. International studio. side by side form thecentre of the decorative scheme. In them ourreaders will recognise one of those beautiful land-scapes of antiquity of which Menard holds thesecret. All here is of great nobility, and of theclassic breadth which connects Menard, throughhis affinity with Poussin and Claude, with thosepure springs of beauty and lofty thought whichflow from Hellas. M. J. Francis Auburtin continues, with muchdistinction and merit, his series of large decorativepictures. Disciple of Puvis de Chavannes, he seeksabove all for harmony and beautiful effects ofcolour in mural
. International studio. side by side form thecentre of the decorative scheme. In them ourreaders will recognise one of those beautiful land-scapes of antiquity of which Menard holds thesecret. All here is of great nobility, and of theclassic breadth which connects Menard, throughhis affinity with Poussin and Claude, with thosepure springs of beauty and lofty thought whichflow from Hellas. M. J. Francis Auburtin continues, with muchdistinction and merit, his series of large decorativepictures. Disciple of Puvis de Chavannes, he seeksabove all for harmony and beautiful effects ofcolour in mural painting. His large panel thisyear is entitled LEssor. As he himself explainsin the catalogue, he has striven to express in thefour female figures the stages of human thought—?first dormant, then awaking, rising upward, andfinally taking flight into space, free, radiant, andimmortal. It is a beautiful symbol of a very nobleconception, treated with much power, and a subjectadmirably appropriate for mural BY LUCIEN SIMON 45 The Salon of the Socidte Nationale, Paris If these three large decorative paintings arethose which most forcibly attract ones notice,though by ver) different characters, — Menardtracing the continuity of classicism, Besnard alliedto the traditions of the decorative artists of theeighteenth century, and Auburtin worthily carryingon the style of Puvis—there are still other workswhich deserve our attention and even our admira-tion, even though they do not display such pro-nounced styles. So one finds much charm andgracefulness in the panel by M. Roll, the Societysdistinguished President: also in the /•uite en Egyptepainted for a church by Madame Wehrl^ withtouching sentiment; a decided feeling for thepicturesque in the work of M. de la Neziere, LesKeligions de FIndc; a dramatic power in theEpisode de iSjo, by M. Pierre Lagarde; andcharming drawing in the portrait of Mme. DelanteMardrus, bv M. de la Rochefoucauld. The large painting by
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