The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-01-02

front rank in flesh aud blood painting. Close
after her-though but as yet an infant in
Ewaddling-clothes-com America.
The American Exposition exhibit received
great praise in France. not as perfection bat
promise; but il was noticeable that Of over
the hundred artists represented the vast ma
lorlty are residents Of Paris. or have recently
removed from there. We looked In vain for
the works Of such famous artists as Toby T.
Rosenthal, the San Francisco artist. whose
painting Of Elaine" from Tennyson's Idyls
Of the King" and The Trial Of Constance DE
Beverly" from SCOTS Marmion," are now
ranked with the great paintings Of the world.
Equally In vain did we scan the walls for one
OF tie splendid canvases Of David Neal, SO
well remembered for such masterpieces as
The First Meeting Of Mary Queen Of Scots
and RizziO." aud "CrOmWells First Visit 20
Milton" Boston. New York, Cincinnati and
San Francisco all enjoy the fruits OF their skill
But both OF these are associated with German
art and not with France, and they were either
not invited 10 exhibit, or else they were shut
out by the COMMITTEES, as 30 many Of our popu.
laF artists were.
Tie Association Of American Artists In Paris
bad charge Of the United States Fine Art Ex-
hibit al the Exposition. Frederick Arthur
bE'dgnan, Of Alabama, who enjoys considerable
reputation in Paris as a painter Of Algerian
beeurs u the President Of the Association and
George Hitchcock, Of Providence. H. l., the
Secretary. The former Is pupil Of the famous
5er0ine. who painted tile assassination Of Ju-
iine Cesar, duplicate Of which ID la the Cor
c0Tan Art Gallery az Washington; the latter Is
pupil 81 B9uianger, LelebTe and other IA
HouE French masters. Both have resided many
geaH abroad Bridgman having taken second
and third class medals az the Universal ExpO-
SitiOH ol ls7s. Bndgman distinguished him.
self 10 the Exposition Of I5sg, by contributing
10 the American department the most pain
fully realistic picture In the whole exhibit, a
romance M three parts, entitled the Death Of
Love" the leading characters being AN evil.
eyed hussulman aud surprised beauty Of the
barren.
Hitcbcocl's notoriety was OF a personal
character. Waiting until the Exposition was
OIL its highest, be wrote sensational letter 20
mas wife and ran away with bis model a young
artist Of Minneapolis, for some time member
al bis family. Hitchcock had three pictures al
tAe Exposition. Tulip Culture" IL thor
onRhiy French iB theme and handling showing
TAR, slender young fowergirl in a blazing
hDid OF peoples. The other two, AnDoncia-
ton and Maternity" are equally COMPOST.
taons OF Coral beauty. with the young American
a. a model. la tile "hnnoBciatiOu " the model
stands meekly, with dOwncast eyes in garden
OF Easter lilies that rise 10 her shoulders. in
the other she is walking IN a field of corn
Sewers those lovely gentian- blue flowers so
ANnf ~ tlE AetiiL D4 1eIAldlH Z great Emperor.
Kaiser Wilhelm. In all ages Of art, painters
have iinmortalized their mistFesses, aud the
Madonna and child appears Ia multitude OF
frames IN every gallery Of the Old World
As the American Art Association is so essen.
tally French. by limitations and absorption, il
d not surprising that paintings offered by
American artists al home or abroad were ac-
cepted or rejected from the French standpoint.
AZ accounts for the prominence given 10 the
works Of foreign imitators aud the rejection al
such superior works Of art as those Of Bierstadt
who has reproduced on canvas SO many incom.
parable wonders Of the great Rocky Mountain
region.
IL Is the custom Of artists IL Paris. us well az
other European art centers, to spend few
weeks Of the Summer season in the country
Ekeiching rural scenes and the primitive vii
layers. Returning Ia the Fall they repair q
the studios Of the masters, such AS Boalanger
Meissonier, Lafebre, GerOme, BOngereau and
tabanal and work up their compositions. paint
ing the figures from life models No inst rue.
ton is given by the masters. except criticism
when the works aTe finished. But the artist