The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-05-13
THE PARIS SALON.


vanishing day" at tho Salon. and between Q
A. NJ. and p. NJ. all the notabiiities Of Paris.
and not few persons who wero not notablli-
ties. might have been seen promenadng
through the rooms OF tho Palals de rIndustric.
| looking moro at each other than at the pic
lures for vanishing day" has become nova.
| days quite social fate. IN occasion for bring
Ing out new spring toilets and for showing that
one is still In the movement. or In tho swim. rs
We say. Naturally the first question that sug-
gests itself is. How Is the Salon this yeur1 Il
1t good or bad3 1sit better or worse than last
years Salon? From material point Of view
| the Salon Of 1888 is a bewildering maze Of
| frames and Innings OF all descriptions. nearly
| 5000 In number. out OF which 24s0 nre oil
| paintings. In this sea OF modocrlty there are
many iine pictures. only they are lost In the
mass. and when ono does discover a relative
jewel. II is seen in tho most disadvantngoous
conditions possible. owing to bad nechborhood
or bad hanging. Now that private exhibitions
arc becoming 80 much in vogue. and while
many Of tho best French artists are more and
more shrinking from the disastrous promis-
Guilty OF the Pnas do l'Indus,ric the Salon has
lost Its Importance us nm artistic manifestation.
II is rather u vast picture bazaar where
| painters seek publicity for their wares.
This fact Is so far recognized since
the organization Of the Salon has been In tho
hands Of the artists thcnselves-that is to ray.
during tho past three years-thnt tn, Stato has
thought necessary to organize trlonnia! Salon.
to be admitted to which will mean something.
Tho first triennial Salon will be held next Sop
TENDER. and we shall then have an opportunity
Of examining the condition of French nrt far
moro favorable and moro satisfactory than the
| occasion Of the present annual Salon. For the
moment let 1t suffice to say that tho artistic
|
the hands Of painters like jules Breton. Bas-
ten Lepace. Cain. Puvis DO Chavanncs. julien
lie Bant. Henner. Gervcx. Feyen Perrin. Mmc
Dcmont- Breton. Cabanol. and Bonnat who
each send important and fine works which
alono would suffice to render the Salon worth
| visiting. Still, this year. 1t must be admitted
| no new and original talent has revealed itself
and. on tho whole 1t Is most likely that no
| medal OF honor will be awarded this year. Tho
Prix du Salon. medal Of encouragement for q
young man. will in all probability DO awarded
to George Rochcgrosse. tie stepson Of the poet
Theodore do Banvillc. His picture OF Asty-
nnay being snat ched away from Andromacho
is clever original. and finely composed.
| Owing to The recent animadyorsions OF the
French artists and journalists on the new tariff
on the importation OF French pictures into the
United States. tho American artists here OK
pec,ed and We're prepared to bo badly treated
by the jury CT the Salon. In somo cases. per-
haps tho jury has been severe. unjust. Or Mt
| leaa careless. However. both In numbers and
| in the quality Of their works tho Americans
| mike worry creditnblc show at tho Palais de
| llndustrio. d. n. knight has u Hrst-rato pic
| ture. on tho limo. called e Sans Dot",a PEASANT
girl with her whcelparrow full OF potatoes.
watching n smart wedding party going along
tho river bunk with the ndders at the head OF
the procession. The landscape. which Is very
important. is admirably painted. and the whole
picture is luminous. airy. and true In tone and
color. Charles SpraGuo Pearce has q water
carrier that is charming in sentiment and finely
drawn and painted This picture is also on the
line. and 1t deserves its place. Mr.. Whistlcr's
portrait OF his mother Is good Whistler and
that his efforts haye long merit"d. +. NJ Bog.s
hn, one Of the really good picture: OF the salon.
iss !!ss Waite: tf.sas!. I .:ss::s c ss:
sentiment mud we'll conceived Henry i B"c5n i;
r,Pleinairiste" represents an artist painting in
Wiz rrey r n Wo "i his
easel. There is in This WORT much honest nnd
often incenio"s printing. John $ ,Sarsent
a,Japanesea salon. really irst-ratc work. Henry
Moscr stu continues I? paint Breton iper.or,s;
lhinle'l. commonplace in conception. innni-
mate and inlr,Y unIy,cres;ns;. tho Jury have
nr En Mr. hn a ss!n.d f'n'' tss yeHT WITH
| prnbnbl would have boon refused il the
artists rnst career ard honors Ind not
| given him certain privileges. on which he
Gardner remans-tlr lest pupil Of NJ. l,ousue-
Greek costumes in an impossible ianyscaps:
onn gri IS dErsscd IN blue paint and hold. q
the IHs her aFIssa in PIX pa and
triumph Of smooth. mean n':!ess. ms ipid paint.
ing. Mr. Hnniy's portraits are skved' and
honesty rannot -ny that they appear TO have
Within my +. 'Mi,rd space it. ia imrossh!s to
their nam"s md OF IL" titns 81 ,hcr works
many =. wh,Sh > are ycry crc!!lallo or very
who exhibit is. as, will bn soen. unitc con
side!nhl.: The oil painters alone mum
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Bass ran'S nSGMn 9s Gr"y9af a.s
SEsSrl.ss;",, WiIIiam II. chasa, ,forrait q Mj.s
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Curtis. Return from tho Country:" William
Dnnnnt, AraHonrsr SmuEgcr:r Chnros II.
Davis. TIL" End of Tho Village" Frederick :.
tiSn Of nn Angnr:", CAMS r. Don"ho. Wsn-
,Gn T t;1aHa,, 1.-THE 1Inc H:@5n i2% Fshis
and the Armor"r:" C'iirnrd i. tiravs,.n.
:. Bad Weather, Ppa,,v"n:' rr."r Alfred Grn-s
Inlp - pNnpo:' Thomas AN Wander Harrison
The Amateurs" and 4 sIav";,,G J.. A. Hrniv.
Portrait 81 Mr. Sorlicn mud Portrait OF
Mrs Nlnckey and her Child" Mrs. Marguerite
Herpin- Masscras. two decorative pnnels
(iamo and Fruit; Arther Hoeler. On tho Hi;;h
Honda WilIinm Henry Howe. Cows in
Normandy:" Mlss Emma c. King - Study"
Mss Anna X'pp'npkn: "In IIe s!!yiorn,h
los, 'tsans don: Miss Margaret White I."sl"y
" An Old Farmcr. Nont,rkr;: Mos Matilda
Lott Ronno" and "Eoueh:' William l..
Marcy ivy EorIrG@!t,,i Edwrr,i inrrsnn My
LOST to .his Dau:htor;," Carl Jnl;us MT
Nostcr;' Mrs. Anna Lea Merritt, "Por-
trnit OF James Russell Lowcll" Stanley
Middleton. True Mnscot.e;' hobart Monks,
The Npdtin0 Morning. mud ~