American Impressionist and realist paintings and drawings from the collection of Mr. & Mrs. Raymond J. Horowitz: Exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 19 April through 3 June 1973

169 Pages·1973·14.08 MB·English

by  Dianne H Pilgrim

from the Collection of
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond J. Horowitz
Ametican Impressionist ard Realist
Paintings and Drewings

from the Collection of
Mr. & Mra, Raymond J. Horowite
Introduction by
JOHN K HOWAT

DIANNE H, PILGRIM
Catalogue by
DIANNE H. PILGRIM
American
Impressionist
and Realist
Paintings and
Drawings

from the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Ray mond J. Horowitz

EXHIBITED AT
THE METROPOLITAN
MUSEUM OF ART
APRIL 19 THROUGH
PONY 31973
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Foreword

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ofthe mst nocioshia chacctecstie ofthe att af the pied vient s:npP rit

Aetioany, abd inne. The peasant qulty of te Horo eallection is a te

roles aeramnishruont anda tebmestotencellsctrs krowedt and ast, The

‘Mecropeliten Sucesca ie zeae‘! 20 Mr. and Mare, Moco fer suring ih the
sia what they hove achieved 25 zollectc we! Aisa ant

“These Hoving
Acknowledgments

The suthues wish te express Caviy deep watilsde wo Margerct and Ray won Hare
‘vite, slnnrctsaniae enuelast He pala Wf tie Bock hoe sap
and howe von ce ant ceretuly kepe records hive en ost gvestet sounce
inforwation. Thana areal duo, Zor thoi val count she cat sore:

Ruth Bowtnan, Ouratos, Mew Yerk Uaiverigy Art Goi; Rachoed J. Boyle,
Cums ol Paistings, Cena Ant SBusanng Grant Heleom, Ascent Pra
ser, Popactrsent of Art Moun: Helyazo Calle; Davie MeK Isbin, Bostor Atae-
amacuast Richard Oriead. Asistnt Reepee. Norianal Portrai: Geller, London,
‘and Genki Wallon Porches aston wit rms: plane ate incebted
‘wi Peter Davidson: Linds M, Djert. Rgtter, Unrecraty Gallery. Unless
(of Minnesota, Maneapalia; Cares C. Elidge, Dizerter, Univers ot Kr
Mawar of Art Laverne; Lads Fever, Asia Curator, Beosalyn Muse
‘Willams 2, Gendt, Soreciete Profewor ofA Hrook Cline: Catal Hull
sian Tansee H, Maroney, Sotheby.Perke-Pervet Gellerine Pal ¥ Renee, ices
tx, Cnireafty of Conneet.eu: Museu of Art Searis; Wendy Shade an Soean
Selomiss, Carton nf Pairing aml Safran, Newark Museu, We acknowledge
tho Kind and ready kelp of the tollowing ar écslors ar! glleces: Gun Alize,
EW Allon and Con Laon Dalva Je. Dalva Brother, Ines Rey Davi, Davin Gt
leviog: Robect Ellou Gallery Stas Feld woe Juan Rieburd isl und Adlet
Gales: Aan Berane Lali, Keane Gillis Mietonet S.C, Bits
‘otk Galleres; Robert Seoolkopf,Sehoelkopt Galler: BM, R, Sctviteee Gallen

Ira Spanieroant Victor Spar and Zatvishix Galley. Our appreciation i elo
extended to De eagle stall al lee tlm J. Watch Libeasy. The Mteeelii
DMuneur uf Ast; The Price Ar! Before Lary: Tho Nest Yoke Public Labeeny
dust Un Arclovex of Ammovicin Art Wh arp fnlebtee ap well eo members of he
‘Melupuiten Mrs staf how velvable ane wing asatance helped to niche
the crratogue posible: to Polly Cone. with specal thas for her patience an
catia) exportse co Nathalie Boazsky and Laie Shara, Assan! Cursors of
‘American Paintiss and Seulpeae, fr Univ sual advices, dl spe

te Sally Mui ann Jooe: Millen alo of the Department of American Painsngs aid
Sculpture. ad ta Leurer Shakey Meera Asset, who slp tr pane ama
organ e the maruicipt ad photograghs. Faally, oo ytitle ome 2 James F
igri for Fis encourageenect and wive esumel,
Introduction

