New-York tribune., 1886-04-28

..ters The always takes an active interest IN
~. pup,s and every American artist In Pans has
romipent French artist on the jury to look after MS
Sntsres which by no means the case with all french
,t,sts The proof OF statement is In the fact that
90, ,pgle American artist in Paris has had his or her
,sc,ure refnsed admission to this years Salon. while
.ranv French artists refused. OF course do not
.peak OF mere students beginners but Of recognized
American artists
DThen you don't think French artists are becoming
Jealous OF American artists :"
.They don't know OF their existence. Ask French
man who American artists, and be could not tel yo
te save his life What American artists have ever gwen
occasion for jealousy part OF Meissonler Gerome
Cabanel Bouguereau other great treheh p"'h'ers'
rrench art is the basis OF all art Of the present day
and all other art is measured by the french s'ahu"'
IT, scent years It has undergone very great changes BY
...on OF the improv ovements In photography ana the
various processes of reproduction "heh nrs came 10
D.. could 90 into tho country anu
-, n picture no matter what, anu
hr,pc II back to Paris ami sell it for some price, An An
well paid for 1t II bad he got less put he go'
thing lie can't do that now HIS picture ,n nom nrice of
p so,ne spec merit II VIII not bring 'he piIVo
IN. canvas ou which ii is painted Ieope o noM ,.n a
ra her buy good reproduction OF nns artists are
ob1ged 10 follow nature more closely inc H W tr,
picture If may use he expression, mas ,e,9 sentiment
,,roved Int A. the art has iost III Se"'.
whaf it mas gaucd IN technique Chatacte' ~
me day belongs ONLY TO the last few years mas arisen
s,nce NilIet and COrot died. ,,o,ssor,er
sinoT 40 nor sneak now of the work OF Meisson,es'
pnrean % CabaneI Gerome and otner men OF gch'un, -
Bouguereau, ,oJs anarl from the epoch in which IL
yes Genius belongs TO 10 epoch. anu 'He t ~ ,D other
;ng each in his own so different one IrolI 'no d
ing v ev ali are from the CHARACTERISTIC art OF the day
IIoa can we speak of the Frerch seboo :" arr Will
sras Ishs a9,, genius poat their pictures have nothing IN
common with another or with tHe masses & % o'ur i
paintersl few years ago Manel pilh.eu ,'
pressions OF nature rather out OF harmony ~
Ing nasTs ase' but ct aihcnsn iiGSa, he homes made
laughing stock N Paris oro ne c, ,osoy caus"d snd
fhongh he did succeed himself be ala innnehce he
art OF the That school passed away because
Went from Manrt hroadness the opposite extreme and
crudity turned excessive finish until all thelr pictures
painting and cahbages Is passing away anu
art tending toward the romantic school again. a.
when twenty years Eugene Delacrolx was at ~
head. People have become surfeited with chrohos IA
!" The tendency ia realistic or strongly sensational:
G. .rmans paint with SOUL more quiet sentiment
and less realism like Paul Delaroche p'inled
In 1880 French art is Ike French literature
gwen 10 trashy realism OF sensauonalism lheii
coddesses are nude women and the basis
of French pictures either the nude female else that
basreef the Arc &c Triomphe representing soldier.
going to battle-.eusauonalism. You viii mud tbai
God less OF Liberty from the de Triomphe in all
forms IN French painting and sculpture frehen
artists make Themselves dculous trying to create en- Al
art without love religion Art must have Some FORM
let il be religion or surerstiti"n L" inspire H. maj
the old masters their fidelity TO nature lhi'
quality pos, esscd more by Germans than by French
but iormans are lacking IN technique ana s'l nore Ill
color. .,,, o,tsoo ,,ys 1rlss er,,on for in
" n
stance combining sentiment win .cchnlqnc, ne Is ~
once 0g lzed genius ana l. hJnorea even Dy hru
uho ,e nuable to follow IA M n tis years Salon tht
imptO cement III average Work Is very marke| + I'm
ery pictures would cTedie great
I'm the On and crowds wOuid fOCs around them. No"
photography and the reproduction OF really hl'
works have raised the STANDARD even oI m'dlocr'
work anI renLrd public t..stc. and wne work
o genius are probably neho. better nor worse thai
frnarv the d m renee bet wecp tncm ard the
average j. not - extreme # very dc nt to create
sensalion IN salon among such GOOD w"rks f"rmer
whenever picture mad great success scores OF artist
would paint the kind OF picture for the next salon
That l. not common now. .
I,y the way. since the Morgan art sale the J. III
artists have gone very diligently TO wOik. lor IN
thiak the sale revival in the appreciation OF ar an
they want be ready TO supply an unexpected dendh
for PIE, utcS. ,-. ...-, -.
JONI j. Boyle. OF Philadelphia. a prominent Amerlca
SCULPTOR, says there has not been muoh Change j
sculpture as IN painting.