New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-10

NAPOLEON sARONY.
gers, and he known to thousands of people.
His manner eccentric but he delightful
companion. and regarded mentor by many
artists In the city. lie small and why, with
head bearing some resemblance to that Of Napoleon
H. and he wore his mustachc and imperial cut In
way TO increase the resemblance. When he walked
about the ne often fez which just COW
cred the bald top OF his head.
In his early days NJ. Sarony fond OF athletic
sports ana was considered a good oarsman. lie had
a wide acquaintance among theatrical people. many
Of whom sat for their photographs in his studio He
rarely missed the opening night of any important
play. His latest appearance in public. when ne at
tractcI particular attention. on Saturday. Octo-
Der 81. when he watched the parade Of the business
men for sound money. He stood with several other
persons the balcony the main entrance Of the
Fifth Avenu" Hotel and applaudcd the men who
marched up Fifth-ave.
Mr. Sarony WAS born In Quebec Canada. In 1921.
His father had been an officer In the Black HUI
OF the Austrian Army and his mother was
Frenchwoman. N" came TO this city when he
WAS twelve years old and got employment In a lith
ographic place where ne remained a, work several
years He set up In business for himself In Full
ion-st. and retired with a modest fortune In lSs
He went jc France to study art. and by the bal
MANAGEMENT Of his agentg nearly all his money
was lost while he was in Paris He went TO B.r-
mingham England where he opened photo
and started a gallery In broadway In lsS. A little
later he removed TO No. q Union square. where
best customer lie Obliged to move from that
building last May because the building was 10 ne
torn down and previous TO his removal TO No, 2J'
Fifih-avc he sold ~ auction his large collection
OF art curIo~ which had made his studio veritabe
in !9c collection were abog, leo articles , many
euishcG people and they were culled from china,
Japan. INDIA. Egypt. Patagonia, the south -: "a
cr.l lne paintings were tn the collection. Inc sac
attracted much attention -, ,,,
Famous People whom Have photasraphsd
ago he issued series Of photo-eneravngs in BOOK
form and was said 70 nave lost 'ohslu'rapr
4. an nrii. Mr. Sarony was best known for his
charcoal drawings. and HIS drawings Of the nude
Mr. sarony leaves son ana TWO danshters py a.,
sormcr M son and Az tS Ga n arr married al
and living In England fie was N" founder ana
member Of the Tile club and the salmagundi His
fnncrI viii be- a. $; ico,s ratnon, ., Shurcn' IN
Thousands Of people admired the Photographic
and other work Of NAPOLEON Sarony. and thought
him one Of the most artistic men OF his Time
/ Thousands had no taste FOR him at ALL and con
sidcrod his pictures. whether drawn with the
cravon or taken with the camera. Jus, so much ar
,tncl,u,v and popular prcttincsJ" II seems Just
TO steer between those two extremes ana 10 Valuc
Sarony for having done Intelligent, clever "o'"
,rbcn other men were commonplace. To-day ne ~
IN. more I'm danger OF getting less than his des-
sorts for the reason hat Photographic portrature
has progressed by leaps and bounds. Where
,Io,o vould once have been discarded az too
..vaguc' too misty" II Is now prize1 as repre-
scnting the quntcss"nce OF Photographic beauty
We spcak OF course. OF such photosrapny "s w"
"a, when YOU sit for your picture. Sarohy was
-. 1,,,osod "a adopt this newer method. When
he drew his graceful pictures OF nymphs ana iair-
cs Of goddesscs. triokcd out with pretty u'"Pc'eS
and shown clinRng 10 the crescent moon NJ was
,,,,,g IN IL. missy" with the rest OF the world
Hut when he photographed member OF everyday
society CT an actress. or statesman ne soue"'
,,oyo all things 10 be- as crisp and as clear as d
photographer could be- - A.,
Grant him his particular style, accept the as
,,,ctlv outlined Photographic portrait as the peS'
,n,, ,ho camera could do and Sarony Is a man
IN N, remembered. In fact. he VIII DE remehoc'eu
,ybch.r he is liked or not. for he photographed so
many local celebrities, many stars ana other
eminent people coming to our shores from "p'o.''
that a Photographic gallery OF such people .o-""y
would be- n Sarony gallery lie did 'he"' AT "".
although he Is said to have battered man! ..
b.r, he seems TO have been, the whole iaithiui
,ho,opr,pher There stand, or sit. his innunerap'c
picturesque subjects II 1t was an ACTOR Vi an ao'
trcss he would pose the individual WIN sH',' ~
the expoitation Of the special costume worn winch
brought the stage figure wildly before the eye Al
II was a politician preacher he was sure 10
and to show 1t In such clearrsss that IL wouio
srern Ia nave been drawn In black ana white.
There was good deal Of the olackahda a h Wie
artist about Sarony He was constantly uauo .nS
a.; a., era von and pencil work; sometimes he woua
%raw In" entire picture but more often ne wou h
nose n model effectively and then toueh up o tne
photograph with color or with chalk ana tna' %ean
lie was peculiarly deft In the posing as n Vas ex
s.jd and In the touching up also ne wao lii
tremely face and sometimes brilliant caiculated
sannv was OF a specous. popular sort caicua'eu
70 II ri. the eye and leave slight impresssion ~
was none the less brillancy was nI pi, III" hand
,nd,cative OF graceful feeling. ana skliu na IT,
rhe n,cures have no depth, no solid merits, tns
rnho,ogranhs are lacking In what pnotos' m,n
Pno,vi a rtsts call ''tone" and neither photo.
~ me nor pictures wear well as works OF art bu.
20 Vivid black white representations III
women or popular and often famous p uuo ,nsure
ac,ers they have value when VIII ~, cordial graft
,mG p ~ their inventor Sarony invented me type
~ nctnre especially the type OF photoeraPro po q,
..,,a which is associated with ms name ne a. IN
lrs,,; ira dton which. II may be observer ~ ~
Sarohy u" icvocv TO have left Not every Pho.
ITSELF n u" leaves so much tradition IL Is hIs
iraIw that II will continue 10 rec s, ,rs ' Of
unnkc,;; Tor many years To have felt sure u o.
snu ap you'd perhaps have pleased Napoleon oaro"'