New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07

New York. gives a glimpse OF young
women and white swans sporting In the
sparkling waters Of a pond, while gay
groups Of men and women In ballroom
attire gaze from a marble terrace at
/ their frolicsome gambols. A marble
statue Of Apollo Is surmounted by
| beautiful trellised arch Of creeping Wiz
ginia vines and flowers. NJ. Castor La
| Touche has marvellous genius for deco
ration Feminine fantasy Is delic.ously
depicted by Mr.. Frederick Frieseke In
five admirable decorative pictures which
show the full measure OF tho ripeness,
maturity and alert philosophical OBJ
servation Of this delicate colorist. What
more delightful than THE Woman Be-
fore the Mirror" Youth" or THE Open
Window? These canvases have some
thing Of the indefinable charm of the
eighteenth century masters with a note
Of Partisan modernity.
One of the most successful" OF the
Harpsichord Lesson Ola LEGION de
Clavecin'). by NJ. Juies-Alexis Muenier.
who for the last two years has devoted
himself to painting scenes Of intimate.
freside happiness. NJ Muenier's senti-
ment evokes the homelike notes Of
Charles Dickens, or of Erckmann and
Chatrian. The picture represents lit
tie blond haired girl in white dress with
a beautiful, broad black ribbon entwined
around her arms, seated before harpsi-
chord A venerable. snowy haired pro-
fessor is directing the nimble play Of
the girls fingers on the ivory keys. The
professor marks the measure by tapping
on the woodwork OF the clavecin. This
charming and picturesque work also pre-
sents a. remarkable study in white tones,
rendered by the coloring Of the white
azaleas In the vase, the girls white frock,
the open page of the score. the profess
sor's dainty lace cravat, his crisped
locks and the glossy ribbons Of the girls
white slippers.
NJ. Jean Boldini has created a special
art Of his own. He is the Paganini Of
portraiture--nervous. brimful Of cleo
tricity, serpentine in line. audaciousy
harmonious In color. He lacks depth Of
expression and character in his faces.
but this is atoned for by intensity OF
temperament, by fastidious distinc-
ton. NJ Boldinis full length portrait.
d1r
bilt, his iridescent portrait Of the Prin-
cess Bibesco, seated on white Louis
XVI chair. in white and black shades,
with a huge black lily in the corsage
and wearing a gold and pearl coronet,
and his white and roseate portrait OF
Mrs. F. s. Thompson are superb exam
pies Of indivdualism in art. These pict-
ures illuminate the salon with sort OF
aurora borealis magnetism.
Among other excellent pictures in the
salon are Mr. Walter Gays interiors,
portraits by NJ. La Gandara Of Nine. Ar
thur Meyer, in dark brown riding dress;
a portrait OF Mime. Lucie Delarue- Mar
drus. the novelist, by NJ. Aman-Jean,
the portrait OF Miss Isadora Duncan, by
NJ. Jacques Baugnies; the blue and GRIM
son portrait Of the Russian dancer
| Nijinski. by NJ. jacques Blanche; the
portrait Of Mrs. Lewis Hind. by Miss
Florence Upton: groups OF mirthful
babies, by Miss Beatrice Howe; the dell
cate Japaneselike decorative panel. by
Miss Florence Este; pictures Of Atlantic
waves by Mr.. Alexander Harrison; Bre-
ton types and studies, by Miss Eliza
| beth Nourse delicious nudes by Nine.
Claude Marlef; Delacroixlike panels by
NJ. Anquetin, Miss Chapman's minia-
lures on ivory. q pleasing portrait OF a
girl by Miss Ethel Mars. besides strong
characteristic works by NM. Dagnan-
Alfred Roll, Guirand de Scevola, Weerts.
Gsell. Delachaud. John Bowie, Jean
Beraud, Bernard Boutet de Monvel.
Phillips Fox. Lhermitte. Alaux, Rolscho-
ven and Marcel Jefferys.
The sculpture section IS dominated by
fine figure Of a woman-"The Resur-
rectlon" OF NJ. Rodin. The subject OF
Resurrection" was suggested to him by
the death Of young nupil of the Fine
Arts School. named Souriceau. who be-
queathed In his will $4,000, with the
wish that Rodin should carve his tomb
stone in the cemetery Of AYniens. II Is
the nude figure Of a woman, half sepa-
rated from mound of earth. half alive,
| half dead. The inscription Is from AL
fred de Musset-"Dieu passe, II map
pelle" GOOD passes by, He calls me!)
The figure is so arranged that scarcely
any portion OF it is in the shade. The
face gazes heavenward Wings are
family disclosed. emerging from the
shoulders. while the limbs seem petrihed
In deaths clasp. NJ Rodin also exhibits
an exquisite bust OF the Due de Rohan.
and Wild. weird study Of the right leg
and right arm Of a girl. extended as If
I'm some strenuous feat of gymnastics
There is an impressive marble statue of
| Justice by NJ Henri Vernhes. command
ed for the Cour des Complies; some good
bust portraits by NJ. Bourdelle. figurine
portraits in marble by NJ. Saint Mar
ceaux and rugged bust Of Tolstoy by
his son, Count Leo Tolstoy.