The morning times., 1896-04-30
ELTsEts SALON OPENED
American Artists Are Well and
Creditahly Represented.
EXHIBIT OF A HIGHER TONE
Favorable Criticism Passed on the
Excellence OF the Paintings Done
by People From This Side-Guesses
at the Medal Paintings-Some of
the striking Works.

Pans, April 29.-The Official opening OF
,he Champs Elysees salon took plac etoday.
The American contributions are more nu-
perous than last year and fully equal to tie
former exhibits in point of excellence.
The Following notes, taken from q private
Inspection of the works by representative
of the United Press, describes the most
prominent OF the exhibits:
MT. Sig. ]. Cauffman OF Philadelphia ex-
hibits a large water color view of the
picturesque village of Marsalines at low
title C"Mersalines Maree Basse.'D The re-
retliug sea, which at high tide covers almost
Ip TO the walls OF the houses IN the left
prthe picture, leaves only occasional puddles
of water, wherein are reflected the heavy
clouds overhead. The cottages are re
markably well rendered.
Two cattle pictures by Edwin D. Con-
pell, from Brooklyn, are certain TO attract
every artists attention. La Mare
THE Marsh shows three cows standing
In the cool water of the foreground, while
the remainder OF the herd are scattered
about the meadow aud under the tall trees
10 the left. The other, "Nese-la Yallee,'
represents woman driving her cow and
nock of geese through a field borcered
with shadytrees. The villuge church stands
out in the background.
TWO SCENES FROM BURNS.
The life of Robert Burns has furnished
Charles Neberer, from st. Louis, with the
inspiration for two very beautiful pictures.
One illustrates the poem to the Mountain
Daisy The artist has chosen a gray
frosty April morning. Burns, at the
plough, in the immediate foreground, has
just stopped his horses. Slightly leaning
against the plough-handie, he is wrapped
in contemplation OF the daisy. In the
distance to the left is shown his farm
house at MosSgiel. The second canvas
represents Burns and Highland Mary
illustrating the lines:
show sweetly blcomed the gay green birk,
how rich the hawthorne blossom.
AS underneath their fragrant shade
. ] clasped her TO nay bosom.'
They are seated against tree on the
banks OF stream al Montgomery. High
land Mary's eyes are gazing upward into
Burns, as he places his right arm around
her and clasps her left hand in his. The
distance is lighted by the sun, the foreground
being depicted in low tones. Mr.. Neberer
deserves TO be congratulated most heartily.
Daniel Ridgway knight. from Philadel-
phia, who is hors concours, contributes la
Bergcre,' The ShepherdeSs) which is con-
Eidered by all who have seen it TO be one OF
the artists best productions. The shep-
herdess. who is standing upright, resting on
her staff, is gazing meditauveIy at the
river to her right. Her head. like most Of
r n ~ rms ip iS I'm of "a
ter and individuality. and the whole figure
is very strong in effect. Her dark hair
and the brown coIla- OF the rough coat she
is wearing cut against the light sky which
fades into a pearly tint in the distance, In
the foreground the dry weeds and early
spring grass form delicate harmony OF
color.
IN THE ALHAMBRA.
II. Humphrey Moore, an American pupil
Of Gerome, who has much of that masters
power Of realistically rendering the life and
color of the orient, exhibits a powerful
depictment of Santon mentioned in Irving
History of Granadal, exclaiming in the
presence of the Sultan Muley Aben Hassan
In the AIhambra; Woe! Woe! Woe TO
Granada! Itshour urofdesolation approaches!
Ny spirit tells me that the end of the empire
Is at handr' The sultan, cloaked and tur-
baned, is reclining on a vast divan, his feet
on brilliant rugs. his eyes fixed on the aged
seer, whose shriveIled arms are outstretched
in imprecation. Santons strong features.
hoary beard and semi-nude form, Jkneeling
before the sovereign, contrast remarkably
with the sensual. fearsome appearance OF
Muley Aben Hassan. The work is cata-
logued "MuIey Aben Hassani Tu Perdras
Grenader' lMuley Aben Hassan! Thou
wilt lose Granadarl
"En Detresse" I'm Distressl is a strik-
ing marine by William E. Norton from
Boston. A bark in midocean at night
is partly dismantled and sinking. Her rail
and boats, with the exception OF one on
She forward house, have been washed
away. Some OF the crew are working at
she pumps, while Others signal for assist
ence with rockets and blue lights. The
red port light shows abreast the main
rigging, the fore rigging having been car
ried away In the gale, which is still blow
ing
Black squalls are pilIng up to windwardl,
obscuring the moon, whose light shines
upon the mottled upper strata OF clouds
and upon the distant sea. A scene OF
greater desolation is hardly ina giuable.
Mr.. Norton's other picture, ',Marche aux
Poissons-Dieppe" (The Fish Market at
Dieppe) is a more cheerful subject. A
warm afternoon sun lights Up the distant
cliffs and the masts and sails OF the fishing
boats alongside the quay. It being low
tide only the upper part OF the masts and
Ia lr.
by the quay, whercon are busting and
ohattering the vendors and purchasers of
the days catch.
CARDIFF DOCKS.
Lionel Walden secures a good place on
She line with picture OF Cardiff Docks.'
1t is study of the peculiar light of a
drizzly, rainy evening between the close
OF day and darkness. In the background
She masts OF ships stand out against
Eky OF yellow color, tinged with smo ke
and mist. A tall chimney rises from a
factory to the right Of the canvas, cut by
O cloud OF steam which drifts across the
Iky in large white patch. To the left
are truck loads OF coal ready to be shipped.
The scaffold-like structures of the coal
tips show black through the steam of an
engine coming round a curve OF the rail-
road network, which fills the foreground.
Against the general low tone OF the pic
ture the electric lights OF the docks, the red
and green signal lights of the track and the
headlight of the engine shine brilliantly,
rejecting strongly on tie wet rails and
earth.
Mrs Cecilia E. Wentworth OF New
york. who was recently the recipient
ofa decoration fromtbe French government,
exhibits two important works One is the
portrait of h. Chellemel-Lacour, member
OF the Academic Erancaisn and rnrrnorl,.