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se through the “ora af the eutury in Arserica, Facm Pah 8 guise Pon
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sr Hepa teitnwn rk Margarets Reuad Hovowite heve essed,

he someilty af the time, Despite the feng af Hn say les ~inpeesnti,
eli, canals june: cf tha peri ware bound tox by fe fmenooin

sean nl eon pals ay constan cenesre. with che eFsete
fof tht and stmesghere, The Howits collection tombs ea ew of what E.
Ridhandson tered “guiine?Ihu: Mead of greciousness, inbmacy, cau eptrms,

rade she piting oF the Ge Age
3p te ast quarter ofthe sCesteenth centuuy, America as entering & new era of
fests, util vefonn, wi! slaiceivn. Yn scel Contemspucuy ett
turned en Ese rail Coane, o:atingshemaelenain niente wore of ete
sand falsity. Tey eheee 40 ysote the ecality of whan Wife andl it reeling
ovary. neat she Zona vas fade lft. and thes approach to lend-
Jenne tne aihjerten end personal, x eertinn tn the motile amd panoramic
‘lew of he auzlier Husnon River Shoo

Inspr tho TTerowityralltion ie hema hy Hebe nf ube Secinty of Assad
‘ean Artin in 1877, which hoped te promote the gew subjective approaeh ale
rove expancive, gaint tecnigue, i the Arinory Shaw of 2913, which incr
lure! Aen Roxen ne raga The ete o4-y eiieing
‘hac wns rors enecdota, and terar7 20 one coacemnod wth Wisal oMerts and
fhe eveking af inoue gin vata ec, Gena, whet easier i das

fs Tal fn Ls eanter of study ane Sapir fue mans Ameri at be
plnen of promingnent9 France Ite the aevorciee. "The Franc derangsr 3870
fet in thiccountry wall intate twentieth renter, Indeed, Phe majocsy af ats
represented in tae Morowitscoecton are iatneiced i the ate 12808 ed go iy

ene inpreivteca This ifvetise of he Acontcats ie madre ippnont fn their

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fn the Faremoetion of are colors a0 horace off: ree empresas
“The Armory Show shatere, in asymbolic nap, hisintiasseand personal reeetie
-poval os are wrth tlle uly theme sig bea of Use orate
srorld that had made ene a :s0od possible,

Daring ue frat Kase quarinreo ee nnteenth eomtury Americsn pining had
enjoyec period of rare development, Bldg ‘spo an earleeptouion
finale potesitece eal esis lantry paising, le Amen partons oF the
Scst half ofthe century hed ploncere in stil ie, exe. and landarape, as a
‘uvely uetned in this vouctry.Amonythe eat ow a the Eanovators sce Soni
Meee, Woshingtan Allo, ‘Thomas Cola, Asher B. During, and Willis Sidney
‘Mune whos srk comprises the frscrrengnite Amr: selaul? The content
sod syle uf thee einting derived substantia’ from English reste thwghe ane
Conte (Corum ul Tabu tabi 98 well 250m pragmatic and hope

Fa Anveriege persion: Ing hw Nalin Aciluay of Design mas tena ia
(New Yor, by the young Mots, Durand, Cole and others a §Whinrally rial

slit ca eampetitan will the easel an seatrotve American Academy.
Fitgy year exer che Nations! Acedersy would rvome ileal aia opinions
teed wr youtestiv of is unsniesnthe inetution it hae. eepaced.

