Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-15
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h1bitions are exactly what expected to find
them, for there is considerable work in them of
no extraordinary merit. Carolus-D Duran has the
best examples of portraiture in both exhibitions
of Oil, and q head by him in the rue volney ex-
motion Is remarkably fine. Bastien LIE Page
mas work in both of the oil exhibitions but his
important work is in the rue voney. and is en-
titled Pas Meche." 1t represents a pamin.
with kind Of fish horn sung over his shoulder
ana whip ip his hand. He has a saucy look to
carry out the idea expressed by PAS Meche, -
Wnch is French slang and means ''You can't fool
me, or something of that sort. The picture is
very gray in tone, and the background of a
fence of upright boards and distant barn is
treated in rather an impressionist manner so that
IL is dIflcuit to tell where the ground and boards
separate from each other. In fact it has the
same fiatness which seems to characterize all
this artists work, but the figure is well and Wig
orousy treated and the picture as whole is
very fine One of the best things in the eyhi-
Dltion is Henry MoSler's lie Premier Bateau."
lt Is charmingly fresh in color 1t represents
number OF peasant children playing about an
Ola fountain and evincing great interest and de-
light in their first boat" which is nothing
more than sabot or wooden shoe, fitted with
rude SAIL Bridgman has two studies made in
Biskra. Algiers. They are painted with his
usual delicacy and fine feeling, and are of
course, excellent. MOsler also has fine study
OF the head Of an Italian girl in the same collec-
ton.
THE WATER COLOR EXHIBITION
referred to above is not large, and is by no
means equal to our New York exhibitions.
There is but single room, little larger than
the south room Of the National Academy, and
each artist has half dozen examples, and there
are only two rows of pictures. Most of the
subjects lack interest. and there is tiresome
sameness about all the work. There are only
two or three landscapes, and many small figures
In groups. Some of the handling is very deX-
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work. that by Heilbuth is full of body color
which is hardly legitimate water color painting
Dore, Francois. Louis lie Loir Detaiile, and
Jacquet are amongst the exhibitors. This latter
gentleman created some excitement, as 1t turned
out. by sending picture entitled, "A Jewish
Merchant" the head of which was a portrait of Mr.
Alexandra Dumas. The people laughed, Dumas
got into rage. complained to his son-n-Iaw
one Lippman, a Jew by the way. who marched
promptly to the exhibition and demanded that
this could not be done he promptly smashed the
glass with his walking stick, and punched the
offending paper full of holes. Then he went
nome. and there were challenges for duels
and all that sort of thing, and for a
time it looked as if blood would be
erai artistic. literary and what-not antagO-
nlsts. But Jacquet said he meant it as Joke
ana then ne sued Lippman for damages, and so
the storm blew over, the pistols and cutlasses
nave Deell pollsheu up ana returned 10 their
Russia leather cases, and all is once more COM
paratively serene. The affair started, it seems
in Dumas selling a picture which Jacquet let
him have below par, thinking he would keep it
always in his own collection. The remains of
the picture in the water color exhibition have
been replaced by another and less obnoxious ex-
ample Of Monsieur Jacquet's work.
We discussed the whole affair the other night
when we had assembled to drink bon poydge
to
TALENTED YOUNG wAsHINGTONIAN,
who has been sojOurning and studying in Paris
for some time, and we came to the conclusion
that NJ. Jacquet would not be made seve of
just at present. And this reminds me that
meant to say the departure of Mr.. G. W. Fors-
berg. the young Washmgtonian mentioned, was
sincerely regretted by all who knew him. During
his stay here he made many friends by his cor
dial disposition and generous bearing, and we
were sorry to lose him, but hope he will meet in
Washington with the success he so well deserves
He is young man of great artistic talent, and
is certain to win high place for himself amongst
the artists of America.
had intended writing something about the
Sketch-bOX Club, of which Mr.. Bridgman is pres
ident, but l must defer it till another time
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