New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
PARIS ART NOTES.
Exhibition of French Society OF
OriginaE Engrauing in COLors.

Paris, November d.
The second annual exhibition of the French
Society of Original Engraving in Colors' no"
open at the Georges Petit Gallery, is due TO 'he
initiative Of Rafaeili, and marks the reViVai oA
the art of auuatint etching in colors, WHICH po
came such q beautiful medium of artslic en-
preston in the eighteenth century IN ffaii0o
and at about the same period in Japan a 10"
years ago RaffaeI induced a group OF soiiie
forty French painters to devote themselves ~
engraving IN colors. and with the asslS.aAo0 y
sbe art publishers Georges Petit and GusIa'e
Genrov a yerftabie renascence of the almost ue
<unct art of engraving in colors is no" a''N-+.oI
Among this valiant band Of aquafortls' paii'
ers who use in their craft not only the e'Ciiiiis
needle but the brush charged Win acius' i'
Albert Besnard, Charles Cottet Gastoh Aa
Touche Lhermitte Thaulow. Dasnauh' jean
Mot. Prouve Delpy. Bernard Boutet de MonVei'
Picabia Charpentier, Jourdain. Pierre, hoche'
Balestrieri OsterIfnd and many others or the
vounser school, Ranaelii and his fellow work
ers seem to have derived many of their IDEAS
and inspirations from the japanese etcheEs III
colcrs Kiyomine, Ptamaro and Hokusal. Inc
French artists are the designers es well as the
etchers and this imparts remarkable con-
scfentiousness to their work. and from q prac-
fical point of view enhances their reputation oy
giving engravings In color widespread popu-
Ia-ftv and placing them within reach Of modest
purses.
The first impression upon entering the room
e. that OF brightness and gayety OF color sug-
ssstive Of aquarelle drawings. but few mo-
rnents' examination discloses the frmness and
precision OF the engravers art. wherein the
beauty OF line is maintained beneath shade and
texture. The six plates exhibited by RaffaeIi
sre worthy of serious study They are land
ecspes, with groups Of peasants. In which the
artists broad impressonism. ballasted as 1t
were By the compact. serried work Of the etch-
.rar needle acquires the depth and precision of
the Dutch painters The coloring is as vivid as
IN the artists paintings. and the harmonious
xradatons of tints are fully equal to the effects
obtained by the brush. CASTOR La Touche in
his eight engravings TO illustrate Albert Sa-
mains book, "Aux Flames du Vase" shows that
the new art is as flexible and luminous as paint
tne There are splendid effects of color in the
exhibits of ThauIow, of Waidmann. of Osterlind,
OF Deipy. Of Picabia of ostroou1nova, Of Muller
and Of Henri Jourdain. Charles Cottets sea
iuocturne, have q wonderful charm, and nothing
.yokes more delicate souvenirs Of the sadness
irr Brittany than the dark violet toned crucffx
nv Dsxuaux Bernard Boutet de Monvel ex-
tfbits a dozen exceedingly clever and boldly col
cred sporting sketches and caricatures-
The catalogue is practically arranged. show
ing the number Of copies that have been struck
Of each work. together with the prices Inc
number of copies vary from FIVE TO two hundred
and the prices Of each engraving range from
ss IN s6o This is an innovation IN Paris, and
places original works by prominent artists such
as Rataelli, Albert Besnard. Thaulow. Lher-
Ynitte Cottet La Touche. Dagnsux and others
within reach of amateurs of moderate means.
The exhibition OF Japanese pictures and OBJ
iects Of art opened to the public yesterday IN
the Autumn Salon does credit to It's organic
ers. Andre Germain. Pierre Roche and Charles
Plumet The simplest aspects of nature-a wave
Of the sea- q cloud, wild fowl in flight branch
Of q cherry tree-evoke for the japanese painters
delicate emotions which the Partisan art public
keenly appreciates. There upward of thirty
Japanese water colors silk executed by two
modern painters who are professors in the New
Old Art School, of Tokio-Yok okoyama-Taikan n
and Hishida- -Shuinso-whose landscapes and
marines are particularly admired. The aquarel-
lists reveal Japan of dream and of moonlight.
ir chromatic harmonies of silver and pearl
grays. There are craters OF volcanoes. fir trees.
summer showers and flights Of wild ducks that
are worthy Of the masters of the period OF the
Tokusawa shogunate. Among the water colors
are two pictures loaned by Mrs. Blair, of Chi
cago-"On the Sand-drift Downs and THE
Wake in the Sea Made by a Fishing Smack In
der SaiI'' The exquisite tonality Of these works.
so highly commended by the French critics is
sure TO have a salutary influence on the rising
school Of painters
The japanese exhibition also contains speci-
mems in miniature of Nippon dwelling houses
and domestic utensils. There interesting
samples of japanese bouquets. with explanations
Of the intricate art and traditional laws OF
srouping flowers The exhibition has been ar
ranged by Japanese artists, who aim at quail
fed reaction against the tendencies of Western
art by adhering to and developing the ancient
japanese traditions
The last surviving pupil Of Ingres has been
discovered in Paris by NJ. Joseph Galtier, one
of the art editors of lie Temps" The ven
erable disciple of the painter of La Source. "
now in his ninety-eighth year. was found perched
on stool in the long French gallery Of the
Louvre sound asleep before his easel. upon
which was an unfinished copy of the "Noces de
Cana" His name is Raymond Balze. He had
a long white beard and brown woollen
suit of antique cut and broad-brimmed black
felt hat When awakened he conversed freely
about M. Ingres" and related many studio
episodes The old student said: Come and sea
my ceiling" Thereupon with brisk step, he led
the way to the room that opens TO the left from
the hall of the Seven Fireplaces, and. pointing
upward with his stick, that resembled a small
aIpinestock he exclaimed with pride, Look st
thatr' Sure enough. the ceiling was covered
with q reproduction of THE Apotheosis OF