New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-21
THE CHAMP DE MARS SALON..
MANY NOTABLE AMERICAN PAINTINGS
SHOWN.
THE EXHIBITION TO BE OPENED To THE PUBLIC
or THURSDAY -CONTRIEt TONS OF FRENCH
ARTISTS NOT Up TO THE AVERAGE
THE PAINTERS AND THE WORKS

Paris April 2O-Thursday next is the day hXen
for the official opening Of the Champ he MATS
Salon but most Of the pictures are ALREADY huhs
and Notwithstanding the stringent regulations the
United Press correspondent was able to make an
irenection of the Salon. 1t will he seen from the
following that American artists exhibit many "o'"
bile pictures this year. while the Contributions Vi
the French artists rather below the average
and artists OF roputc- notably N'iO"' A""
are not represented 1t all.
L. Wilton Lockwood. from Connecticut mas xix
interesting paintings chiefly portraits wherein
however. the picture quality is retained Arusts
like Alexander Harrison consider TINS eN"pi' one
of the best yet made 10y American IN fat'S'
Alexander Harrison. OF Philadelphia IS to-nay u"-
rivallei as painter OF the sea. lie sendS nVs OF
six marines one Of which. catalogucd "SoHtu1e' Is
"A pure gem.
It is only three years since John w Alexander OF
New-York began 10 exhibit in Paris at the ChaHPS
de Mars. after an illness which kept him away
from. the easel for nearly two years ana a'c"4!
FOR more than year he has occupied one OF ,'o
hlchcs, pinnacles in the Partisan art WorId. MS
exhibit o. canvascs this year - bN''eh on
tircly TO studies o. color ami arrangements %
drapcry There can be no doubt that the frehch
Government will soon officially recognize his talent
bv creating him Chevalicr OF the Legion OF Honor
William T. Dannat. OF New York, always makes
one OF the best exhibits in the salon ana his tepl-
tation is fully maintained this year 10y portrait
OF a woman with soldcn-brown halr, III "Hile
81; Il
u-arkable achievement IN the way Of an aiI-white
portrait Mr. Dlnuat possesses some secret in his
brush that has enabled him 10 utilize this back
ground without is killing tho picture The num"r-
GUS admirers OF Mr.. Danntl's startling light ehecS
Will "enthuse" over the p.c,ur" OF Spanish
Woman at Bull Fight which adjoihS U's
Aiber, r Lucas. from Ncw-York exhibits three
striking pictures The largest IS lif"-sze nude
H0ward Cnsh.ng from boston. displays much
ft. In Two Re
rat ncr less than hal:-lcncth. in black WITH blue
ve,vct coar af".",, f'@'4 I,' anI rcI
In another picture Mr. Gushing has 'hrcc hsures
~ blue and Ia other I'm brown. Tho same artist
has SIX admirable draw ngs. all ,"r'rMis
a full-length female nude ngure standing near
window" iook"s r a. h Trrar u io5is~r nude AZ
sy ' ~ '"a .I., 5rsaesSs .s,ai Ia
back turned 'orart III sp"c'ateT. hen.m' se ~
julius Rolshovcn. from Detroi,. nas 4 lHmnous
Iyan T. Prlnshnikon. ~" great Russ1n military
painter j. Represented hy an Interesting hatse OF
erai ianiscaprs painted !n re South - Franz.
Fritz Thauow tn" cc.eorat"i Norwcsisn ,S ,nl
yol!ous In tone ana eject OF lsnt.
r a pu ~ ma'eroor and cr"y6n draw
ings. illustrating the history - me Nrein MTy,
together Win bis large t1P'}'H' representing Inc
Aifrcl Rolls immense panel. The J9ys, y LIE"
painted for t9g r sa1 cry Hal" is one Oh the "''''
Pierre -Re.Icuse. 81" great I4si"llis, ma,
"oE,rn},s ln-'rinr mos, q G.u~fal Lhmore.ie
c5mtc and Comtesse de Ch'rssey AMI h''ic Diane
Montcnrri is represented BY seven canvases one
y ,n,, .HrS' i Frrn'e II j.. .~a riew ~ Mar
secs. win tn olre ,rees ~ 10" ouhn S,;t
ant suptori.u ms Young WOUNDED boy ~ /! d'nkcy
back -, Magdaenes Wi. In Provence is IN fun
AiS isT stevens exhibits several pictures Including
a capital marin" Win a storm ono Il We" % '''
10 4 md
Thc n.,d. and sh.op'5ie OF CASTOR Gu.gnard are
gbt i'm 1'i,rlc, The iasturag~ Slight" and
m. Interior 90 Shrepfod" ar" especially attract
MMr .r WSrn.ns in Hiouand' ''rhc Return q the
Flock a. sunset" Evening Near Amsier IAN ana
castor Ia Touchc mako an IMPOSING exhibit sia,
The Apotheos!s Of Vatican" depicts The artist IN
halns,radc mixing colors on hts pa."tje. while a
yonnF "oan drc.5ga m l'n a5a ok 80 ac'R his
hand with - gesture OF love. Tn" 4o"rr part OF
the VA 2 a oa S'S" ALSO OF shows '
decorative series. representing m" seasons eN'-
lion GouttiIcn the marine painter. has power
ful work representing a IN u oN'rh""ih III Il "tl
ble so. which renders all Hort 10 save MIN I'M
In The sculpture section Henri vcrnhes has a
bus, Of Mil Marguerite Fay". the poets daughter
and study bust OF a woman III the quaint "'"'
< Hansen j@cobsen the Danish sculptor. shows
a charming statuette in metal. symbolzins ne
symbol Of Night" reprcsentcI by crouchirg
man wounded and Inundated IN the struggle WIN
Day Win his face hidden he awaits the hour
when his enemy will be vAnquish"d.
C;uillaume Charlicr. the BcleIan sculpt2f scores
a great triumph with his ha-S-IcAcf OF fishermen
towing thoir boats Four hardy fishermen are pull
are dragging down TO the water He also exhibits
an interesting type bust OF woman N the eHVlrons
Of I,avrcIth $500
Consiantin Meunier has a bronze reduction o. hls
monument 10 rdtii'' i'"ii'' - ~ oivain Tio
s T9rT cx rTGfie b q me- raS raicG Gnc
ins reaper resting. his',rriei III tS r ~,
| t'nUH- ~ ild w. - ranre-