New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-14
ART EXHIBITIONS
PICTURES BY NJ. BOUTET DE vo,-,
AND MR.. FERNAND LUNGRrv
CAROLJS DURAN-AI.
FRED sTSLEY

FRED SrSLEY
The talent o. VI. Maurice Routet ds vo,..,
! II holding nm exhibition Of hls work A. the VINO
can Art Galleries this week. IL narrow in Scona ~,
within its limits II exercises an original ana r out
| charm. Quantness is It's keynote ara A., p''eht
/ It's next salient Characteristic Tho o,.,aeyh
shows itself in feeling rather than IN ao,, ''ness
50 that tho artist IL never merely plo,u,o.a,
/ is also simple and veracious. The dslica,y T. 'o'
/ how elled 20 power ~ de Monvel d,,n One-
/ hts point were touching ogGshell vet tb...
/ obviously reserves cf force behind hls aai., ~
| ing Of fragile form. Tho present oxhisl,,o, ,
trates evidently every field 10 which h. b,. .u'
/ attracted. There is huge decorative panel W
of n series NJ six Productions an or s,noio- WIS
sions-which is 70 10 placed ~ tho ch,,r,b o.. r
rfmy dedicated n Jeanne d'Arc There a.. "'m-
traits of chi Gren and Of their elders. ,bo. vt
studies Of Oriental sccnog: thoro arc ,a,,.'
paintings Of meTnslds swimming AZ the bo,,o-~'
Tho sea; there are book nlustra,ions- ,,o,,a"
those delineatng episodes IN tho Hfe ~ r.s
dare which were published IN trls country r..7
or agc--ard there arc many misce.,aaeon. 6.N
'ags Of children. One may STUDY ~ Dc Mony.I :,
full length
The first impression he leaves IS n, ,,,,.-
curious technical method. 10 relies cons,a,,,r :.
pure lire. and treats bis surfaces someii-re. Nh
the hatness 81 tho cid japanese pin, des,s,...
and aran with SOLD and got subtle hanarru :.
he color that mnkcs you think ~ tho Clous,, -,
r. ancient illuminated mssals Occasorauy g.
suggests THAI he can handle his brush with ~.
dom. ard that 10 on iovs letting hir,so, - Us
ness the Oriental landscapes and Village siuas,..
which have alluded. or even more ap,os,,.,,
tho mermaid ririurcs Tho latter hayo N
delightful astc.iy. an6 tho transparon, CO.
help 10 surprise us into the belief that N do Va.
vel holds himself easily in hand moving euo,..
amid tho dif 'ui,les n his art But in A oars,
view these pictures must be held a. FAR less "a,
resonta;lye ihan the book ILLUSTRATIONS u -.
mermaid pictures stand for p phase n HE d.,.,..
msnt which may sorao dav siyo me- --ea, ,b,,..I.
wen and good But 50 far vo mus, ,,6se ~, ~
by the things that unrnis'akahIv hreathe HE w..
accustomed Inspiration The three .Mermsids~ -,
happy experiments Tho more numerous o-oAn
tons show the PAINTERS ins,inctiva.v chosen i.r,
He por'rays children. f. Is rlalr. with sv.s, 81.
thuslasm. lie transfers 10 the paper or the eapv,
their innocence Their oddly their sometime, s,,n
fascination. their carriage. their attitude. ,s..
very complexi'ns We will have occasion :, no,,,
out the weak side ~ this work Az the frs, g,,,.
one thinks nothing Of tho weakness Nm, univ =,
tho new and lovely way in which f-is nai,,s, ~
seized unon What is r,ost hevy.ohire nj ey,,.,,
I'm childhood Tho small "Pcrtrait ~ The D.rss,.
of Rsiare, is IN ns ,,inor voy q ,o,,..-,..,
Tho ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, +, ,bts "a ,,,,,,gi.a 80
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studies IF cbu5ren hy N 70 Norr.r though -.
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which NJ de Nonvel "a betraved bv tho lirt,uws
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.'I'. ,,, . ,bi,t that perhaps
are moihen''''y InC"i'e' - ''". ", cronc.d ..ooi
l"o po','ait -, "i''.l n,'n,oa vithos:
iol d" 'hie"CI'o"s ",i'',' 70 ,,S. :, ~. am.
enthusiasm hu' 'He HAs.'' s', ,,.rs ,schrl,,l