International studio (34.1908)

In the Galleries

brothers Maris, as well as others by a number of
the lesser known and, of course, the Barbizon men.
There have been several one-man displays at his
galleries this season, and on rare occasions he has
shown work by the native painters.
When one enters the shop of Bonaventure, 5
East Thirty-fifth Street, he seems to shut the door
on this hustling city of New York and be taken back
to other days and customs, to early periods in
French history, to Napoleonic days, and to find
himself in an entourage of delightful mementoes of
all kinds, from delicate fans of Watteau to the ham-
mered jewelry of the various Louis’s, and the pic-
tures of an age of gorgeous raiment and formal
manners. There are few places in town that offer
so agreeable an hour, for one may browse among
quaint books, before entertaining pictures and over
historical manuscripts well worth the while, not only
interesting, but of the liveliest educational value.
One of those sumptuous canvases by Largilliere, of
the famous Countess de Saul Tavannes, who was
born Marie Catharine d’Aguessan, greets the eye,
and this elegant dame, in all the bravery of gorgeous
apparel, is like an echo of the past. Her patrician
head is well poised, her lovely neck and shoulders
are bare, and an arm reclines gracefully over the
table beside her, while behind is draped a great
curtain. Other days, other manners, but to those
born to the purple it was a time of luxury and com-
fort, and this picture is a splendid example of the
epoch. Some old missals are entertaining and
there are many other canvases no less rare and


Courtesy of Bonaventure Galleries
COUNTESS DE SAUL-TAVANNES BY LARGILLIERE
decorative, while some bronzes, bisques and mar-
bles are included. We produce above the portrait
of the famous noblewoman.


Courtesy oj Georges A. Glaenzer & Co.
WINTER QUARTERS

It is over four hundred years ago
since Martin Schongauer, one of the
world’s greatest artists, passed away.
He was among the first, as he was
one of the most distinguished, engra-
vers of all times, and there is a pecu-
liar feeling as, seated in the very
modern Fifth Avenue galleries of
Wunderlich & Co., it is possible to
hold in the hand and examine care-
fully a number of his prints, see his
exquisite drawing, realize his sense
of the value of line, note his remark-
able compositions and his naivete,
for his art is as fresh to-day, as pure
in style and as spontaneous as if he
were a modern of moderns! And
these prints, be it understood, were
by matilda browne drawn before America was discov-
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