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sauce aid Indice uct slabs Ub the United Beaten could provide, Accondng
Rrverican stlens left cagerly tor Gecmany (enpmilly Mic), Ube Necheelauds
(Te Hague), aad Paris In Germany and Flelland the nevnivzten akan tie
cna sevivs of ilerest in seventeenth-cntury Spanish end Dutch perrcture
tani genre painting, both of shirk nace intimated fy thei alanis on a Beoad,
rca brvahstrobe, ack tani, £00 fully developed cbiarocur, Que maul of ie
revival waste elt of hy actos atanon te the unadorned facts of fe
bout him, the ceeearagtment oF: more puitiny rales Bache woe uf a yan
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Jaden of this group ~Feauk Duveaeck, Williaa Merste Chee, Jon Trachtma,
td Re Buon ity nd tive thet eucliet uningia Midwetera ces
sah a Cncinnat ane hers hel em a lunge emigre of
Gerinan intellectuals and arise before the Civil Wee, Not waraturally, Germany
ofl Uae sour ren Unie man allusiag peumeet Sue dy cheese Tp Mfonich
they Jearned to apaly a dashing technique to othervise rmndane aubjects (por
‘ralluce and lavscepe) asd to sxcte une (yy seg sunt peavaets, soles) a
elle ay peal uf Musil was sheeted, hoowor, andl Duvenack aad the ethers
moved na fo northeca Taly, whera they deconared te thas that were Lo shape
theiraubsequent york: tho pening ater and abla of Venice ae the at of Jarmex
Abbott McNeil Whirler. He was apioeg the fl to pmol seeped acc foe
‘wal asrengemant of colar and Tussi oalning. WLles clita “Art for arts

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compusition and a clesorativetrontment of foren and color ehawa che itiaence ul
“ease erin. Alchowg oat Anna iean wd in Whiners abet exter.
Js lacy tu Aoneciear ant was. etablish the valoo of smpltied forms end the
evocative poner cf color, This contributed toa decisis tes with the sasuta
and wotalizny ually mental ty euon! wreviear Americin aint. In ite pact
enol snd pectry on canvas and the harmony of subdly related tones were uti
nation enough.

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Pasi tbls aay ue Zta fe Americans he enn cn tn Fane,
(nen tans sas ition Kors teal, dis heedioe un ada adairer and dicipte
of TB Miley, te epee rade ofthe Person shwol Sutheast of Paris nthe
fret: of Fonearableas, Méllet and his fllowers rel revsutivaien] Freud Ed
ap nd y arousing no Floral ad itimnete vow nature cease by
cable sod cage Eh

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saw city teulect id eages'y select the seemingly radial abd awkerard works of
Mille, Corot, Rousvesuy Diz, Daubiy, au Count 2806, hen Corbet as
coatordieg veth the Jenort of the fica net uetbishment of Pari, elu of
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swell educetel end asiculate he Ed stud. ae goat ears wntimewllh Thane
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ry rowers Fors, god comp ained of thee hing alresty too entry ame
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‘midale man" between the conservative element ia tie courtry snd the ceicet
Aevelepartain Feenchant Hisuom peri ae uf he way atic yt
pital te improcorints in thir avarcnowattrnsitoc Feht end its tort on cole,
vere ite encerstoe but Le Facge did educa Asericen cllescow t tae appeal
ofthe Bbizoa lndecapes utd Oneatntart,purieulary Japanese pct

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nd tocheiguoes the rich aad painter brnaor of the Munich schoo! Whistler's
sbstractionof form and eola.ane the ftinacy of the Burbizenfondacapes. Bach,
heuse"ves unpeded by the sayieog stundants ul the Num Academy nf Do:
ig the yuuayne etal ex hy fooedng ta Secaly of Ampeican Artes,
hich fr the eat cunt yee woul be the mom progretsve orzanizatier. of
feritein Amerie. Tho Sorienyertbished ita own art schoo] aud hed anal eaki-
bitione thet suecessflly competed with thse of the Academy. Alt the Society's
frst show, in Mate 98h, Clatenen Can, act eve Sre the New York Tbe,
ecturrls “thiccxtitition moans revnltion Herein this mecca room Artin Aases
isa, vebute the coor behind hee and... ex aut i easbest uo cit’ te hight

Bees be Suey’ severest mites enpsiderad the new Heelopanonts necessary
to the etabishment of a new aatonal act. Dauiel Hutingi, present oF the
Nusional Acadeny, only yraleloely susnioed the younger painters, In 278 he
‘wrote: "The mbsence a the Acslemy] ofthe new and peshepsstcimy elesant hat
‘uedenubtedly caused sone stagnation nud weuketind Ise exkitons—ove neva all

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