Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-26

haunts, and they all were sad, until now
they once again see him in their midst,
with his same kind eyes and smiling face,
and the nightingale above his head
as of old As may be imagined,
the author, as well as the charming
interpreter, was loudly applauded, and
called for A few closing remarks by Mr..
Turquet finished the ceremony, when all
turned homeward delighted with their day
and filed with tender souvenirs OF Corot.
THE SALON.
In spite of the warm weather, the salon
is constantly crowded with visitors, even
in the morning early, when the entrance
fee is two francs until II o'clock on Sun
days and Thursdays, when the exposition
is gratis, there is scarcely room to move,
which proves how much the love of art
exists with all classes in France. True,
many of the artists belong to poor parents
and have friends who are poor, ali anxious
to follow their progress, but they can not
constitute the entire number. The pie
ture which has excited the greatest general
interest this year is the Jeanne Arc, !"
bv Bastien Lepage. He is young artist,
and received his first lnedal two years ago
for quite remarkable picture representing
man and woman lying resting on the hay
which they have been busy cutting the
figure of the man was Indifferent, hut the
woman possessed q most life-like appear
ance, and one could perceive by her open
mouth that amidst the heat she was
breathing in the sweet odor of the
dried grass with pleasure. Last year
this artist was also remarked by d striking
picture OF women gathering potatoes,
" hose naturalism and reality. caused him
to be claimed as member of the new
school. Yet to prove the delicacy of his
touch and his susceptibility to fine color
ing, he exposed at the same time the bust
of Sarah Bernhardt, holding in her hand q
small statue, on which her eyes were bent,
and which portrait was painted III the most
delicate tints possible. This year his
ssJeapne d Arc" is remarkable, inasmuch
as he has deviated from conventional rules,
and instead of representing the inspired
heroine as a court lady in armor, he pre-
sents her as a peasant girl in the orchard
OF small garden under the apple-blos
sons in her rough dress and shoes, and
with her peasants face, but with an IN
spired look in her large blue eyes, which
suggests more of the supernatural than a
whole host Of H. in5 angels with their wide
spread wings. The noises she hears are
embodied IN two figures in the air behind
her, but there is d lack of perspective in
the landscape and trees, houses and figures
all seem to be crushed one against the
other Art Is indeed book which needs
to be often read and reread and closely
studied, in order to acquire
THE TASTE AND KNOWLEDGE
Necessary for proper Judgment. Iperceive
how much my own ideas have changed
since my arrival in France. On reaching
here there was nothing | admired so much
as the pictures of Mr.. Bouguereau, which |
have not now the patience to look at !;
then after | had a great partiality for the
tableau Of Jules Lefebre, which | have not
altogether lost, but that which pleases me
most are the pictures of Mr.. Henner, which
before | had always passed unnoticed.
His subjects do not vary much aside from
portraits he paints, aud they generally
represent two nymphs by fountain. One
of these pictures Is to he seen in the Lux
embourg, but the most beautiful was ex-
hibited last year and proved the delight of
all connoIsseurs. Many persons gazed at
it for hours and IL seemed TO them as
though they Were listening to the sweet
strains of enchanted music, or to wonder
jul poem, or were looking at a work from
the brush Of the immortal Raphael or of
that of Andre del Safte, His picture this
year IS small, and seems one Of his large
ones cut III two, for there is but one
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over to look down into the foun.
tain, whose deep blue color seems
but the reflection of the deep blue sky
above. Another quite small picture by
the same artist is beautiful head of
woman representing sleep. The eyes are
closed, but the flushed face and open
mouth separate it widely from death. The
artist has changed his style in this, but
has equally well succeeded, and it is one of
the most beautiful and interesting objects
to be seen. Mr. Coquelin has sent in his
RESIGNATION
AS member of the Theatre Francois He
wished to go to London to play during the
season, but his presence was necessary at
Paris for the representations of the classics
which the Director of the theater is bound
to give SO many times during the year. In
order to settle the affair two arbitrator
were chosen, one by Mr.: Perrin, the Di-
rector of the theater, and one by
Mr.. Coquelin, who chose his init
mate and devoted friend, Leon Gambetta,
the President of the Chambers Both de-
cided that Mr.. Coqueln was wrong
which did not, however, convince the cele.
brated actor, and so he resigned. A few
months from now and Mr.. Coquelin viii
have been attached to the Theatre
Francois twenty years, and he will then
be entitled to certain income for the
rest of his life in case of his re-
firing. But in order to enjoy the
privileges allowed by that institution to
resign he must send in his resignation one
year in advance, and renew the demand at
the end of SIX months, so MIR. Coqueln
will still remain to the admiring public OF
Paris for another year, unless he wishes to
follow in the steps of Sarah Bernhardt, and
run the risk of being sued for two hundred
thousand francs.
The granddaughter of Victor Hugo, the
little Jeanne Hugo was recently the recip-
lent OF present from the great Swedish
explorer The cadea~ is a paper-knife made
of the tooth of moose, on one side of
which are the initials j. H, and on the
other this INSCRIPTION " Product of the
hunt in the Polar sea, offered to Mile.
Jeanne Hugo by A. E. Nordenskiold."
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