New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-06
THE PARIS SALON.
SOME LEADING FEATURES OF THE EMIL
BITION.

| BITION
| FROM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
| PARIS. Apnl 10.
The realistic school will be more strongly repre-
sented at the 1883 Salon than ever. Although the
prophet of realism, EdouaId Manet will, owing to
| illness not be exhibitor, the influence of his ex-
| ample will be stuknPly visible. Pseudo "imprcs-
| sionism " has this year made convert, notably
| NJ Georges Bertrand, the painter of the fine
| "Patre which carried Off second-class medal at
| the Salon of 1881. On the other hand,
| the disciples of such men as Puvis dc
Cbauvannes and Bastien-Lepage bid fair
| to send fully as many works as usual.
| Religious and sO-callcd Academic" pictures are
likely TO he few and far between, while as at all
Salons for the last fifteen years, very large p;opor
ton of the works hung will be portraits Neither
G6r6me nor Meissonier nor De Melville nor De-
taille nor Munkacsy nor Brozik have sent in pic
lures But Ribot, Armand Damaresq and several
other old favorites who have been alb sent from
recent exhibitions, will be strongly represented;
and an American lady artist is, ii seems. to
startle the world with masterpiece All who have
seen her picture profess to be charmed by tex
cent to be sure. few artists whose judgment
il of course hopelessly warped by envy.
NJ Bonnat will be represented by two important
uortrats one of which will he peculiarly interest
ing to Americans. The first is that of "Niadame
Kann," a Russian lady we'll known in Partisan
society. Her dark and eminently "paintable"
face is effectively set N by the rich blue velvet Of
the dress below and the crescent Of pearls adjoining
the masses of black hair above. The other is lIe
like PORTRAIT of the United States Minister h" Hon.
Levi p Morton. He is shown IN con-
yentional morning dr'sS-a bla k frock coat,
omet crayat, and the res to match.
Whether Bonnat has been eqnal to his reputation
in these two soberly painted, conscientious, bat by
no means striking works, may perhaps be doubted.
He has run IN a groove too long, and ms brush
has lost much of its old cunning.
NJ. Georges Clairin's portrait of Madame
Krauss" (of the opera will probably interest even "
it does not please visitors TO the Salon. The gifted
singer is dressed IN black, AMI seated. Her face
seen almost in pfole. has put of its tragic gloom
for Time and is simply majestic.
Mr. Sargent, brilliant young American who bids
fair soon to surpass his fashionable master, NJ.
Carous Duran. has sent In two portraits this year,
one of whch-tbat of Madame Gauthcrot," Paris
ian pendant to Mrs. CORVALLIS West or Mrs.Wheeer
will doubtless bc one Of he great attractions OF the
Salon NJ jules Breton Will contribute two charm
Ing souven irs of the Danes one entitled The Ram
bow "a fisherman anu woman riding on an ass, "A
lowering RAINY sky and u rainbow The other en-
titled Morning o-an immense plain stretching
far away seward. winding stream with
cattle grazing on the banks, ana
two lovers parted by the tiny rvulef-
pert, coquettlSh rustic maiden. and faint hearted
swain who LONGS and fears TO leap.
NJ. Bouguereau is to contribute two alcgorics'
which will doubtless be admired by many people.
The first he calls lie Soir"-Evennp 1t i, almost
needless to remark being symb1lzcd by nearly
nude figure floating in the dusk. The second and
more important work is entitled alma Parcns -
the benign mother being represented with nine
pretty children clustering round her and looking
upward to her for protection.
VI. Bastien-Lcpage has sent III q rustic ldyl to
which he has given the name Of "LAmour au Viii
lage." The young English marino painter, Mr..
Frederick Sang. will b. strongly represented by
fresh. bold Wreck on the Goodwin Sands aud
another seascapc. The veteran VI. Luminais has
painted one of his finest aud most Undressing works
In his Last of the NIorovingans' he will show
the unhappy Childcuc. who was deposed b. Pepin
le Bret. aud condemned to pine In a monastery in
gloomy dungeon, bound hand and foot, and being
shorn of his yellow locks by a back-robed
prior. Two other monks hold him
fast on either side, and on the
cold stone pavement of his prison the ROYAL cap
tive sees the red mantle and the crown which he is
never more TO wear.
In the absence OF NM. de Neuvillc and Dftalle.
NJ Armand Dumaresq again comes 20 the fore. He
has lately been sacrificing at the altar of the piano.
rama Mooch and, having grown accustomed TO
immensely. has some difficulty in expressing great
IDEAS or putting grand subjects in a small compass
He has sent in huge and very vigorous battle
piece a souvenir of Bapaume. introducing eques-
trian portraits of Generals Fare Lecointe and
Pittie. The French have entered little village
near st. Quentin, and driving the invaders he
fore them. In the distance, at the end of the
village high street, are the retiring Ger mans.
wrapped ia smoke, and lurid flames rising from the
cottages they have fired to their retreat The
village church occupies prominent place in the
centre of the composition
Among the sensational" pictures in the exhibi.
ton will be huge composition by NJ. Georges Ber-
trand-" Printenps qui passe (which will astonist
rather than please. Hesymbozes The soft and poetic
season BY five nude females galOping madly toward
the spectator on five drawn, heavy frantic st ceds.
Overhead are the fresh green leaves and buddin
flowers OF a sunt avenue. Below is a grassy path
strewn with broken branches and more flowers,
torn from the trees by the impetuous Amazons.
The eXuberance and vIgOr of spring have evidently
alone been Swallowed forth in this curious alegory
The composition, though trihe coarse is decidedly
clever bat NJ. Bertrands color will be sharply
Mr. BTidgmaD, forsaking the glowing East, has
gone TO Lal0ntalne for an inspiration, and found
nothing fresher than the wcll-wOrn "CIgae." lie
has interpreted the fable as we'll as a hundred
painters before him. Mr.. Henry Moser of Ciucn-
natl, has sent III we-drawn Brittany interior,
apparently intended 10 be pendant to his last
years exhibit, entitled "Ihe Morning OF the We'd
ding" The color is not quite satisfactory and there
are signs OF effort in the picture, which is GER |
tainly not Mr.. MOsleTS best NJ VuillcfrOy, |
who, with the exception of Van Marcke and |
Rosa Bonhenr is probably the greatest living cattle
painter in France. is represented by two works: |
small but deciously fresh Normandy scene labelled
Spring with group of calves at the left of the
composition, and wealth of moist, green grass |
nm he fora
ground; and more ambitious souvenir" of Nor |
mandy. " Cattle Going Home IA long line of lazy |
cows aud oxen slowly marching in Indian file
meadow. M. jules LefebvTe lwhO, hear, has an |
excellent chance of carrying of the medal OF honor