St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-09
a FAMOUS PAINTING.

The French artist, Antony Series, is
noted in twocirelest of Partisan society
that of thea Coincide Franchise and
that Of the Latin quarter. In the first
his love escapadeS are ever a fresh
theme for merry tongues, and in the
second it is no secret that works from
his brush sell for not less than 2O,COO
francs in the gay French capital. OneO
the last of his flames was Mademelselie
Famine. the first premier danSeuSe OF
the Franchise for many month. Her
pas seul captivated every heart; and as
for her ether charms, they were ravlsh-
ing in the ewes of the Partisan youth.
Series saw her. and she surrendered to
the maestro. He established her in an
elegant hotel, sumptuously furnished
and adorned with his paintings. At
the height of their bliss he painted for
her bOudoir the now famous lie Renon-
cement" or The Remuneration" Some
time later, when Series Wearled OF Fan
tine and Famine wearied OF him. her
elegant hotel and its gems OF art were
sold under the hammer. This was last
July: and then and there Julius kes-
Sler, OF this city, who was IN ParlS, pur-
chased The Remuneration and ordered
its shipment to st. Paul, where it ar
rived and was hung yesterday morning.
The painting in itself is YisiOn-a
dream-a phantasmagoria of the brain.
Ii has in its composition ali of the Won
derful impr0habilitieS that the subject
warrants. A Carmelite monk outside
of an ancient city's WALTON the verge OF
evening, reads from the Holy Book.
The text takes a strong hold upon his
feyered brain: the vIvidnesS of his
thought becomes dOubly intense; in the
agony of the revealed truth he falls
PROSTATE upon the earth, looking up
ward. expectant for view OF the
golden gates of Paradise. Instead
he sees the heavens parted by a
burst of crimsoned- golden light, upon
which floats down foam-whlte
cloud. Upon this cloud, which serves
as a fantastic couch, reclineS woman;
young. fair, tempting. One arm
bends back. the hand nesting in her
flowing. curling locks. The other hand
holds above barred white arm a SHIN
mering wine glass. Her eyes. tender
and soft with love, glance down into
the famished soul of the Carmelite and
invite him to her side. Her robe of gold
flies back from its faSteningS: troops of
amorets, their arms filled with roses,
follow in her wake. and over the royal
beauty and the dainty loves streams
soft. seductive light.
This is the hour of supreme tempta-
ton for the Carmelte-the moment
when his soul trembles between heaven
and hell. 1t is but for an instant-a
moment of wavering, and he burieS his
head in the bosom of mother earth, and
the night sweeps the vision from his
sight forever.
Series has treated the subject deli
eately; the gross is entirely eliminated.
The figure of the monk PROSTATE is
triumphant vindieation of the monaStic
spir of the early ages. The woman
above is a wOman-lOve in her purest
and yet most tempting form. The color
ing is subdued but peculiar; the anat-
Omies perfect; the whole presentation
superb tribute from the master painter
to his Famine. Mr.. KeSsler purchased
the painting for 81. 600, after spirited
contest in the bidding with Cyril Will
kinsOn, of Boston, an art cOnnOiSSeur of
the Hub. The duty upon the work
raisesitS value TO L ound 5000.