The sun., 1893-07-26
ART I'M FRANCE
Exh,b,t,o, or the Portrrit. OF Authors and
Jourr,,,sts of This Certury.

| Journalists have conceived the idee OF eNinf
| In George Petits gallery In the hue ue oezo ~
| exposition OF the portraits OF the )ournehs.,
OF the century. The idea 10 e1ceiient
| ought to touch our profession ana assure you
that the press has not failed to make an aaver.
tising display. This exposition fs STRIKING
example OF our mania, which mas become
little too common OF limiting everytnina 70
Paris: because the journalists OF the century
in the gallery OF George Petit are really only
French Journalistic. and Parisian JOURNALISTS
at that
This exposition. whose actuality 10 unde-
deniable, finds its range increased by the pres
ence OF the portraits OF our greatest writer's
For some time there was profound division
between journalists and authors. Inc necessi-
ty OF writing articles at command ana ht every
instant. has brought the greater humper OF
French journalists into the use OF lament.
able chdrdJid. 1t Is natural that writer's Oh
taste and style. who write little. IKE our great
Flaubert and die In poverty after having pro
duced masterpieces. snouid envy some"ha'
those who seem to be In easy circumstances
and who write badly; but what sad discoveries
are reserved for those who know how TO see
and to walt In counting the defeated In Jour-
nalism-the dark side OF tho picture.
Tho journalists have endeavored to make
peace by giving the first place TO the authors
OF the century. The greater portion OF theee
have been more or less connected with
journalism. As for the political men' their
natural weapon has always peen the Jour-
nal. and their portraits are iounu IN iarse
numbers IN the EXPOSITION oi the hue ue oeNo
me greater numo Der OF the cahVases exposed
are due to the brushes OF modern painters. All
schools are represented here. the bohhats
and the Carolus Durans can DO counteo oy
dozens. We also IND Manets' ana even
Carrieres painted IN tnat log IN wnich .me
poet loVed TO enVeiop MS re'erie. We
could have wished also TO see nero
that which was given TO US Two
years ago by the e&posi.ion IN inc
galleries OF the Iheatre ohppncation IN
the hue ST Lazare' under the picturesque
name OF Foa et rune: the PORTRAITS OF WRITER'S
generally badly done. but always interesting.
made with pen ana INK. ana In water colors' ana
IN oil. by other writer's. Ihere we're Iheophlie
Gautiers. Mussets. and even deorge sands.
Why didn't thoy give us that again ut the hue
dc seze by the side OF the portraits 80 splendid
ly executed which they nave exhibited IL
would have been. under the patronage OF the
Association OF Journalists. still greater sue
cess than thnt OF the Pot ef rune. and would
have furnished little OF that intimacy which
the modern public is 80 fond OF.
curious.
Here is Marat with Phrygian cap. lent BY
the Musee Carnavnet. Balzac en- 6reteltes BY
Nadar. another en- cnoou'e, by Louis Boulnnger.
and two OF Ducts. the poet who. under the pre-
text OF translating Shakespeare. made a lam
entable hodge-podge: these portraits are by
Baron Gerard. There Is also Chateaubriand.
by Paulin duerin. OF dull color and tire
some pose; Paul Louis Courier. as a child.
feeby interpreted by AIRY Schef1er: Montalem-
bert. Villemain. de Barante. Guizot. by Della
roche; the Abbe Gregoire. by David. and two
Mussets. Nine. de Stacl and her turban. Nine.
Lesguillon and her English girls: Sainte Beuve
and his skull. which might hypnotize Prof.
Charcot: two Of Lamennais: one Lacordalre.
and finally one Dupanloup. very young. These
works are by Messrs. Dehodenck and Jannot
Let us add very fine Delacroix by him
self: an Ernest Feydeau by Louis Ricard:
George Sand by Dclacroix. very Curl
GUS when compared with a little painting by
Nine. Haudubert-Pescot; portrait OF Stend-
hal by sodermark. one OF Baudelaire by Deroy:
series OF medallions By David. Proudhon
W, Tassaert the painter that 1t took such a
lung time to understand. This completes the
lirst portion. In whlch there is also tho portrait
OF more modern writer. Theodore de Banville
by Dehodenck' which seems to be astray.
Aho'o oio S"AiSatutcS iotn tho Idntneon
Comique OF Nadar. and series OF daRuerreo-
types and photographs.
Among the moderns there is an Alexandra
dumas. the younger. by Meissonier. Courbet
s represented by the portraits OF Castagnari
and OF Koche1ort Here Is Antonin Proust. by
Alanet' and an excellent Pailleron by your John
sargent little portrait OF M. Thiers by Mme
nellie Jacquemart prohles his parrot nose
md his landlords stomach. The Duo de Broglie
oy Bonnat displays his solemnity as nm Aca-
1emician We have also Gambetta by Spiri-
Ion and Legouve by Elio Delaunay.
canvas by Giraud dating from 1916. repre-
'ents IL scene In the famous trip OF Dumas
oera in Spain. In this picture his collaboration. |
iuguste MaHuet. Louis Boulanger. Dumas the |
Younger. and Giraud himself figure.
More modern is the picture OF NJ Gervex. |
the Editor OF the journal Repnbllque Fran
'disr.' painted with his habitual facility. |
work which We have already seen in the Salon.
h' Paul Deroulode Is also there. proudly set
10 by Alphonse do Neuville. with that confident
'lr which he has lost since tho late events.
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