The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-07-06


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lsketchiness and IN pressio Ism ~ t,.n
seems unna tllral to us and 8Il,,finishs,i7
Generally we put in more Worl, and
pay more attention to detail ii t..,,l,.
Unique not in subject. consenuantlv +
may be somewhat preiu,liced IN nass-
| ing an opinion upon the Amn, ra
display which closely resarnhlas t1,,t
lot France in techninna g. .,ras s 1.as
fbeen the sla yery If . 4 na,: !; ao,.s i ~
French art that tha m &c - ~, -
great artists A like niffaraa,. !. !, !, 49, -,
Won Uhde. Max I ieha,1n, mn M, o,,a Nh,
tzel. the greatest Of than, = ali -
known in America ova1, ~ ra,, 80. ~ :, y
Econnoisseur I will saw, hoanoyor ~, -,
+. the pupils in the CisnIav hero 70 oo o..
very near SURPRISING fha ma sto,. ,,i,e
mainly taught them their sill .s ,,1sb
as it is, in the very lines in which rho
French pride themselves with excellin.,
all others. l believe howapnr Tha3
such originality as American artists
y display in their works has hnnn Ea,,t
out Of this exhibition by the i,1rv. WHO
Judged all paintings from tho lines ~
the French school.
The commissioned IN o,,. =,
French ayh;b;t ,ras - - t enale .. .he
oninion that tho two. oroa+ ssa;4 ~ 'n ae
French art'bad ~ w" -, sI 81 socltles OF
sentation Of fina orts =, ~
s.Yon 500 . said ha 80 - .ne
~ switch cn,fars, ~ 10 vne socle-
which does not and the rivalry No
tween them has served to stimula 10
competition as to which would succeed
in getting the most paintings accepted
by the art juries Of the Columbian
fair. We have thus, in nv opinion.
the largest and most meritorious col
lection Of French paintings ever dis
played in a foreign country. By far
the greatest display after that Of the
French | believe to be the United
States. Frenchmen are perhaps bet
! ter qualified to judge of the merits
of the painters of the United States
than any other foreigner would be.
because most Americans study in the
French schools Of art, and great
many of the best American artists re-
side in Paris. I had no anticipation
that they could make so comprehensive
and complete a display as they have
done at this exposition 1t is matter
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cans have learned so well at our great
:, art schools which are encouraged and
supported by the bounty Of our govern
mept. All other nationalities are
obliged to send their best artists -
our schools to complete their art ud,1.
cation. 1884, NJ.
You ask me to saw something reoari,.
ing the prevalence of imnressionisr:,
in the art of France and other nations
Impressionism is what Won Americans
term a fad. 1t is a striving after new
and startling effects. The full ai,
i beautiful coloring. and rand sketchv
work,Aof the artists Of this school ma
terially sacrifice to some extent the
principles of drawing in order IN MO-
duce striking effects in other wavs
This fad however. is raniil]v nassing
away in France because the hest "a,
irons of good work have tahooed and
do not purchase this class Of works
| Take for instance the demand for tino
paintings that modern art can boast Of
and are willing to nav liberallv flr
them, but the demand does not extend
to the impression paintings. Pictures
of this class were cheaper, and natural
| " for. time had a brisk demand
French art is not moving along impress
sion lines at this time. IF is firmly root.
ed upon the basis laid down bv The
! italian masters so erandlv intarnrotni1
by Millais. Other nationalities VIII,
have absorbed some Of the leading reat-
ures Of this school. like ali students
are. apt to magnify the faults of =
school in their work and lose SIGHT Of
! it's excellencies. Nv impression is,
however, that it is a phase Of art that
will soon pass away> with the nec,,liar
causes that gave it birth. -. - 1870.
| A. Preyer, general manager IF tho
Holland exhibition at the worlds ca.
umbian exposition. said that this was
the largest collection of PAINTINGS ren.
! resentatiye Of Dutch art which had
ever been brought together either win
in Holland or in 4 foreign nation IA
believed it the best COLLECTION IN ~
hibit also, because the school was
| Worhs, SUCH as tnOSe OF RemDfandt.
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