New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-04-26
Rich Tapestries
And Prints To
Be Sold Here
Variety of Objects Includes
18th Century Cobelins,
Formerly Property Of the
Late ArcI,duke Of Austria
Red Cross Will Benefit
Paintings by Foreigners and
A merica ans Will Aid
the New York Chapter
By Royal Cortissoz

objects that has been brought together
this week at the American Art Gale
ries. One collection after another is
set forth, vast amount of space being
TILED with everything from tapestries
to prints. Tho most miscellaneous Of
these groups is the first. which was
formed largely by the late Archduke
Ludwig Victor of Austria He died in
1919 In 1920 his collection passed by
purchase into the hands of Sefior Sage
seta, of Madrid Adding a number Of
pieces, he now sends it to be dispersed
in New York
The tapestries embrace some excel
TENT verdure pieces and n notably dec
orative set of early eighteenth century
Gobelins, designed by Berain. They
form the most conspicuous single fea-
turc in the mass, After them we would
place the velvets and brocades There
are some magnificent Italian and
French nantes, such as Nos. 232 and
246, the latter glorious expanse of
seventeenth century blue. In purely
decorative materials of this order the
co lection is very rich. Belonging we'll
into the foreground are a number Of
early doors. The most gorgeous are
doubtless the two panels Of seventeenth
century Italian origin (No. 341), richly
carved and embellished in eold and
blue, but they are really surpassed by
some of the Spanish and other doors
in implanted wood.
Spanish Cloistcr Grille
There is one beautiful work in
wrought metal, the Spanish cloister
grille ono. 342), which dates from the
sixteenth century. 1t is a specimen of
the sort of thing in the exhibition
bulk OF the stuff is addressed to the
collector pure and simple. especially
the furniture. The old cabinets and
chests are good and they are accompa-
med by some fine French chairs and
the like Of later period. Sprinkled
nba 1t are the usual multifarious items
inEltable in a gathering Of ANTIQUES.
boxes. sun dials, fans, italian bronze
door knockers, candclabra and 80 on.
The pictures, mostly school pieces Of
the earlier Northern schools, are Of no
great consequence. All these things.
which extend the catalogue to 1853 mum
bers, Will be sold next Friday and Sat-
urday afternoons
on the evenings Of Thursday and
friday there will be sold a collection of
lb4 paintings by foreign and American
ARTISTS, twenty-eight of the canvases
contributed by the latter going to the
benefit Of the New York Chapter Of the
American Red Cross. The old paint
ings, from European schools, are. on
the whole, negligible The modern
works from the same source include a
re" interesting examples, clever bit
oy Michetti, a good picture by Ter
Meulen and one or two other mildly
persuasive things. But in this part Of
the exhibition our own school unaues-
tionably prevails.
Two Paintings by Homer
Collectors Of the work of Wins]ow
homer will compete for the two early
examples from his brush ain Camp in
the Woods and Summer by the Sea"
they do not even prehgure the kind Of
painting that made him famous. But
they have quality, especially the Sum
Nor by the Sea- and both are of great
personal interest, striking souvenirs Of
an old phase in his history. Two un-
familiar types are to be noted. One
is the late William Bliss Baker, land
scape painter untimely lost. His little
"Wlndlng Stream" is one of the moat
charming things he ever did. Frank NJ.
boggs, too. is at his best in his pic
turesque Scene in a By-Street." There
IS quantity Of interesting things by
FRANK De Haven. E. |. Couse, f. b.
Marsh. G. II. McCord. Van D. Perrine,
kooert Vonno and various contempo-
rarles of theirs. They don't make a
brilliant show. but it is attractive. so
lar as it goes
In The book department there are
divers affairs Of Importance. The col
lection of Miss Susan Minis, of Bos-
ton, dedicated to "Thc Dance of
Death" is an extraordinary gallery Of
the typographical and graphic arts as
they have been wreaked upon this
theme. 1t is, In the nature Of things.
a grim collection, concentrating as it
does all the imaginations from Hans
Hollbein to Louis Legrand that have
sought to stiffen the morale of poor
mortality by making it's flesh creep.
There are trivialities in the assem-
olage Of about thousand exhibits,
objects that are included for the sake
of the subject rather than for any
other reason, but the atmosphere that
rules is one Of beauty. This is espe-
cially the case as regards the old H.
Nominations and the engravings by the
masters. Miss Minns's treasures are TO
be sold on the afternoons and evenings
of May and s. As her books,
laneous curios include many rarities,
the occasion promises to be one Of
ardent bidding.
Van Antwerp Collection
1t will be preceded, the evening of
May /, by sale which will also be
eventful, that of the William c. Van
Antwerp collection, brought from San
Francisco. This is not numerically I'M
posing. The catalogue runs to only
fifty numbers. But the collection, as
a collection, is monumental. 1t opens
with Cations Chnucer and this is fol-
lowed by other extraordinary prizes
from his and other pioneer presses.
The Van Antwerp collection makes a
dazzling little cosmos of early print
ing and illumination.
Finally, to be sold on the afternoons
and evenings of May 4 and s, there
comes the collection Of the late John
B. Pcarsc, of Roxbury, Mass, one Of
500 old prints. They are by seven
teenth and eighteenth century British
and Dutch engravers. Fine mezzotints
in fine impressions 60 to make the list.
The average is good. This collection
maintains the interesting level Of the
others. Taken all In all, they yield
toward the close Of the season one Of
the most impressive effects we have