The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-22

he developed the masterpieces OF
painting which are truly French TIL
umphS OF q disastrous war.
The cleanliness, the lack Of car
mage and horror in Detaille's paintings
have been subject TO criticism. He
has been charged as representing war
with too great charm, with too much
attention to details OF uniform and
accourtement rather than with an ap-
probation of its But there
was plenty of horror and carnage in
his earlier pictures, like The Mitral-
leuse.' Then there were two paint
ings. one OF them, The ConquerOrs,"
which for fear Of offending the Prus-
slams. We're excluded from the salon
of 1872. by order Of the French gov
eminent. But the clever artist had
his revenge. In one OF his excluded
pictures he had shown the Germans
footing. He now painted a fan with
figures of Mercury. These figures had
wings on their heels like the reSula-
ton NEUROLOGICAL messenger Of the
gods. But they wore German uni
forms. and as they few away they
were carrying with them various
French timepieces-the dainty lady's
watch, the massive clock, the art crea-
ton Of the period OF Louis XIV.
'Saiuting the Wounded
What q characteristic little story is
that told Of the entire change which
he made in one OF his best known
paintings, ~"Saluting the Wounded"
Originally he had shown q group OF
German officers saluting wounded
French soldiers as they went by. But
it was feared that this picture would
create a disturbances il placed or eX-
hibition, because the wounded pris-
oners We're French. So after under
going various changes, it represented
in it's final state mounted Frenc Of
ficers saluting a train Of wounded
Germans. 1t is a beautiful picture
and coming almost Immediately after
his "Champigny," which is in the
Metropolitan Museum Of Art, it did
much to enhance his reputation,
which already was great.
Among the pictures by Detaille re-
produced since the outbreak of the
war is 1.-THE Dream" which shows a
regiment peacefully slumbering in
bivouac. while in the softly illumined
sky is seer the subject Of their vision
the victorious progress Of the
Grande Armee. The engraving OF
this forms the frontispiece of the Sc
ries of plates on exhibition. A picture
Of a small group Of officers is all that
remains OF one very large picture by
this artist. That only this grouI
should survive shows his great con.
oNi0i1lodoiS0o IL los D1OuuCSu 6
very large canyaS, a picture entitled
Disturbing the Flags" Possibly il
was no more elaborate in it's detail:
than his previous ones. Critics, how
ever, spoke severely OF it. Evidently
Detaille, upon examining it, agreed
with their structures for when tn
salon at which it was exhibited cam,
to an end he quietly destroyed TIL
painting, retaining only the group o
officers.
The Dear Union.
His work is vivid, buoyant. Ever
when his figures are standing still w
feel in them the potentially Of &C
ton. Take one OF his pictures which
became popular Immediately, Recon
~naissance." In the main street Of
. village q lad in a peasant blous
d. is guiding a company Of scouts to
ward a spot in the direction Of whic
he is pointing. The poise Of the DO
is admirable. A slight hesitatio
marks the steps and attitude OF tn
: troops. They simply are exercisin
f the necessary caution Of scouts. An
r what q fine point OF interest in tn
: foreground is the body of the Uhla
t lying by his dead horse. It tells tn
q story Of a previous SkirmiSh and {
once discloseS q reason for the scout
ing party'S presence and cautious &C
Q vance. On the other hand, for doWr
right onslaught. take The Charge
q the Ninth Cuirassiers," a terrific Pre-
= jectile of men and horses hurle
through the charming atmosphere
the hamlet of Morsbronn.
Is In the series Of plates this gre;
French artist covers every arm Of tt
service. He went to Africa to obta,
? material for pictures of the F'renG
II colonial troops, whom one sees
III their natural surroundings. Such. f
y example, is The Camp at FL Alfalfa
l. the scene laid at the foot Of a chain
i hills and in n blaze OF tropical SUI
III light.
III Eventually in his search for mat
~ rial he went outside of Franc T
81 brought back an especially fine SER
II OF sketches from Russia.
This artist became highly popul
lis in this country early in his caret
This was largely due to the immel
ate demand for copies Of a large a
in beautiful Autograph Of an quare
bs by him showing a French troop
~Standing BY his horse. 1t was brOui