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LITERATURE.


CONTEMPORARY ART ~ EuNurR. ny =; g.
,tek u 'isol nr' etc. wisa l!S.tss ill., "a
lions. Esw York: Harper I r,ros: chisaco:
J,n*sn, Neclure 3 Co. sro.' pp. 1o5. Price,
The critical cssavs& on contemporary art IN
Eueland, France, and Germany, here presented
ts Ats. Benjamin, arc admirably written, and
abound in valuable Information. Their author
rbuxs IN Intimate knowledge Of his subject,
afalr and dIspassionatc temper In treating II,
and happy TAFT In tie communication Of Ills
thoughts and facts. The only regret felt in
reading Ills hook Is, that cheaper edition has
not been produced lnsteal of this, or together
with II, In order that the work may havc wide
CIRCULATION umong tho people. There Is
q general aud hopeful movement
being male to disseminate knoWl-
cdge Of art through our communities; but, to
ee soon successful, art-lttcraturc md nrt.objccts
must be Afforded at the lowest cost possible.
30 long as they aro held "a luxurfcs for tho
wealthy. m appreciation OF what is artistic aud
beautiful, antl an culcavor to zurich ard adorn
cyery-lay life with II, will bo slow growtts In
the popuur mind. These essays now form
tolan.e lie lurt, snnptuous and suitable for fins
uge3; Tut let lis hare them also fn d plain style,
10 that tho poorest nrt-studcnts aud nrt-loyers,
who coget tho Information they contain, ana 10
whom they would serve ns sort OF handbook
u reference, may bo nblc to own them.
Alr. BcnJatnii' cumprcsses Into the restricted
limits Of Lis three papcrs many Items Of fute1li-
gencc nut easily to be procured elsewhere,
aud wc purposo to borrow o few for the pleas
uss Of cur readers. Tho art-dlrcctory OF
England, ilo tells us, contains the na1ncs aud
residences of ncarly loco tncn nnl women de-
voted to the pursuit. Of the tine arts In tho
United Kingdom. and yet the list Is far from
complete. In addition to thIs number Of prnc-
thipr artists, there are more than 10000 pupils
Ling III the nrt-sclIoolS established III tho
country. Thu two leading ADMINISTRATIONS are
The Royal Acadcuy and uth.ksnsInrton Mu-
eeun. .....
Tile Academy was founded In 11G9, aud until
the prrsent year has been composed OF furty-
two 4tcaLcTtrsans and twcnty-stK Associates. It
las lately Increased tho number OF Associates to
tlIltty-six. It tas Its auarters III BURLINGTON
iouse.-a cu'nmotl!o.s building on Plccadilly,
efeetct q few years ago for its accommodation.
1.s annual exhibitions bcgin May1, anu continue
ttrrc snunths. Tho admission lee Is one shil-
lng ut sns income " aer!vca T., f19m on x,.s t,ls
to display IN the galleries eight works ut
trcry exhibition. An art-trnlntng school, the best
IN tho klng.luln, IL connected with tho Academy,
ard each yeur q gold medal Is awarded 10 the
lnest work produced by the pupils. MEllals, tho
lcaltug purtrait-t painter Ut England, aud al
artist of great and versatile ialcnt, became .
student Mt the Academy at the ngo Of !, aud at
nov receives !4!,02O for portralt, amt ID at
prrscht nt work on u commission fur which fic
'si!l be paid Gt1,ONJ. Ills Income Il auel. that
b. u abc to rcsldc III l'ousc coating 9:p,0o
There ar1 seycntyU,e nst clubs, associations.
md museums IT. Great Brfta!u, 1fty-tWu Of
which arc In London. Thu prosperous condition
Of tho frntcrnity VI nrtists Ii Indicated by the
sluty. One Gsauell Of tits Institution, the Ar
Wits Annuity Fund. which provides for TT aud
disabled numbers, has fund Of El7,ooo: tho
pthcr branch, tho Artists' Benevolent Fund, d.
