New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-07

friends in order TO effect a pleasant
reconciliation. In certain Of Degas's
pictures one can recognize Miss Cas-
satt as she helped him out of dim
Guilty by posing for turn OF the
head or a movement Of the hand. She
can be easily seen in one Of "rhe MILL
ners" series. Degas's admiration for
Miss CRssatt was unbounded, but there
was always a little dart in his remarks.
81 will not admit woman can draw
like that" he exclaimed, as he stood
before one of her pictures. And again
he said of that picture OF the boy
standing by the mirror, which now
hangs before you: 1.-THE greatest pct
ure of the nineteenth century" and
added sarcastically: ut is the little
Jesus and his English nurse
have not time TO begin to tell you
of the many incidents Of bygone years,
Of Degas dinners and his beefsteak
pies, of Miss Cassatt's evenings at
home, where so many interesting peo-
ple listened TO her brilliant converse
ton. nor of her luncheons, where state
and Church met and IT took Clemen-
ceau to calm the resulting agitation.
Many things have been said and nave
been written about Degas, but the
truest of all was said about him by
Miss Cassatt "He is a philosopher,
and there it is" True, Diogenes
living in his tub, II you will, hunting
for and exposing hypocrisy, but always
searching, analyzlng, phllosophlzing'
Unlike the mpressionists, he rarely
painted out of doors. Partisan IN
thought and temperament, he haunted
the boulevards, the cafes, the opera,
the racetracks. Witt an eye as Keen
as the early Italians for the reality OF
things, he observed and reflected, and
when the picture was produced II was
not merely a cafe concert, ballet re-
hearsal or "jocky with racehorses. IL
was the subject treated from IT'S pro-
foundest depths to its minutest detall.
once had the temerlty to ask DeSas
why ne always painted scenes from the
ballet. Because, madame, ne an
swered, nowhere else can | find so
well the combined movements OF tine
Greeks" Again philosophy. THINK OF
the remark as you come here to STUDY
these pictures and it will explain much
TO you.
Reluctantly I must go on, and no"
much more could be said about Deg33,
about his wonderful nudes, his mil
/
have only time for a few words about
Miss Cassatt. Think of It, few words
TO describe the work of a long life!
or hours that began at 8 In the morn
ing and lasted until dark. Miss Cas-
salt. the painter OF maternity, has
given a new note in the painting Of
children, namely, their infinite va
riety OF movement. Look at that
little child that has just thrown her-
self against her mothers knee, re-
gardlcss OF the result and OBJ lvlous
TO the fact that she could disturb "her
mamma" And she is quite right; she
does not disturb her mother. Mamma
simply draws back d bit and continues
TO sew. while little daughter rests ,her
elbows upon mammals knee. Sucn q
movement never could have been eX-
cent lust between mother and lttle
, DAUGHTER. and Miss Cassatt has caught
/ and EXPRESSED il with all the beautiful
accessories Of flowers and Of color and
/ of LIGHT How often have friends said
IN me: "Won't you ask Miss Cassatt
I 70 naint nv little girl? | would like
~ haze her painted just like that
We'll. the lust like that" means years
Of study and observation and large
proportion Of artistic insight added TO
vilI conclude with just one little
story about a much talked of portrait
Mics Cassatt refused 10 let the LuXem'
bourg or the Petit PalGis have that por.
trait anyway, not unit after 1t mac
been exhibited here. mean the Lady
/ al the Tea Table" Last spring, when she
/ left the Riviera and returned to PARIS
| suggested that she should go through
all the store closets in her apartneh
and into the big chest in the corrldoi
where she kept her drawings and th'
/ studies for her pictures and see VIVA
would come forth. Mathilde, the ram
/ ful. was given the task, and faltn;uIly
did she accomplish it. can tell YOU
artistic Paris was very happy over th'
result. . ~,
afternoon Miss Cassatt showed me
/ the Lady at the Tea Table and sald'
/ Tell me what you think OF mat
/ looked and answered.: VERY hne' AT
early work Why have you ney We
shown It before?" "The family oiS
not like it, and / was 50 DISAPPOINTED
I felt ! never wanted TO see II again
| did il so carefully and you may o'
sure il was like her but-no one care'
for it." she added sadly. veil ! carr
for it." | said holly, and so will! other.
if they know anything" and INSISTED
! that il should be shown.
| was quite right. It was the se1s "a
ton of the exhibition in the rue Lahtt'
last June. With the result, as l nave
said. that both the Luxembourg ana inc
petit Palais were anxious TO nave IL
But through the kindness Of Miss Gas
satt it is your privilege to see IL mere
] to-day.