The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-27
Copyright by N. e. Montross.

THE superior jury OF the art de-
partment OF the Panama Pacific
International Exposition has
decided to have "a special gold medal
cast in honor" II is said, "of the great
influence Frank Duveneck has exerted
in the development OF American paint
ing" 1t is said that this unusual dis
t~lnction was conferred upon him at
the suggestion Of the foreign Judges.
who sent IN the following expression
OF the appreciation they felt for the
talents OF the American:
We, the representatives OF foreign
7, countries acting upon the international
| jury OF awards in the Department of
Fine Arts, d. hereby ask your kind
consideration of the following recon-
mendation unanimously adopted by MS
in a meeting specially called for this
purpose.
Whereas the comprehensive retro
spective collection of Frank Duvtseck's
works in oils. etching and sculpture
brought together in the ala Of Fine
Arts has astonished n delighted all
those hitherto unacquainted with his
life work, while confirming the opinion
OF those few who have long held him
in the highest esteem, both as an
artist and as a man. we, the foreign
jurors on the international jury of
award. feel that some special recogni-
ton Of his distinguished contribution
to American art should be awarded
Frank Duveneck, and vi herewith
recommend that a special medal of
honor be struck in his honor and
)awarded him
This was signed by the commission
ers OF the following countries: VOL
land, Japan, Cuba, Italy. Portugal,
China, Argentina, Uruguay. Sweden
and Norway. Concerning Mr.. Du-
veneck DR.. Albrecht Won Montgelas
, writes:
This step was decided upon TO pre-
claim before his native country and
before the world what American art
owes 10 this L man. When Du-
veneck. who was born at Covington.
KY, in ls4S of Dutch ancestry, was
in his early twentles American paint
ing was entirely under the influence
OF the Dusseldorf school OF painters
~(Achenbach, Cornellus). Typical rep
resentatives of hat stage OF Ameri-
can art can be seen at the Palace OF
4 u I Az "obuN wal NN"
} from Mexico (3704, Gallery 59). and
in the early paintings OF Winslow
Homer, like An Adirondack Lake
(2l23). The Butterfly (2l3l) ard
others in Gallery 81.
This microscopic and painfully de-
tailed way OF handling the drawing
and painting Of pictures did not APP
peal 10 Duveneck, and in 1870 with
some friends he went TO Munich,
where Karl Won Piloty was then at
the height Of his fame. and where
Kaulbach, Leibl. Diez, Defregger, Ca
briel Max. Lembach and many others
were helping TO make Munich he
Mecca o. art students the word over
Here, under the guidance Of VII
helm Won Dicz (bo:n 1888. knighted
1870. studying at the shrine OF old
masters like Frans Halls and Nelas-
queZ. Duveneck laid the foundatiJ IN
for his greatness.
after three years he returned &c
America, where his paintings created
a sensation for their broad and bold
handling which upset all academic
traditions OF the Duesseldorfers.
From that moment dates the mod.
ern development of American art, 'as
l have pointed out in my first article
early in March .. this year, on .ht
foreign influence on American art.
deplored at the time that the retro
speCtive section of the Fine Arts Pal,
ace contains no specimen of the worl
OF those great Munich masters whC
have played such al important rol,
in the history of American art"
-
1t was Frederic Carl Fri seke Il
whom the first prize was awarded
This artist has eight paintings in tn,
exhibition, He is now in his forty
first year. His birthplace is Michigan
and it was in the Art Institute o
Chicago that he studied first. Late,
he was a student AT the league II
this city. Abroad he was in Julien
~atelier and at the Whistler school il
Paris.
Mrs. Francis Carolan OF San Fran
cisco has added to the American col
lection a landscape by John S. Sar
gent.
The Paris Salon has this year
pathetic interest for the visitors, sine
nearly every work of art exhibited
whether it be painting or statuary,
from the hand of some artist now II
service. Some of these men have bee
killed, Others arc wounded and som
are still in the trenches. Arsene Alex
andre has called the exhibition tn
Salon des Mobilises." 1t Is bein
he'd in the Jeu de Paume adjoinin
the Garden of the Tu.ler.cs. Ever
French artist between Is and 40 VIII
Ia In physical condition Is fighting 4
the French army,
For more than thirty years I hav
seen all the salons" says NJ. Alex
andre. u have seen the salons 4