New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-23
JFAVTyG GREAT Paris AIT SCHOOL.
ACCESSION OF NUMBER OF DISSATISFIED
STUDENTS FROM THE ECoLE DIS
BEACX-ARTS.

p,r,s Ian 1O-A great deal OF dissatisfaction has
Tong been felt by art students in Paris at the manner
IN which the Ecole des BeauXArts IS conducted TINS
school is literally endowed. and, like many another
,ndencndcnt institution. il has become autocrauc ana
mot nrorrcssve enough 10 suit the tastes and needs
~ the students who ")ck TO Paris from all parts OF
IN. world This discomfort las been daily growing
more intense until 1t resulted. few days in the
secession of some twenty-five Of the most promising
pupils in the school,
We have had enough" said one of the malcontents.
9of Fgyptan subjects enough Of Narcissus admirinS
his antique shoulders in the fountain, and enough OF
Truth with a Venetian glass in her hand, seeking
realism In the nude We have had enough also OF the
superannuatcd cOnvenOnatcs which for so many
generations have been inculcated in the Ecoe des
Beanx Arts We decided to look around us and select
a painter whose works embody those qualifications
which seek, who would give us the bencht OF MS
counsel and teach us his With this end in view
some twenty five of students left the school ana
have established liberal academy of art in one OF the
suburbs of Paris. We have rented large studo III
the Rue Champagne Premiere and have furnished IL
with all the paraphernalia belonging TO weequlppeu
studio Ii is less than month since we resolved 10
leave the school, Notwithstanding the pecuniaIy ad
vantagcs offered the Government studios, or inc
consequences which that determination Will have upon
some of us who stand the best of terms with our
old professors upon those whose expenses are pad
by their native villages our resolution was also the
result of desire our part TO Tree ourselves from
some of the wornout doctrines taught at the Ecoe deS
Beaux-Arts as well as the many petty restrictions
and obligations TO which the students are subjected
The worst of these annoyances is the payment OF a
large amount of money in lump sum as an initiation
fee Them too. at the school 1t difficult to secure
seat opposite the model Owing to the large number
of pupils to accommodated these places of advantage
have be competed for our experience at the schoo
has taught us also that IL is almost impossible to have
for professor an arIst whose talent is perfectly under
stood and liked by These have been some of the
principal reasons Of our voluntary separation
"We have secured the services of Eugene CarTieie,
an artist to our TASTE who is willing to come before
ms once or twice week and give the bcnct OF his
Instruction and criticism. lie Is a painter whom we
know and whose talent admire We now have a
professor of our choosing and studio Tor our
eAclusive use. There is no initiation fee or any
troublesome rcd-tape. are we called upon 10 put
up with the Inconvenience due TO too large NUMBER
of students working from the same model. We have
renouRced general, the whole system in use at Inc
EeauX-ArtS. We do not exact an eNalnllld-
tion of those who wish to join us, nor do we give
medals or recompense of any sort. All that we per
init ourselves will be the showing each year. in public
exhibition, the results Of our studies