New-York tribune., 1906-04-08

Just beginning 10 be appreciated by the French
public. For many years, however, he had been
acknowledged by true amateurs as a master.
This Spanish artist, who had drawn his earliest
notions from velasquez and from Goya, caught
with unerring intuition the strongest as well
the most subtle conceptions OF literature
Whether evoking images from passages in
the writings Of Ceryantes, of Quevedo de VII
leEas, Of Beaumarchais, of Edgar Poe, Of Victor
Hugo. Of Michelet, Of Gorilla or Of Massenet
he was always equal TO the situation; that
IS 70 say, his genius never failed TO attain
the level Of that Of his author. For twenty
years Daniel Vierge was q constant contributor
10 lie Monde ulustr6." The Franco German
War. the siege Of Paris, the terrors Of the Com
rnune and subsequent events and episodes mark
irs the tragic or comical phases Of the march
Of humanity IN the French capital were sketched
bv the alert ornnipresent Spanish observer, in
n.asterfuI pictorial chronicle Of his period.
year ago an exhibition Of the drawings,
v-atercolors and pastels Of Daniel Verge was
Organized in the Grand Palais of the Champs
Islyeees by NJ Du5ardn Beaumetz, Assistant
Secretary Of State fer Fine Arts. and by NJ.
Paul Doumer, President Of the Chamber Of Dep
uties who himself. by the way. began life as
an eugraver's apprentice. Among the original
sketches were the series Illustrating the treat
ruert Of the insane at the Salpetriere Hospital,
episodes Of the Paris Commune in water color,
sketches and drawings in colors Of Spanish bull
fights and original works furnished In France
and abroad for miscellaneous articles. many of
which have unfortunately been retoUched and
= rautflated by ruthless hands so as TO be almost
beyond recognition a sketch that had pa
theric interest was a portrait executed by Daniel
Verge with his left hand. after his attack of
paralysis in 1881 when he lost the of the
Whole right side Of body and limbs. This
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end successful effort 10 begin his artistic life
again by learning to draw with the one hand
Iert intact by the paralytic stroke. In this he
irnrressiveIy recalled the case Of the Japanese
artist Of the eighteenth century, Katsou- kava-
sEoun-k -ko. of the Aiyagava School who also had
his right side paralyzed and learned TO paint
with his left hand when forty-fve years old
and whose masterpiece is the portrait Of the
actor -Hako-yen, which he painted two
years later. THIS week elaborate and lux
urious volume copiously illustrated by repro
duc-ious Of Daniel Tierge's sketches in black
and white and In colors issued by the pub
fishing house Of FloUry and written by NJ
Jules de Narthold, narrates the career Of the
ST4uish master illustrator. The book, however,
ouly gives a somewhat superficial view Of the
man and Of the artist Meanwhile the inde-
fatIgabIe widow OF Daniel Vierge has collected
all the attainabIe sketches and drawings made
by her late husband. and placed them in a small
house near the large studio formerly occupied by
the artist in which he died on May 2, 1904. at
EoaIoEue-sur-Seine C}1 Rue Gutemberg). This
modest cottage Is. indeed, sort of miniature
reptica Of the studio. A few days ago the writer
cared upon The widow, who took great pride in
showing the gems OF the little museum that she
has now arranged in faithful respect for her hus-
hands memory.
Daniel Vierge's widow is a brisk busting,
Iaatter-of fact lady with robust figure. She is a