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Nr. 161 (July, 1910)
DOI Artikel:Frantz, Henri: Some notable pictures at the New Salon in Paris
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19867#0058
Pictures at the New Salon
M. Aman-Jean has talent and technique both traits hung on the first floor at the Grand Palais, a
eminently personal; he is in love with middle tones, special room on the ground floor has been reserved
and knows better than anyone how to place in a for his work. The visitors to the Salon can
pretty decorative landscape female figures har- here pass a delightful hour studying one by one
moniously clad in light and supple draperies. His the productions of this great artist, one of the most
is a talent of sweetness much more than force, the personal and most varied of the contemporary
delicate idealism of which, however, appears to my French school of painting.
eyes to be invested with great charm. His picture Among the landscapes hung in the Salon there
this year is called La Collation, and forms another is one that is unrivalled—the view of the Place de
of a series of decorations destined for the Musde Moret during the recent floods, by J. F. Raffaelli,
des Arts Decoratifs, in which M. Aman-Jean one of the finest works of a kind we have been
already figures in some important works. This accustomed to see with pleasure for a long time:
last is equally successful. I noted also the exhibit of M. Lemordant, who
M. Rene' Menard, after his great effort of last is making great progress. He is a young man on
year, is contenting himself with showing some pic- whom the Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts can
tures of small dimensions. Is there any need for count with confidence.
me to say that these are marked with that character In conclusion let me say that it would not be
of classic perfection which is ever present in even fair to assert that all interest in the Salon depends
the smallest picture from M. Menard's brush? I upon the works I have enumerated, for besides
was exceedingly pleased with his Bylas, a noble them one finds numerous other excellent things,
landscape of warm and beautiful colour. But those I have spoken of in detail are the out-
M. Jacques Blanche is exceedingly well repre- standing and finest pieces which the exhibition
sented this year, for besides some very fine por- offers. Henri Frantz.
" LA COLLATION'' BY AMAN-JEAN
34
M. Aman-Jean has talent and technique both traits hung on the first floor at the Grand Palais, a
eminently personal; he is in love with middle tones, special room on the ground floor has been reserved
and knows better than anyone how to place in a for his work. The visitors to the Salon can
pretty decorative landscape female figures har- here pass a delightful hour studying one by one
moniously clad in light and supple draperies. His the productions of this great artist, one of the most
is a talent of sweetness much more than force, the personal and most varied of the contemporary
delicate idealism of which, however, appears to my French school of painting.
eyes to be invested with great charm. His picture Among the landscapes hung in the Salon there
this year is called La Collation, and forms another is one that is unrivalled—the view of the Place de
of a series of decorations destined for the Musde Moret during the recent floods, by J. F. Raffaelli,
des Arts Decoratifs, in which M. Aman-Jean one of the finest works of a kind we have been
already figures in some important works. This accustomed to see with pleasure for a long time:
last is equally successful. I noted also the exhibit of M. Lemordant, who
M. Rene' Menard, after his great effort of last is making great progress. He is a young man on
year, is contenting himself with showing some pic- whom the Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts can
tures of small dimensions. Is there any need for count with confidence.
me to say that these are marked with that character In conclusion let me say that it would not be
of classic perfection which is ever present in even fair to assert that all interest in the Salon depends
the smallest picture from M. Menard's brush? I upon the works I have enumerated, for besides
was exceedingly pleased with his Bylas, a noble them one finds numerous other excellent things,
landscape of warm and beautiful colour. But those I have spoken of in detail are the out-
M. Jacques Blanche is exceedingly well repre- standing and finest pieces which the exhibition
sented this year, for besides some very fine por- offers. Henri Frantz.
" LA COLLATION'' BY AMAN-JEAN
34