, 1879-06-20

Spfftnt Corrtsp1Afsnrr Of The Tstb1l

pAHla, ,1unc 5.-tn tnr rapth mud necessarily
short description, Ut the portraits !n the Salon
last week, l merely limited at tic work con-
trtbutetl by Mr. John Sargent, OF philadelphia.
retra'ned from dwelling moro at lcngth upon
It for several reasons, Of them being that
Mr.. Sargcnt's nanttng scemod an excellent SUBJ
icrt 10 begin with In tho few words I wish To
devote to tho American pictures In the Exhibl-
ttpn. lind also hoped that should hayu been
aols 10 anuonco m oillcinl recognition of Mr.
Sargrnt's talent hY to-ttay, In the shnpe Of a
tirstctass medal Tho lsts Of the ncda!tsts are
cut, however, RlMl tho nnnlc OF this promising
yHll1,t! artist figures neither Ia te FIRST, secoud
nor third cInss Of rewards. The Jury has awarded
him nj honorable mcntlon,- putting hin ,,pon
a level with Miss Elizabeth Gardner, Of New
Hampshire, mlIo Will, him shares tho onlr honors
Carried un ut tho anlon Of 1879 hy the American
pnintcrs. l'uhlies opinion las already avenged
Mr. Sargent nj tho slight nut upon HIN by the
powers TINT be. T'ls decisions Of Tho Jury,
mnrtovor, arc usually n,osc or less fmoccilc; 50
Americans need not feel too deeply tho nisgnity
Of alle nlr,,urablc mentions II thrown to them,
And ret tho :. Portrait Ut Al. Curolus Duran.n
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il striking and clever caorgh to hare been re-
vnrlcd even by the uitf fnE1es vi the Sc!loul ani
Institute Az II portrait, 1t might pcrIlaps be
ts,f fur H.
"'eeu . ~ ~ ', "s.'s'Ss =, 1' s..a "
HE f'iblect' cefta'hlS III. Iarolus Duran tair'
Sarycnt's muster, bI-the'ey} Is not 80 hand
sou,e Us tho ru!,ttcr ulatscs him. lie has bccu
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Will h'o., au''t"'s s3cs t''a" l.o 'up"s' AZ
ti'"d tn ais 'eat.sray lnoFn'hs-laeke', WIN t'c
larc suIllcs t'a'f cuureallns hts well-shapcl
hau,,s.-hts art,sric u,l stu.tlycd fare. una lii
,r.,,,f,t rrr.tnax n,,,,udc. nur,p h,.
t'1ec.a' .,4,' ' .,s'' 80, n'..,.,' -, a.a" u.s
mu'eth't@ III tHe eraht9 spanish a'r "ao inat,hcr
llr 10 lovcs and asplres to. IA ntccc Of ra!pt-
linz. tho purtra,. is Amply excellent Tie pupil
In. ,.,,pht ryrrv trJel, AMI toue Of flr rnastnr
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'"'",o 'aesu so ~ ."' 10 ~ NY ~ "as W .ts's
tLis, snuss v~n the picture n%rerably aston.
,.n.d mr. A.. rr,t,amn,, IN ,hc sntoo M, ,@,v
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l'as NJ "sl .ieat PAINTER. as next essays OF
Mr. Sargent will be l0olsvd forward 70 NTH con-
Siderable interest.
ur. lIonrv 1,uran. of no.tnn. rop11 f1o wal,
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~ ','s.'"' t''e ~ ..'ee 'sl"ssa'n' NJ ,'"oy
Of hs lT!cldt nha admirers IN taras uuve shown
for his "tt'ir!a' ut Sea- ~ T. such q pop1lar
atn! rersonal'y "rfccablc fellow thns leel llalf
things ol hia nfraasc; btst truth IS truth.
anil honesty IL lI"nestY. Thy Rl1rnl at Sea-
Hcsnitc 'ts 't'ig1sro'is goou ts'ints.-rathcr OF
execution 'lati tt'ficcptton,-!3 HfsHat1atnctory.
tnemnitY IN Tho s"cne as tic artist has depleted
i. I'VE slercsore enIntnit tIis boly tn Tic
uecp," Is Tug .'IhllHac ui1a touching lcgnEd at
the loot OF ihc p!ctura; hut though The Captain
nttcrs the "ord5, ~ .vciftfY t!aes nut tltMtes-
ttAsrs tHtlf neep s1cnlilea1sce. As sos ths sea.
the1lt II they we're flnartngn a. sack OF nutntocs
Or MI nld mitn'sny "vertoaru; thcy would not
ltt'E very Inherently. Exception must Aft0 bt
"lm hnve vrusurcd gu duck, Drawing
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