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ILLUSTRATIONS FOR “THE LIGHT OF ASIA

BY JESSIE KING

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PARIS.—At Durand-Ruel’s we have re-
cently had a very interesting little
exhibition of etchings in colour by two
young artists, MM. Eugene Delatre
and Francis Jourdain. M. Delatre is
a keen observer, who sticks close to truth. His
plates, Le Gosse qui fume, Deux petites files and
Grandpere et la petite file, are charmingly handled
and full of delicate feeling. His landscapes, too,
have great merit, notably Soleil Couchant and

Village de Bevillers. The artist’s technique is sure„
and at the same time remarkable in its freedom.

M. Francis Jourdain is evidently more inclined
than his colleague to producing decorative effects.
His series, Nuit de fete, Les Cheminees fument, Le
Train die and La Cigarette, designed in the form of
a fan, reveal harmonious masses of colour, most
originally arranged, and producing the happiest
effects. In some of his other work the Japanese

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