The sun., 1901-10-27

What " the chief characteris,ic OF mon-
ern French ar7-
1T I were trying 10 classify French art
Of to-day I should say Il was produced
by a school of -oarchers. IL s largely made
up of experiments. II b marked by a
spirit Of great tolerance. Any work show
ing originality IL considered worthy 81
attention. II IL a school Of Individual
each one trying 10 work out his own ideas
and deals Ia the hops that he may ~ up
one Of them a. a great and lasting truth.
Doesn't that result In an attempt on the
part Of many men to H. sensational. under
the preteno, that Il h individuality lent
their motto. Anything 10 gct attention
NO. ! don't think ~. Anyway. q ORR
ginality Is forced and insincerc II viii not
! stand
Is French art decadeni'-
| Il don't think Il h.. Of course ha We t<'"n
too much ia the current there really to know
| what it, dir tion -. but believe MI tileir
searching and experimenting " advancing
| art to "A higher point
Are Americans welcome In French ar
schoolsf'
Very much so. and they acQuit them
selves ina way to h. credit to their ooun-
/ Try. In tho BrauN Arts our boys really
/ take the had In tho department OF archi-
| lecture. And they do II IN spite of IN"
fact that they are handicapped 10y th"ir
ignorance of a." languagr.
| You speak Of the 600 men ia the artists
club. Wha, about the American girls
| studying IA ParirY-
All Said Mr. Alexander with a shak.
of the head. that II matter on which
/ | could say great doai No American
| girl should 60 10 Parts to study without
! the advice ~ -omehpdy who knows ia"
| conditions then" and IL cpmpet-nt 10 all
wise her. told the girl. Ia the P,ttshnrg
! school thai they are much better on where
| they are American gifl- ~ TO faHs'
| live on next 20 nothing. break down their
health. acquire habits of life which unh'
| them for coming hack into l"-= irregular
! conditions. and What doss " all amount tor
4 could count un the fingers of on" hand
| the American girlS " mo- hnN" studied ar
| Ia Paris and have achieved any great sue
| t,',- Many uf the rect. broken ia health
and practically penrllc-s. have apI~aied
| - my wife aud mNE'lf TOT ChanCr Ia g
| back home and the same story can lsc told
| bv dozens - Americans lviug over thcr"
After some further talk about ~ ud"nfH
! in Paris Nh Alexander was asked what
! 1. thought IA frnucs of IN" Judgment
| shown by Americans IN matters of art
| Il am compelled 10 admit. lr replied.
! that thoy arr often puzzled over there
| hv the taste of the United state ~ 'h'y
| have a chnnc, 90 Judge of Il They cant
| understand why certain pictures cnaie
| n furur over here. A. the same time W"
| have In this country many cufnol-ssur~
quite equal To- thps" abroad
| what ~ the weakest point OF American
| artists IA this country
i haven't h--an here long enough 10
| form anv opinion I THINK u possible.
| though. that "a this country W. hs'gin 10"
| soon to trN to paint pictures That means
insufficient grounding IN the fout dat ions.
| -pp Americans buying picture" abroad
have to nav more for them than fore gn"rr'
We. When they buy on the Continent
| they tr' charged NOR" thau auNb"'N cl-,'
except 'he English TIL" English pay a. mgli
| pris.,- FOR Nla' they want a. the American
| -wha' do vou think Of New York Ha-
| it grown any more attractive from Vie
| arti-tic point ul view
| IL ha- indeed 1akon in detail there
| h. very much that h. h"au'ifI herr Many
| of the huus"- have great merit in d"~lgh
| aud 10 uruanrutation There are certain
| a.tar'. of the CITY. too, which arr wonder
| fully fascinating Tax" q ierrNbpa' from
| Jpr-"v t'ty. Tor instance, lust aUtf suh-'i
| ou one, ~ ths-r short day- when III" gr"ai
once buildiug- downtown are lighted
| M The constellation pale up, one aloN"
| the OF her against the sky and hundred
! thousand spirals of steam waN" al'oN"
! th.m oh. " H. stunning When Anlan
| lean comes back I'm going to take INN
-Ar,hit.cturaIly New Yurk has improved.
