Show I HAVE If A VE A HARD TIME Craze for fall Old Masters Causes Modern Painters S Grief London Nov 0 v 25 For For the tho last las two or three years artists have ht been en going through a very haul bad time said saida a solicitor representing Mr Robert rt Walker lI Macbeth 1 It H A. A who was wa sued suedon on Frida Friday in the Brompton county court t on a Judgment summons 1 by hy fl sr Chapman picture framers for foi a n debt of At his hie residence in roads on Saturday Mr Macbeth talked talked talked talk talk- ed freely regarding the present state tate of oC till the art market markN It Is perfectly true he Jw said that many artists of all grades are at pres present ent In terrible straits and It Is hl high h time something was done donl to m this state t of oC atTains affairs People ople ask mei me why i I dont don't hold holtI an nn exhibition Is Ig it worth woith it Perhaps P during dining the whole exhibition I sell ell six pictures anti and of the money received etl tho the owner nCI of tho the gallery has 25 per cent and out of or the time balance I should have nothing left 1 by tho the time th the frames of or the thc whole collection collection collection col col- lection had haul been paid for Cor It 1 H is allright allright all allright right for Cor the owner of th the gallery gallel h he gets the shillings sh paid for admission ion but what whal about the poor artist Old Masters the Craze It Is reported that I sold three works at the Royal academy This is true but one was wa only an etching another I sold at half price and the third at a greatly reduced figure There never nevel was wa better work among than at present and I r feel sure that a dealer with sufficient enterprise could make tho the selling of modern pictures a successful venture Asked for a a. few reasons for or the present state of a affairs Irs Mr 11 Macbeth l declared most emphatically that the craze for or the works of oC old masters was tho the chief factor Modern Works orles Cheap People will viI bu buy m anything W. W Cf old nom no m matter what It its quality but newt x work L even oven l o cd at Tho The dealers naturally craze c. c for fot o there Is la more to bo be mailo out of ot selling one old master than a a. score of or mo modern ern works to In conclusion Mr Ir Macbeth stated that In lii his opinion f If the present annual annual an an- nual winter vInter exhibition of old masters at Burlington house was replaced b ban byan hy by hyan an exhibition of typical examples ol or modern work artists generally would benefit Rembrandt thank goodness was a n bankrupt twice and antl Whistler too was generally generall fi financially em embarrassed but now look at the prices their works rea realize Ilze That the craze for old masters master Is the chief chic cause cam c for fOI the neglect ol of modern art is generally conceded and amid so long Jong as the supply lasts th time the dealer denIm who after all is only human will wiil confine confine confine con con- fine himself to such works s. s In a few years however the supply must give gl giveout out and then the best work Om of C the modern men will ill receive attention Never was there a n b better lter time than at pre present ent for oi the astute collector to get together a collection o of modern modem works s which o ln owing to the n neglect of both the public and time the dealers are going going- cheap If too the tho works are chosen with an nn eye for talent there Is' Is little doubt that In a few years ears such sucha a l. l collection if sold would produce a n good profit on time thy mone money Invested |