DOI Heft:
No. 77 (July, 1903)
DOI Artikel:Frantz, Henri: The exhibition of the National Society of Fine Arts
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.26229#0070
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BY L. LkvY-DHURMER
DESIGN FOR TAPESTRY
under a gale. Here the painter is really himself,
with the subtle blendings of colour in which he
excels.
Some other portraits worthy of note are those
by Mr. von Glehn, Mr. Lavery, Madame Leroy
d'Etiolles, and that of the caricaturist .Sew by
Boldini. These claim attention by their strong
individuality ; and the same may be said of those
by M. Caro-Delvaille, and of the refined portrait
of a lady, painted by M. Desvallieres against
a background full of rich detail, if /a Gustave
Moreau.
Personal tendencies are more variously shown in
landscape than in any other class of subjects.
Here every style and every manner is to be seen,
from the most advanced impressionism to the most
classical conventionality, and it would be hard to
determine which of them all is characteristic of the
French school. Thus, here again, I must dwell on
personal qualities. M. Menard's fine talent seems,
year by year, to gain in serious force and concen-
trated glow. From the classical and unchangeably
beautiful places that he visits, he has gained a
higher serenity, and we linger gladly by the
columns of the or in the autumn
7w*&s?', with its russet tones. In these we see
a revival, with a quite personal vein, of the noble
art of Claude Lorrain. M. Dauchez, another
marked personality, renders with peculiar intensity
the dismal solitude of the heaths of Brittany,
undulating as far as the eye can reach, under low
grey clouds. His JVhw'71? a?/ <2%#/ seems to
have been painted under the same burthen of
melancholy.
The scenes painted are as various as the painters'
methods. M. Raffaelli, using his peculiar oil-
crayons, always gives us views of Paris, rendered
in his well-known manner; M. Billotte affects
evening shades, and the subdued light of the
northern climes; and M. Gillot excels in views of
ports and rivers, and the most unexpected play of
light. Then, in strong contrast, we have the
brilliant landscapes of the South strongly sketched
in by M. Auburtin, who also exhibits a large
decorative piece : among the best small works are
some heavily-painted studies by Mr. Morrice; some
good views of the ZaA? a/ G&w&a by Lebourg; and
some poetic bits of the FLYa ufArA; by Monod.
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BY L. LkvY-DHURMER
DESIGN FOR TAPESTRY
under a gale. Here the painter is really himself,
with the subtle blendings of colour in which he
excels.
Some other portraits worthy of note are those
by Mr. von Glehn, Mr. Lavery, Madame Leroy
d'Etiolles, and that of the caricaturist .Sew by
Boldini. These claim attention by their strong
individuality ; and the same may be said of those
by M. Caro-Delvaille, and of the refined portrait
of a lady, painted by M. Desvallieres against
a background full of rich detail, if /a Gustave
Moreau.
Personal tendencies are more variously shown in
landscape than in any other class of subjects.
Here every style and every manner is to be seen,
from the most advanced impressionism to the most
classical conventionality, and it would be hard to
determine which of them all is characteristic of the
French school. Thus, here again, I must dwell on
personal qualities. M. Menard's fine talent seems,
year by year, to gain in serious force and concen-
trated glow. From the classical and unchangeably
beautiful places that he visits, he has gained a
higher serenity, and we linger gladly by the
columns of the or in the autumn
7w*&s?', with its russet tones. In these we see
a revival, with a quite personal vein, of the noble
art of Claude Lorrain. M. Dauchez, another
marked personality, renders with peculiar intensity
the dismal solitude of the heaths of Brittany,
undulating as far as the eye can reach, under low
grey clouds. His JVhw'71? a?/ <2%#/ seems to
have been painted under the same burthen of
melancholy.
The scenes painted are as various as the painters'
methods. M. Raffaelli, using his peculiar oil-
crayons, always gives us views of Paris, rendered
in his well-known manner; M. Billotte affects
evening shades, and the subdued light of the
northern climes; and M. Gillot excels in views of
ports and rivers, and the most unexpected play of
light. Then, in strong contrast, we have the
brilliant landscapes of the South strongly sketched
in by M. Auburtin, who also exhibits a large
decorative piece : among the best small works are
some heavily-painted studies by Mr. Morrice; some
good views of the ZaA? a/ G&w&a by Lebourg; and
some poetic bits of the FLYa ufArA; by Monod.
59