New-York tribune., 1908-04-30
PARIS SPRING SALON
President Fdilieres and Juru See the
Many Torks on Exhibition.


fury he devoted several hours a private inspec-
tion Of the pictures Tomorrow vanishing day"
the artistic world OF Paris VIII have opportunity
TO view the exhibition. and on Friday the doors viii
he thrown open TO the public. In quality the dis
play is distinctly above the average Of years
Besides the sculpture in the amphitheatre there
about three thousand paintings. principally in
oil The fact that the jury rejected double that
number is tribute 10 the high standard which
has been enforced one OF the pleasant features is
the complete transformation of the galleries. The
old red tapestry. which had become eyesore 10
lovers. has disappeared from The walls The
neutral gray which has been substituted offers q
much more effective Background for the canvases.
Carpets have also replaced the mating
While The exhibition as a whole. ranks high both
the work OF The veterans and the promise Of the
rising generation. It contains little that is
tionsI The places OF the great French masters like
Cer6-ne. Benjamin Constant. Henner. Cain and
Bougue7eau. who have died in recent years have
been filed and the past glory OF their cont-i-
buttons stu haunts the Of their former tri-
uInphs
Generally speaking. two important tendencies are
notable in this years exposition one is the grow
f-E disposition OF prominent artists, as Perhaps besr
indicated by the abundance OF :riptyChs, paint
suecdctal @ svubolcal subJects The public de-
rnznds subjects instead Of Impressions. a story
drama OF canvas as We'll as OF the stage. and
painters who wish 10 sell their pictures are quick
grasp necessity Of satisfying the public taste
The other is the apparent beginning Of a reaction
sEainSt the outdoor school q landscapes. The
Coro-. made studies from nature. but composed
sheir landscapes in their studi0s-made Of them
poems well IS pictures. The rage for painting
from nature which began about fifteen years ago,
vzs carried 10 excess Saved for time b. I'M
7ressionis1 with its light effects. II * evidently
now beginning realized thai nature seldom
offers complete and perfect picture and that,
besides slsvtsh copy lacks soul and sentiment
The position of honor in the Salon d Honneur IS
accorded this year allegorical war canvas.
about 20 hv feet by Edoua-d Detaie, entitled LIE
Chart de Depart c'The Song of Departure ,, rep
--se7rins vast oncou1ing. cheering army. the guns
IN advance n rhe immediate foreground. while over
Ire gray host floats TIA vision OF q white charger
whose rider bears aoft the flag L is stirring ont
being designed mural decoration. the gray
g5 hue tones leave Il coda color drawing rather
than & painting
r-v-e7- <c- Alfred Talauzes's Evacuation OF
Mzyence~ the only other large way canvas Is
picture ny JaCqUier entitled Glorious Destrdo-
ZION showing he burning Of the French war flags
= the courtyard Of the Invaides the night before
r-e entry q rhe Germans into Paris in ISL The
Light comes sole from the FIRE made by the onTn-
~ standards Marshal Ser1rie-. who gave the
order II The French tTophles, - pFe5Ai--7
MS sword across his knee
- .o-rar bfr csrvases are The Glory % Bee
thoven." by Jean Pau Bau1ens; The Assault o.
Fortune Hy Louis Ben0Ud President Fa-lleress
Reception n the MIDI by Gutlinot. and several
c=---z-ive works by Henri Martin and others An
r-re- ambitious work which will attract attention
inst a. this tine. when Sienkievloz IS appearing
<o- sz---ra1hy for his oo-npatrC-s represents 70
and n the form a shackle5 woman attacked
---- rea-z and claw by three black eagles tRussia,
Germany and Austria). While n t1e distance the
PoIes are 'rrekkingf of into exile The title Is
Poland Dezou-ed by Eagles. Her Children Expro-
r-5e-ed- Sne VIII Remain Immortal
-he work q -he three great masters, Jules Le-
1ebv-e. -F1eurry and F7arpignies will natu-
= rrz co17e n for : large share o. attention. The
,s-re- - now eiEhtv-nine years od. while tne other
no have passed threescore and ten HarPigniess
-uo LANDSCAPES. although his Traditional style.
