New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-17

prints because there was nothing to rotouch. He
exposed ten years ago two pictures which were much
remarked because he had inscribed on thc frames
these words, yond the reach Of most artists, Re-
creations cf Ccntenayian."
Since are talking about pictures, let us look IN
moment at the Salon. Naturally rs II is first
reprcsen alton we find ourselves i'll excellent compa-
n.y. All the queens Of fashion are there dstracf'ng
attention from the fashionable painters. The qnes-
ton is which make the best figure. in passing
salute TIE lovely Marquise Anforti and ask if her
portrait is al the Salon. " Never she rrphes WHO
could paint Inc as well as do myself ~ . know"
Irepled thst you deserve tho first prize o. paint-
lug, bpt there are at least iour painters who are
worthy OF making Your poytraii, Ca5ancl Car"l'is
Duran, Cot, and Nerhas.' ,.-.. .t- 49,.
every well. will engage al four fpr next year,
but do not say anything aboutit for they ougt not
Ia know there are fourhands i'll the game. ~llsend
the three first TO the Exposition under thrce assumed
names and you will see hat there ~ no resemblance
amongst them. You swear secrecyf'
Isw0re. and ask your help 10 keep the secret.
The Fxposition of 1879 contains the farewclls OF
Corot; three admirable landscapes, "The Woodmen,"
pleasures OF Evening" and a Scriptural scene lie
has the profound sentiment for nature which Leo
mar la Vinc had for tho human face. 1t IS the M
finite in the obscure One must view his work with
the eyes Of the soul.
The Palace of Fine Arts is divided into q halls by
the "a letters Of the alphabet. The letter will
only detan us by fine figure OF Alma Tadema,
"Paipfine: - great character and elevation, true
individuality of color and design. In the room Is,
fine Bible piece by "a foreigner, Rizpah Guarding
her Children :" A Holy Family of BOuguereau, not
so strong in color in feeling: magnificent peasant
scene OF Jules Breton, The Feast OF st. John one
Of the three fine portraits OF the Salon by Dounat'
the portrait Of Madame Pasca, an actress WHO has
inst returned from Russia who will be III six months
orr GREG test actress In the room {, have already
spoken of Corot. Cabane comes next with his three
portraits more or less like, Nenns, lamar, ard an
ANONYMOUS Baroness; Carolns Duran with his End
of summer a wonderful piece OF poetry Tor wiich
he refuses 10000 francs: then Chaplin with his
Broken Lyre" and "May Roses" different tone,
bnt none the less charming. Tho portraits OF Cot
are marked with great distinction He ms to have
lived only with DuchesseS. You Will meet Manon
Lcscaut in America for see her here embarking
with the rest ol the girls in picture OF NJ. Dclort
Let us not leave the Cs without taking a breath i'll
these landscapes of Cesar de kOc To-day the lead
ing initial in art ~ G. David used to say IN speak
ing of his pupils, "Al are marked with the imflai
Of Genius" They were named eros. Girodet, Gerard
Cu6lin. and G6ricanlt. We still have our Gtrome,
but that is about all, except Giacometti and ohrrd'
Passing on to VI, We find the famous Manet among
the vines of Argenfenl Manet would have been ziad
to be Fortuny, but Fortuny would never have con
scented to be Manet. And yet | like tins 0Iisina
paintcr better than all the dried fruit OF the Eolnah
school. Hero Is Mazerolies with his decorative
panels; the Hungarian Muncascy with his Village
Heroes" and Macdko with " Baptism OF Bells at
Cracow:" Mullcr with the Madness OF Lear Mall
lard with "Achilles ana Thetis" smell OF powder
attracts us into the next room, where we find two
admirable battlc-pieces of NJ. do Melville. After
these master works must pause before the
Spring" of Parrot, "Fshero Family" by Puvis
de Chavannes a Bathcr,7 by Perrauii, an adorable
portrait of Mile Chanzy dc pomayTac. li'rs is a
Norman Cabaret" by isibot which smells more OF
wine than OF cider "Thc Ant and the Grasshopyer'
bv Vibert "The Broken Pitcher" by Nerhas.
This ends the alphabet. Verhas is Flemish
painter who now sells his pictures 10 tho English at
his own prices. Ten years ago / was walking m
by-sreet in Paris asked the price OF little pie turo
in window representing a Young woman weeping
and i,sing little dog Her lover gone but her
dogreinained aud she called him Fidelea haclneyed
subject certainty do not like that sort OF thing.
but the painting very pretty. How much
asked. Fifty francs" How can Il man OF talent
sell such pictures at such prce9 Send 1t 10 me-
The next day my valet, who always crIppio5 name
when he can, announced NJ F@roce. 1t was NerbaS
l said, 81 owe You 500 frames for your picture.
No" he replied - chose to sell il at 5O.' Don't
insist" said 4" | make good bargain at that-the
picture is worth 1000 francs"
F6roce remained five years with me painting cell
ines and portraits. He faithful as the dog he
had painted, but the LATEST fellow IN the world
Now Ne has his house in Brussels, but Is as lazy
as ever. He gets up late to earn his 800 francs
day as he did formerly to earn three francs.
ARSFNE HDUSSAYE.