New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-15
THE PARIS SALON AWARDS.
now TUE 1rcKY ARTISTS Received THEM.


and the gods weep. The improbability oil poor
m odest mortal akng his feeble efforts felt IN tne
c,owdrd noisy Salon where rictares scream at you
uutil both eye aud are summed seems 700 eroa'
odds for anybody to undertake seriously. Inc IN
sa.,nr despair of making ones self felt arrives at
its natural end. immense canvas and load paint
inc small canvas by one of the old masters per-
mitted for once to use his angelic brush for tno
Salon, would get no recognition unless no covered
space enough to arrest the eye. and painted nude
figure in an uglier position than any OF the esitniy
fellows have yet discovered. But 1t is doubtful IL
he could do that.
Still each year few men are brought forth ont
of this wilderness aud distinguished in array
against she dense black-coated background of ex-
b,bitors In an overcrowded world every mark
which brings out the individual from the mass is Of
Importance, and it Is this which gives the annual
distribution of tho recompeuses Of the Salon lts
s,paiHcnucs This took place on Thursday morn
ing In the large off the vestibule OF the Paais
IA ,,fndustrie where tho exhibitions Are held. The
walls were still hung with pictures ana Moreau's
exceedingly painful and anatomical Crucihxion.
which Won the medaille dhonneW OF previous
year. bad the chief place. Long red velvet seats
half filled the room. leaving place In front Tor the
fauveus of the jurv and administration. Inc ad-
m,ttauce was by ticket, but inasmuch NJ art Is at
their folk presents pquant ponts Of interest thai
belong to no o,hor class of people. Ability. talent
industry and the various essentials of artistic sue
cess have way OF not lodging in people with refer
ence TO th sir coats and often out after man
has identified himself with humble, unpretentious
little wife whom no amount of fame can ever tescn
that she must not blue and lavender togesn'r'
even though her husband be possibly great eolors''
Other women. wives aud sisters OF artists. feel "
laid upon them to dress artitiealy, copy venetian
portraits In their delsne gowns, use their worsteo
sha wis like chlamys and stick bits OF color aoont
their persons. With the aesthetics, and the FASHION
abe artist and his wife in strict conformity TO ex
rating modes every gathering of this sort has
cbarr cter altogether exceptional IL Is 50 In Now
York and at the Salon the contrasts were touching.
everybody stood up with air of expectation
ann anxiety that nothing notable should escape
them A little man in q dross coat. drawing on a
suspicious pair of white gloves. showed by these
tokens that he was among the chosen. The spaces
behind rapidly filed with smart young fellows
uovement In front announced the arrival OF the
inrors. NJ Bailly. the President of the Salon h-
Proust, and NJ. Jules Ferry. who seated themselves
IN advance behind ministerial table covered with
red and gilt NJ. Bailly. ford, most respectable,
weli-fed old gentleman on the part OF the salon
Rad in low tone paper which for OBLIGATION 1t
mails. The Minister OF Fine Arts is an Official that
lprks under the coat Of tue Minister OF Public In
sruetion. n title thought TO DO more In keeping
with La Rfpnbllune. NJ. Jules Ferry fresh IRON
school sIamin atIons at vlc PAvray. delivered the
address and awards, which formerly was the bust
ness OF thar ornament Of tho Empire the minister
of Fine Arts. Jules Ferry impresses one NJ ouce
| with his importance rs public mat aud u man OF
aaairs lie has a most knowing face made w OF
| laree features and q marked Hebraic nose. His
voice Is excellent mxnly aud clear his enunoiatlon
distinct HIS language tluent and well chosen III Is
needless To follow him Ia his eulogies oil french AIT
and its future. but one point Is worth mentoninG-
| In his oulogy lie distng aished no artists by name
| .,csnt MIlst Rousseau and that knot Of men to
| whom the duors aud honsrs Of the Salon were 30
| long closed and so grudgingly opened. but now
whose poosie and truth he could scarcely find words
enough 10 c1tol.
| AT the conclusion OF tho address NJ Ferry called
] for NJ. Dalon who received the medallie dhon-
| p.urp There came from among the crowd amid
| cries of bravop and tho clapping OF hands.
| vearv-looking man with shoulders bowed Inc
medal OF honor Is tho chief prize Of the Salon. but
N. Dalon's success has another signiheance. ITO
was the Minister Of Fiue Arts under the Commune.
which in ITS brief reign had not time enough 10 per-
feet the logic OF is ttlsS lie was afterW ara e1ed
10 England and has as length eeen psr. M, 70
\ return which he has done to carry away the prize
| of prizes The award Was made ior Two reile e
| They are in plaster. That Intended ior inc
Chamber of Deputies IL at least hftrsn feet long
| and Tn feet high and represents tho incident OF
| the 23d of June, 1850. with portraits OF RODE.
sp.errs, Marat and others refusing any eesssn OF
,ightI An aliegorical treatment OF the Return OF
| Peaces In his address to NJ. Dalon. jules terfy
ssd that his work TED Toe genus Sa o1 ones
| i,oned one wonld probably remember only Pugefs
sound and suggest that he might nave PLAYED on
thinting of Rubeus. The fgures OF q woman and
child in the group might have come down from o., oe
of that PAINTERS rich exnberant osnvases, Inc
| oscniiarit, of NJ Dalon's work that IN all this
| rlch Abundance, tho numerous figures ana accesso-
| ries there is no confusion. scuiptors are onina
siastic over tho treatment andthe Success IN teeo-
| meal WAYS that cannot be enumerated. is very
ambitious Ambition Is q common feature OF almost
sill work here. But unlike III most OF tne wosm scen,
nnaalmons the jury mist have been which has just
given TO II the chief honor the Salon can confer
| The Prlx do Salon, the next Prize. WAS taken by
NJ Rocheeros whose friends sent mp a wild howl OF
delight as his name was called. tie appeared Q
most blushins young fellow, rejecting ms nsppi
ness in every feature. and so nsivey that u v ne
ouits catching Tho first OF tho first medals bc-
longed to NJ Martin. saIlow. humble little fellow
sitting near 81. Martin went mp meekly to his
bonots and returned TO the embraces OF group of
| his family before sitting timidly quiet. ana now
20 expanslvey happy and unmindini OF the n n1,s
| n Martin 10 SO little ana his picture IS so big.
There H. suppose, real reason why q little man
picture is four times big A. hc Is all around. and
there lisa want OF fitness in such dispropof,ion.
| Ana man eught to be greater than his work, as
| everybody knows. NJ. Rochegros Is small. and his
| sAudromachep 10 large. For that matter French
| men as a rule small, and their paintings are
| enormons But there Is "a certain exuberancc about
NJ Rochegros that might spread itself over good
| Dante and Virgil with Francisco and her lover
wbIrling about In hams coiored ether are utterly
| incongr1ous IL is said, however. To be splendidly
! drawn and finely composed. and has made one OF
| the attractions of the Salon.
One OF the first Of this season was that OF
| woman. and II was received with great applause
She proved 10 be girlish young thing, prett;iy at
| tired and while NJ. jules Ferry VIVA obliged u
shake hands with all tho recipients, every mar
| along the line expeoded his hand to ths blush,nl