The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-09
SEEN IN The WORLD OF ART
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81 Emmanuel Fremist. French sculptor,
hest AnONn IN America by his Gorilla
Carrying On a Woman by M means has
masterpiece, the subject rather shocking
But IL boldne.s ~ execution, coupled
With the >alaCious horror % the theme
g"r,lia-. hy the way. do not elope With
native women. aS has been reported
made Tor this group 40 great a s-nsatIO
as The Woman and the serpent, mod
"lled quarter ~ century earlier by
ile-ing~r. the son-in-law ~ George sand
Fr"miet WAS a Partisan born December Is,
1874 h" died September ~. A nephew
oi the great sculptor Rude he early be-
came his pupil. he first exhibited In the
salon. Isi3. lie was decorated and won
many medals. In 1878 hs Was appointed
professor ~ animal design at the Museum
Of Natural History. Paris. lie sXcellssl
IN equestrian statues. The Horse Of
Montfaucon' was secured ia 1858 by the
Minister Of State. The Wounded Hound
in the Luxembourg Gallery. Other
works are Napoleon | - Man 81 the
Stone Age, The knight Errant = Jeanne
d 'Arc.' The Snake Charmer-
In his studies in French Ar Mr..
Brownell Who introduced Rodin 20 the
American public remarks that Fremiet
occupies a place by himself There have
been but two modern sc,ilptors. he goes
on 20 say. who have shown an equally
pronounced genius representing ami
mails namely. Barge. Of course, and
Barye's clever but not great pupil, Cain,
The tigress IN Central Park, perhaps
the best bronze there THE competition 10
not eXactingl and the best also OF the
several variations OF the theme Of which,
AZ one time, the scIlptoRapparentlyc could
not tire. famlliariTes Americans with the
talent Of Cain. In this association Rouil-
lard. whose horse IN the Trocadero Gar
dens Is an animated and elegant work
ought 10 be mentioned. but u il hardly
As good as the neighboring elephant Of
Fremlet a. mere anLmAl representation
Othe genre exists and has excsllences and
defects Of It's own. while in more purely
artistic worth n - quite eclipeed by its
rival still. n fauna - interesting and
Of itself. which no one who knows Barye's
work would controvert. IL IL still more
Interesting when. In put II brutally. some
thing - chone With Il.
In hts ambitious and colossal work az
the rrocadero Framet dos in fact Use
his fauna freely AZ artistic material.
though ~ first sight ~ - its geological
interest that appears paramount. The
same IL true u the elephant near NV, in
which It -eems he had de-igneily attacked
the diNiCult problem " rende ring en-
bodied awkWardn.SS decorative. sun
a a..
interest. the fancy the humor. the sportive
grace % hls Luxembourg group 81 a young
satyr feeding honey 10 brace ~ hears
cubs because he here concerns himself
more directly with his idea and gIve- has
genius fire.. play And every one will re-
member the sensation caused 10y his i'm
pr---Ivs.lv repulsiys Gorilla Carrying N
a Woman Hut II n when lac leaves tins
kind 20 thing entirely, aud wholly forg-tful
- his st,Ids-- at the Jardin des' Plant--
d.vut.-- himself Ca purely monumental
work that he - at hl- test And ~ saying
thus Mr. Bro~n-ll does not mean To insist uu
the superiority ~ monumental sculpture
- the sculpture - fauna II j. superior.
amt B,rvr hm>'~ cannot MAX" one con
tent with the exclusive conservation ~
admirable Talent a. picturesque anatomy
I'iu-trtt.rR distinctly vrEut.llr' t'iI pas
-Iuu- frAWle'. ~ ecstasy over hi- pic.
tur.-que anatomy at the Jiriiu tc>
Plaui'-- Wuuli scout this. t'l' Il l. newer
th-l--s- true th,t 10 -uCh works the
tgr ~ ID Pierre which. II it may h.
calls-I muuumrrtal clu"k top. = 80.
taInly tuuuumrutil. his l.pui- 4 or l~ais
"a the quadrangle ~ the restored Ihat-au
d.. Pierr-f ,ud~ hi. jeanne q Arc" aud
hi- -T0rChbear-r- - tn. Middle Ages
10 ~" new Hotel T.. Vile 81 Pans. not only
o.. 49, .YnJ-,' of iufii-r and more Ell
turing interest than he elephants ant
,l.."r- a,d lp..sr- bat his own g-niu- iui.
. more crug-nlll m..ilIm - expression
In other Words any IN" VINO has seen IN
Turchnelryi ct Its -l."u- q ORLEANS
must cuucIrId- that Premier lost hts tim.
At rl- Jardin d.- Plant.-
In monumental works - tho -ori u"
display a commanding dignity that hor.
dar- closely upon the grand styl" itself
m. Jeanne q Arc - indeed criticised
for lack IT -ryIe Ia" horse = tine. ~
always with FTSn 80 he action Of both
horse and rider Iznonle andfh homOg-n.
city 81 tn" Two Is admirably achieved BI'
IN" character 81 the Mad - not perfectly
Ia a prIorl critics 20 critics
who have more or less hard and fas' no.
trons about N. immi-CihilIty Of the heroic
and tho familiar The Jeanne q Arc -
If course a heroic statue. illustrating on"
~ the most puls-rn' Of profan- legends
and y - PROFESSIONALLY familiar. and
4 one chooses definitely unpretentIous
Perhaps the MAID a. Fremie, represents
har would ney"r have accomplished
pgend producing DECIDE Certainly she
- tho Maid neither Of ChEpu nor % Bas-
ien- Iepage nor Of the current Conven-
ZION She - rather pretty. Aympa'het-
lcallv childliSe mignoune, hu' Frem'et
conception 10 Rn original and gracious
one. and oven tho critic addicted 20 for
nulp has only 70 forget 10 title 10 become
IN low" with ~, beside this
rnarr' 4 prrori shortcomings count very
little Bur the other Two works just
are open 70 no Objection 81
this kind or any other and In the category
N which they belong th"y are splendid
works since Donat"lo and Nerocchio
concludes Mr. BroWnell. nothing ~ the
X md mas hesn done which surpa--es them
? nd u - only Fr"ri" = penchAnt for AMI
nal sculpture and his fondness for eyer
cising his lighter fancy ~ comparatively
TRIVIAL obiet- do vertu thai ohacure- ~