The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-16

the part Of q woman Of such a standing
as Mime. Marval to constitute. herself the
mother, the nurse. Of such affected dolls?
And the harm is in the lack Of conscience
with which she dates this work by putting
newspapers in the hands Of these gay cres-
lures upon which one reads 'Montmirail'
and other glorious inscriptions Of the battle
Of the Marine.
And you. Pierre Laprade. whom we
loved during the peace for your gallant alb
from the eighteenth century. was
it the moment for you to paint and to ex-
hibit to US q monkey fooling at q Window
! believe some monkey evil genius IN
trolled your palette. You are in the
trenches. Laprade. I know; you live among
men and behind masks Of protection against
poisonous gases that make our poilus look
like beasts; but krow, my dear Laprade.
you must see only beauty in man!
mo. it 10 not the moment to fool"
M. Leblond pays his compliments to
Matisse. Manguin Marquet and the other
modern spirits in equally savage terms.
He mocks at the big Matisse canvas. in
blue. gray ard purple. Of little fishes
swimming in q glass bowl. which he had
seen previously at Bernheim. Jeune's and
~ to continue such Q style in 1916 is q
condemnation in itself. "Never were you
more sincere" he cries ironically to
Maltese. You showed me by your ex-
hibition Of limitations after the masters at
Bemheim's that your true trade was that
Of . copyist. but this time I catch you in
the act of dulness. Truly. is that your
thought All your researches. all your work
I now declare to be frivolous"
OF all Of these exhibitors Maurice Denis,
Paul F1andrin and Odiion Redon alone
receive his praise.
Maurice Denis sends q religious piece.
. "Sacre CRur." The Mater Dolorosa 10
seen leaning against the Figure upon the
cross with the Sacred Heart irradiatins His
translucent flesh. Judging it from the
photograph (never q wholly fair test. Of
course) it appears to be q work that
would seem affected and labored in times
of peace. but M. Leblond. thirsting for
exaltation. lauds the canva to the skies.
1T 10 a. moving a. a verse from Dante"
he says. when life has become heroic
art must present US only with works that
are victories"
Vuillard, the neoimpressionist, and Bour.
dello. the sculptor. are the most generally
acclaimed by the other critics and I'm.
doubtedly carry of the publicity" honors
of the show. although Rodin. Deeas and
Renoir are among the ALSO rams"
Edouard WILLARD has q very strong posi-
ton and wa probably the "smartest'
painter in the Paris Of before the war. His
works were always to be seen in Bemheim.
Jeunes before they were quite dry and
generally they were placed in the window.
where they effectually stopped the passers-
by. They had such an undoubted clever.
ness Of brushwork that even conservatives
had to admit WILLARD was q painter while
protesting against his disdain of facts. He
threw q lovely assortment of tones upon
the canvas. but the human form divine
was treated as an accessory, and often
the lady's shawl trailing over the side of
the chair was made more important than
the lady.
In his present portrait of Nine. Frans
Jourdain the lady tnumphs. To the aston.
ishment Of the conservatives the portrait
actually looks like Nine. Jourdain. and
though the accessories are many and interest.
ing Nine. Jourdain interests more. "Ingres
would have painted it differently" says
M. Michel. but Velasques would have
regarded it with complacency. while Char
din would have loved it. for it 10 unques.
tionably French. 1t will probably be one
Of the masterpieces Of the time"
Bourdelle's "Herakles" was shown in
plaster At the autumn salon. but the gen.
eral opinion 10 that It gains decidedly in
the bronze. Hercules 10 shown lancing an
arrow from an enormous bow. his attitude
crouching, with muscular legs braced far
apart against rocks. It appears to be in
Bourdelle's best manner
Renoir's bronze Venus provoked no en-.
thusissm. MOI did his canvas "Eurydice."
"Eurydice" might just ~ well have been
called "Bsigneuse. No. 49," for she looks
precisely like the long line Of bathers that
this painter has put forth. In the photo.
graph the color n be judged. but the
design 10 weak. A young girls head Of