The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-05
SFINGTON ART COLLECTOR RAREST OF GOOD SAMARTANs
HIS RESIDENCE is NOW AN ART GALLERY OPEN TO PUBLIC VIEW

scene Of "Pan and the Wolf"
besides tho charming portrait
heads. his early "Alsatian GIRL
and the later "airl Knitting for
Soldiers" Clifford Beai's 'The
Garden rarty" II evidently
palette knife painting. Helen
Turner'S "Debutants'' reminds u.
that she was q pupil Of Weir.
CHILDE HABSAM HERE.
Chiide Hassam Is represented
in several paintings Of different
style. . landscape Tho Willow
Pool" and a girl at the piano
upon which she has dropped II
single rose. giving tho title "The
Marshal Mel Rose" . fantasy IN
color such n only Childe
Hassam could produce. Mr..
raaArs portrait Of "Ellwood
Hendrick' IL . strong character
portrayal. The Inness landscape.
"A Moonlight Scene-Tarpon
Springs, Fla" IL another. and
there are many more notable
Americans. including Ernest Law
sons Observation-Disclosures River"
with wonderful reflections.
Among French works, Alfred Sis
Toys The Banks OF the Seine"
charmed Victor Flambeau and re.
called to him the melancholy story
Of Sisley, who was really an Eng.
lishman though born In Paris and
associated with the modern French
School Of which Monet was pei.
haps the leader.
Sisley had at first so much
money that he was a leading patron
Of this Impressionist School, bu:
by . blow of Fate he was reduced
to poverty, and then to supror'
his family he turned to his talent
for painting and produced the beau
tiful works OF which Mr.. Phillips
10 so fortunate as to own TWO
Sisley. however, never had the sat
isfaction Of knowing that his worl
would be recognized. nor did he re.
ceive any monetary return e.
speak Of as he continued in tn.
greatest poverty until his death.
But others here must be mel
toned. too, including FantinLa
tours large portrait. Ma cher'
niece Sonia" and Chardin's ~
Bowl of Plums," by great still
life painter Of the eighteenth cen
fury, so perfect that even the tin!
crackles on the jar may be seen TO
day, produced by a special com
pound OF paint, as proved by tn
fact that such crackles appear no
where else in the picture. which
is as fresh as though painted only
Last week. Another picture here
which also charmed Victor Flam
beau, is an early work by Puvis d.
Chavannes, the great French mura
painter. 1t is called The Win
Press" and suggests some oil
Greek composition or theme. wit
it's lightly drapped figures, en-
gagged in gathering and pressin;
out the grapes, painted in a round
er effect than the very flat styl
later assumed by Puvis.
POVERTY BRED TALENT.
Another work of unusual inter
est Is Honore Daumier's lie
Avocats," three lawyers meetin
after court and having their litti
Joke together about the Ca
while the client, a poor woman. !
weeping in the background, !;
picture full of the humor Of tho
artist. "Daumier was for man!
years a caricaturist." recalls MI
Phillips. which gave an origina
quality to his work, though i
was a pity that he should for ST
long have been compelled to b,
merely an illustrator before he
could achieve success in painting
as he afterward did"
These are but few Of the gal
lery's treasures. One by the
French Menard should not be
overlooked, "Gypsies at Sunrise
a fanciful landscape in France
and there are many others o.
interest and importance. Eaci
visitor will find his special favor
ties, those to which he feels
response in his own tempera
ment and experience. Pictures
are more than a matter of me
chanics, II they are we'll painted
They are sentiment. Gvina
things, permeated by a psychic
atmosphere capable OF producing
most extraordinary reactions IT
human beings. That is why ar
is so vital a thing to a nation
because II Is the expression o.
its very life, and enormously
stimulating to national life II i
Is real art. Tho newly awakened
widespread interest in art amon'
all people in America Ia most e.
Couraging for our national pros
ross and such benetactors as NJ