The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-27

OF all the aspiring artists OF the period;
their highest dream being to have their
works admitted within its sacred portals
q higher honor and one more difficult OF
attainment than a place in the Royal
Academy OF London. Every year hun
dreds OF new paintings are offered for ex-
hibtion in the SALES Of the salon. But
there are about fifty art critics, the most
learned experts OF the day, whose business
ii Is TO sit in stern judgment upon them,
and, after this Judgment, few, all, how
very few, are found to have passed the or
deal with success. ] am afraid, lest | be
accused vi exaggeration, to name the very
small number OF the elect as compared
with the rejected. Miss Carl has passed
this dread ordeal successfully for the past
three years, viz; the salons OF lSS6-S7-SS.
The picture which first secured her recog-
milton by the soons Of the salon, in 1856,
was entitled az Accord" 1t was
fine work of art and gave her con-
siderable reputation, The next year, 1887,
she offered for exhibition portrait,
entitled "My Mother" Looking upon
the kindly, intellectual face OF Mrs. Carl,
so forcibly portrayed as TO seem almost a
living presence, one can readily under
stand how this picture easily found place
on the walls OF the salon. But her crown
ing success-the work which gained her
admission to the pene tralia, to the sane
tum anctorium of the salon-was offered
for exhibition the present year, 1883. II
was called Choosing n Song" and repre-
scnts three beautiful girls in the act OF ex-
aiming pile OF music. Their beaming
faces seem almost to speak TO you from the
canvas; and the guitar, which lies at their
| &, nf hat
are tempted to pick ii up. This splendid
picture gained proud place sin the line"
| in the sale with with the Medaille d
Honneur OF Detaillc.
On an order from wealthy gentleman
| of Chicago or st. Louis, she is now paint
ing, in fact has almost completed, piece
TO be STYLED Castles in the Air." This
represents young girl lying on couch in
an attitude OF careless grace, with figure
fragile, ethereal, sylph-like, hair black,
eyes darl, and dreamy and features after
! the type OF the Greeks. She is very lovely,
and seems lost in pleasing contemplation.
She has painted several portraits Tor the
better classes of the French. One for n
very pretty little society lady, just mar
ried, whose friends were so well pleased
with the execution Of the order that they
made the artist presented 800 francs more
than the stipulated price. Among her
many less prctentious works, will merely
mention one, the "Bavardagcs, reprts mt
ing group Of little girls assembled around
a street fountain and initiating their elders
in the matter Of gossip.
Miss Carl expects TO spend another year
in Paris, in order TO perfect her studies,
and then To return TO America and settle
down permanently mere in Memphis, her
old home. She is de, otcd to her art, loves
il better than any other calling, and Us our
cities are growing older, larger and richer,
and taste Tor the fine arts Increasing she
hopes TO find sufficient sale Tor her pictures
in Memphis and the neighboring towns TO
enable her to escape from the necessity OF
teaching. a. a. LAuRENCf.
Memphis, Tenn, December 70, lSSS.