Meissonier, his life and his art . to the triennial exhibitions, it is a mistake to admit worksalready exhibited. There should be nothing but new works. Atypical representation of a mans whole work should be reserved foruniversal exhibitions, held every ten years. In any case, however, triennial exhibitions are capital last jury consisted of fourteen painters, assisted by fourteenmembers chosen by the State. It was, therefore, a State The State will have a right toshow itself exacting, for it maysay to malcontents : Go to theordinary annual exhibition, youwill find that
Meissonier, his life and his art . to the triennial exhibitions, it is a mistake to admit worksalready exhibited. There should be nothing but new works. Atypical representation of a mans whole work should be reserved foruniversal exhibitions, held every ten years. In any case, however, triennial exhibitions are capital last jury consisted of fourteen painters, assisted by fourteenmembers chosen by the State. It was, therefore, a State The State will have a right toshow itself exacting, for it maysay to malcontents : Go to theordinary annual exhibition, youwill find that five hundred pic-tures have been chosen from thebest works there, and four orfive pictures by the same artistwill be accepted, if they aregood. There is no one in Parisin September, and it would bemuch better to have the triennialexhibition in May, in the Champ-de-Mars. The annual exhibitioncould be deferred, or openedearlier, every three years. Or, if necessary, there might be noSalon at all the year of the triennial J~Ji THE READER. (Pen Sketch.) The painter we are talking of has a certain sentiment, I allow, but CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS 165 I do not care for him much. Some modern artists wont take thetrouble to look at things .... He, for instance, has not even gone
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