The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-01


sensational pictures of this year, and is always
surrounded by group Of admirers A story
goes the rounds among artists that 1t is the
figure Of q famous society dame who asked to sit
as model, STIMULATING that she should wear
mask, so the tiny velvet loup and string of
pearls from her toilette. A ball dress lies a
chair beside her, but no other article of woman's
attire are visible. Henners Solitude is a
young woman in shaded greens, whom we are
content to leave under the trees. His Orphan
sweet face yelled in black, is far more at
tractive.
OF cousse. the salon is not wanting in eccen-
tricities. Whistler has a very dark man dressed
in black on black ground. M. Diaz
has painted his wife in a red gown, re-
clining red sofa. red curtain
behind her. No more harmonious is the lady in
on her face She seems to be suffering from a
violent attack of iaundice. Surely, M. Besnard
has no right to indulge in such extravagant fan
cies, even though an III. c." NJ. MORGAN de
Tours, scientifically inclined, has painted the
Morphine Eaters" and done it well-but why2
The picture is repulsive The Hog" too, has not
only driven terror to the heart of the French,
but has captured their salon. You see him
crowned with flowers hunting truffies, hung up
ready for slicing or stretched on table sur
rounded by savants, who search his innermost
depths
The sculpture has not been considered worthy
medal Of honor" There is fine piece for
the tomb of Louis Philippe. The King in his
the Queen Amilie, who kneels beside him, while
Grief crouches behind in the folds of their drap-
cry. beautiful piece of marble is the statue
for the tomb of the Cardinal Archbishop of Cam
brai. but the kneeling Cardinal with folded
hands and devort pose is too plainly thinking of
the impression he is making on the world. nj.
Boucher's "Au but" is supposed to represent
three youths racing, but one would say they
were swimming and the remark Of lady in
reference to this group was just one: "Au but
patteinGrOnL ca a La
Pain" is simple. truthful work. ''Moliere
ct So Servante' is humoristic M.
Aizelin has lovely "Jopan' full
of grace and remarkably we'll proportional.
Daphne and Chloe" is delicate and shows fine
modelling. There are several casts for Victor
HIgo's tomb Some are absurd, and mons salts
factory. One represents dead Muse floating
on her back to heaven, another is decorated with
satyrs. NJ. Cain has mastery group, in plas-
ter, of q lioness carrying young boar to her
cubs Judith seems to be as great favorite
with the sculptors as is Salome with painters,
and with as little reason M Falguiere has two
women tearing each others hair He calls it
Fighting Bacchantes." It is common and sem
sational. The water colors and pastels show re-
fnemcnt and delicacy Some are admir-
ably wrought The "Salon Of Madame
Judc," and the "Study of NJ. Wolff" of the
Figaro" are exceptionally good, and most of
the portraits show charm which one does not
find in the more pretentious works. Among the
American artists we find some names already
well known at home g. p. Healey exhibits two
honest portraits, one Of the United States Min
lister at Paris the other the nsu-generaL
They are conventional, but good. John Sargent
has faithfully executed portrait of lady and
her daughter. Walter Gay has charming lit
tie interior, an old clothes merchant Of the last
century, with the title, "Cest mon dernier
Prixn Alexander Harrison shows "In Ar
cadia, a study of the nude nymphs in a forest,
POLITICALLY treated, but the anatomy suggests de-
formlty. Julian Story has simple portrait in
brown tones, Henry Bisbing charming
scene from the banks of the Zuyder Zee +. A.
Brdgman has o very ordinary Oriental study.
D. r. knight paints misery in the homo of an
inventor f. B. Chadwick has An October land
scape, which is hopeful. Henry Bacon has
pretty sketch from the seaside. (EtretatsI
Charles Sprague Pearce has an ambitious canvas
in his "Bergin Souvenir de la Picardie" Ii
shows the talent and industry Of the artist who
is devoted impressonist
PARIS, June 81, 1886.
The following is letter addressed to the Indi-
annapolis Art Association by Wendell Stanton
Howard, the director of the art exposition held
in this city. The FIVE pictures he speaks of as
having been sold in last springs exhibit are:
Outward Bound" by Joseph Tyler, sold to
Mr.. f. F. Claypool.
Blanca" by g. Semenowski, to Mr.. Will Tai
bott
"The Tambourine Girl" by Arthur Hill, to
Mr. j. G. Wright
'.Loch Lomond,' by Arthur Parton, to the Art
Association, and picture by Mrs Macdonald
Pullman. to Miss Mary Elder and other ladies OF
the association.
July 13-No. 8. Rue Castiglione, Paris Ihava
just returned from Berlin where great art exhibi
tonis in progress. There were many fine thingsto
be seen-works which were loaned from various
government and private galleries for the occa-
sion making in al one of the greatest exhibit
tons ever held in Europe. IL is indeed worth q
trip across the ocean to see. The Salon here in
Paris, which closed in June, was also most en-
ioyable, and gave me much pleasure. Many of
the works were sold, and many go to the United
States for the adornment Of our homes.
also had delightful visit in BRUSSELS,
where there was an exhibition OF Munkacszys
'Chrst before Plate which was drawing large
crowds of visitors Then, too, saw exhibitions
at Dusseldorf, Leipsie. Frankfort and other
cities l have secured for my exhibitions, this
coming season, number of fine works had a
letter from your townsman. Mr.. f. f. Claypoo,
Yesterday, accepting the Tyler picture, Out
ward bound Thus Eve pictures were sold at
the Indianapolis exhibition, last spring, all OF
good character. | have secured great picture
for my exhibitions. 1t was the most popular
thing in the Salon this season, scoring
a great success. 1t has wonderful
splendor of color, and sunlight, and
is six oy ten feet in size, about the same size as
'sThe Kiss of the Siren" 1t is by Edwin Weeks,
American, ana Is udIlou IbetOuT ou OUEtcEo
Imperial de la Grande Monsquee DELHI RE-
turn of the Imperial procession from the great
Mosque at Delhi) The jury awarded it a place
on the line in the "Salon dHonneur.D The Sui
tan, Shah Jehan. is represented riding q
richly -caparsoned elephant, attended By his
body guard. The figure of the immense beasts
admirably studied; the Barbara gems and
gold" of his trappings are faithfully
portrayed, and the numerous figures which fill
the foreground are excellent. both as regards
character and execution The color of the
mosque in the background barmonizes well with
the rest of the picture, while the intensity of the
SUNLIGHT which is thrown on the foreground.
contributes to produce fine effect. / have also
secured magnificent religious picture by Ro-
man artist named Giacuardi. not quite so large,
but about 5x8 feet. The subject is the entomb
ment of Christ, in which the form of Christ is
being carried to the tomb 1t is very beautiful
in color and sentiment, and one of the things one