New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-30
THE Great Ruby" and will make four
months tour Of the provinces. l. N. r.
PARIS.
THE TWO GREAT PICTURE SHOWS TO
OPEN TO-DAY.
NEARLY EIGHT THOUSAND EAhiDii
PROMINENCE GIVEN TO woMEN-EH-
x,,1,,y or, AasEpIcANS

TBY CABLE TO THE TRipUNEJ
paris Anril 29.-The two Salons which open
| to-morrow in the Machine Gallery al the
| Champs dc Mars eurpass In number OF worhs
| any NJ ,he great annual art fairs preViousi!
held In Paris. with the sole exception OF the
worlds exhibition of 1889. The two Salons
under the same roof and separated only by
bunet are arranged exactly as they were ias'
year They occupy an area OF six acres ~ See
| sill the exhibits even superhcialiy one must
walk through FIVE miles OF paintings IN OIL ann
| water-color. pastel, drawings and statuary
There are altogether 1850 works OF which olo-
are in the Salon OF the Society or french
Artists, under the presidency or M. bohha'
ard . TO7 IN the more modern rival Salon OF the
| National Association. presided over by NJ caro-
| lus Duran.
There are 5267 paintings in oil and water
| colors and pastels of which 3, 143 are In NJ. Bon
| mats Salon and 2,114 in that OF NJ Caroius
| Duran. There are LOIS statues, OF which ooo
are in the Bonnat Salon and 141 In the Caroius
Duran Salon. There are 3,O95 painters, OF Whoih
III are Americans and 1872 are women. vi the
716 sculptors, 13 are Americans and ~ are
| women. Never before have women contributed
so largely to the Salons never before nave 'hey
produced such excellent works of art. This is
Is claimed by champions Of "feminisme." such
as Nine Daniel Lesueur Nine Marguerite
Durand Editor of la Fronde'; Nine. Severine'
Mime Sarah Bernhardt and Mile Rosa Bonheur.
as victory for their sex. 1t is certainly dir-
| hcult TO cite any portrait In the Salon superior
| TO that Of NJ Ballot Beaupre, counsellor OF the
| Court OF Cessation, painted by Mile Beaury
Saurel II is remarkable for truthful simplicity
| of composition and accuracy OF drawing
| portrait In subdued tones by the same artist OF
| Nine Daniel Lesueur is also to be noted Nine
| Demont Breton's Alma Mater with It's ex-
| ouisite color and outline Madeleine Lenaires
| Greek priests bearing offerings OF flowers Louise
| Abbemas decorative panels. MISS Anna
| Klumpke's portrait of Rosa Bonheur, Mme'
| Clemence Roths portraits and landscapes MITE
| Mary MacMonnies's Christmas Tree in the
| Nursery" besides numerous pastels and water
colors by a dozen other women artists. are
pointed out with pride marking distinct
advance by the women painters
On a view OF the present Salons as whole. II
| is apparent that the average excellence is below
the standard of former years. The painters
especially the Americans. are evidently hoiding
| themselves back for 1900 Mr.. Sargent MI
Whistler and Mr.. Dannat send nothing
Mr.. Melchers exhibits an excellent Dutch
| Boy In Blue" and pleasing Dutch girl, In hsh-
ing scenes. Mr. George Hitchcock's "Dutcn
Bride" in the full sunshine in white dress
and white lace cap. standing in a field Of pur-
pie. pink and white tulips with blossomins
peach orchard in the background is one Of the
most brilliantly successful color effects in the
Salon. His Saint Genevieve." tending gray
sheep in silver-green shrubbery. forms pleas
| ing contrast Mr. Walter MacEwen's pastel.
! representing Pleter Van Writ. Master of the
| Flags bearing the flag Of the House of Orange,
while his daughter is brushing the old man 3
black silk hat is q forcible specimen OF the con-
stantly improving work Of the American artists
| who paint in Holland.
| Mr. Charles Sprague Pearce exhibits stand
ing figure of a peasant girl bearing dish II
eggs Mr.. Julian Storys portrait OF young
| Louis Zborowski is excellent; so are Mr. Walter
| GAYS white panelled interiors, with their care
fully thought-out studies Of subdued light
An admirable piece Of honest open-ar work
| is Mr. Ridgway knights fe-sized single figure
of a peasant girl standing in a field of deep red
| flowers In the foreground are bright wild pop
pies: in the background the Seine. with distant
| hills In brllancy, warmth Of coloring and in
masterful handling of the problems of atmos-
! phere this is judged the finest work Mr.. Ridgwav
Knight has painted "A November Afternoon In
Persia" by Mr.. Weeks. Is strong study or
color in the Persian desert with camels in the
foreground and deep-blue mountains In the dis
lance. Mr.. Aston Knight, a young American
painter rapidly coming into prominence con-
lures up sentiments Of rural solitude in his open
landscapes with delicate gray light and the tenn
perate warmth of the late afternoon sun. This
| paintjng and two water-colors are admirably
| harmonized In tone and feeling.
! Suhi
| the Saviour the Virgin, Jeanne dare and Ma
poleon, pictures of who'll predominant every
| where and replace the nudes OF former years
! NJ. Carolus Duran's Christ on the Cross with
q woman bowed in grief and repentance at His
feet: Debat Ponson's Christ on the Mountain
| NJ Henner's Christ at the Tomb, NJ Bonn
| pard's Madonna dele Graze." NJ. Aublet's
"Ecce Homo in bright red, NJ. Rondels Wiz
gin and Infant Saviour" and NJ. Flandrin's
| Jesus at the House Of Martha and Mary" are
| leading examples OF the unexpected prevalence
| Of religious subjects.
Jeanne dare Is also a great favorite this year
| NJ Routet de Monvers superb mural decoration
for the basilica OF Domremy. painted in gold
| pale green's and yellows, is the most remarkable
| mural decoration in the Salon. 1t stands forth
| like an illumination from some huge medieval
PRAYER. book The two. Salons contain nineteen
| Napoeons the most successful Of which Is NJ
| Francois Flameng's Evening Of Jena. with
the somewhat commonplace theme Of the capt
ured flags bathed in the rays Of the setting sun
| Two characteristic Bouguereaus are as graceful
and velvety as usual. Never before have NM
Harpignies. Lhermitte. Cain and Firmin.
| Girard produced landscapes Seldom has there
been a group Of portraits than com
pare with a dozen now exhibited by M. Jear
| Weerts. Three of De la Gandara's large. full
length portraits are also Of great brilliancy. NJ
Jean Beraud exhibits panel of animated
Partisan sketches. including capital portrait o
Sir Campbell Clark. Paris representative OF 9TH,
Daily Telegraph" 1t is in deep blues there is
lighted cigar. then puff of pale-blu smoke
copy OF The Daily Telegraph" reposes in si
Campbelrs silk hat Near bv is a radiant pane
containing eight paintings By NJ. Gervex. tn,