New-York tribune., 1922-12-31
Intimate Character OF the
Pictures in Coodfriend
Collection Is the Feature
of Greatest A ppes !
Only Few Museum Pieces
Barbizon Group Is Well
Represented and Will
Attract by Their Charm
Bv ROYAL CortissoZ

Aeter Of the pictures II contains. lhero
arc few museum pieces, In the familiar
seeeptation Of that term. One or two
eAnvasos deserve II; the haneI for
example. which Is a solIdly brilliant
technical exercise, and the portrait Of
Marolles. the painter, By Millet. The
latter T. singular souvenir OF the
great interpreter Of tho French peas.
ant. For once he puts aside his mood
OF pastoral revery and draws pupil
at work. II Is the drawing, largely,
that makes the pastel attractive. II
haf. euriously, an almost academic
polish. Hanging below this portrait 10
aLes Deux Bergeres," erayon study.
II il n much moro eharacteIistic pro-
duction. But the "Marolles," from its
very singularlty. would 20 well into
public collection.
The rest of the Barbizon group are
all present In small painting, the
charming, liknblc pictures that fall
naturally into the decorative ensemble
OF n small room. There are actually
thirteen Corots, an amazing number
20 turn up in sale. None Of them
belongs In the category Of important
things. but few OF them are without q
gracious quality, and some Of these
landscapes, like tho luminous "Etaples,
have the felicity Of the artist IN his
most representative vein. Corot has
very French limpidity and elegance.
Original as he was, he yet preserves
an alliance with the national tradition,
from which the accent OF style Is IN
separable. he could not be merely
casual. Even about his most spontane-
ous impressions there fingers sug-
gcstion Of design.
Shows Unique Sense Of Beauty
II is interesting 70 see how this dig
r,Aes such an unusual painting Of bis
A. the "Int6rieur de Bergere." This Is
one Of the two pictures In the group
Ia which he IL not the dollcatoly poet
izing lhndscapist we nearly always en-
counter In him. The other is relic
OF his earlier years, the "Paysage de Ia
Campaigns Italienae d'Albano." which
dates from 1894. His light, diaphs-
nous touch lies ahead OF him. This Is
az closely naturalistie q study as an
early COurbet. But you can feel IN "
the tentative operation OF bis unique
sense Of beauty.
Mr.. Goodfriend appears 70 have had
good luck IN running down paintings
OF this kind. paintings lying OF the
beaten track. Three OF his hve Dau-
bignys are the usual thing, painted. as
go many Of the works OF this master
we're, from n tried and successful pat
tern. But the "Lisiere dc Foret" is 3
more richly vitaliEed thing, done az the
behest Of nature rather than out Of a
formula. and the "Entr6e de village"
Is positive novelty for Daubigny,
striking in composition, "fat' in color,
BIT OF pure realism mnsterfully
painted. By Dupre, who also Ia gem
erously represented, there Is superb
piece OF sky painting In tbs weighty,
handsome, Rousseau-like "Paturage
dams une ClAiriere."
with Troyon, as With Daubigny, we
have some fairly surprising moments.
The Landscape With Cattle and
Figures" Is undated, but IL must be OF
early origin. IL is very closely ana
lytieal in its treatment OF foliage and
In composition the oval pastel has the
grace Of a Fragonard. In almost star
Ting contrast Is the feryid "Rentreo
du TroupoAu a la Ferme." Troyon
must have done this out Of a strong
emotional impulse He is rarely 20
broad, 70 sweeping, so free and 80
gloging Two OF The Landscapes BY
Dia1 are delightful specimens. the
"Marc dams la Foret" and the "Psysage
avec Moutonl." both tiny panels In
which design transends tho minute
scale.
JongIdnd's Paintings shown
The two large landscapes bv Courbet
are like him but not particularly in
teresting. though the upper part Of
ia Cascade" contains a beautiful pas
sage Of pure and resonant color. The
impressionlst group is not Of uniform
significance. The fine Manet VIC have
cited. Manet ia only ia pedestrian
form. The landscapes by Pissarro
arc good. and he is represented also by
a charming portnit OF a woman, the
"Mademoiselle Murer." Two beautiful
Renoirs are shown, "Byonehies-
seuese" and the beguiling "L'Enfant
au Polichlnellc" The latter is Of 1875.
his golden period. Half a dozen pie
lures, in as many Keys. illustrate the
impressionism Of the DutchmAn Jong-
kind, whose light is very cool where
that Of his French colleagues is sunny,
but who wrought with II something
that they often missed, more charm.
Il Is good 20 see excellent examples
OF Jongknd in a sale here. He ms
not been half enough appreciated By
American collectors. CoEhnne and
Gauguir, Who belong In a measure in
the company We are now trayersing.
are In no wise thrilling, but their pic
lures happen 10 be less OF the cxtrcm-
ist type than is usually the case. Il Is
probable that there will be brisk com
petition for the "Bonjour Monsieur
Gauguin." 10 Is not q beautiful land
scApe. but the self-portrait In 70 gives
IL a warm personal interest.
, One Of the great figures IN modern
French art. Puvis de Chavnnnes, Is on
view in studios for ms decorations at
Aarseilles. The plan in each Of the
panels 10 roughly stated, but with the
touch that proelain.A the master. In
beauty Of color these arc two Of the
most vivid and delightful memorials OF
Puvis we have ever seen. From him
We pass 70 somewhat miscellaneous
array Of European artists, mostly
French. There is q graceful head By
BesnArd; there Is Mediterranean land
scape by Rafaelli, In which there are
some lovely grays envelop.ng an inter-
esting composition; there are several
spirited pastcls by Lhermitto; there are
typical landscapes By Cazin and Har-
pigries. and from further afcld come
acceptable works By Thaulow and Al
fred Stevens.
BarbiEon Group Important
As Mr. Goodfriend approached the
Salon his taste seems 10 have been less
effective. There are quantity Of
paintings here By contemporary French
men which arc simply commonplace.
The eonnoisseur's special discoveries
and enthusiasms. Ellie Pavil and Fran
co.'s Cachoud, leave Us absolutely cold,
thnunh hnlh nlinAnra hnun q M "a icl..,