New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-24
oprNING THE NEW SALON.
VOTING SOCIETY IN THE CHAMP DE
,.p GETS AHEAD OF ITS RIVAL.

,,yATE VIEW-A NOIEWOklHl SHOWING
BY AMERICAN ARTISTS.
Anril 23-The National Society OF Fine Arts
..o,en a march on the Society OF French Artists
% o.. Gear. and the Champs de Mars Salon opens a
m' hefore the old. or Champs Eysees Salon. The
w.. uIll be admitted TO the new salon on Wednes-
p'' rororrow is Vanishing Day. when every
co., xbo is anybody in Partisan society responds
~" -. coveted invitations of the artists. To-day
,,art Carnot and his military household, to-
&c, with the Cabinet. had the salon all to them
sF the Salon Committee entertaining the Presl-
sew luncheon in the Sale d'Honneur. The exhibit
o'a aces not rise above good average, the financial
ton vi America and elsewhere having reacted
s 81 Art market and on the artists anxiety to make
Ns 'nnusually great enorts. a noteworthy feature
sN,s large number Of pictures signed by Amer
t,s e who conquering front place in the Paris
Al world 49,. o,u-o..,o,,o..
% ,hs following descriptions OF the more promi-
r.nt canvases;
He" 40 Chavannes exhibits a decorative ceiling
~ , project of the Seine's bureau at the Paris
lo..-dsville Of which ne showed the design last
NV I, represents the city OF Paris. typihed by ii
!.,. heure browning Victor Hugo The president
,hs Salon also sends the econcons for this ceiling
nd series OF drawings
" r., Beraud's symbolic picture this year Is
-. THE Way Of the Cross" The central figure
,,s Man OF Sorrows. in a red vestment. wearing
own OF thorns which have scratched his
houing unOer the WeSnt OF the enormous CROSS
=. ,s hearing up the slope. To his right is Mary
,a.Iene IN a dark purple robe. her hands casped
r.ver The Virgin is lettering behind, supported
49, :, John without whose assistance she would
~ Behind and around the Saviour is a crowd OF
.,,rx enemies. Most OF them are impersonal
s,.s their predominating expression being animal
49, A well-dressed cubman with lady of fashion
4. .vsning dress his arm. IMPLYING sensuaiy and
.,oism are laughing boisterously at the agony OF
NAN who had red TO reprove frivolity. 4 work
"a, barefooted and wearing his working clothes.
a. however. the prominent figure OF the crowd. lie
4, s,ooping down picking up stone TO cast at the
.,ossbearer while a mysterious being behind him.
hidden under the red cloak OF anarchy Is pushing
,,r on 10 stone the Saviour On the other side or
-. nav are a number OF figures. typfyng the ee-
,.n,s Of Christianity. A bride and bridegroom.
s,..,,nr svmbolize the sacred marriage tie. SOL
"A, represents military devotion. priest ad-
,,,nisterng TO an old man dying evokes piety ana
hath a nun and two little children are charity ana
.,nh,nhood a poor wretch with heavy chains at his
x,.ts typihes the pentent thief. while peasants
and various other figures symbolic different phases
- ,pranitv wherein Christ is the object Of
derision. but Of faith
Carolus Durans eight canvases attract as usual
sbout as much attention any eighty others put
,,s.her He has coded TO the religious inspiration
that has been noticeable in Paris art circles during
IN. last few years and furnishes food for much aG
mirng discussion Dy a Stuuy ei4hlNIVu 1880
Hour
Finest Duez shows % the portrait Of Madam
Roger yourdan" in black walking on the Bouie-
ward with her hand resting on the head OF Dig
rray dog ~ Bathing Time" two young fa'isiah
ladies' in elegant costumes on the oeach watching
the bathers in the distance go The Master or the
Boat" typical Trouvie boatman. with his arms
crossed and wearing red shirt; (D Nanny Ter
maine an old woman In black, with white cap
Knitting brown stocking. very pretty picture -
O. "A Little Girls Portrait" NJ. Duez also makes
good display in the sections devoted TO engraving
and objects of art
NJ Montenard creates a sensation with piano.
ramic view OF the Mediterranean coast-a canvas
ahout forty feet long. II Is panel for the AHphl-
theatre Of Mineralogy at the Sorbonne. He has
seven little pictures besides delightful souvenirs OF
Provence
Pierre Carrier-Belleuse the great pastelst scores
a new triumph with "Ron-Ron. banet-girl lying
down and strokng black kitten which IS asleep De-
,ide her A peculiar effect Is obtained by the artist
,,yng placed the baerines head right In the fore
rund so that walking up toward the picture II
rms as though one were about 70 tread on her
nee brown hair. Besides his wonderful balet-girl
cmpostions Carrier Beleuse has the portraits OF
Madame Pherekyda, the sister OF the Minister OF
Justice at Bucharest, wearing a purple velvet cos
tune and standing in a Louis XIV salon: the three
children Of Mr. Floersheim. of New-York and Sena
tor Chauvet.
Alfred Roll is busy on the immense canvas he Is
painting for the Paris Hotel de Vile. and sends
only four pictures. the most striking OF which Is
entitled Workers OF the Soil
Ivan Pranishnikon. the celebrated Russian artist
exhibits eight canvases. FIVE OF which are Lowell!
landscape views OF Camargue. His three milf AIRY
paintings. two OF which belong TO the Emperor
Of Russia, are incidents of the Russian granC
manoeuvres.
This wear Rene Billotte takes us far from III
~ r1,u Of avis
inspire his annual display. and gives us the result
81 voyage 10 Corfu and along the coast OF AL
bsnia-
Firmin Girard gives the results OF clos
study Of atmospheric effects Of sea and sky In hi
remarkable "Sunset''-a seascape. where a shepher
Is contemplating the sun. which is sinking into tn
| Sea, Illuminating the sands OF the beach at lo'
water.
Joan Berg has chosen the OF his fines
picture in The Elections at Buenos Ayres. wher
the work sketched The electors are arriving
on horseback in their picturesque costumes. III
police in force outside the polling booth 4
anticipation Of possible troubles. while couple
scarcely clad children in the foreground lookin
\ on In wonderment
John ". Alexander OF New-York. who was las
year elected fun member Of the society, wins ne'
I hures with number Of excellent portraits an
\ ngure studiss. the most admirable OF which Is
iuh-length portrait Of his wife in a changing sill
oress, the coloring Of which contains the tints
i 'ne opal The whole figure is In very full lgh
for design. vigor brilliancy and subtle harmon
Of delicate tints this picture ranks above all othe
portraits in the Salon a charming canvas. too.
me fulllength portrait OF Mrs. Bartlett. the Amer
an scuptor's wife This lady, who is one OF IN
isfes beauties OF the American colony. is wearin
black lace dress. trimmed with Jet. purp
ash. extending 10 the floor. is seen through III
ace and forms striking note against the gree
background. which harmonizes with the brilliar
t0'den hair. The delicately beautiful features al
marvellously rendered. and Mr.. Alexanders fello'
ssuss are enthusiastic about the color scheme