Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-19

scented at an art exhibition with these
men left out?" From France comes a
wall over the failure of the great Cain
TO figure at the exhibition, and the fact
that the splendid work Of the impression
ist, Monet, is not represented as It de-
serves 10 be. Where" ask the French
men, "are Sisley and Pisarro and Renoir?
How can Frenchmen hold their own in
competition for public favor as the great
est Of artistic nations without these idols
I'm line%
Then comes the complaint from the
Swiss that their darling, Arnold Bocklin,
has not been prevailed upon to show his
treasures Of the brush, and the italian
cry goes up with the rest that Boldini
IS not represented, and the italian exhi-
bluon without Boldini is no proper critic
rion OF modern art in Italy
But the exhibition must be Judged by
what it is. and not by what others think
II might have been, and judged in this
way, Il is assuredly a collection Of gems
Of art, the equal OF which has seldom
been seen. Manet has caught the fancy
Of the visitors with his Death Of the
Emperor Macmillan" and his "Yaga-
bond Musicians" Painted in 1867, the
first picture mentioned has held its place
in the regard Of lovers OF fine painting
all these years, and is looked upon with
admiring eyes by a generation that mas
been born since the creation Of the pic
ture. Some of Manet's admirers wish he
had been represented by such paintings
as lie Tambour," lie Toreador Mort"
lie Bar des Foies-Bergere," but they
find a good deal Of comfort in viewing
he pictures that he chose to send.
4 painter whose studies at the exhibit
ton excite great enthusiasm is NJ. Degas.
The pictures by his brush entitled
Dancers" are daily surrounded by a
group of Degas worshippers, who never
weary OF pointing out the peculiar beau
ties OF his work. incidentally, they de-
plore the fact that one so talented
should choose unromantic subjects to
present to visitors who would be more
impressed by pictures that depict the
beautiful. rather than the ugly, things or
life. There friendly critics of Degas
point to the contrast presented by the
pictures OF the great Whistler who, with
all his attempts TO appear Indifferent TO
public opinion. certainly manages to pre-
sent pictures that are based on the beau
tiful in nature. 1.-THE Piano Picture" OF
this artist shares the admiration OF visit
ors with "Rose and Silver-La Princesse
des Pays de la Porcelatne," while the
Corder," sends them into ecstasies, and
the VALPARAISO Nocturne" is declared by
many to be the finest thing In the exhi-
bltion.
Continental pictures that are raved over
are Puyis de Chavannes's Man Read
ing: Adam and Eve Crhe Repose)." by
Hans Thoma, the Frankfort artist, VINO
has also contributed the ''Tritons";
winter and Might" by Fritz Thau-
low, a Norwegian whose work is gene
rally admired for its originality and
beauty, 1.-The Punishment OF Infanti-
cids," by Giovanni Segantini. whose
work shows the Italo-Swiss School In the
wonderfully true manner In which Is pre-
sented sunlight shining on snow; Mr..
Zorn. of Sweden. who is of the impress
sonlst school, and Is admired by Paris
fans.
Besides these there are pictures by the
well-known artists: Matthew Maris, Fan
tin-Latour, Jaques Blanche. Miss Cecilia
Beaux. Aman-Jean. A. Besnard, Hugo
Won Habermann. c. w. TursA L Mo-