The New York herald., 1922-12-31
Goodfriend Art
Exhibition Open
to Public Here
American Association Has Put
Collection Up Also For
Sale.

To start the new year off well the
american Art Association has placed on
public view an art exhibition that IS sure
TO arouse widespread enthusiasm. IL
combines the well known collection OF
French paintings assembled by Meyer
Goodfriend, with the beautiful Chinese
porcelains and other art Furnishings
owned by the late c. L. Hudson The
paintings are to be sold on the evenings
OF January 4 and 5, while the Hudson
collection is to be dispersed at four af-
ternoon sessions beginning January 2.
The Meyer Goodfriend collection covers
r wide range of artistic experience and
seems to have grown as its owner grew
every phase of Mr.. Goodfriend's career
as a collector he had a very direct ap-
proach to art--explaned, probably. by the
TACT that he thought of being an artist
himself at one time-and he managed 70
give his colieGt:Su mat rare thing, a, per-
s--..s.i quality. 1t sparkles in every de-
partment. and in every school that Mr..
Goodfriend approached he acquired un-
usual as well as brilliant examples.
II begins with the Barbizon masters
and Mr. Goodfriend sought examples
with such enthusiasm and judgment
that it is apparent he succumbed to
the ''cult," but unlike most other anna
tours of Barbizon art he did not stop
there but went on with equal enthusi-
asm into the realms of the impression
lists, and even, which is stranger than
all, into post-impressionism. the result
Justifies mis- taste and the collection in
dicates OPEN -mindedness and a genuine
flaire for vital art.
Corots Are shown.
In the case of so well known master
as Corot it is easier to discover bril-
liant than unusual examples, but in the
Interior of the Sheepfold" both attri-
butes will be acknowledged just. Be-
side it hangs a most notable group Of
Corots, including the lovely Wood
Gatherers'' lie Marais" and the early
"Paysage d'Albano.' In all there are
thirteen Corots. Then there is the
early portrait by j. T.. Millet of his
young friend and pupil. Marolles, and
with this there is his mastery drawing
OF the 1.-TWO Shepherdesses." There are
four characteristic Troyons, peculiarly
poetic Van Marcke, and examples BY
Daubigny, Diaz and Jules Dupre.
In the impressionist division there
are so many interesting items that il
is embarrassing to fix upon its chief
feature, although. liter all, figure
pieces by Edouard Manet Fave become
so rare and the present one is so little
known that undoubtedly it will excite
great attention. It is a figure of a
young conan, called oy Manet Femme
Indenne," but his Indian may have
been IA gypsy. 1t is bravura piece,
unfinished in spots. but all the more
interesting TO genuine Manet lovers fol
that reason. Beside il hang two great
color schemes by the Immortal Puvi.
de Chavannes. sketches for the MURAL
in the Muse Longchamp at Marseilles
They are charming n color and full
of the bigness of feeling OF the master
Sisley is beautifully represented and
with Pissarro gives glowing account
OF the countryside at Mcret and along
the Seine. LHermitse Is another ia
vorite of Mr.. Goodfriend's. and hi.
"Pecheurs sur la Marne" takes him a
one of his finest moments. The church
interiors with figures by this painter
are also unusual and delightful BY
Harpignies there Is a forceful land
scape. and the figures in II are NOR,
insisted upon than is often the case will
Harpgnies.