New-York tribune., 1880-04-04

tfoptemp'atcs tnoM 90 y uatcnin n klnyas III -
nm. Such mass OF red as his sass,,sss5
nust have been Of difficult management q ~
os an ordinary painter it would have cut a. =
IN two distinct halves The difficulty Is iDte,l 1
turned by the introduction of tri-coin nas3 J =
which floats aloft and partially enfoIas Tia = ~
gorica figures. One almost imagines is ~ <i.z "a;
1t that light zephyr stirs it. Taken - 4 x;saS
this work Is sc luctivey graceful and piss,,,6 lz
1t captivates at first sight, and grows unar 3, 1
Bandry IS the Paul Veroncse of the ninetrsuks -.
tury. His female divinties nympbs Ma L. ~.
acntns ca mt,n ndarS nma MS mere women are denhs
Bandry will exhibit no Jeanne Darn ths. ..z. ,.sz
adopts Henri Martins Orthography in wr;sisa ,f ~
name OF the Patriotic Maid whose lie he L.
OF Illustrating on the walls Of the Panthecis End 81
Cathedral OF Orleans. This Government ant ~ 49,
his scheme, but doubt whether he will bs aIss u,
carry it out. ICY 81 81
Bandry Is man Of iron and ouicksilyers I,
snort tnck-set dark, alert, undertaking arrl lss ~
| thoroughly what he is about. Spontarits a. ffs,
quality IN him which most impresses tD sffanr e.
But an intimate friend of bis, About. says sSst js
hard. deep thinker as well as man of ouaidif'
His trust n his fine health, stamina and his pr5d
ions 50 CO." have led him to overtax his strp,etk
The decoration OF the ceilings of the new Fspsii'
Whlc in course of execution Bandry worked ~
Salons, tor picture dealers and at portraifs ~
an ncOTe. Ills strength was drawn upen sco M
mercury dominating, aGtated and generated fsvo:
and permanent insomnia. His blood was 10
poverishcd, the hand got relaxed and lost ftytsP.
talnty Of touch. An overwearied frame srT VI
cut for rest. Bandry at length gave IN q
Went on a tour to Switzerland and Z
Italian lakes. whence he returned vi
renewed energy, and is himself agaftI = 4
| am told that bc is Obliged to work less tbg
used to- and TO repose oftcncr from his laboss. 1
undertakes to tell the story of Joan OF Arc OI
walls of the Pantheon. the chances are that he
not live to finish it, TOeyecute this work in a.
ner worthy of the subj ect and of his own reput..
Rnndrv fnrOWu himself in his NhoIe-i.,
way, INTO the study of the period in which tb
showed the world what mountains simple fltr u
lie can, as Scott did and Michelet did, Iesustitf
bones, and clOthe them with the very flesh b. D.,
from them i'll the grave aud call back to tho
identical souls which bad animated tbesEeh r.
My impression is that Bandry will give US The ,
of modern French girl-probaby that OF Mad
Juliette Lamber when she was egilec'.
1t Is neO-classica. heard at sh, last reeepiio
the Ministry OF Public instruction that the fJ u
artists will, a, this Salon, have room t. {
selves, and will not be mixed up with the Z l.
American exhibitors will be more numetou o
last year. Miss Gardner will be in the yan 10
lady artists. She is hard;working and h'. 60
than n spark of Sacred Fire. Miss Tom is
lever and palnstaking and has advanced B,
take, 1t she will ever go. She NAV bcco re
adroit and rapid; Bridgman and BlackfcTH oe
represented in the Salon. There are study 70
about thirty young American artists OF G:e: o.
ise aud already of good performance, 10
shOll Of smaller fry -
PORTRAIT OF HORACE GEEELBl III
went this week to visit at Argenteuil = .tuiffo
OF Mr.. Davis. Ny purpose in going was - AS ~
forthcoming lat the Champs Elysees) ~ =. a. ~
Horace Greeley. Both painter aud pcta neatly
interested me. The latter 1 should tb',sa Tor 4.
have never seen the lamented founder ri Tn
NEw-YoRK TRTBCSE) good likeness. II rsp:esenfs
an old white headed man of blond c0mplexlnn win
n nobly-doveloped head and benevOien. expuossioa
of countcnance. He is hale, and his facul6es kata1
the freshness which temperate habits seonre to g
sere and yellow leaf period of existence and be ~
supposed to be in n wood III Autumn, on ~ ccnntYy
property. The painter endeavors to Indicate u
story OF Horace Greeey's life in the accessos.,J d
IN the action in which he Is engaged On this point
my opinion is that Dir. Davis did not snficient1y
act on the French maxim "qu trOp embraye NAL
Glreint" He tries to tell too much and docs No
tell it all clearly. meritOrous as the picture M
doubtedly is. Horace Greeleys white has is thrown
down. There Is also a number of The TRIBUBE oa
the mossy ground aud pair of spectaclss on Il 10
show he had been reading before he, Gladstsse-
like bad set TO work at cutting down trees 10 thin
the wood u little. His back is toward the declipms
sum- which produces beautiful effect on tie russsf
foliage but which, in my estimaton-has tho effest
of blackeDin0 little the shadows on the face and
the gray tints. said this TO Mr. Davis, ana be tOuk
/! kindly. The face is so spirit-lgbted thst
should, to give it full value, have pI lfrroa 3
darker background. In the foreground tae1B u tie
shadow OF little hand holding out hal. HoTsca
Greeley has just thrown down his axe and Is pat
ting hand into one of his trousers pockets to dr4W
on the store of coppers there, for the menaieaASI
advantage. IL is not obvious until an xsa,iattoN
is given why he is doing this, the shadow "s tho bat
and little hand not telling the story with .IceN
clearness. .s.ls y
There is good deal of Millais in tho fairs Of NJ
Davis. lie Is an original painter, conscientious sa4
lie loves aud reveres the memory - A
MIR. Greeley and certainly tue head bears wtnssste
an aiiectionate appreciation Of Greeleys beautifh
life. One almost feels. in looking at the old mel
that the dawn of Immortality is commencing Il .
him. M
French critics, anticipate. will not like the e,e.
ture. The gesture of drawing money out o. ne
trousers pocket is too peculiarly Greele yish-oe
unclassica, too homely. too free from eegiat 9e6-
tlemanly pose for them, and the whole Is T. rcsn-
yentonal. Courbet would have liked thin picture.
The disciples of Nanet will NOT for it is not safi
ciently eccentric and careless and blotchy 10 pleas,
them. 2, +.
shall end by saying that Mr. Dayiss portrait /,
IN excellent picture. A most interesting one i.
would bc In New-York, where the late Mr. Greelev
vas known and appreciated according to his worth.
From this and other paintings which saw at Al.
yenteuil, regard MIR. Davis as an artist u rare
IOwer. /