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...shows a Communist in Paris holding the Communist paper L'Humanite and shouting Le Rif aux Rifains (the Riff for the Riffians). In the other picture is an Englishman in conference with a Riff and the inscription beneath runs: "... et, bien entendu, les mines de Ouergha á une société anglaise!" ( . . . and, of course, the Wergha mines for an English company...
...Besnard, who is to serve on the jury there, is holding exhibitions of paintings at Knoedler's, and etchings at Keppel's both in Manhattan. Besnard, little known to Americans, is considered by many to be the Dean of French painters. In 1890 he seceded from the Société National des Beaux-Arts-from the Société des Artistes Français; thus he was considered a radical, although he was carefully trained in technique. Besnard is President of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, and Director of the Ecole Française in Rome...
Belle France. War left him sightless but unbowed. His fellow artists rallied to his support. The last picture he painted was in this year's Salon de la SociÉtÉ Nationale. Recently he was promoted from Officer to Commandeur of the Legion d'Honneur. Great painters struggled to carry him on their shoulders through the Grand Palais. G. C. Bonnat, Director of the École des Beaux Arts, made him Professor of Esthetics for life. Lemordant struggles...
...reunion of the Société des Artistes Frangais and the Societe Nationale des Beaux Arts has been effected after 33 years. The latter society still holds more closely to classic tradition, as is easily observed in the Spring Salon...
Died. Raphael Lewisohn, 55, celebrated painter and step-brother of Adolph Lewisohn, New York financier, in Paris. He was a member of the Société Nationale des Beaux Arts...