New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-30
AT THE OLD SALON.
THE SOCIETY OF FRENCH ARTISTS FINE
DISPLAY OF PICTURES.
LARGE NUMBER OF NAPOLEONIC THEMES
DESCRIPTION OF SOME OF
THE PAINTINGS.

TIE PAINTINGS
PATs. April CAT the Ola Salon which opens
this week it Is evien: that members OF the Society
OF French Artists have been put upon their mettle
oy the successes OF their rivals of the Champ-de
Mars. The consequence is that the Salon OF 1894
contains better display Of pictures than have been
brought together for several years before at the
Palais de flndns,re. AS usual though there are
good many canvases exhibited which in charity
to the pubic and to the artists ought to be turned
with their faces to the walls The admission Of
those wreched daubs proves that "favorltlsm" sill
holds place in the councils Of the Salon jury, and
that It sufices to be the pupil OF some wei-known
artist IN order to get the pot boilers hung
The most notable feature of the Salon Is per
haps the large number OF scenes from the life OF
Napoleon while it Will be noticed that an even
larger proportion OF meri,orous works than at the
Champ De Mars are due to Americans.
Paris. April 2O.-The correspondent os the United
Press Is able TO furnish the following descriptions
Of some Of the exhibits at the Od Salon
William Bouguereaus picture. Innocence" has
been purchased by Mr.. Marburg Of Baltimore II,
is OF the great artists best works. \ young
woman of pure classic style OF beauty. wearing "A
costume OF white drapcry. which dcscCnds - her
bare feet is holding newborn babe and little
lamb In her arms. The color scheme l. n series OF
white tinis. The Pearl" is startling but power
ful study of the nuJs
Jules Breton exhibits two mastery works. THE
tatoes. while a woman beside him picks them up
and puts them In her apron. whence she VIII pour
them into basket standing near. In middle
distance two women emptylng their basketfuls
of potatoes into "A sack while further some men
are loading a cart with the full sacks. 1t Is the
end Of the field. ana only a few potato Plants re-
main to be dug up. The sun is setting. and still
emlts few dim rays on the horizon fire is
sparkling and smoking. and siorm-cloud Of a rosy
tin; Is floating IN the sky. The "Sonchez az Cour-
reres" IS a calm rustic scene.
benjamin Constant exhibits the portrait Of THE
Countess Ge s" a pretty brunette In a yellow and
white costume. who is about to put on an opera
cloak Of red velvet trimmed with ermne; and
Black Diamonds" a study Of a young girls head,
whose eyes are the black diamonds
+. A. Br.dGman OF Nc~-Nork. shows large
decorative panel with over dozen figures in antique
oratc the MUSHROOM Of his Paris hone lie also
sends curious painting called The CaptlNes OF Il
Pharaoh
lean Paul I.aurenS contributes a Ndpoleonc pict-
urc. The Pope and the Emperor depicts Bona
partc and Plus VII in room al fonta!nebleal
Castle Their interview is a stormy one.
Bonapartes career. In 1898. when simple artillery
officer ne was going u NouiOn. and ut a village inn
on the road soma fclow-travclers. After every
body else hqd expressed Ms opinions on the polite
come a who viii unite in his person al tn
hopes of the nation. and then The canvas
Ere lerlc Beer the celebrated Austrian sculptor.
who presented his splendid Columbus statue TO the
Columbian Museum at Chicago. sends the bust ~
Mdltre Lagasse Rayachols advocate ana thdt OF
Nine Clario the prlma donna. Both are IN terra
Gotta
Auguste Bar,holdi displays the statue ('aster Of
This work is to be cast in bronze and erected at
COnar