New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-29
FRENCH SALON SHOWS
HIGH LEVEL OF MERIT.
No Sensational Freaks, but
Sound Technique, Influence
of IngreS Predomnating.
P0RTRAITURE ADVANCING
Picture of Sem" One of the
Features Of 1913-Sixty five
Painters Carry American
Banner High.
by Cable TO The rrihun. I

BY Gable to The Tribune
/ Paris. April 2S.-The Salon de Ia So
ciete des Artistes Francois. which viii
he opened tomorrow in the Grand
Palais of the Champs Elysees. attans
an exceptionally high level of excel
'ence without revealing any sensa-
tonal freaks or any frantic attempts
TO astound the public. The salient
features Of this years crop consisting
of four thousand paintings and draw
| ingS. are its superior qualities Of tech
nique and the salutary and invigorat-
ing influence of Ingrcs. resulting from
the recent retrospective exhibitions of
the works of the most masterful
painter that France produced during
the first half of the nineteenth century.
The Salon this year fairly bristles
with admirable portraits. Those of
men are by Bonnat. hy Marcel Baschet.
10y Anne Morot, by FRANCOIS Flameng,
10y Eschemann. by Hubert Etcheverry.
by Patriot. by PASCAL. by Dechcnaud
and by Fernand Cormon. whose por-
trait of Paul Deroulede amid an aure-
ole of flags haranguine patriots-rivets
attention.
one Of the finest and most spirited
pictures in the show is the portrait Of
the caricaturist Sem" 10y Francois
Flameng. which marks a new and sur.
prising departure i'm the methods 90 a
painter hitherto associated with Tho
portraiture Of eXquisitely gowned and
dainty ladies of smart society Sem"
is painted in the act of sketching IN
the paddock on Ascot Cup day. In The
half distance is a young lady leaning
on her paraSo and i'm the background
are the familiar figures of Ascot meet
ings. The royal white stands. The
green turf and the blue sky all bathed
in sunshine. form picture replete
with nervous force. movement ana
vigor This canvas is. so far. Fla
meng's masterpiece.
Among the finest portraits of women
picture in bright vibrating tones of two
sisters. "Mademoisel De Urquiza" is
"A GEM by Ernest Laurent. 10y Paul
Chabas. 10y Henry Royer. by Henri Gui-
nier. by Theodore Desch and ny Ferdi-
nand Humbert. There is a charming
portrait Of Mile Ceary of the Coincide
FRANCHISE by Jules CayrOn. one Of
Mile. Simone Frtvalles of the Naude-
Vile by Andre Humbert and one Of
Mile Annie Marley by Jean Cottcnet
There is delicious reflected light
study Of Girls Ironing Linen" 10y Jo-
seph Bail and a vigorous and brilliant
Biarritz beach scene with bevies
Of women and girls in sunshine by
Paul Dupuy also an exquisite. frolic-
some Partisan theatrical supper scene
with portraits of prominent artists
and actresses by jules Grun.
A splendid and exceptionally strong
showing is made in the Salon by sixty
five American painters. Richard
Miller's picture Of a woman with red
Venetian hair before a console in her
drawing room. George HitchcOck's
study Of Dutch peasant girl with red
cheeks in a garden. Max Bohms pro-
lection Of woman holding a child by
the seaside, Jules Pages Figures on
Paris Quavs" Carroll Beckwiths som
hre and modest nude female Lionel
Walden's Breakers at Hawaii" Louis
Ritman's delicate nude. Aston Knights
"Mill at Dordrecht," Raymond Neil
sons portrait Of his young wife in n
cloak and n felt hat, Sander Landean's
BOY Scout" the late Robert Mac
Cameron's grewsome types Of London
half-starving poor folk. Miss COPELAND S
portrait Of a girl looking at goldfish.
Lawton Parker's nude. Cecil Jays de-
licious miniature of nude dancing
bacchante. Van Der Weyden's Fish
ermen at Montreuil" and Catherine
Wentworth's portrait of a young lady
are all excellent works.
Ridgway knights picture lie Bas
de Lame Fancais" C'French Thrift)
is perhaps the finest work Of this mas
terful protagonist Of open air life in
the Seine valley. a bloused peasant Is
counting the gold and silver coins OF
years of thrift. His wife stands rest
ing a hand on his shoulder. The PIC
.vra ie fuli IF sentiment and character.