Art.

The article focuses on some recent issues related to the world of art. The National Loan Collection at the Gratton Gallery is the first important show of the season. It is called National, no doubt, because its profits are destined for the National Gallery Funds. The need is urgent. Love for art is not one of the average Briton's qualities, and for long he bore the loss of masterpieces with decent composure. The government's grants to the national collections are less than small, they are miserly; and private bequests do not go very far in an era of tremendous prices. The book, The Art of the Belgian Galleries, by Esther Singleton, is the ninth volume in the Art Galleries of Europe series, and is to be issued by L.C. Page & Co. on October 30.