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

resembles the Australian painters work Of for
mer years.
Caro- Delvailles Woman Unoosening Her
Hair is the finest example of the nude to be
found in the salon. 1t is sensuous and chaste
the time. il the Greek Interpretation
Of the expression. There are no useless access
series. It is simply the triumph of the female
form deIineated in soft tones. giving the palpf-
tatOn and humidity of flesh and Of skin texture
with Wondrous skill. Weerts sends some ex-
ceedngy clever portraits. among them those OF
Nine. and Mile. Fallieres.
The pastel rooms contain excellent female
figures by Claude Marlef, Carrier Beleuse. Cor
miller, Miss Elizabeth Nourse. Of Cincinnati
and Miss Minerva Chapman. of Chicago,
The sculpture halls are dominated by three
large works in plaster by Rodin. one of these
is an Orpneus Of extraordinary grace and frag
mentary outline. intended for the uppermost
figure Of the Whistler monument to Inc erected
in London. The other works by Rudin are the
Triton and Nhridc' and Muse" There is
the project in plaster OF monument to DaIou
the sculptor. executed by Pierre Roche. The
bust of Daou is borne the shoulders Of a
robust youth pcrson:fying The People" Grace
full orks in brCnze, Gre perlu. are exhibited
by Henri Nerhnes, by FiX-Masseau and by
Dampt
usual interest. and contains beautiful translu-
cent enamels by Thesmar, and by his pupil
Mrs. Montgomerie-Lang also by Nine. Wal
deck Rousseau. TaxiIe Doat Nine Rene-Jean
and Schedecker.
4 picture that attracts popular curiosity is a
large canvas by Kenouard. entitled The Vision
Of the Rennes Trial" This work was removed
the opening OF the salon as likely to excite
tumult, but yesterday. at the suggestion of NJ.
ClemenCeau, il was put in place again. 1t is a
view e the courtroom at Rennes during the
Dreyfus court martial. and comprises upward of
nifty portraits of persons connected with the
afair-preyius Zola. MERCER Bosdeffrcs
Gonse. Zurlinden. BilIot. Casimir- Perier Rein
ach, Demanee Labor. etc. The vision" con-
sists in huge shadow of Major Esterhazy
towering above the assembly facing General
MERCER and holding in his arms the dead body
of Colonel Henry.
The clever and absolutely inoffensive carica-
ture by Jean Weber Of the Emperor William
doing the automobile circuit in the Taurus
which was removed because il was thought THAI
IT might annoy the Kaiser. will be exhibited
elsewhere in Paris and also in Germany NJ
Weber disclaims any intention of making an
ooJecuonal caricature of the Emperor and says
that he painted il from a sketch made by him
self on the spot just as the Kaiser With his
suite descended the steps to get into his auto
mobile. When the writer was looking at the
picture just as II being placed in the salon
last Friday. the Prince and Princess of Wales
who passed an hour in the exhibition among
artists and critics. came up and looked at the
'caricature, and they both seemed to be highly
amused at it, and il was evident that no inn
preston of malevolence the part of the
artist was evoked in their minds. In fact il is
a genial portrait Of the Emperor, In gray mill
tafy cloak. who, with pleasant smile. is sim
ply looking at the automobiles ~ ne is ,bcnt
10 walk down the stairway. 1t Is harmouiou,
In color and pleasing in composition
In room apart NJ. Burnand exhibits eighty
four drawings representing the parabirs of hnI,
scripture. The works are gracefully 4xerut.I
ana disclose most conscientious study. Tin,
sketches are exceedingly effective and fniIn,y
the text OF the Bible with Jealous exactItril,
Fhe only reprOaCh is thar thek are somewhat
10" photographic This is the eighteenth an
nual salon Of the National Society, and if win
remain open until July l. G. l. b.