The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-08
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corner Of a salon or of a boudoir, with two or
three pretty women. These pictures long ago
made him famous and caused him to be ranked
with the very best artists in his field In tho
world. The best private collections, both here
and abroad. contain one or moro examples OF
his art In this style, and their clevernoss,
their genuine artistic merit and, above all,
their quality of being fne pieces of painting
technically considered Is generally recognized.
TO our artists, to those at least who keen In
touch with the exhibitions in Paris. and to tho
many Americans who make the annual trip 10
Europe and tako o look at the picture shows
while there, NJ. Boldini has been for some years
known as a painter OF portraits. lie has painted
many moro women than men, and has made
some OF his chief successes with portraits of
children. His style is individual and his portraits
arc invariably distinctive. AT one time n high
bred lady's grace Is alphabetically interpreted,
at another the diabierfe Of u fashionable
woman is given with rare charm and fascina.
tion, at another the budding coquetry Of q
little girl with long, graceful legs covered with
black silk stockings and q head capped with an
i~nfantile but nevertheless fetching bonnet 10
insenuously suggested. and at another the
form" and chic of Q Partisan man of tho
world. or the characteristic expression In face
and figure Of . painter or composer. are rem
derod on the canvas with truthfulness and
an air Of impressive personality. In his
small pictures a colorist Of distinction with
. taste as catholic as anybody's Mr.. Boldini 10
found to be in his portraits a rigorous exponent
OF the beauty Of black and white. When pinks
or mauves are introduced they are subtly quail
fed with gray. Everything in the simple color
schemes is subdued and quiet in actual tint, but
the portrait in general effect rarely fails to
be brilliant. 1t is the art of a sensitive painter.
with full knowledge of the value of style and
refined appreciation of aspect"
NJ. Boldini came to New York O couple of
weeks ago intending to remain for a time and
paint portraits. as other well-known Partisan
painters have done. Everybody at all familiar
with the present state Of art and fashion abroad
knows that he. occupies a place among tho half
dozen or 30 most noted portrait painters In Eu.
rope. In one Of the galleries of Boupsod. vala.
don & Co., Fifth avenue and Thirty-Hrst street,
four of his portraits are on exhibition, together
with a small picture Of q beautiful Amer
lean lady, q pastel head Of Verdi, and
several photographs of other portraits, among
which are those Of Count Robert de Monies.
quion contemplating the lapislaEuli head OF his
walking stick. Mcneil. the German painter, and
two of children. The most striking canvas is
the portrait Of "Comtesse p" a fulllength
figure, life size. in which the sitter In shown In
the pose 30 much liked by the artist, seated on
the edge of a sofa and with one elbow resting ON
the arm at the end. The gown Is black, tho
hair and eyes are black, the stocking and
slipper are black. You do not notice
what color tho sofa is. 1t is something in
gray. The background Is absolutely unobtru.
sive. The lady's head is bent forward 30 that a
good part of the top of her hair is seen, the eyes
look out from under the brows. there Is a smile
about the mouth, and the delicate. printed chin
rRCanRa infn thn ahuhptv nm Tho nnnlr ol.u.aL
head there is q wide and full expane OF white
skin. for the gown Is cut very low. tho left arm
lies carelessly at the side, and the right rests on
the sofa. showing the elbow prominently and
foreshortening the rest. The hand, telicate and
long. Is In the hair, and the lady Is dua ante from
head to toe. The head is ~skilfully modelled, the
arms and chest arc brilliant but reserved in
color. and the satin skirt of the gown, through
which the figure ID admirably felt, issplendidly
painted.
Another portrait of q lady, that Of the PrIn-
cess Poniatowska, has q different sortof charm.
The type is moro hardy. but is not rooust, and
the favorite scheme of blacks and wIdes here
gives way to pink. The face is in prdile. the
head is lifted with an expectant expression, and
the figure. shown in half length. is stated on
o sofa. Grays and blacks are introduced To
qualify the broad note of pink, and the GENERAL
effect is distinguished. A third portrait Ia of
Mile. Concha. a South American lady. md is
painted In pastel. The chief color notes artgray.
black, and pink again, but there is no decided
mass of any Of the three. The figure is les pre.
cisely felt than in the other two pictures, an, the
background shows q curtain slightly Indicted,
The face is seen in full view with a mantk OF
lace about the head, and the expression ia
gracious and attractive. There Is skill in his
portraiti in the way that some things are doc
and OthAra ira mt fnaiatad ,,non ,-a A..
eral aspect is perhaps the most engaging of tia
three. A fourth portrait shows Mr.. whistler
all In black, in a characteristic attitude, his fiat
brimmed high hat on his knees, his cloak over
his arm AID his umbrella In his hand.
1t is broadly treated and has a most
life-like, look while his friends here say that It is
the man to q tee. The head of Verdi is very in.
teresting. 1t is painted in pastel and shows the
venerable composer with his hat on his head
and n white muller about his neck. It is vigor-
GUS. self-contained and convincing.
Mr.. Boedtni was born at Ferrara, but has go
long lived In Paris that he is identified with tho
french school. He has not been a regular ex-
hibitor at the Salon, though he not unfreouent.
ly exhibits there. His art is highly esteemed bv
his fellow painters. and his artistic honors arc
many.
The annual exhibition of water colors nv
wafer l.. Palmer has begun at Avery's gallery,
1913 Fifth avenue. and will last till Dec. ls.
Inc pictures are for the most part studies Of
snow and winter landscapes. new examples of
the work with which Mr.. Palmer's name In
identified. bnt there are also summer landscapes
and some Venetian scenes. OF the twenty.
four pictures In the collection fifteen are winter
subjects. six are effects in spring and summer.
three show boats with bright colored sails
on the canals of Venice, and ono IA n
limo representation of a white yacht running m
the Sound before the wind with mainsail and
spinnaker In full bloom under an effect of sun.
light which makes the water sparkle. The
average Of the work is quite as good as It was
last year. which is saying a great deal. Dlf.
cult enects' such as the snow-covered trees, with
a frosty haze in the air. In IAN Adirondack
road. NO. H. or the sharp atmosphere of a
winter day at noon, with a blue sky
and white clouds. and shadows cast bv
a rail fence and bushes on virgin snow.
AZ shown In white Snow and Blue
SKY No. 81. are rendered with truth and
artistic charm. Wide stretches n, co,n,.,, Ii,