Evening Star Newspaper, November 4, 1937, Page 40

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1937. vou had 12 Million Dollars YOUNG WOMAN WITH A WATER JUG by JAN VER- MEER (1632-1675). Jan Ver- ‘meer was the “painter of light.” His favorite subject was a wo- _man in the light of a window. Lemon yellow and turquoise blue colors are in nearly all his paint- ings. ... His pictures are so much alike that it is fortunate there are so few of them in existence. Many were lost in a shipwreck 300 years ago, so a Vermeer is one of the rarest and most valu- able objects of art in the world. Only 37 of them are known and if one were offered for sale, it probably would bring a million. This painter is regarded by many as the most perfect technical painter that ever lived. Each of his works is flawless. you COULDN’T buy the originals of these -2 ' 4—8 %maus Bzz'mmgs BUT you can get exquisite full-color repro- ductions with all the #4677/ of the originals Vermeer’s “Young Woman with a Water Jug” Rubens’ “Fox and Wolf Hunt” MIRACLE PRINTS ‘““Miracle” sounds pretty extravagant, doesn’t it? But when you see these reproduc- tions you’ll agree superlatives are called for. A revolutionary multi-color printing proc- ess recreates with breath-taking fidelity the full color values, the fine feeling, the delicate detail of the originals. The prints are produced under the per- sonal supervision of Herman J. Wechsler, director of the Fine Art Reproductions gal- lery of New York and art director of the National Committee for Art Appreciation. “The first set of prints are really quite fine. This impresses me as a worth while undertaking.”—REcI- NALD POLAND, Director, Fine Arts Gallery, San Diego, California. “After examination of the pictures I am in complete agreement that 48 prints for $4.68 is a very genuine service. The lectures which accompany them are equally good.”-JOHN LEE CLARKE, JR., Director, Springfield (Massachusetts) Museum of Fine Arts. ! Copyright 1937 3 12 LESSONS IN ART APPRECIATION If you bought books or enrolled in a class on art appreciation, it would cost you many times what you’ll pay for these reproductions of Famous Paintings. And with each weekly set of four, you receive FREE & stimulating lesson by Dr. Bernard Myers, of New York University, distinguished lecturer and writer on art. Each is profusely illustrated and re- fers specifically to the paintings which it accompanies. TEACHERS Many schools have had to economize on pictures and supplementary reading material in the last few years. Take advantage® of this unusual and inexpensive opportunity to secure the finest art of the world for your classroom, and the valuable Lessons in Art Appreciation which accompany them. And don’t fail “#o get a set to keep always for your very own, FREE THE FOX AND WOLF HUNT of RUBENS (1577-1640) shows us the life Rubens loved to paint. Only nobility and members of so- ciety were fitting subjects for his brush. He was truly a master in the grand style; large pictures, grandiose subjects, robust ex- pression distinguish his monu- mental work. . . . Peter Paul Rubens was the greatest painter of the human female body and flesh that ever lived. Painters worship his pictures, but the im- pressive size and weight of his women are less popular with the masses. . . . This Dutch painter, who was also an Ambassador, first to Spain and then to Eng- land, had an ingome of $100 a day. . .. His studio was a “paint- ing factory,” 40 or 50 artists working under him painting parts of many of his pictures. He left 3000 paintings, more in oil than any other painter. ... Avid for culture, he had someone read to him while he painted. HANDSOME COLLECTORS PORTFOLIO FREE Even if you live irra mansion, you won’t be framing all these masterpieces at once. Keep them fresh and flat in: this handsome Collectors Portfolio. Smartly bound inesoft browns. Sturdy, to withstand handling. FREE to those who secure the complete set of 48 Fam- ous Paintings. Save the Portfolio Certificate in each ‘weekly envelope, (Send 15¢ if ordered by mail.) - @iy through the courtesy of bening Sfar In collaboration with the NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR ART APPRECIATION The collection of world-famous masterpieces has long been exclusively a millionaire’s hobby. But even if you had twelve millions you couldn’t buy all the originals of the 48 Famous Paintings offered here. The Vermeer alone would probably cost one of those millions, but it is in the Metropolitan M useum and not for sale! Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam is in the Sistine Chapel in Rome, where awe-struck millions view it. While Van Gogh was alive you could have picked up one of his paintings for practically nothing, but the exhibition of his works in New York last year was valued at nine million dollars. The Mona Lisa is in the Louvre. Others of the series are in Vienna, in London, in famous museums throughout the world. The value of the 48 originals has been estimated at more than twelve million dollars. But for all practical purposes, these masterpieces might be hanging on your walls, or safe in your collector’s portfolio if you take advantage of this unprecedented offer. SPONSORS LIST OF ARTISTS Among the national sponsors of this pro= gram of art appreciation are the follow- ing educational leaders : (Subject to Change) MAm. ARBUCKLE, Supervisor of Art Education, Detroit Public hools CARMICHAEL, Chancellor, Vanderbilt University . W. CHURCH, Professor of Classics, University of Nevada Rosmt C. CLOTHIRR, President, Rutgers University Groaca B. CUTTEN, President, Colgate University Lwo T. Dougrry, Director of Art, Public Schools, Worcester EowarD C. ELLIOTT, President, Purdue University Daumier Courbet. Monet Degas Vermeer Hals Rembrandt Reubens Homer Eakins Cassatt Benton hode Island School of Design FRANK P. GRAHAM, President, rsity of Arraur A. HAUCK, President, University of H. EsteLue HAYDEN, Director, Department of Art, Des Moines Public Schools Jamms D. HoSKINS, President, University of Tennessee Avrrep HowELL, Director of Art, Cleveland P James H. HUDDILSTON, Department of Art, University of Maine P Da Vinci Titian Michelangelo Raphael Renoir Cezanne Van Gogh Gauguin Turner Bonington Gainsborough ublic Schools Reynolds MATT® L. JARROTT, Director of Art, Oklahoma City Public Schools Hmam JonNsoN, Broadeasting Director, American School of the Air, Columbia Broadcasting System Rurus BERNARD VON KLEINSMID, President, University of Southern California PawL, D. Mooby, President, Middlebury College Mrs. ANNABEL J. NATHANS, Director of Art New Orleans Public Schools W. A. NRILSON, President, Smith College ALraEp NEUMEYER, Director of the Art Gallery, Mills Collegs Grinnell College of Colorado O. C. PRATT, Superintendent of Schools, Spokane JouN SCHOLTE NOLLEN, Preside: Georea NORLIN, President, Universi! MARwN REED, Director of Art, Omaha Public MarTHA E. SHERW00D, Art Supervisor, Spokane Public School« Matisse Picasso Derain Mare Boucher Greuze Fragonard Watteau Breughel Holbein Diirer Education, Massys El Greco Caravaggio Lorrain David Delcroix Corot Curry Wood Schoals Kent. CHARLOTTE G. SMITH, Art Supervisor, Board of Education, Atlanta ‘Mrs. MARROW STUART SMITH, Art Director, Norfolk Public Schools J. W. STUDEBAKER, U. S. Commissioner of Educatjon Prormssor WILL S. TAYLOR, Department of Art, Brown University Velasquez Millet Hopper A. H. WeENTWORTH, Director of Art Education, RAY LYMAN WILBUR, President, Stanford University CLEMENT C. WILLIAMS, President, Lehigh University Mary E. WooLLEY , New Haven This Weeks’ Pictures J. F. ZIMMERMAN, President, University of New Mexico Set No. 4 beautiful _reproductions of AT The pictures shown on this page are not the actual size of those you will receive. Each reproduction is large, measuring about 11 z 14 inches, the right size for the modern home. == e “THE LUTE PLAYER" “VIEW OF TOLEDO" “THE FORD” Claude Lorrain “THE INFANTA MARGARITA TERESA IN RED” Caravaggio El Greco NGS each week Velasquex Now available to any one upon payment of only 39c at the Art Counter in the business office of The Evening Star. ravi7aVi7aViraYirai ART PICTURES Sets Number 1, 2, 3 and 4 Now Available. 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