The sun., 1895-03-12
NOTES or the FIVE AR1s.
Paiatings by the Father or French impress
aionism.

Edousrd Manet IL recognized as tho inventor
OF n certain phase Of modern impressionism In
painting. This next apostle was Monet But
Monct's work hns become familiar and has
evoked n number Of imitators among our own
men, while Mnnot has been partly forgotten.
An exhibition of paintings by Mnnet, done
between 1902 and 1883. Is now on exhibition at
the DhrandRuel galleries, and historically II
Ia very interesting, as illustrating the first bold
and original step toward q certain BREATH OF
execution. and n boldncss in the treatment OF
his subjects IN the light OF day which have had
very great and n very righteous influence
upon our later-day art.
Manet Is not at all acolorist In the prosent-day
sense of the term. His pictures are black and
often hard. not TO say at times brutaly anatom-
ical. But they are strong, and, above all, lndl-
vidual, and It must be remembered that they
are the original expressions of an innovator on
established and conventional methods.
The present collection of some thirty can
vases contains a number of very interesting
paintings. which. however, already appear TO
be old fashioned. Christ aux Anges" and =" La
Flagellation" are two large paintings, done in
1865, that must attract attention, il not unmit-
tigated pleasure. In ono 1t is a hideous picture
of muscular, but cadavcrous, Christ. without
the wounds in the hands and feet and the spear
thrust in the left side, attended by two sympa-
thetic angels In the other 1t is red-bearded.
fabby, and emaciated man crude in execution
and broad to the verge OF slovenlincss in brush
work. The Mana" young woman in q blue
corset is type of the Partisan young woman,
spirited. but vulgar. In tho "Dejeuner dams
rAtelier" there are some clever types of Bo-
hemia, and In Chez lie pere Latitude" young
man Is leering most impudently in young
woman's face as they sit together at lunch In a
garden.
In the "Jardn de Manet" and the "yue de
Venise" there Is much of tho charm OF sunlight
and the vital essence of out-of-doors which in
spred others TO go further in exploitation Of the
methods of piein afr. The "Danseurs Es-
pagnols." the Combat de Taureaux," and the
extraordinary "Enfants aux Tuileries." on tho
other hand, would be permissible as sketches,
but as paintings they are hardly entitled to
notice.
As leader Manet Ia entitled to credit which
has been duly awarded him. These earlier
works OF his, with few exceptions. are not,
however, intrinsically beautiful. cleverly sug-
gestive as they may be.
In the same gallery with tho pictures by
Manet is a single painting by William A. Coffin,
"A Winter Evening"" work OF considerable
power with flaming sunset sky over ravine
in shadow, and twenty water-color drawings of
varying interest of street scenes in London and
Paris. One or two OF these water colors by Mr..
Coffin convey touch of life and a sense of
locality. but as rule they are not very serious
attempts at expressing effects Of the city.
NJ. Jean-Francois Raffaelli will lerture to-
night at $3.50 at the American Art Galleries on
Modern Art in France; the School OF 1880 and
the new movement called Impressionism. This
is the last week of the exhibition of Raffaelli's
pictures and of those of Mr.. Z. A. Abbey. which
include the Quest of the Holy Grail" and tho
pastels.