New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-03

holding lamp brightly burning Behind her
are groups OF students in laboratory costumes
In the left corner is a mother or wife watching
over the blackened corpse Of son or husband
High in the sky is luminous figure Of Isis ad-
Ndhclng beside a huge bull-symbol of life and
force Of procrsation. The colorng is warm. the
ATMOSPHERE vibrates, and the grouping of fig
ures is dexterous and harmonious
The large open-air portrait Of himself hv Ber
naTd Boutet &c Monvel is a work of renarL,a bic
Nlsor and freshness. A young man stands in
"eid accompanied by TWO wolfhounds. whose
alert clean cut heads are strongly outlined
against the threatening sky \ piercing wind
is blowing. and the huntsman presses with his
hand upon his broad felt hat to keep it in place
and the skirts Of his cloak wave and futter
Charles Cottet, more sombre than ever. paints
the despair of the f1sherwomen of the Isle Of
Sein in Brittany. as they gaze upon the body OF
son. husband and brother that has been brought
ashore from wreck. II is work of great
force. and is witha thoroughly modern" for
in this page Of intense grief one finds the re-
iigious intensity which after all, is but another
theme Of the Descent from the Cross" This is
considered by the French critics to be the finest
work produced by the most representative Brit
tany painter
The Master and His Disciple" by CASTOR La
ter is the engraver Bracquemond. seated be-
fore his copper plates, from which blaze of vel
low sunlight reflects. and the disciple" is Gas
ton La Touche discreety effaced. Carl Melchers
has charming portrait OF his wife. and de-
lightful open-air scene with masterfuI treatment
Of the effects of sunlight upon green leaves and
branches. Julius Stewart IN the excellent por-
trait Of Mrs Frank Blake. who stands in dark
and blue evening dress holding a smoke colored
ostrich feather fan, attains the distinction and
exquisite technique of the Hunt Ball" julius
Rolshoven exhibits fascinating little head
and shoulder portraits Of Miss Rima Barcali and
Miss Alma Angel Mrs Mary Mscmonnies ex-
hibits two portraits of young American ladies.
Alfred Maurer also sends portraits of charm
ing brace of young Partisan girls. Mrs. Flor
ence Upton. OF New York. has a finely brushed
portrait OF Mrs Hind standing with basket Of
flowers before her country house at Schui!en-
burg near EGmond. in Holland
Henry Abbey's characteristic and vigorously
colored theories Of men and women in his pict-
lres OF The Duke of Gloster and Lady Anne at
the Funeral OF Henry VI and of king Lear's
Daughters" although lacking in atmosphere,
have most pleasing decorative effects. William
s Horton exhibits some ceverly painted snow
mixtures and Frederick Friesekes nudes have
the grace and daintiness of the flesh that he is
so fond of delineating.
The three full length portraits Of smartly
gowned Russian ladies. by Boldini. are redolent
with the nervous insinuosities, dashing lines and
brilliant color Of which the fertile Italian
painter is past master. The three portraits ny
l., Gandsra are fully up TO the painters highest
standards of distinction and Sdroitness. The
portrait Of an old man, whose white hairs nave
singular fascination. is thoroughly characters
tic Of Anauetin The portrait of Anatole France,
1v Wong and the portrait of boy Of fifteen by
,te same artist disclose the careful yet bold
c,,,nosition and technique OF the young pointer
Tscoues Blanche in his portraits Of Charles
Gender the English painter, Of Sir '"leridsr
1-snpard and Of the children OF Mr.. Saxton
Noble retains the personality and magic touch
,bat MACE him in the first rank OF French
,,r,raitiste Abel Faive's portrait OF lady
md his still life have the charm and graceful
case with which this essentially Partisan artist
has made as familiar.
Tucjen Simon brings back from Assise large
,io,,,ra representing a religious ceremony In
tho na,e of a church where the light of day
the light of hundreds Of candles.
and the effect upon the gold and silver EN-
broideyed vastments Of The priests is brilliantly
handled hut the work is less pleasing than his
veil kncu-n pictures in the Luxembourg Gal
lery. Rupert Bunnys group Of ladies engaged
in dressing and undressing at the seaside ellclts
well deservedtpraise from the critics and closely