saoz the palpabe effects OF age but little OF
-e<ebvres best work surpesses an exquisite head
q Lea" about fifteen inches square which he
SHOWS. His other canvas. An Abandoned thilar
belo-Es II another class aItogerhe--
Robert -F1eu-rz's charming and convincing figure
r. -71sing woman with her arms resting on
t-ck i he- LAP is G wonderful example Of SIM
P1ct-- II ar Il is as classic as Greek statue
a-d deserves especial mention for the benefit OF
~ lovers and students because l. represents the
-.s-,l- ~ tventy-year attempt 10 get back 70
TIE methods n the ancient Italian masters Fol-
s-7--g what he claims the system ~ Raphael.
Titan ard Co-reg1o. Feurry first completely models
IS figures in neutral E-aTs, and when MS light
I'D SHADE values worked out he APPLIES the
-ure color He thus has only the simplest and
res-esr tones Moreover. 70 prevent the ceteriora-
non q his colcrs with time he uses no oil He
points 70 his painting, The Last Days o. Cor
nth placed IN the Luxembourg Gallery IN lso''
ss evidence O. the modification Of oil coors with
sEe Now having extracted the oil from his paint
re uses nzphtha 70 iquefy il for application
gosrph BaiI has surpassed himself ~ the erect o
Isr-r-ighr upon figures and STll lie IN colII'aFa-
r.yerv small canvas. The Evening Meal q scene
- the servants hall Of an old Auvergne chateau
-r-- maids clothed in the picturesque costume %
rhe country seated a. the table \. Penot shows
Two nude figures which seem mark him as the
SUCCESSOR Of F5ouE1ereau- Albert Larteaur hitherto
little known, has Z composition representing a
s~au7 q soldiers 1 z dingy railway compartment
ltsrie5 by z dim lamp Pau Siefert contrib
No. . sr0-p OF tired Italian Immigrants caf5-Ae
or OF { railroad platform
Among the other oils Venetian cturch IN
terror with masked figures. b. Sant-eerrleTi Inc
landscapes q Nozal RigoLot. QuignoD. Ianzl'
Nz-chs Leon Ba-iIlot, Auledl+ Buffet, Paul Ban
Cesu C3ros5ear. GagIla-dini the Characteristic tg
U-es of Maxence interior with glass Feflee-loh
effects bv sarnaran. q religious procession by Al
fad 6a F2echeir1ou- --Cou-tisanes.- bE Roche
crosse Before The sea" by D Saubes- A Group
g< Friends by A Dechenaud. "SEeep Herder,
f-g Eaz.au 2 rriprych by y. Pierre showing men
.-fren Dr. hunger and misfortune 10 seek puOHc
charity. sabatte's -CrUcihGion' and Jules AdIefS
vgc-lr1ser among the best portraits are those by
- r,-,-z T3ar-err F3ornat Z. Noe Iaparea-
t-arncn and Tade Sryka, the young POE VINO
shows & portrait Of Mrs. Donald Harper, "lfe o.
IN American lawyer Other noteworthy canFases
s-A rv Pierre I.surens son Of Jean PAU. L"Il-eT-
T7revcst-Nalerl Collins, jules Dupre- LetI' Chs--
IlonshI. FsalaE. Royer and Edmund 5lssSL-
The American representation is about as strong
numerically as last year and equally t'eol.aD-e,
over q score getting their pictures On 'i-7 ~
4 F5rtcznaar Y 20 has been making q speei&ilS
~ a4-i-s- subjects shows 1Ho studies, A Young
Moorish Woman and The Old Road 70 AleiFIS
=-1gus- knight l. represented by single canvas
,ra n. mis- seine Rive. scenes aglo" Win autumn
sunshine. with tvo sprigGtly tretich peasant So
r-e-rtIv chatting aS lhey wash their hneH al tie
waters edge His son. aston Knight. VINO -
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