Dr. Barnes is well known as a collector. His home at Overbrook, Pa., contains the most comprehensive collection of modern pictures in America. It includes fifty Renoirs. His opinion should be of exceptional interest ΓÇô Ed. Note.
The title of this article is more ambitious than its text which is not; neither is meant to be didactic or erudite. As a question, it could be answered, and begged, by stating that a painting should be judged by its merits or, technically, "quality." George Moore quotes Degas thus: "Do you think you can explain the merits of a picture to those who do not see them? I can find the best and clearest words to
