American Artists in Paris
sea-piece by M. Pellegrin, an artist from Marseilles, /" I 1HE AMERICAN COLONY OF
who follows in his colouring the best traditions of I ARTISTS IN PARIS BY E. A.
the Provencal men, Ricard, Monticelli, and Ziem. TAYLOR (SECOND ARTICLE )
M. Maillaud has made a speciality of subjects
drawn from rustic life in Le Berri, and this I have heard it said many times that the ultra-
picturesque province furnishes him on occasion modern artists have the most educated and
with the happiest of motifs. Such a one is his intellectual followers on their side and in harmony
picture this year of a Foire dans le Berri. with their interests, but examine, not even minutely,
One is accustomed to see numerous portraits at their education and intellect and one finds it but a
the Old Salon, and this year there were examples by poor one-sided affair, elementary in its new idea ot
the best-known artists, Gabriel Ferrier, Francois evolution and world-old disbelief, preaching the
Flameng, Humbert, and others still. One of the simplicity of Simple Simon and ignoring the
best things was a portrait of two children by Aime complexity of simple things. I am heartily with
Morot, a very remarkable work. Among genre all modern movements that issue from a sincere
paintings one must not omit to mention an interior belief in its ultimate good; but each new shrine
by Mile. Demanche. Henri Frantz. must have a place for a God and not an idol. It
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sea-piece by M. Pellegrin, an artist from Marseilles, /" I 1HE AMERICAN COLONY OF
who follows in his colouring the best traditions of I ARTISTS IN PARIS BY E. A.
the Provencal men, Ricard, Monticelli, and Ziem. TAYLOR (SECOND ARTICLE )
M. Maillaud has made a speciality of subjects
drawn from rustic life in Le Berri, and this I have heard it said many times that the ultra-
picturesque province furnishes him on occasion modern artists have the most educated and
with the happiest of motifs. Such a one is his intellectual followers on their side and in harmony
picture this year of a Foire dans le Berri. with their interests, but examine, not even minutely,
One is accustomed to see numerous portraits at their education and intellect and one finds it but a
the Old Salon, and this year there were examples by poor one-sided affair, elementary in its new idea ot
the best-known artists, Gabriel Ferrier, Francois evolution and world-old disbelief, preaching the
Flameng, Humbert, and others still. One of the simplicity of Simple Simon and ignoring the
best things was a portrait of two children by Aime complexity of simple things. I am heartily with
Morot, a very remarkable work. Among genre all modern movements that issue from a sincere
paintings one must not omit to mention an interior belief in its ultimate good; but each new shrine
by Mile. Demanche. Henri Frantz. must have a place for a God and not an idol. It
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