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contemporary painters, like Lavery, Mark Fisher, Another innovation. The Salon d'Automne
C. H. Shannon, Rothenstein, Orpen, and Wilson organises every year ensemble exhibitions by one or
Steer, has created something of a furore in more artists. This year there was a Puvis de
Dublin, and an effort is being made to secure Chavannes room; and this display, which ought to
some at least of these works as the nucleus have been arranged long since by the Societe
of the proposed gallery. It is entirely owing to Nationale, sufficed of itself to attract to the Grand
the energy and public spirit of Mr. Hugh Lane Palais all those who are interested in art, for here
that the holding of this unique exhibition was were to be seen several very fine and varied works
made possible, and it is to be hoped that he will by our great Puvis, whose admirable portrait by
see the reward of his labours in the foundation of Marcelin Desboutin also figured in the display,
a new gallery in Dublin, in which the best modern Soon, let us hope, it will find its place in one of
work will find a home. the permanent art galleries. In addition to the
Chavannes gallery we have had here private
ARIS.—The Autumn Salon of 1904 displays by four artists essentially differing in ten-
amply fulfilled the promise shown on dency—Paul Cezmne, Odilon Redon, Renoir and
the first occasion of the kind. Here Toulouse-Lautrec,
all is innovation, and often innovation -
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of the happiest sort. The works are displayed in Despite the systematic opposition shown to the
the fine apartments of the Grand Palais under the new Society by the Societe Nationale des Beaux-
direction of an associate chosen for the purpose. Arts, which forgets that it was once young itself—
This year it was M. Desvallieres, who had the twelve years ago—one may find here a considerable
good taste to mingle in harmonious arrangement number of artists who * have emigrated from the
paintings, sculpture and works of art, thus creating other Salons, attracted by the eclecticism of the
a most pleasing effect. Salon d'Automne. Of such I will not speak now, as
"the tower bridge'
70
from a lithograph by andre sureda
contemporary painters, like Lavery, Mark Fisher, Another innovation. The Salon d'Automne
C. H. Shannon, Rothenstein, Orpen, and Wilson organises every year ensemble exhibitions by one or
Steer, has created something of a furore in more artists. This year there was a Puvis de
Dublin, and an effort is being made to secure Chavannes room; and this display, which ought to
some at least of these works as the nucleus have been arranged long since by the Societe
of the proposed gallery. It is entirely owing to Nationale, sufficed of itself to attract to the Grand
the energy and public spirit of Mr. Hugh Lane Palais all those who are interested in art, for here
that the holding of this unique exhibition was were to be seen several very fine and varied works
made possible, and it is to be hoped that he will by our great Puvis, whose admirable portrait by
see the reward of his labours in the foundation of Marcelin Desboutin also figured in the display,
a new gallery in Dublin, in which the best modern Soon, let us hope, it will find its place in one of
work will find a home. the permanent art galleries. In addition to the
Chavannes gallery we have had here private
ARIS.—The Autumn Salon of 1904 displays by four artists essentially differing in ten-
amply fulfilled the promise shown on dency—Paul Cezmne, Odilon Redon, Renoir and
the first occasion of the kind. Here Toulouse-Lautrec,
all is innovation, and often innovation -
P
of the happiest sort. The works are displayed in Despite the systematic opposition shown to the
the fine apartments of the Grand Palais under the new Society by the Societe Nationale des Beaux-
direction of an associate chosen for the purpose. Arts, which forgets that it was once young itself—
This year it was M. Desvallieres, who had the twelve years ago—one may find here a considerable
good taste to mingle in harmonious arrangement number of artists who * have emigrated from the
paintings, sculpture and works of art, thus creating other Salons, attracted by the eclecticism of the
a most pleasing effect. Salon d'Automne. Of such I will not speak now, as
"the tower bridge'
70
from a lithograph by andre sureda