Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-15
ART IN PARIS.
Partisan Painters Want Pictures Placed on
the Free List-Discrimination Against
American Students in French Art Schools
A Womap's Anger.

the Free List-Discrimination Against
American Students in French Art Schools
"A Woman's Anger.
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DIsPATCH.]
PARIS, December &-Art continues to hold
its own in La Belle Paris, Notwithstanding
party strife and the Boulanger boom. The
painters and sculptors pursue their work un-
moved by the uproar Sbout them, busily pre-
pairing for the coming salon and putting the
finishing touches on their masterpieces with
brush and chisel The air is full of reports of
startling naturalistic pictures which Will soon
meet the public gaze.
Artists here have had bad time lately.
There has been a great fall in prices-the SO
per cent duty did it. Previous to the protec-
Zionist measure the Yankee-to transatlantic
eyes all Americans are Yankees-was the
savior of the French painter. All rich
Americans come to Paris to buy pictures, and
as good many of them are not exactly con-
noisseurs, lots of rubbish goes across the At
lantic. The prognosticatiDn that the hated
duty will be abolished or lowered has made
glad the souls of Partisan daubers. who really
think that there are no critics of any account
in the land of pork, petroleum and pig iron.
Bad prices or no prices, the number OF the
wielders of the brush goes on increasing. At
the opening OF the present session OF the
themselves for admission.
A FEW days ago at one of the leading art
schools of this city an incident occurred, which,
some may say, shows the prejudice against
American students on account of the 81 per
cent duty. The master, in looking over the as
sembled sketches, was much struck with par
ticular one, and the students gathered around,
thought it would get the first prize, but on ask
ing for the author, an American stepped for
ward. That was quite another thing. The first
prize was awarded to a Frenchman.
THERE are are about 400 students at the
Julian Academy, of all nationalities and ages.
Among them are 60 Americans, San Francisco
furnishing the majority. England is crepre-
sented by so or thereabouts, and their conceit
is proverbial. A Spanish Count works side by
side with me, and, in the language OF the
Atelier his work is horrible. A few Russians,
Japanese or two and sprinkling of Germans
complete the number. Of course, the French
are in the majority
THE Bohemian Club of San Francisco, which
purchased the last Salon picture of Charles
Sprague Pearce, receives great attention from
the art-loving Californians. The artist has re-
ceived an official notice of the approval of the
club of its choice. He also received an ac-
count of a stag reception given in its honor,
followed by one given by the fair sex. The club
has determined to add Salon picture each
year to its already interesting gallery.
Mr.. HENRY MosI.ER, of Cincinnati, who was
employed during the war as an artist for the
Harpers, and who has the enviable distinction
of having picture in the Luxembourg, thus
insuring his immortality on the rolls of fame,
is at work on large canvas for the 'S9 salon
an interior of a peasants cottage in Brittany.
He has secured a commission for three pictures
at an enormous price from Warner, the Safe
Cure man, for his gallery in Chicago.
THE majority of the American art students
here are in favor of returning the 30 per cent
duty. They say if such duty was abolished that
America would be flooded with mediocre and
worthless daubs of which Paris is full, as
glance at the windows of any picture dealer is
ample evidence. 1t is hard to reconcile this
with the statement that the majority of our
home artists are entirely Of different
opinion.
Mr.. ELMER SALISBURY. former resident
of the Southside, who has been for the past
three years studying here under Bougeseau
Boulanger Lefebure and Henry Mosler. ex-
poets to be back in his native city in Septem-
ber next. He intends to take tour through
Holland, England, Ireland and Scotland before
embarking. He is at present engaged on a
large painting intended for the coming salon.
AT the Luxembourg gallery students are not
allowed to copy after 2 P. NJ. on account OF the
wife of one of the Ministers taking umbrage at
student who gently told her most politely
that she was obstructing the passage of the
sunlight on its way to his canvas, though he
did not exactly couch it in such language. the
ukase went forth, which is source of great
annoyance to the art students.
c. S. REINHART is not devoting much of his
time to illustrations at present. as he has on hand
a good deal of work in oils, among them the
picture for the coming salon. A fellow student
who is well acquainted with him told me that
he greatly deplores the recent loss of his wife;
but she has left him two charming children-a
boy and girl-whom their father dotes on.
THE usual plan for students who copy at the
public galleries here is to procure photograph
of the picture intended to be copied, and en-
large il at leisure at their home. and then take
it to the gallery for the colors. 1t saves good
deal of time and is decided advantage, as
Ava
copying each picture.
Mr.. ALBERT REINHART, who has been
sketching during the summer at Brittany has
returned to Paris. He is located at the Hotel
de Champagne 81 Rue La Condamine.
RIDGwAY KNIGHT has Just finished an order
for London art firm-an autumn landscape,
with peasant figures for which class of work
this artist is justly celebrated.
Mr. H. L. LEVY, of New York City, won the
first prize for the best composition at the Julian
Academic during the month of December
DEW. SCANLAN.
BIG JOB COMPLETED.