper. Through this
The New York herald., 1921-05-23

psychology OF tho bon viveur." but
l.. @. S.. the London correspondent of
the American ART NcDs, gives the feat
ures of the Royal Academy as follows /:
so far as this academy has a definite
characteristic (for II bears a most re-
markable resemblance TO the academies
OF know not how many previous sea-
Hons) Il may be said 10 be an orpen
academy. This most prolific of artists
dominates the majority OF the rooms.
Especially is his forceful personality
notable in the Long Gallery, where his
Chef de L'Hotel. Chatham. Paris
comes very near 20 being a masterpiece
II Is an epic IN paint on the art OF the
cuisine. Not alone IL the man with the
palate for sauces and soufiies drawn
with an obvious appreciation OF the
psychology OF the bon viveur,' but
every accessory In tho composition. from
tho bottle OF beer 20 the uncooked cut
lets is treated with "a finessa that re-
minds ono Of tho Flemish SCHOOL at its
best Tho paint is laid on with greater
refinement than IL the case with his
portraits c' Lord Haigh and Sir William
MacCoTuack, where the technique is Just
little too slick and certain vul-
garty and obviousness results, though
this cannot wholly detrsct from the
ability OF the brushworlc.
''Thi- ycar mere + hut one Sargent
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Anonyme is a sculptured cat by Du-
champ-Villon. 1t was designed as a
wall decoration and is shown now as
though embedded in a wall. Duchamp-
Villon is an able sculptor and familiar
with cats. He has put them into form
before. This one is as plastic as only
cat in nature can be when arrested.
as this one has been, In the midst of
her toilet. NJ. Duchamp-Villon has ar
rested her for all time, insolent stare
and all. It as an excellent decoration
and awaits the architect with modern
istic incllnations who will know how
and where to place 1T.
Arnold Toff and Fritz Stuckenburg,
two Germans with independent ten
dencles. show highly personal and art
istic abstract paintings, and Miss kath-
orine S. Dre.er contributes an Abstract
Portrait of Marcel Duchamp" which Is
like in some ways and unlike in others.
For instance, there is very little blue
in this portrait. and no pale sky blue
whatever. From the soul point OF
view, sky blue is the purest of colors,
and most friends of Marcel Duchamp
insist that he is all soul. However.
he may not have been himself when
posing for this portrait.
or Russell A. Plimpton, who has just
succeeded Joseph Breck as director OK
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a picture its good condition is re-
THE Harvesters" appears to be
less densely populated picture than
some of the better known Breughels,
but as a matter of fact it contains
more than forty figures. The interest
centres in the group Of men and
women, who with medieval enthu-
siasm are taking their monday re-
freshment beneath tree in the fore
ground There Is nothing perfume
tory about any one OF them and all
are highly individualized. So, too. is
the supposed wheat field at which
American agriculturists will gaze with
profound respect. Breughel wouldn't
have dared exaggerate his wheat for
that was one thing that all Of his
contemporaries could have judged.
But he gave it a height that even a
rye field would have envied. it is
shoulder high.
The New York herald., 1921-05-23
Notes and Activities
In the World of Art

Marsden Hartley may flatter himself
that more limousines awaited outside
The New York herald., 1921-05-23

The star exhibit in the current ex-
h'btion IN ths rooms ~ the socictc
The New York herald., 1921-05-23

his auction than attended the great
Degas sale in Paris in 1919, although 1t
must be admitted that the Degas total
was the greater. But the Hartley
Rosenberg auction was an altogether
Joyous affair and success beyond the
dreams OF all those concerned In It
The gallery held q capacity house and a
most distinguished one. There was moth
ing perfunctory about the bidding and It
appeared as though every person In the
audience came with the idea OF a pur-
chase.
The total amounted to three times the
figure that had been estimated, so thls
fact added TO tho general hilarity OF the
occasion Will be sure to give Mr.. Hartley
and Mr. Rosenberg imitators next sea-
son. The thought was distinctly iegible
upon the brows OF many of the artists
present. "If Hartley. then why not II"
but they ought to be reminded right now
OF the homely adage that it's the early
bird that catches the worm and that too
many auctions dissipate enthusiasm.
The New York herald., 1921-05-23
Art NewS and RepievS---
THE Harvesters by Pieter the Elder, Notable Ac-
quistion-Contains More Than Forty Figures
Many of Them Highly Individuaized.
Bx HENRY M'BRIDE.
az acquisition by /

acquisition Metropolitan Museum Of Art Of The Har-
the elder, is OF those tfumphs
collectors viii appreciate
had dubious arbuon TO Jan
advisers of the former
Beughe The
Bughe however brought about The
the of the
axper disclosed daubs
u a the panel
Harveses' originally designed as
The New York herald., 1921-05-23

Joseph Stella is giving an exhibition Of
drawings and monotypes in tho gallery
OF f. weyhe. There are figure draw
ings. portrait studies and landscapes.
They extend over n considerable period.
apparently. or have been born Of widely
divergent moods. This Is so much the
case that many will find It hard 70
credit all tho work to one man, and ia
fact even those familiar with Mr.. Stella's
work will require readjustment 10 tho
present collection. He Is at his best In
three monotypes Of landscape subjects
which are rich in suggestion and broadly
decorative.
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tribution on the part OF the museum to
American industry and Industrial art
education. The exhibition has been in
stalled In the long western picture gal
lery, from which the American paintings
have been temporarily removed and the
interest OF the museum authorities in
tile exhibition is suggested by this ar
rangement.
The School OF Design and Liberal Art,
at 212 West Fifty-ninth street, an
nounces an exhibition of students work
from 2 to 4 o'clock from Monday, May
"a, to Friday, May 27. inclusive.
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Oscar Bluemmer has placed a number
OF architectural studies on view in this
Bourgeois Galleries. which win not par
ucularly astonish architects Mr..
Btuemmer's personality Is more easily
apprehended IN the paintings he some-
times shows than in his architecture.
though ii Is apparent that he took an
artists pleasure IN working UP these
"renderings." The trees. skies and
water are always touched In with vigor
and some originality.
The New York herald., 1921-05-23

the Minneapolis Institute OF Arts. the
Bulletin of that institution prints this
sketch:
Ever since the resignation OF Mr.
Breck. In 1917, during which interval
John r.. Van Derlip. president OF the
Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts. has
been acting director. the trustees have
been searching for a director, and are
very happy TO have found at last ono of
Mr. Plimpton's qualifications. In 1914
he graduated from Princeton. where he
studied art under Prof. Mather. Before
his graduation Mr.. Plimpton had deter
mined 10 devote his future TO museum
work.
"A European trip was cut short by
the outbreak OF the war, and shortly
after his return 10 America he became
a member OF tho staff OF the Metropoli-
tan Museum. In 1917 he was made as
sistant curator OF the department OF
decorative arts, q position which he has
hold up TO the present time interrupted,
however, by two years war service In
the American army In France"
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