San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-02
FOREIGN ARTS
In Private Galleries at the Worlds
Fair.

we will attempt to speak of those
things "whereOf a man shall find
much in experience but little in
books" We also begin in the
midst of a department, for this
wonderful Fair is like an immense
ring, you may enter at any spot
and find something interesting and
instructive. There must be a be-
ginning. but we have not discoV-
cred the man or woman who has
found "the end" and can calmly
sit down and say: 81 have seen
all" Some "do' the Fair in two
days. some in week and some in
a month. We will talk to the
middle crowd, for this allows one
day for art. If this is all your
time, tits folly to attempt much.
1t would be a good plan to pur-
chase your catalogue OF art few
days ahead. and during your trips
to and from the Fair, mark two or
three of the best known artists in
each collection, and then take
"Foreign Art in Private Galleries."
as a whole. This last is no small
treat. Greece, Italy, and France,
in turn beckOn all artists, but when
the financial part comes in, the
United States, with her wealth,
bids for some or much of the BEST.
those pictures that live and are
known for what Van Dyke calls
"pictorial motives" that is "by
virtue of their modelling, coloring,
height character, force, power"
We are better educated in
literature than art, yet there is not
such a lamentable ignorance on
this subject as some funny news
paper photographers would have us
believe. Perhaps the mass does
not tarry in the art department,
but the men and women who stop
for study are intelligent and appre-
ciative. There are always enough
around a fine picture to make you
crowd close for "your look" The
first you hug the railing to view is
a "Reading from Homer" by Alma
Vadema. How often you have
seen it copied and what pleasure to
now see the original. You mental
ly thank Mr.. H. e. Marquand, Of
New York, for the kind loan. Next
comes soft, dreamy scene, "Reve-
rie," by Bastian LePage. Indebted
to Mrs. Potter Palmer for this.
We look down the list and see
names well known to the reading
public. Gould, Mccormick, Hun
tington, Field, Yerkes. We will
bow to them all at once for their
kind loan for our mood is changed
and we think them very lucky
fellows to have the money where
with to purchase such gems and
wonder if we are not just as appre-
ciative, and when our boat will
sail in, the horizon is very mistry,
bring in the canvass of Bonheur,
Corot Gerome, Millet and many
others to our harbor. Echo
answers never, so we are Just in
the mood to mark Jean Charles,
Cain in "The Expulsion from
Paradise" and "The Flight into
Egypt" Grand bible scenes, grandly
protrayed. We have all heard of
Jean Baptise, Camille Carrot, the
landscape painted of France. We
have twelve of his best before u.s..
You will not miss the "Flight from
Sodom" or "Orpheus," they COM
mand your attention, but in this
wilderness of beauty and color
you might skip those marked
Evening" and Landscape" Ma
ture presents so many beautiful
spots worthy of the painter, you
will not stop for these tiny pro-
trayals. Pass on and miss a study
worthy of more valuable time.
Here are two very ordinary sub
jects "Sheep" and Pastoral" but
they are finished by a master
hand. Who can it be? Is the men,
tai question. Nos 1912 and 1913
All Rosa BOnheur.
This woman's work speaks for
itself though she be Gust a
woman" she ranks second to none
Gerome stands next with PEmi.
hence Grise and lie Monteur de
Serpent."-such warm, rich colors
tits wonderful. You are glad to
rest your eyes upon "The frugal
meal" of IsraePs. 1t is no less q
masterpiece, though its story is sc
different.
Spain is we'll represented in one
of her best known artists-MarianC
Fortuny. Edward Manet treats O
the well-known Spanish subject
"The Dead TOreador."
MeissOnier will hold you Longer
than you wish before "Recounais