The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-04-07

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bounds positively required by school dis |
cipfine. and she was finally sent home
and told that she must not return again. |
Her father, at his chlld's earnest re- |
quest, never sent her 10 school again, |
but. seeing upon what her heart was
bent, he set himself TO teaching her
drawing. She. in the meantime, taught |
herself modelling. and executed q mum.
Der Of clever designs of animals and hu-
man figures. which she sold for whatever
she could get upon the boulovards.
The child was encouraged by even this
triaing success. and set herself indus.
triously to work painting her fathers
domestic animals. consisting Of n large
dog. q cat and an owl. These pictures
were 80 well done that she found a sur.
chaser for the three. who gave her 0
hundred francs for them-a small for.
tune To her youthful Imagination. These
pet animals were reproduced. each time
being better and better represented. un.
I'll she got a hundred francs for each
Then she combined the three pets In one
picture. showing n taste for grouping
that would have done credit TO a much
older artist. and these pictures sold M
fast a. she finished them. Miss Mischief
was Improving daily. and no ono real
lied the fact more clearly than hei
father, who offered her all the Instruc.
ton he was able to give her and aided
her In seeking further opportunity foi
developing the genius which was In her
He took her often TO the Louvre. wheN
she could gee the rrandcst works Of the
old masters md historical painting,
which fired her imaglnatlon and fasci
mated her eye. But her taste and genius
had beet crratic from the outset II wa
not In the splendid halls Of the Louvre
that she sought to study her art, hut out
Of doors. She vas always az home with
nature. and loved 10 sketch among the
fields. the flowers and the domestic AMI
mails. She watched the farmers In tie
fields. and the oxen at work. the horsei
on the boulevards and purchased q lamb
which ran about with her from morning
until night. and which she painted and
sold, on canvas 81 times.
All this while the young schoolgirl
was developing into the YOUNG woman
aud Ia every picture she painted, alwayt
from life. some decided Improve mcni
was manifest over her previous elorts
She loved her self-imposed task. and FOL
lowed Il 80 closely. first In the minuiesi
observation Of her subjects. and then In
the patient detail Of Reproducing IT, thai
sac could not fail Of success.
And thus the misch1eVous little sir
who had teen locked up Ia the schoo
cellar 10 punish her for her roggery and
disregard of all ful,s Of propricty. had
that In isis Horace vcrnet. then presi.
dent OF the Society Of Fine Arts Ia Paris
pronounced her to ae the irs, female ar.
| tbs, In Franoe-he n'ght have truthful
ly added In the world.
This was Rosa Donheur.
Her pictures to-day grace the nrst gal
ierieS Of the world. and command ih'
highest prices. They are more slmpl'
and grand than elaborate, while he
touch Is mastery. there being no ,rao,
% a woman's hand In anything sh'
| paints She asplfcl to p-hutocrauh ma.
| turo in colors. and her success was per
feet.
R,sa dtd M, rr,w n, IN no n bard.om.
woman. though she had a nnc brow ant
very expressive and beautiful yes. bnt
the face as a whole was rather harsh
The hands and fee, were of the mos,
n.,ito character sh, alvnys wore he,
hair short. and In many rcspec,s To-,
lowed the dress oftho sierrer sex; but IN
her She WAS refined and lady.
like.
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