New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-28
"PARSIFAL" on CANVAS.
Scenes IN the Music Drama Set Forth
by Morcias-Simons.
Paris. November II.

Paris. November II.
Richard wegner's "Psrsifal" forms the sub
sect of twelve large paintings by the American
artist Marcius-Simons. now open 20 private
view IN Paris before being shipped TO the United
states early in December when they viii be ex-
bIbited at the Knoedler Gallery. in New-Hork.
and subsequently in Boston and in Washington
me artist who may be best described as an i'm
,--essionist grated upon a sentinentalist. has
original conceptions OF color. He began the
.,ps~sifsI- series some years ago at Bayreuth.
80 CONNECTED Il at his studio IN Paris last
month. The legend Of the Holy Grail is set
s,-th IN bright harmonies OF red blue. yellow
ard green These aIlegoric pictures arouse in
.s-est IN at circles here. and their arrival II
Nex-York VIII be timely. especially should II
coincide with the production OF -Parsifal" at the
Metropolitan Opera House. event which is
stm deemed possible here. notwithstanding the
obligations that bind Herr Motif to Munich and
70 BsyreUth-
The FIRST picture Of the ''Parsifai~ series is
'Gu-nemanz," or the Recital" It is IN rich.
mellow tones. such may be recalled by visit
ors 10 Bayreuth. The second picture IS The
Blood OF Christ''-''wie he'll crust uns heute der
Herr The glass cup containing the sacred
blood forms the centre Of the canvas Il is OF
brilliant ve-mrion. and rejects its rays toward
The dome Of the vast building and upon the
Blended forms OF the crimson attired worship
pe-s. Then Go. 81 comes the ''Evocation-"
Fourth. we have "Klingsor's Magic Garden.
with the beautiful flower girls. In the fifth
picture is seen Parsifal standing before the
sacred lance. the point Of which gltters with
the drops OF the Saviour's blood The Good
Friday Spell" Is a soft. dreamy conception
The ''Eeilung'' is portrayed in the seventh can
vas The Redemption IS the last, and perhaps
the finest, Of this series Of paintings. The scene
IS true 70 the Bayreuth presentation In the
foreground is q deep blue pile. from which has
emerged the Saviour who is seen in Transparent
flesh IL the middle Of the canvas bestoVlng MS
blessings upon those about Him
-Four smaller canvases. The Holy Grail
The Flower Girls" The Meadow OF Flowers
snd The Benediction," serve as a sort Of 'leit-
motif 10 the series. enbodying the four events
which constitute the salient features OF the
Ps-sifal legend This ambitious transformation
a naf,+irg Of TaCner's last and. TO the Partisan
mind. greatest conception arouses deep interest
The works are commended by Nine. Wagner
and by the composers son. Herr siegfried Wag-
ner. The pictures are appropriately framed IN
deep gold. bearing in intaglio characters the
bars OF music descriptive OF each scene. M
Aarclus-Sirnons has recently received from
Sew-York an order TO paint in similar way q
series Of twenty-four pictures illustrating Der
Ring des Nibelungen." The sketches have al
ready been begun at Bayreuth Six pictures viii
be devoted 70 each work Of the tetralogy-six 10
.Das Rheingold," six TO Die walkdre." six 20
s-siegfrfed" and six 70 the "G0tterdEmmerung. ="
c 3.