New-York tribune., 1907-10-13
FRENCH AUTUMN SALON
Il Triumphant Success for the
1rtists Who Erhibit at 1t.
Paris. October

BdrlS, ONtOOeE l.
Vast strides have been made by the Autumn
Salon since it's maiden appearance in 1902 in
the dark, damp cellars OF the Petit Palais The
Autumn Salon is now a permanent national in
stitution. and with its eighteen hundred num-
bers together with special shows of the works
OF Carpeaux. Cezanne. Berthe MOrisOt and Eva
Gonzales. among the artists OF the past. and of
Rodin and Sir Francis Seymour Haden. among
the living. occupies to-day the best portion Of
the Grand Palais. II also comprises. retro
spective exhibition OF Belgian painting OF the
nineteenth century cos numbers and sections
devoted TO music are organized by Messrs Bru-
neau and Parent, feature OF which s the per-
forTnance Of the compositions Of Cesar Frauck
Debussy Vincent d'Indy. Lalo. Bruneau. Lekeu
and others and In the sections dealing with
literature may hear lectures and reci-
tations by leading dramatic artists OF selec-
tlons from Baudelaire. Verlaine Niele-Grifin,
Lecomte dc Lisle. Regnier Maeterlinck. NAL
larme Banville, Rimbaud and poets whose in
spirations harmonize with the originality and
irnpressonism that characterize the Autumn
Salon.
Absolute impartiality is shown by the hanging
committee For instance. the place of honor
the vast hall at the top OF the grand stairway
Is reserved exclusively for the mural and ceiling
decorations OF O hitherto unknown young Span
lard named jose Sert, whose enormous paintings
for the Cathedral OF Vch, near Barcelona ex-
ecuted in bold. dark tones, represent Jacob and
the Angel. Adam and Eve driven from Paradise
and the AnnunciatiOn OF the Virgin, In grand
heroic groups suggestive OF Tintoretto. with a
dash Of modernity. AS may well be expected. the
salon contains scores OF neo-impressionist mani
festntions in line and color that in some In
stances justify comparisons with the roaring Of
tha Of T(ut he
whole. the wild animals have been tanned. and
after walking through the twenty-five rooms one
feels convinced that the artists have made sim
cerc search for truth. and that their efforts have
attained vigor and freshness. Twenty-seven
Americans exhibit in the Autumn Salon. There
are delicate winter effects painted by William
s. Horton. delightful landscapes by Alfred
Maurer. graceful little interiors by Miss Ethel
Sands. OF Newport. bold seascapes by Maurice
He-ter and paintings and drawings by Butler.
Frost. Pitts. Johnson and Hudson that hold
their with the productions of the foremost
American artists in the two great spring salons
The French artists Desvallieres. Truchet
Raoul de Gardier, Loup. Maurice Elliot, Frantz
Jourdain. Louis Chariot, Levy-Dhurmer, Marie
Bermond and Maufra have never done better
work than is to be seen in this salon. 1t is a
pity that many of the artists, both French and
foreigners. persist in exhibiting mere sketches
and incomplete studies. clever and effective but
by no means serious or conscientious enough TO
figure I'm a national salon.
The dominating feature is the retrospective
exhibition of the works of Carpeaux. who. with
FRANCOIS Rude. of whom ne pupil. and
who is immortalized by the Arc de Triomphe.
and with Antoine Barge, the kneader of wild
animals. forms the trinity of nineteenth century
French sculptors. Jean Baptiste Carpeaux is
by one hundred and fifty works. of !
which about fifty sculpture and the re-
mainder are paintings or drawings. There is
the famous Genius of the Dance in plaster /
and the ''Ugolin'' in terra Gotta. Among the |
is the beautiful "Daphnis and Chloe" |
executed in 1872 for Lord Ashburton. and which |
has never before been exhibited in France. J