The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26

NOTED SCULPTOR
STRIKES new NOTE
Emile Derre Uses His Art to
Spread the Doctrines OF
Socialism
Statue of prehistoric Man"
Reveals the Progress of
Human Race
By Margaret Marshall Doyle

By Margaret Marshall Doyle
From France has come word OF a |
new departure in the world of art |
Emile Derre, whose work has already /
won for him world fame. starting the
movement by devoting his talents to
spreading the doctrine he champions
the doctrine of socialism. Self-taught |
not yet so years of age, Derre has al !
ready shown a strength and force that !
presage great power. His method of
putting what he breaches into his art !
is breating abundant comment, not 1
only in Paris. where the movements of |
the day. political or otherwise change |
the character OF the paintings and |
sculpture shown in the salons and gal |
leries. but all over the globe, so that /
the name Of the socialist sculptor" 1
has been given him.
Not only has he made busts Of the |
leading men who are advancing and /
have advanced the cause Of socialism, I
but he has done some mastery work to /
spread still further the movement as
he sees Il. One OF these, e statue of I
the Prehistoric Man. was shown this |
year IL the Paris salon and won enthu- /
siastic praise from the ablest critics. /
In IL he conveys the type of man un- 1
touched and untamed by civilization, a i
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showing the unrestricted passions of l
the lower animals. II is bold piece /
OF work and by comparison with mod
ern types shows most realistically the 1
advance man has made in the social /
ecale.
One Of Derre'S strongest pieces OF
work is his statue OF Marat and he has !
also done a number Of other busts of 1
men holding prominent government po-
sitions.
Seveaty-two paintings were submit
ted by the artists of California for a
place on the walls of the Del Monte art
gallery for the last meeting of the
hanging committee and jury. OF these !
43 were selected and are in place for
the summer exhibition, the remaining !
% being returned to the artists as not |
suiting the present needs of the place. |
The pictures accepted represent the /
work Of the following painters:
Charles J. Dickman B. Letcher
Lester ID. Boronda Joseph Greenbaum
c. c. Judson n. Hammsrstrom
=. II Hudson A. Nachel
Isabel Hunter ~. ]. Richardson
EVELYN A. Withrow Charles 'Rollo Peters
II. Puthon Theodore Wcres
Emily Travis A. Chittenden
r: F. Meeks n. de Neale Morgan
VIII Sparks II. C. Chandler
c. r. hudson
There are as well photographs by |
Wilson & Kelly, DR.. Arnold Genthe |
w. E. Dassonville and Z. n. Sewen |
The next meeting of the committee will 4
be held July 16 and Il. with two new
members included in the jury list, Ar
thur Matthews and Joseph Rafael
The art colony in this city has been
very quiet since the beginning of sum-
mer, many Of the members having al
ready departed on their summer
sketching tours. In the Schussler gal
leries in Sutter street some of Lati-
CANDLES.
The Sydney Yard exhibition is still
going on at the Rabjohn & Morcom
galleries, where a number of good,
strong paintings by w. T. Jackson are
also hung. The park museum has an
excellent collection Of new. canvases by
well known local artists, and at the
rooms Of Vickery. Atkins & Torrey a
few OF Susan Watkins portraits are
displayed and a collection Of etchings
by Joseph Pennell.
In the same gallery are also exhib-
tied about dozen each of the works
Of David Cauld. the Tennessee artist
and Braquaval the French artist, who
have already made name for them
selves on this coast. The latter shows
series of French scenes, street scenes
in Paris. the market place, the principal
road to some of the picturesque coun-
try towns and the life Of the people in
their surroundings, in a country rich
in scenic and sunset effects. It is this
last phase Of nature that Braquaval
loves. Nearly all Of his canvases hung
in this view are stamped with the
golden pink and deeper orange red
tints Of the sunset glow, radiating the
entire landscape with a warmth and
softness that are half of their strange
charm.
Place de Patriaroues" is one OF the
hes ch ToI
ing Of rude cottage homes in the gath
ering twilight in tones of gray and
green, with the western sky and
water a molten sea of gold, is one of
the most appealing.
Another shows the rue de ST. Antoine
alive with busy shoppers, bright
touches in their costuming giving Just
the needed color TO the gray brown
street and old buildings.
Mont Didier" is another canvas
wrapt in sunset glow. The foreground
of the picture is in the early afterglaw
with dark blush shadows beneath the
trees and long deep shades in the water
but the sky is a mass of f7eecy mink
clouds and the treetops are Furnished
with copper tints from the lingering
rays in the west. This same effect is
caught gain in Sunset at Marine g., :.
ceptiug that it is over the light grav
sea, with its fisher boats homewar1
bound, that the spell is cast Behind
the silver gray clouds the sunset light
has forced its way. lighting with IFS
warmth of color the crest OF every
wave All of Braquavers paintings
shown are flooded with richness and
soft afternoon light, and are winning
favorable criticism from local artists.
David Cauld shows canvases in q
totally different key. Where Branua
walls are warm and vivid CauId's are in
a cold key with little play of color
Grays and greens are the predominant
ing tones and to many of his works
there is a dark touch that at first does
not attract. His paintings grow on one
however, and the individual style of the
artist in its quiet strength makes its
own place in the world Of art. One
OF the most striking samples of his
work shown is Landscape at Gerz" II
is picture of a weather beaten old
church and outbuildings in tones of
sOmber green and gray showing through
the dull green foliage of the nearby
trees and shrubs.
Cows in the Field is an English
meadow scene with a distant grav vii