! hut Il l. absolutely lacking IN the proportion
! and harmony which max" a European
! CITY coherent and individual New lorN
l. a hash tine gets deliClgus 'mutiihiul~
! but uavcrt he'-s- it h. -ttll hash. IL l'hfl-
YOU cannot put up huihins "h"h' Mh'i'
/ and OF whatever sort Nuu pleas N"'
. hulIdiuR g. or,--ted there until ~" plaur have
l--.u submitted to c"rtaIn buard and hN
-fakc the Avcnur de rOp'a A. an "a
I amul,. 81 th" result livery huiiing IA
. thai .tp-.t from the Opera at on" end t.
Tho Louvre AZ the uthrr, had 90 conform o.
J certain lines They arr AL 81 uhii'lm
height with the lines of wIndu ~ tlc ZANE,
tie halcpni", SNmm"irNuR D" aiFh'
every cprurr huu-' rounded al ih" am
angle. all forming a com ii'l" Nu'''
a, ii it had ls-rn a corridor IN a huu-" m
stead of "a broad avenue an CIV
Herr la New York ther" j. nothing 1i
that -ort and the result l. Disturbing lou
walk along "A street where th't" - -irrl'i
/ of building, 81 a CERTAIN d,gr'-' Ui harmony
in -tvl" and size, vh''n suddenly -hl
-craps,r uul~ up twenty ~t"r"~ M" me an
ike "a Jack k-.n-th"-b"N, or out ui a. RAJ
, II certainly - disturbing
-l--. but what do YOU ihuk 'N" hn'
r-,ndaut American ci'iy"u who wanted u"
, build twCn' v-~torN huhng would NhN
TO bnard that tried to stop mm'
Thing not III fer publication. probably
But ". will have To- come to it.
What other impression d"'r Ne" h'rN
make on your
That Il j. the most inspiring piac" IA
the world Il y in the ar Why 'n ~"
, other side I touL thing casy and wa- a.
l.i-urrIv a. II | had l""u to ~" manor
houi Ru the very moment ! -''i i"' on
tli" pi"r wa rushing around trying 4" gr'
NV mggagr examined tr-i lah, 'h'
I elevated to save time. tim" WHICH ~ farl-
. | tud myself M an uua'y''uui-,ni" i'N''
ufeb"rEV over h'r,'. and it - h" most -iihu
laiiug cNt-tieros ha,s hat IA ten YEAR
A great deal "f pity L. Nnsi'-i dhI'a'
/ i-.uatI-.. Aneri,au~ are SupiS~sd T." ~
. wearing thom-s lNs- uu' ~ tn" uiah ii-h
af their existence, But " b. ~ To" a'f over
/ h.re aud u dos-~u'l wear me p'i' na'l a.
much ~ the Indifference aud ind"hn', ,
and DELAYS | had q" put up W.lh NH.'
4 went abroad
! 'Nuu e. ueu to du pia'c ui N"iN '"'
yau over tl,pa and thurr at ieut liln'- "
/ dav they drop every ing and =" "U '' '''
nearest cafe fpr nibhlr aud drvr ~ Nin'
. Ate a whil" they curu" iack ~ g"-
. nAtur,d a. II they had II-i performed -
, I whole duty of u1u Thing 49, "n ''s'
! way for a week and urth,ng i- ac.'. u'''-N''
/ That wu0r mr out morn thsn ih" ih-h over
hrrc lu,-, TIM pul. ~" tuto M
Nr Alexander hn- buughi tu ias' N'NN
: | nth rtr-ct .. U,w fuu-" which ~" "ill iu'
. u,sh and d..,vrrato pyruruinE 'u IT. uN 70
idca- MANY II the piciuu~, WIN" pain''sl
. I pu canVa- Wtl O." a'tsV'i'r u" ~" Nai,'
a. Il don, directly U,,1 'h'Ar -uiih," "
/ ,.iu T., a pheasant -DH.Hiinu io Nnl"rl'nh-
=, lave ,,i,, uf lh.'ir ~uH,-'~~iul ar't-i- r'ri'
tack Zee live among .hrm sensation h''
l,-- pheasant lscau-a -" move.