New-York tribune., 1903-05-11

women painted In suboued tones against
ieaden sky. reflected in a greenish brown sea.
sad and beautiful. The three figures are
mourning the loss of Newfoundland fisherman.
cottet has also painted a wiry little white
sreton pony, gaunt and hur CRY, cropping weeds
py the roadside After looking at Cottet's sad
studies Il is like quaflng champagne TO turn
70 TTuchet's brilliantly painted ball OF the
ouatres Arts-a vast hall radiant with electric
sty, depicting hundreds Of rollicking youths hav
ing glorious frolic they caper about in quaint
ard eaudy Byzantine costumes. II is the grand
orgy OF art students and their models painted
With taste and character. Walter Gay exhibits
half q dozen interiors of unusual merit. The ter
race and garden Of the Chateau OF Courance,
tse country seat OF the Count and Countess
lean de Gansy. is q delightful piece of out of
door work The marble fireplace ana dining
room OF the mansion Of Mr.. and Mrs Ralph
Curtis 81 Beaulieu is one OF Walter GAYS most
interesting works. Prinet's "Picnic"-a coach
ing party. gayly lunching on the greensward.
painted IN bright tones. IS little gem.
Edouarc SagIio exhibits four delicious interiors
with female figures and fruit. Armand Berton's
group OF girls dressing after q shower bath is
delicately drawn Dinet's truthful and animated
group Of Arabs is by far the best Orientalist
work In the Salon There are some fascinating
and modest studies ot female figures. beautiful
michigan. exhibits g delightful Woman in
Pink" and half q dozen female figures anecdotal
tn character. that catch the Partisan fancy and
ere admired for their harmonious composition
end delicate colortng. Eugene Higgins. OF Kan
sss City. exhibits pleasing. well coored, UP to
date vignette of Victor Hugo's Fantine. Count
Hubert de Ia Rochefoucauld's charming decora-
i've panel presents Parisianized Gibson Girl.
with appropriate verses from Baudelaire.
The pictures that attract the greatest number
Of visitors in the Salon delicious cartcatures
exquisitely drawn and painted by Jean Weber.
HIS "Bouches Inutiies''-useless rnouths-por-
trays the Chamber Of Deputies during a stormy
sitting Jean Jaures. the great Socialist orator.
roars and thunders from the tribune Fifty
angry deputies crowd forward 10 interrupt him
The speaker frantically rings his bell Camille
Pelletan Minister Of Marine. shakes his shaggy,
uncornbed locks and points nervously with his
long bony finger The artist gives the fury and
r,prosr Of the parliamentary tuuult with mas
Ter hand Beside this is the interior Of fash
.onsble 6ressmaking establishment IN the Rue
de la Paix- a short dunpy. fat lady with red hair
and hor1d complexion bedecked with jewels. is
seated. while young and 1.-THE manikins walk
before her exhibiting gowns of the latest cut
snd fashion The WHY. smartly dressed proprie-
tor OF the nrm leans toward his wealthy Gus
toner. apparently recommending, with sardonic
smile q costly dress OF pink-nlost terribly un-
becoming to the fat fluffy. birthstone faced lady
with red hair. Other n1anikins await their
turn 70 display an endless series OF expensive
dinner or ball dresses. The picture has
sarconic sarcasm in every line Maternity.
the caricature by Jean Weber of the birth OF the
infant in the peasants cottage, the happy event
being welcomed by all the family. including the
nurse and poodle has already been described by
r7fr1fF7 he
tongue Of one of his patients. a wealthy. middle
aged lady discloses close observation and hu-
NOR. As caricatures Jean veber's pictures hold
their own with those Of Hogarth or Daumier'
eac as g colorist he is unsurpassed by any
French artist not excepting Besnaro.
There are some splendid horses IN the Salon
,bis vesr. The gaunt little Breton pony painted
by Cottet has already been described aired
Roll in his weirdly conceived Legend OF Brit
tsuy" has painted the Breton nightmare, huge
black horse bounding through space, bearing q
messenger OF death spirited pair OF orlsh'
bay Corsican stations. galoping and snorting.
forms the subject Of another Of Rolls virile pct-
-,res Frtant concentrates his energy this year
on an old white horse standing in stream.
sroomed and cared for by an aged farmer. Gas
ton Guignard's sheep soft and har-
raouious as ever as they emerge from their dark
pens against the early morning light George
Howiand, Of New-York exhibits e small land
scepe, the motive Of which is q heather covered
valley in the midst Of which is a flock Of fri
descent sheep. II is q delicate work imbueo with
sentiment
RodIn unfortunately for the statuary section
Of the Salon. does not exhibit this year. Bar
tholomes admirable bronze figure Of "A Dead
Child" and his chaste girl bathing are excel
lent The marble funeral monument OF Nine.
aurora Rarauazine by Valgren, presents two
female aIlegoricaI figures-one that Of an angel
welcoming the soul into eternity and the other
osrsonifyinR Humanity The work is remark
able one and was executed for Prince Defnioon
de San Donate. who offers II as shrine TO his
as,s-+A6 friend Theodore spicer-Sirlson ex-
hIbts some capital busts. two in bronze one In
marble Of Professor Rice. OF Oberlin, and one
in silver of Lieutenant Ricketts, There is moth
,rr finer among the sculpture than the hard wax
p,uS,s Of Nine D. and Of Mile Suzanne de NJ
fv Henri Vernhes This artist, as yet but little
Known outside Of Paris. has brought the art OF
sr,,lp11re IN wax to q point never petore at
tanned Carabin exhibits the silver statueule'
Journalism Enlightening the World which
Was presented 10 the late NJ de Blowitz oy Inc
correspondents Of foreign newspapers resloins III
Paris.
Among the objects OF art are some oeauuIui
vases and CUPS in transparent enamel py FER
uand Thesrnar. One Of these. vase ent"iiieu
With rn,stjetoe and holly. executed for the
French Government, is particularly aornireo-
The deItcio,s little porcelain clock ornamenteo
=, Nine Feesnsrd wife Of the painter, and the
sertes Of masks by the same artist are oeauLIi"'
fn design and execution So also are the iea1hei
hook binding etched. as IL were, In strong aciuS'
done by Nine. valgren. wife OF the scuipto