The San Francisco call., 1895-12-01
EDUCATION VERSUS TALENT.
Parents Opinion of the Length Of
Time It Takes to Become
Famous.


Altman, Edouard Cucuel, Maurice Dal-
niue. William Dunbar Jewett, Harry
Fonda, Gottardo Piazzoni, Granville Red
mond, G. R. Peters, Harry w. Seawell,
| Miss Claire Curtis Huxley, Miss Rita Po-
tron, Miss Blanche Roullier, Miss Anna E..
Klumpke, Jules Pages, Frederic L. M.
| Pape, Ernest Peixotto, Florian Peixotto,
John Bakewen Jr.. Edward II. Bennett,
H. G. Corbett, all of San Francisco; George
H. Piper of Virginia City, Willis H. Thorn
dixie OF Stockton and Harry Lewis of Los
Angeles. Of this number ten of the San
Franciscans exhibited in the salon-the
old and better last salon of the Champs
Elysees.
These students are all hard workers and
very much in earnest in attempting to do
something more than simply to rub their
elbows in art" Like the majority of
Americans, most of them study at Julien's.
| Whatever may be the aim of each when he
| arrives in Paris, sooner or later, nearly all
| turn to painting, if painting will follow
| them, but the muse will not always be
wooed. A few turn to sculpture. They
live just off the Boulevard Montparnasse,
which is thick with academies and studios,
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Aaron Altman has been two years IN
Paris and is studying in the Gerome Ate
lier at the Beaux Arts. He has turned his
atten zion to painting and shows the great
progress he has been making in two pict-
ures recently painted. LA Matelassierd,'
the figure subject, shows an old woman
carding mattress; "Clamart at Harvest
Time" is a landscape. Both pictures are
very promising and show decided talent.
His coloring is beautiful, and strongly re-
sembles that of Millet. Mr.. Altman has
spent his summer in the country of Bas-
tien Lepage.
Edouard Cucuel studies at the three
principal studios-Julien's, Gerome's and
Collaros si's-thereby broadening his man
ner of work and emphasizing his indi-
viduality. He has grown notably stronger
in his drawing in the past few months,
being more simple and massing.
Maurice Dalmue was born in Paris, but
went to America when a lad, beg inning
his studies in drawing in San Francisco.
William Dunbar Jewett, a graduate of
Berkeley, has spent six months at Julien's
studying sculpture. He is now at work
in private atelier of his own.
| Harry Fonda has been one and half
years in Paris, and does very good work.
| He exhibited in the last salon an oil paint
ing of "Concarneau," seaport town OF
| France Mr.. Fonda is the musician of the
| club.
Gottardo Piazzoni is a Swiss by birth,
| Californian by adoption. He has been in
Paris year and half, and is a very prom
Using young painter.
Granville S. Redmond, the deaf-mute
| kx, ha Sfota iy,ct ftJ,ft ,ofP rlyn1n
has been here year and half. He ex-
! hibited in the last salon an oil painting
| called "Matin d 'Hiver." He is also study
ing sculpture.
| Harry Soawell has just returned home
to San Francisco after stay of three years
in Paris. He exhibited in the salon this
| wear an oil painting showing the interior
| of an old kitchen and its occupant, an old
peasant woman. 1t is very dark in tone,
indeed quite Rembrandt in style, and
gives promise of great things. 1t is called
''I'Interieur dune Vieille Chaumiere."
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George H. Piper is studying drawing
for illustration particularly. At present,
| however, he is much interested in model
| ing and architecture. He has been over
here two years.
Willis a. Thorndike is also studying to
illustrate. He makes very chic girls. He
has been at Etaples this summer, on the
| coast of Belgium, and while there he has
| made vast improvement IN his painting.
Harry Lewis was born in Ohio. His
home now is in Los Angeles. He is study
ing water colors.
Miss Claire Curtis Huxley, who exhib-
tied in sculpture at the last salon, is
worthy of mention. The work was bust
head entitled "La Priere de Grandmere,"
and SPEAKS we'll for the talent of the
young sculptures, who has studied but six
months at Julien's, on the Rue de Benz.
She is a pupil of Puech and Bouguereau.
The model for her work was the old
Italian woman who sat for Rodln for his
famous bronze study in the Luxembourg.
AS a rule, women sculptors are apt to be
petty in tteir work, giving more attention
to details than to the strength and COM
position of their subject. Miss Huxley
shows none of that weakness SO far. Her
work for the next salon will be figure.
Her model for this is favorite of Rolls
and sat for him in the composition of his
"Joys of Life" designed for the staircase
of the Paris Hotel de Vile. 1t was exhib-
tied in the Champs de Mars Salon.
Another noteworthy exhibit was a
kitchen interior-"Coin de Cuisine"-by
Jules Pages, who has already secured an
honorable mention from the society. The
restaurant at Montmartre, much fre-
quented by American art students. The
cook. in white cap, jacket and apron, is
standing at his blazing furnace, sur
rounded by copper pots and kettles. The
strong light is in the background, giving
contre- jour effect. The harmony of color
is beautiful. That Mr.. Pages has great
talent no one can deny. He reminds one
of the work of the old Dutch masters.
Miss Anna E. Klumpke, who has al
ready secured noteworthy fame as
painter, exhibited a portrait in oils.
Miss Rita Potron showed pretty por-
trait of lady, on porcelain, but her prin-
cipal work was composition representing
Judith holding the head of Holofernes.
The picture is painted on Limoges (emai)
enamel.
Miss Blanche Roullier exhibited work in
pastels-"Plumeur de Volatile and the
portrait OF young lady.
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Ernest Peixotto has been in Paris twice
for study, and has secured an honorable
mention. He has attended no school, but
studied by himself. He exhibited this
year LA Saiute Famille" and Femme de
Rijsoord.' His cousin, Florian Peixotto,
exposed a portrait in oil, "Vieillard Hol-
landais.' The drawings of Frederic L. M.
Pape eric Pape is his pen nancy in the
Century have been we'll known for the past