New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
FRENCH ARTIST AT ODDS
WITH n. Y. EXHIBITORS
Robert de Launay Asks That
His Pictures Be Withdrawn,
but Gets No Satisfaction.
BEST CANVAS NOT SHOWN
Three Were rendered, but Two
Small Ones Were Accepted
and Famous Large
One Rejected.
lBy Cable TO The Tribune

Paris. March IA grand row is he.
ing INDUCED in among the: painters here
over the failure to hang Robert de Lau-
nays City If Paris" in the exhibition
of modern French painters. now being
held il New York. The news has just
been received here in a letter from NJ.
de Launay's agent which says that Ar
thur T.. Davies. president of the Asso-
citation Of American Painters md
ScllItors. az the last minute. qf.cr
making all arrangements To- putting
mp the picture. delayed hanging IL an
Ill after vanishing daH. and finally
o. for hadc JAS exhibition altogether. II the
same time putting the responsibility
Oh the European representative Of the
association End refusing AN responsible
iiv himself.
w hen thc news became known an the
Latin Quarter was in ali uproar Moth
ins else was talked ABOUT i'm the stu
dos. ". dc -Launay and =. II. Bruce,
who is The only American painter at
All considered by modern French ar
lists. Immediately cabieI 10 New York
withdrawing all their pictures from the
exhibition. ana other exhibitors de-
ci9r"d their intention Of withdrawing.
Four Reasons Why.
NJ. Go Launay says In December
tie European representative OF the OK
hibi;ion asked me to lend some of my
pictures FOR the show. gave The
CITY OF Paris and two small canvases
on The strict understanding that all or
none be sho n. and this was agreed TO.
The incident is Unfortunate. because u
ii shows lack Of politeness and
s,ralghtforWardncss on the part of Mr.
Davies. who broke mis- contract with
me without sending me word (2) be-
cause the omission leaves out OF the
show entirely one OF those modern
movements which the show was in
tended 20 exhibit; 90 because the
movement is already successful and
celebrated in Europe. and has in
fuenced American painters here moro
than any other modern movements:
ti because the picture as an indi-
vidual work earned fame.
Several painters Of the revolution
airy school in New York expressed in
terest i'm thu picture and was disap-
pointed that they were prevented from
seeing the canvas. instructed my
agent to exhibit it in a private gallery.
When Mr. Bruce's pictures are with
drawn from the show they also will be
so exhibited
Made Sensation.
NJ. de Launay with NM Matisse and
Picasso is the best known of the mod
ern French revolutionary school "The
City of Paris" made a sensation at last
years independent exhibition in Paris.
II is said by all critics to be the most
important single canvas in the revolu-
tionary style. It's fame was added to
by its successful exhibition in Germany
and Russia. With Matisse and Picasso
| De Launay is the most talked about
of contemporary French painters.
4 small man with determined manner
walked into the 69th Regiment Armory
yesterday, where the exhibition of modern
art is being held by the American Asso-
citation of Painters ard Sculptors, and
waved a piece OF paper before the eyes OF
the officers of the association
II am Samuel Halpert" he said. the
American representative of Robert de
Launay the distinguished French painter.
and of his dear friend. =. ii. Bruce, the
equally eminent American. Please be so
kind as TO read this cablegram.'
Walter Kuhn. the secretary Of the asso-
citation. looked at Mr.. Halpert. Then he
read the cabegiam. which said:
Withdraw all pictures from exhibition
Absolutely all pieces. Also arrange New
York exhibition for all withdrawn.
DE LAUNAY BRUCE"
An. yes" said Mr.. Kuhn. "Well?"
II hereby demand that the canvases of
Nj. dc Launay and Mr.. Bruce be at once
taken ont of the exhibition" said Mr.
Halpert
Mr.. Kuhn scratched his head and
thought Then he called Arthur B.
Davies, president of the American Assoc
citation OF Painters and Sculptors, and
Walter Pach the representative in Eu-
rope for the association. who arranged