Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-23
Salon, the Landmark of
Year For Artistic Paris

Especial Correspondence
- ARTS, April 1S.-To those who do
IL not know the artistic life OF
Paris-the meaning Of the
salon. its Importance and far
reaching lnnuence--it Is difficult 20 APP
rreelate how great n landmark In the
year il is. The real season" In this
biz city begins with the opening Of the
tfst Of the spring salons. somewhere
near the last Of March and ends with
he Grand Prix" about the last of
June.
Perhaps no one institution has the
I1nuence on Partisan life that the salon
has, The opening day which Is called
Vgrnssage-v days an
went IN the social and artistic world
q the utmost Importance Streams of
people slowly wend their way through
the vast number of rOoms--many Of
them going TO be seen as well as 20
Eee on this one day the pictures and
fntuary have a rival In the society
woman g0wned In the latest mode. The
Equn robes are as bewildoring and
FoTge0us in their beauty and colOring
IS many OF the canvases exposed on
he walls and lorgnettes are as often
turned toward these --latest creations
Is they are toward the supreme efforts
q the artist.
Petit Nernissage" generally occurs
couple Of days previous TO the YER
lssage proper which rs open to the
public Il is then truly a vanishing
aay Artists whose works have been
.H..H b.. d.
uelr pictures are hung. "A matter Of
vital import Tor not 20 be on the
Tine to Doe "skied"-is an almost un-
Dara6le blow TO the pride and fatal
% ihe momontary glory of a painter.
me artist inspects his work, paint box
hand. and retouches, If necessary,
MINOR defects or places that have
gne dead"
OCCASION OF STATE.
Eemissage Is always inaugurated i'm
sieit state The president Of the re-
laolc, the ministers, etc, march in
aImal procession through the build
ING followed by the eager throng who
70 not wish To lose sight OF the cere-
Iphal pucedure-and so begins the
Eed day al the salon
nov many people look beyond the
tauty and pleasure that art gives 20
gs world, Yet there is a material
le-a background Of industry that
Upioys "a multitude OF men and wom-
~ from the big factories down TO the
GENEROUS small shops. When one con-
sfs the amount Of paint used In the
REDUCTION of from 20 To 30 thousand
l4nungs-including the works re
gleq and those reiected-the frames
way have TO DE made. the canvas that
.as 70 be manufactured, one can begin
soln an idea OF the effect on the
eales m general Then comes the
,uus OF these thousands OF can
d. FOR week previous to the
Nnen the judges are I'm session
n Ahp with acceptance or refusal
HVNs before them, the streets. cs-
suy those leading from the Latin
pNseI across the river 20 the Grand
49, are hlled with every concelva-
y, Mnu OF conveyance: small push
- ~. are pressed into service and often
e4 are harnesscd TO them. Al their
Nm often the anxious artist who
I'M =, near the precious burden, fear
A., accident Cabs and automobiles
ma great demand; canvases pro-
IN ~ rom windows and doors hiding
an S-N on the happy artist and some
fhst. INV nffNilt so expert llhl
t- gan drive with one hand while
I'M ,tng q whole group Of canvases
WI Inc other
IolLING ORGANIZERS"
although the painters are far more
f Nj y than the sculptors. neverthe-
& Ia .e latter artists also form a lit
hoIr 'ny OF "toillng droamers" ana as
4 heir material Is so very expensive,
+. b.sI,a influence. too, is decidedly felt in
,..aess circles
n.y. 20 Paris speak OF the salon: yet
W. co,,Iee really two salons-three II
Z t,bden, the exposition OF the indie
lgmlnes artists. who have no jury To
4 disS tnelr work, as they have de-
ban t,. looking over the history of
tsfe 800 mat 50 many masterpieces
ttpay ,leo'ed that they had better do
8hsst WIN jury altogether. The
i q Ia, 'als experiment after 10 years
'sss ' ~ has not been all that one
"an' As anyone can gain adj