New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-04
THE ART MACHINES.
Subjects of Interest an the Septem-
Der Numbers.

a specially significant event to the editors OF
the different art magazines, and they VIII soon
have printed mIny illustrated essays on The man
and his work The International Studio
promises a series of papers, which will be begun
~ the October number, Mr. Mortimer MenpeS
Contributing notes on the methods oil
work followed by Whistler, with whom. for
number of years, he was very intimate In the
mean time we have in the September number
of The Art Journal" some interesting personal
recollections by Mr.. ID. c. Thomson. lie mas
this good story illustrating WhistleTs way OF
painting:
Notwithstanding all that Mr.. Ruskin so very
unwisely said about throwing a pot of paint
i'm the publics face and calling IL a plctue,
Mr.. Whistler took more sittlngS Tor MS poI
traits than any artist has ever been known to
require. His fastdOusness in searching Tor
tone or color was almost past peilei' 90 , NJ
and long drawn out were those given by MI
CARLYLE that even he rebelled a little ana IN
confirmation of this pretty story is told. one
day. after sitting long time to MI WhiStier,
CARLYLE was permitted to go. As he neared the
hall a knock was heard, and the maid went for-
ward to open the door to let a little girl step
briskly in; the Chelsea Philosopher as ne
passed. asked who was the little GIRL ana ne
was told Miss Alexander, who is beginning 10
have her portrait painted 10y Mr.: WhiStler, anu
the Sage went out, mindful of his own lengthy
experiences. muttering "Putr laSsle, pulr laSSle!
l asked MIR. Whistler If TINS story was
true, but he would only reply that 1t might wen
have been
Mr. Thomson's illustrations have the virtue
of being comparatively unhackneyed. The por-
trait of Whistler he reproduCes is the very
striking one etched by William Hole. and among
the works by Whistler himself that he gives is
the beautiful full length of Mrs Huth, = canvas
with something of the simple statellness which
we associate With Moro at his lest
There are two excellent articles in The In
ternational Studio on the portraits at Hol-
land House by G. F. Watts, and the recent
exhibition OF drawings by the old masters at
the British Museum. But the contribution 10
this number which we most pleased to see
is that OF NJ. Henri Frantz on Ignacio ZuIoaSa'
the young Spanish painter, who alone among
his countrymen at the present time, cares for'
and emulates the traditions of Veasquez. Ell
Greco and Goya- This painter is. indeed, one or
the most promising figures in Europe to-day NJ
Frantz is perhaps a shade too laudatory in his
tribute to him. but we hardly blame him.
for Zuloaga is for u man in his early thlrties.
doing wonderful things. His fellow Spaniards
are all followers of Fortuny though none OF
them have that brilliant painters gifts-all save
a few who have latterly profited by french
example and have somewhat broadened their
styles. Zuloaga has point of view and tech
niaue of his own. He has been influenced by the
old masters but he has not followed slavishly
calls the three men of genius We have named
above he does SO without sacrificing strength
and charm which spring entirely from his
own character He is naturaliStic in his tenden-
Cies, bold and straightforward. His pictures
of Spanish scenes and types have great pctu-
resqueness, and they have great truth In color
he is restrained and has quality in the best
sense of the term. one of his finest and most
characteristic things is the promenade Apres
Ia Course de Taureaux," shown in the Salon in
1901. which we reproduce
The special summer number of THE Inter
national Studio" which has just been pub
lished is entitled Masters of English Land
scape Painting and deals with j. 5. Cotman.
David Cox and Peter DE Whit. The biograph-
zeal and critical essays by three different
writers. Their facts convenient to have
and their criticisms, while pitched in key
enthusiastic than critics not themselves
of British birth would be apt to adopt, are not
without suggestive points that Of value
The they celebrate, though not among the
great masters are admirable representatives
OF English art in its aspects of sincerity and
legitimate sentiment. The pages before are
sbundantly supplied with Illustrations In fact,
they form kind of gallery, in which the reader
become acquainted with the painters in
question he nowhere else within the
of book
The salient essays in the Gazette deS Beaux-