Fote'! 10 THO relief oi the widows a'l! ornaans
of deccasctl members, has fund Ut ~ u0U
Tho plan and scope of tho Kcnsln9ton Museum
sra ro generally understood that We pass them
here without llGntfon. ...
conEregatcd arounu pIceadilly, in Old and New
lIo,iI street, Fall MALL. aid King street, A.
though n,any urc louud on Other prominent
tSsqglaEss A. tae gfsa' .,5s. aTt
n'cnse. Twelve paintings wers rcccntly sold
year ago three-seors Jardf"teres were sold for
English rrtIsts frequently realize at private
sales enormous sums for single WORKS. The
taToas . +" Derby Day." BY ", q; Firth, bsouRht
. including R Il: M sSSssIlpsl1ns H,,, ioF shS e, y,
Nilluis, and now not ovsr Is years old, con.
!fsit. .' ,i1s. @ Elizabeth rho'apson Hut: @
IT Asv wsss '4t l., .sS sStSss md t1asts x1s.
tebsi,y, gets ks0 Or Eloo for u rough pcr-and-
as aEetcll This lady was q pupil at south
ken.lngton. and painted for number Of years
years since hcf i!rst representation at tho Acad.
e'ny, s!e has received 43,uj0 for picture. Her
ege is about ~. Mr.. i. Leighton, ono ot thy
toremsst painters IN thecollntry, received Ka,0oo
FLING with . Serpent" which adorned ths last
exhibition OF thu Academy.
=, 1t u an accepted opinion In the art.world that
, tho rfspsa .saool I. lc.stloratnr There !. no
Nature. J.. tho feelsHg tnr colur nnd for form
Witch Is the superb distraction OF French urt
nor III tho conscientious labor devoted to The
neKcNcrarY WHICH IL conspicuous aud painful
Tke French artt.ts Ut thu present luy seek Il
depict physical beauty along. leaving untouched
anu untcsealri tho soul: which should animate
aud sublinlato it, Yet Paris stii remains the
centre ut modern aEt, and tha masterpieces
which arc there created. although characterized
eya l1,ses moral tune than tn thc days OF tho
Tie number oi artists tn tlrcat britain seemed
large when the list containing 4.0o0 uames W.,
mentioned, but IN Paris none there dwell 100
x ,n4 ~ tss sa!s ot paintings ~ tes ~ average
ihHO,b00 francs per a1Iunm. The GoYeruncn
agclerous pstruu ot the arts. aud The appro
pstatfon Innde for their support In 1916 wa
!,aNoU isnncs. For le11 T. was about th'
ni'art for tho purchase Of works exhibited as th
eAlon, to he used for tue decoration of ctyt
buildings and galleries: and ,0yO iranca 10
thetuccos Of tu1.ecntast!st or their widows ant
orphsns
Tho Ar.t Institution under ths care Ok tn
hoyGrnment Is the .Acadetntc des Reaux Arts
which coniprises forty numbers. 'Fhe lnststu
tlon acxt IN Importance to the Ecolc des bTau
Arts, III which the different branches Of art ar
soly taught The most important, pri!
esTsfded ~ the pupils Is tht Gsatt Pstx
stoms WHICH furnishes lhs recipient support
Gs f.0O frsnes annually, during tour years res
gshee In Rotae, and four years after Lii !etuf
tAc annual exhibition oi the Salon ts bel
austnx May and June, ut The Palais 4ttudustrtt
,scr ,oT0 works were &eut TO this exhibtto
III !ss6: and 2,Ub were accepted.
ANthe art.sales In Paris are held ut the Hots
nfoaot,-an establishment OWNED aud cot
uoslsd BY the Government. There arc fou
s!t'eiubs In the city. named respectively til
tsrssc d. ruuion Artissique, the So>icts d.
A,ois des Beaux Arts dc Paris, tho Cercl
iM,ittlsttque Il Litteraire, aud tho Soctete j
- ~ nion les Artlstea. Tie frat named smbsaet
In nff 81 IT,