Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-05

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footsteps of his master, whose pleasure it
is to seek the strangest combinations of
| different shades of the same color. This
picture Is called Fumee j'Ambre Girls, "
an Arabian woman dressed all in white with
the exception of little yellow trimming
on her wide sleeves, holds large white
wooden covering back from her face, as she
gazes on closed metal urn at her feet,
through whose top of openwork issues a
thin, blue smoke. Her dress is of white
wooden material, the sleeves of her dress
and the veil which covers the lower part
OF her face is of thin white muslin. The
back ground is all white The woman
stands on an arabian rug of yellow and
black. The floor is composed OF stone of
light-yellow and blue squares. Mr.. Sar-
gent undertook difficult feat which he
perfectly well accomplished. Miss Eliza
beth Jane Gardner has two very pretty
pictures, one called Z" Au Bard de l'Eau,
| which represents
TWO YOUNG GIRLS,
One blonde and the other brunette They
are on the border of little stream, one
upon stone leaning forward to pluck a
white lily. the other holding with one
hand the branch of tree, and with the
other clutching her companion around the
waist to prevent her from falling into the
water. The position, however, is false, for
the young girl could easily gather the
flower without bending her body back and
taking all that precaution. Unfortunately
Miss Gardeners work resembles too strong
ly that of the different Professors she has
had. No one to see her pictures would
give het another master than Bougourean
it is as though she had borrowed his
brushes and his spectacles. She is an ex-
cellent artist. conscientious and laborious,
and no one would rejoice more than we to
see her strike out boldly with little SEN
timent of her own. The other picture
is titled priscilla la Puritaine, and being
equally pretty is more characteristic. A
young girl with very light hair smoothly
brushed under simple white cap, sits be-
side an open window with book spread
on her lap, whose leaves she seems to be
perusing. while her two hands are occupied
with her distaff. She is dressed in a sim.
pie gray dress with large white collar and
cuffs, which seem to add greater simplicity
to her sweet, placid face and downcast
eyes. George Peter Alexander Healy of
Boston is an old habitue of the salon. He
received third-class medal in lS40 and a
second class medal at the Universal Expo
sition of 1855. Mr.. Healy has the Pc
cuharity of arresting all the American &C.
lebrities who pass through Paris and OF
transferring them to canvas. He exposed
General Grants portrait at the salon Mr..
Washburne's when he was Minister here,
and List had but entered the priesthood
when MIR. Healy represented him life-size
seated at piano with his eyes rolled up
in all the agonies of composition. So
am not surprised to perceive this year the
portrait of Miss Emma Thursby, as she is
the last American sensation. Mr. Healy's
portraits are all pleasing, aud this one of
Miss Thursby is particularly interesting.
1t is not life size, and extends but short
distance below the knees. She is painted
in pink silk dress, trimmed in white lace,
which is modestly opened down the front,
where rests bouquet. The background
is delicately painted landscape. Her face
is very animated and her features are ex-
pressive of much intelligence and anna
bility Her hands are indolently folded in
front of her, whereas one might expect her
on that occasion to hold piece of music
Mr.. Healy has exposed another portrait Of
Nine. A. C, who is also dressed in
pink silk, covered with white lace, yet we
can hardly think Mr.. Healy furnishes his
costumes as do other artists for their mod
els, and what is stranger, is that the lady
holds between her hands roll of music,
who perhaps does not sing at all. There
must surely be some mistake.
Henry Bacon of Boston is young
artist who has exposed at the salon for
number of years past. Last year his pic
ture was
THE BEST OF ANY
Yet seen by him, and was remarked by all
persons. It represented burial at sea,
which subject would not fail to attract the
attention of all Americans who had of course
crossed the ocean, and it excited the curl
osity of all French persons who had never
yet venture upon the wide waves. As the
sailors were launching the body into the
water the vessel had rolled on that side,
causing a wave to cover the entire deck,
which effect was very faithfully rendered.
The persons represented were the delicate
and aristocratic type of Americans. Mr..
Bacon exposes but one picture this year.
and that a small one which seems to be
corner Of his other picture cut out and fas-
tened to the wall. There is the same sea
and sky, the same vessel one might say,
yet the fine American type is wanting for
the woman OF the two figures representing
| 60 Filtration Behind the Wheel-ho is
correct likeness of common Partisan
model instead of that of an American lady
but then, it is true, American ladies do
not airt. The gentleman, the partner in
| the Irritation, Is an officer, and | should
Judge is the Captain of the ship. The
posture of the couple is very decent, and
they might as well be talking of Darwin,
Huxley or the piercing of the Panama
canal, for all one can Judge.
Daniel Ridgeway Knight of Phila-
delphia is a charming gentleman as well as
artist. His picture of last year, 9" LIE
Vendange, was very much admired by all
visitors to the salon. He paints prinei-
pally door scenes and his models are
generally paysans, whose sun. burnt skin
and rosy cheeks he renders with great faith
fulness and richness of coloring, and at the
same time invests them with rustic
beauty which takes away nothing from the
reality. Among the laughing, light
grape gatherers were noticed the sweet,
bright faces of two little children who, l
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sure but what this picture is now in Cali
fornia, for Mad. j., California lady
then visiting Paris and known for her
great appreciation of art, expressed undis-
guised admiration for it. Mr.. Knights
picture this year, although perhaps not so
attractive in subject, possesses even better
qualities. The subject is &C Une Hattie,
THE SCENE
Is country roadside, where two peasant
women have deposited their baskets, and
are seated to rest on some rocks sheltered
from the suns rays by clump of small
trees. They are real country women, al
though both young and good-looking, with
bright eyes and rosy cheeks, made even
redder by the heat and march. One of
them has deposited two large bundles of
vegetables in cloth, knotted and tied. The
other has at her feet a basket, and on her
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