International studio (31.1907)

The Alexander Young Collection—Conclusion


“ HAYMAKERS
life a touch of romance. Mention should also be made
of a small head by Gustave Jacquet called Winter
(p. 19), and a number of interesting figures by
Pierre Billet, some of which are reproduced here.
Though Mr. Alexander Young’s name will

always be associated
with his Barbizon and
modern Dutch pictures,
a general review of the
works of the different
schools represented in
the collection, and of
the pictures by artists
belonging to no par-
ticular school, will
speedily convince us
that he is a map of
wide-reaching sympa-
thies in art. That he
appreciates, for in-
stance, the subtle beau-
ties of a Corot is no
bar to his just estimate
of the value of the more
easily read pictures
of Pierre Billet; the
by pierre billet elegant grace of a
Bargue appeals to him
as well as the breezy atmosphere of a Maris. And
may it not be that this is one of the secrets of his
success as a collector that he approaches art with an
open mind, relying on his own instincts rather than
on the dictates of fashion. E. G. Halton.


“ AVANT LA PkCHE”

BY PIERRE BILLET

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