Catalogue of the Inaugural Exhibition, January Seventeenth to February Twelfth, An. Dni. MCMXII. (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 Excerpt: ...of her niece. One of her famous portraits was of Mme. de Stael. 181 COUNTESS OF CHATENAY Lent by Mrs. H. N. Torrey, Detroit. LEON AUGUSTIN LHERMITTE BORN 1844. CONTEMPORANEOUS Born at Mont-Saint-Pere, France. Pupil of Lecoq de Boisbaudran. Member of the Legion of Honor, France, and Knight of St. Michael, of Bavaria. Medals, Second and Third Class, and Medal of Honor, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1889. A distinguished worker in pastel as well as in oils. 182 HARVEST TIME Lent by William 0. Goodman, Esq., Chicago. EDOUARD MANET BORN 1833. DIED 1883 Born in Paris. Pupil for six years of Thomas Couture. Very revolutionary in his methods and wayward in the treatment of the themes he chose with unconventional viewpoint, it was not long before he had the whole critical art world arrayed against him. He is known as the founder of the Impressionist School, which is not quite just, for to-day his works seem totally unlike those of the Impressionists. Attracted by the manner of Franz Hals, seeing everything in a large manner, he sought the general effect and troubled himself little with details. His place in art to-day is assured, however, and he left a large following, having a strong influence on the men who came after. Many of the choicest examples of his work are owned in this country, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York possessing several. 183 THE BULL-FIGHT Lent by Martin Ryerson, Esq., Chicago. JACOB MARIS BORN 1837. DIED 1899 The eldest of three brothers, all painters, was born at The Hague. He studied at Paris with Hebert and be-AMSTERDAM BY JACOB MARIS LENT BY HENRY C. LYTTON, ESQ., CHICAGO came one of the great painters of his time. Landscapes were his specialty and he painted the sea-shore as well. His pictures are in demand by the collectors, tho...