The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-28
SEEN IN The WORLD OF ART
iIBERT BESNtRD 4 ITRTI $50
iHONG THE PAINTERS.
Hi' Work not Net Appreciated In america
Achi.N emenis That Distinguish Him
Among French Artists Itis Portraits,
Algerian PIcturr> aud Decorations.


Isn't +, singular that the painted work
20 NIh,r' Pa-uard Is -p little known in
Am"rlva. Aud what - shown here -
No. appreciated a. 10 should he There
an" excellent B"-uIri- 90 private coll
l"'ttuus Tor which Iarg" sums have been
pId. and shattered throughout various
public galleries YOU occasionally en-
counter an "Nampl" stray pastel. q
study m the mud" or a bunch % flowers.
Hut Besnard - not recognized by the
general public a. are recognized Manst.
Monet. D"gas or IA" minor impression
N"f NaI"lllT DOES not hesitate to pro-
clam R"-nHrd one ~ the greatest portrait
painters ot the present day His por-
traits. ho goes on 10 say constitute a very
important part 81 hls work B..sna ri
- ia" most striking type IT artist in
France Having been awarded the Prix
Il" Rome N ls7A he furnishes. with the
musicians Claude Debussy and Gustavs
Carpenter. an example 81 the invinci-
ble reaction - really original tempera-
mentS against sterile teaching After
1871 Besnard WAS clearly fres Of the
schools influence and revealed himself
a. great virtuoso Of his art. endo wed with
an intellectually which il only too rare
with painters lie began 10y making q
speciality 81 the study Of reflections.
and ia this he achieved results which
escaped the efforts 81 the impressionists.
a.. has been classed among them. a
classification which ~ night and wrong
~ the same um. B.snards character
l,,Ic - that he has fully understood
the innovations introduced by impress
al. a.
uuts"t gone beyond the superficial realism
tp which this admirable movement was
confined
B"-nard Is the ARTIST who will appear
M tt" fI'ur" a. the logical transition
u"t w'.,'u Impr---ioni-Tn and the twent,eth
century There is ia him mixture %
'"ud-rri"s which 10. has succeeded IN
combining logically lie j. a poet. fond
81 anything strange. and has proved
'ht- hy has drawings for ocDulti-' works,
Ii. erpNur- and his decorations Hs IL
raauur"d ut "Nuu-raul Vitality lie
thanks uA- ideas az the same tim. revolu-
'.uuaryaui d"Is',c amt thus far has been
ST. uu the scent u -" modern style
manifested iu hts paintings az the Sar.
bonn" 49," ! .yl- 4" PharmacI" and the
Rarnk church Iie succeeds Ia r-Coucihug
AL tins thanks - an iuvincIbi" common
~"u-" an Unborn "la-~icrstn. a passionate
luv- 81 French ivnid4ty. which has per
mi''"d linn 20 ny himself ~ every genre
wItupuf ever beng obscure. pompous or
d.-.rd"r.y his dreamer haunted 10y Pr"
'ri> spirit fond %. NnnW!"dgs. thus irtuOs"
auu adur..s H.-H HoW-r- hurs.-- and
mountains tins subtle pastrlii-t this
aIuar"lli~' 90 wuIU- H. H,-n a claSsiCis'
M -r.t" - appearance. 90 cld-SlCi-' who
makes . luEr,- god and ti~p ut IL"
'irh'r.u,p ..urIry r'riru. painters some
- hose, marvel ~. l.aluu~lN guards IN hls
hogs u 'r.. .ri-S..Ut ftryhui - hi-
r1l.r sua>.-- nl'u AN tmur, --.uut.r B'-uard
-A,lr.4gh'sruau - 90 ,l.--irl-f ~ prudent
u.s. D." fs d,rtng whr .rly Yields % ~"
..H.l- .fr 90 revolving 10 urIi tru,- aft
clearly defining thr ugh hi~ drawing m"
character o. ht- models H" has no doubt
-Ir,.vunaI - rh" Enl.rtIuusn-ss 20
painting with o. frenzy that recalls Rubens
whom BE-. ldmlr'- - much ~ he does
iuRr,-- a., has lJ-' IN depth his "NC"p-
flluul facility ua, SOMETHING'S robbed linn
81 rH.. mgh G.gr.,. 90; psychological IuttII.
rl.u which Ir Riclrd r. = tarriAra
ACC mrtul"- 'u. particular difficulty -
PRODUCING So ht- great works IRE
.,"rup' from 'h.s haste"
Hi- portrait ~ MN" Roger lnurdain
AZ ~" salon 20 $50 caused "a y~ritabls
revolution o. viii alSAv- 10 the very
seal - hl- 'a'"u'. %" ha- painted stronger
AMI more oumpl-'" thing- huf never has
be-. l"''"- summed ~ th" twDfold ten
d..r,y ~ ~ mind II il AN ultra-inpr"--
-.. u.-' work 'ht- study - a woman lighted