The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-31
FELIX. VALLOTTON TELLS
OF REJECTED PICTURE

All international doings, including art
shows, seem to be difficult, and the In
ternational Art Show at Plttsburg last
spring stirred up n piquant affair which
just sees the light in the Bulletin de Ia
Vie Artistique of Paris. The following
translation Is due to correspondent of
the American Art NeVs: ...-...
THE Bulletin dc la Vie Artistfque has
given publicity to a misunderstanding
between the painter Felix vallotton and
Mr.. John w. Beatty. director OF Fine
Arts at the Carnegie Institute. Pitts
burg. This Is Mr.. Vallotton's tale /:
Some time ago l was called to the tele-
phone by an unknown voice asking me
TO send a picture to the Carnegie Insti-
tute exhibition at Pittsburg. Further
information would. so / was told. be
given me by the firm undertaking the
packing and conveyance of my pictures.
This information was that the exhibition
was unusually important. An invitation
was handed me specifying that ] should
have no outlay of any kind. Impressed
as was. selected a big picture, LA
Biblotheque," exhibited at Druet's a
year ago and which shocked no one, the
subject being Of the utmost propriety.
Weeks passed. when. suddenly, / re-
ceived from Mr.. Beatty a card. dated
April Is, 1920, worded as follows
1--we regret to have TO inform you
that your picture entitled La Biblio-
theque.' proposed for the annual exhibit
ton, was not accepted by the Interna-
tional Jury. II will be returned to you
as early as possible"
1.-The adventure is not only funny but
conveys n moral TO such confreres who
might also be led astray. The greatest
criminal In this affair is myself. who
81 1st.I uuR n
this farce--so ] make no complaint
Perhaps the word none opposite the
question as 10 what honors I could
boast Of brought the decision in my case.
IL not, the story has not It's equal.
IF VALJoTToN.'
"Mr vallotton's surmise was not with
out some foundation for he had re.
celved n letter from Mr.. Beatty. dated
February IL, 1920, worded as follows
and having. as the Bulletin points out.
eight references to honors and re-
wards
"'slr: The catalogue OF the Internal
tional exposition OF the Carnegie In
s,itute Is ono OF the few annual publ
cations giving the list OF honors and re-
v ards granted TO artists. Indeed, this
catalogue N standard work OF RET.
erence In the art world for all informa-
ton concerning honors and awards given
10 painters. We wish these lists 10 b.
as complete and exact as possible and T.
this effect venture TO ask for your kind
nssistance. Instead of giving tho names
only OF the localities where the honors
and awards have been granted, we wish
TO credit the organizations which have
thus honored artists or the institutions
where the painters arc represented.
your replies to the following questions
will be much appreciated Cd OF which
societles of artists or OF which artistic
institution are you a member CD In
what permanent galleries are you rep
resented? CD Please give the list Of
rewards which have been attributed 10
YOU by different artistic organizations
and mention the names OF exhibitions
(and OF the towns where these were
heidi. as we'll as the year when the re-
ward was attributed 90 you. We highly
appreciate this Information which per
n,its us to convey absolutely correct In
formation In our catalogue. Yours &C.,
I" john W. BEATTY, Director
ITO the last OF these questions NJ Val
lotion. who IL of Swiss birth and a mem
Der OF the Salon d'Automne, was oblige,
to answer none as surely. too. Gaugilin
Cezaune. Cross. Degas. Sisley. i.autroc
Pissarro, Berthe Morisot, Van Gogh an,
ssurat would have had TO reply Bu