The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-04-26
THE CHAMPS ELYsEEs SALON.
American Artists Will Make Fine Ex-
hibitiOn.

American Artists Will Make a Fine Ex-
hibition.
PARIS, April 25.-The rival salon of the
Champ de Mars, which opens the middle of
next month, has had at least one good effect
on the old Champs Elysees Salon, as it has
caused the Society of French Artists to pay
more attention to the aesthetic appearance of
the exhibition-rooms in the Palais de l'Tndus-
trie, which, until this year, has presented
pretty shabby interior. Meissonier and his
friends offered such an artistic set of rooms to
the public last year at the Champ de Mars
that M. Bouguereau and his supporters have
had to follow suit this year in the Champs
Elysees. The exhibtion-rooms are larger,
more neatly trimmed, the pictures are hung
better, and the general public will find on
Friday, when the Palais de pIndustrie is
thrown open officially, and the select public
will discover on Thursday, s'varnishing day."
how much has been done to make them COM
Portable in many ways never thought of in
the old salon of former years.
The American artists whose works will be
on exhibition include the following:
G. Hobart Strickland sends only one picture
to the salon this year-the portrait of a lady
in black satin gown against d background of
red plush. The figure is lifesize and the pose
a standing one.
Miss Elizabeth Jane Gardner, of New
Hampshire, exhibit "Soap Bubbles," large
and an elder sister blowing soap bubbles from
a clay pipe at the open window. The shadows
of the figures reflected in the glass pane are
very original feature. The work has been
bought by a wealthy English connoisseur.
Henry Mosler figures to advantage as usual
with "Good Advice" The canvas represents
an old woman admonishing a young girl
Both are seated on the outskirts of village
which is illumfned by the rays of the setting
sun. The figures are in bold contrast and re-
lief, being in shadow, as is also the entire fore
ground.
William Henry Howe has two canvases
''A Milking Scene in Holland" and "a
Norman Bull" both being powerful repro
ductions OF animal life.
Robert W. Vonnah, of Hartford, Conn.,, has
a dazzling Landscape entitled ''Gathering
Poppies." 1t is daring and praiseworthy
effort.
Clarence Bartlett, of Cincinnati, contributes
an excellent portrait Of William Audway
Partridge, the American sculptor.
Edwin Lord Weeks, of Boston, the we'll
known painter of Oriental and Hindu sub
jects, has picture this year representing
1.-TWO Spanish Beggars," seated in the sun,
by the side of drowsy young Hidalgo, on a
time-worn bench at Cordovs. The figures are
life-size and very effective.
Eugene Pratje, from Virginia, contributes
two pastels, the careful study of GA Boy"
and the no less artistic portrait of ga Young
Lady"
Macmillan Colin, of New York, has two
first-class canvases, "Ennuiee," and stMiss BIZ
and smaller landscape, "Noonday Prone
made" painted near Senlis.
William Audway Partridge, of Boston, ex-
hibits the bronze bust of typical American
matron, aged ninety-six, who lived to be one
hundred and one years old. Another work by
the same talented sculptor is large bust of
the Rev. Edward Everett Hale.
William Baird, of Chicago, contributes two
excellent pictures in his usual style, "Brit-
tany Sketch'' and "FIne Day in Winter"
Bladen I. Snyder, of Washington, has a
very effective landscape in oils, "Coming
Storm" where sunshine, wind, and rain battle
for supremacy as in early spring, and quaint
subject on canvas representing broad sweep
of sand at Etaples in the gray of evening, with
girl guarding flock of geese.
Miss Trotter, of Philadelphia, contributes
three canyases: First, ga Concert" showing
two boys, one playing the mandolin; second,
ga Boy With Azaleas," and third, s'The
Awakening" which is youth stretching his
arms after good nights rest
A. Archibald Anderson, of New York, has
fulllength portrait of Miss Stoddard, the
handsome daughter of the editor of the New
York Observer.
Mime. de Clercq contributes two highly ar
tistic faiences, one water-color, SIN the
Roadstead, HaVre;" and the other camdieu
or monochrome, "The Corbiere Tower, Jer-
sey." The difficulties of execution are SO
great in this speciality that one is struck by
the ease and grace of the work accomplished
Harry Finney, of Philadelphia, comes well
70 the front with large canvas, entitled
"The Feast of Flowers
Among the other American exhibitors are
Miss Anna K. Klumpke, of San Francisco;
Charles Heverer and John w. Cunningham,
OF st. Louis; Frederick S. Barrows, of Bos-
ton; q. d. Chalfant, Peter Alfred Gross, OF
Allentown, Pa; Walter MacEwen, of Chi
eago; David J. Anderson, j. l.. France, and
Ferdinand Jaergens, Of New York, and Henry
Bisbing of Philadelphia.