Show European n Art Brought to U. U S S. S Year in in Past Oriental W Work ark Ne New American lions Find Place in M Metropolitan ADELAIDE KERR KERR Associated By Press Staff Writer NEW YORK AP AP Americas America's a ai treasures were augmented dunn during during 1928 Paintings by old masters o f Europe by new flew artists of f Amerl and b by the painstaking craftsmen n of the orient were added to the a astore astore ai store of the United States with the time last 12 m months The Metropolitan Museum r c 1 Ar Arn In n New New NewYork York numbers among it l most valuable acquisitions durin dunn the past prist year rear a new Corot a paintIng paint Ing lag of a woman reading in the fIeld fields The picture painted when the antist artist ar an was 72 years old is highl valued because it is one of the rat ran figure pictures by the p painter wiio wh who was more widely known for l h hi s landscapes landscapes' He lie was able to devote but brief time each winter to p paint paintings ings lags of people because he was p k to death as he said by deal dea dealers dealers' deag ers' ers demands for dewy glades feat cry erv trees and dancing nymphs SPANISH PAINTING A portrait of Don Andres de A Ar drade y la ha Col by Murillo 1 dean 0 seventeenth century Spanish artist artis artist is ig another acquisition which t t. t tim 0 Metropolitan museum regards will wit pride The portrait an oil in bla blac and white and flesh tones is co coi cor by some as the best of th the Murillos i A portrait of a man by MOretta oI retta da Brescia a striking example o othe ethe f e the romantic portraiture of the sixteenth six sl century an unfinished por per trait of Washington Allston Aliston by Gilbert Gilbert Gil Gil- bert Stuart known for his paint paintIngs paintings paintings Ings of George Washington an anThe and The Ford a painting by Claud Lorraine famous for the luminosity luminosity- and haze which he produced in his imi morning and evening skies are oth other th er acquisitions of artistic importance Import import- ance mince which the Metropolitan museum muse muse- um urn has made this year GAINS RECOGNITION Eugene Speicher is among Amen Ame ican lean artists who have gained re reC ree His portrait of or Polly PoUy en r a girl of 20 was hung In the Metro Met poll politan tan this year Combination o 0 ocolor ocolor color with a solidity of form torm ar arthe are the qualities for which his worK has become known Zekes House Hous Zekes Zeke's Shop by Daniel Garber Garbe worl Is another new example of American Americ n art at the Metropolitan m mIn In striking contrast to American Americ n. n art known for its simplicity of t treatment is the Japanese of the Kamakura period 1886 1886 which the museum acquired TIm The painting which was one of the time temi pie treasures of the Shin at depicts throngs of ot a an angels ai 5 gels and figures of Buddha treated In brilliant colors and many shades shades' of gold It is regarded as one o othe o of othe the most interesting paintings interesting s of it its time ae J j |