New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-21
THE SALON OF 1891.

Gals, EFT soCIETE RATIONALE DE BEAUX ARTS
Par A.: Iustn. Paris Ludovic Baschet New
York: J. W. Bouton.
Two new features call for particular notice In NJ.
Hustns beautiful record Of the principal pictorial and
scuptural events of the year in France The principal
novelty consists Of capital portraits OF the leading
artists representing them at work in their studios
with either brush or chisel In hand. The other is an
exceptionally beautiful photogravure danuly printed
In soft and delicate tnts of Perrauls painting The
Awakening Of Love-" 1t is exquisite bit Of color
printing and may almost be described tour de
force. VI. Husin gives evidence Of his usual artistic
discrimination In his selection Of the paintings re-
produced In his volume, which surpasses In finish
and beauty the previous yearly numbers Of the SERIES
He begins with "The Vault Of Steel" By j. p Laurens
1t represents the memorable visit Of Louis XVI to the
City Hall and has reception by Tie Mayor, Bailly, and
General Lafayette. Acquired by the Paris Munich
palty, is destined TO adorn the walls of the Pavilion
de Ia Place Jobau Of the new Hotel de Vile. Deh-
hayes clever painting of General Cambronne at
Waterloo appeals TO the patriotic instincts OF every
Frenchman. For it portrsys the commander of tire
famous Vfee Gade Of Napoleon In the act OF utterg
his torcble and memorable exclamation Of wrath and
contempt when called upon to surrender by 1.-THE enemy
Gervass painting of Tho three Holy Mares is printed
In brown ink. Checca, whose name Is familiar TO
many NEWCOMERS as the painter OF the Roman
Chariot Race" which exhibited here last year,
Is represented In NJ. HustiRs volume by eproduc-
ton of his Huns of Attila," showing horde OF
mounted marauders gallopplng of after the sacnS OF
a Gallo city.
Claarins Episode of the Communeros War" is like
wise given 1t represents the widow Of Don Juan di
Padila and the ladies OF her court,
attending mass on the anniversary OF INC
famous battle OF Vilalas, in which her husband was
dees ed by the Emperor Charles and killed Both she
and her ladies arayed in the peculiar large bats
wings made of Grape, which were worn In token OF
mourning by Spanish women in those days Chalon's
Death Of Sardanapalu " and Rochegrosses FAN OF
Babylon" possess certain analogy with one another.
and each reveals great archaeological and historical
merit addition to their artistic excellence. They
represent the work Of years one picture having ahen
detail has been conscientously studied in the Louvre
the British Museum, and in the Orient Itself before
being nut on TO canvas. The " Fall OF Babylon" rep
rescnts o palace at the moment when the feasung
and rotousness in erruped by the entry OF the
Persian soldiers, while the Death OF Sardanapalus"
shows the AssyTian monarch seated on canopied
throne at the summit Of funeral pyrc composed OF
his principal treasures. His guards his nine hundred
wives his elephants and favorte horses are abou to
perish with him. The Venezuelan artist Miche-ena.
who painted the battle for New-York in which Gen
eral Paez figures, and which hangs in The City Hall.
has a photoglavure Of his Salon painting of Pen
thelsea her Amazons" fighting against the Greeks
near Troy Among the other artists whose works have
been reproduced in Mr. Hustins book, are Hcnner.
Breton, Beraud, Boueuereau and Bonnat.