FINE N 6853 .L29 A4 1920 CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY FINE ARTS LIBRARY The MEMORIAL ART GALLERY ROCHESTER, NEW YORK CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS BY GASTON LA TOUCHE AND LOUIS MAURICE BOUTET DE MONVEL JUNE. JULY, AUGUST Nineteen Hundred Twenty /;«Sm-S5!iS>\S;SSiSS!S.'SJ^.5m5^^^ THE MEMORIAL ART GALLERY IS OPEN EVERY DAY FROM 10:00 A. M. TO 5:00 P. M., EXCEPTING ON SUNDAYS AND MONDAYS, WHEN IT IS OPEN FROM 1:S0 TO 5:00 P. M. FSEE DATS: WEDNESDAYS, SATUR- DAYS, AND SUNDAYS. OTHER DAYS ADMISSION IS TWENTY-FIVE CENTS. MANY OF THESE PAINTINGS ARE FOR SALE: FOR PRICES APPLY AT THE DESK OR AT THE OFFICE OF THE GALLERY. CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY 3 1924 100 356 421 DATE DUE PRIKTEOINU^A GASTON LA TOUCHE Gaston La Touche was born at Saint-Cloud in 1854 and died there in 1913. He was self-taught. The following are his awards of medals and honors : Salons Hors Concours ; Exposition Uni- verselle, 1900 ; Grand-Prix, Venice ; Barcelona, Munich ; and the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh; Officer of the Legion of Honor. La Touche was President of the Societe Internationale des Peintres a I'eau ; member of the Franco-American Institute ; member of the Delegation of the Societe National des Beaux-Arts; and a member of the Imperial Consul des Beaux- Arts; Societe des Aquarellistes HoUandais; Societe Royale des Artistes Beiges, and the Societe Nouvelle of Paris. 1. Studies of Skies 2. Studies for "Le Te Deum" (For the window of the Cathedral of Rouen) 3. Woods in Autumn — Waterfalls, Bois de Boulogne 4. Paths in the Park at Versailles — Three Little Monkeys 5. Studies of Skies 6. Streets at Tontarabie, Spain 7. Fishing Nets, Concarneau — Marseilles 8. Fog in Venice 9. Street in Marseilles — Streets in Villefranche 10. Borders of the River Mayenne 11. Market in Brittany 12. Impressions of Water 13. Gray Days 14. Opera of Paris (Studies made during the representa- tion) 15. Studies of the Nude 16. The River Eure at Gisors 17. Studies of Boats 18. Impressions of the Sea at Villefranche 19. Studies of Furniture in the Lelong Collection 20. Apartments in the Versailles Palace 21. Apartments in the Versailles Palace 22. Borders of a River 23. Impressions of Autumn in the Versailles Park 24. Landscapes 25. Landscapes at Champsecret, France 26. Studies of Bois de Boulogne 27. Studies of Trees 28. Hotel Lambinet — Fountain, Versailles 29. Flowers at Antibes — ^Roads in Autumn 30. Gardens of La Touche's Home at St. Cloud 31. Canal in Venice 32. Grand Canal in Venice 33. Day of Rain on the Lake of Corao 34. Bad Weather on the Lake of Como 35. Grey Symphony 36. Boats in the Mediterranean 37. Impressions of the Sun at La Rochelle 38. Daylight at La Rochelle 39. Unnested 40. Returning to Port 41. Genoa 42. A Woman's Back 43. Woman Against the Light 44. Bust of a Nude Woman 45. Shoulders of a Woman 46. Head and Shoulders of a Woman 47. Back of Neck of Woman — Evening Light 48. Woman Sitting 49. Woman Stooping 50. Woman Lying Down 51. Nude Woman Sitting 52. Woman Lying Down 53. The Repose 54. Nude Woman in Garden 55. Woman Lying Down 56. Back of W<"nan 57. Brittany Woman and Child 58. Brittany Fisherwomen 59. House at Bois de Main 60. Chateau de Beaufai 61. Path in the Park at St. Cloud 62. Market at Domfront — In the Rain 63. The Grand Trianon at Versailles 64. Avenue des Charaps-Elysees in Paris 65. Dock of the Grand Trianon 66. Pond Formed by the Red Sea, Indre, France 67. Banks of the Mediterranean 68. Docks at Versailles 69. River Seine and the Park at St. Cloud 70. The Grand Canal and the Docks at Latone 71. Fountain in the Park at St. Cloud 72. Antibes 73. Champsecret 74. The Banks of the Cher 75. Autumn Effects on the Banks of a Pond 76. Water at Versailles 77. Around Champsecret 78. Interior of the Palace at Versailles 79. Chimney-piece and Decoration at the Palace at Versailles 80. Music Room at Trianon 81. Throne Room, Versailles 82. Council Chamber, Versailles 83. Bracket and Bust at the Palace at Versailles 84. Bust of the Queen, Palace at Versailles 85. The Queen's Room, Palace at Versailles 86. Interior of the Palace at Versailles 87. Entrance to the Gallery of Mirrors 88. Entrance to the Gallery of Mirrors 89. Pig's Head— Study for the Painting, "Flesh" 90. Sedan Chair in Vernis Martin 91. The Queen's Bed at Trianon 92. Desk of Louis XV 93. Desk of Louis XV 94. The Te Deum 95. By the Stream 96. The Three Graces LOUIS MAURICE BOUTET DE MONVEL Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel was born at Orleans, France, in 1850, and died at Nemours in 1915. He studied with De Rudder, Cabanel, Jules LeFebre, Gustave Eoulanger, and Carolus Duran. For some time he devoted himself chiefly to drawing for illustrated publications, but continued to paint and exhibit in the various salons. He has illustrated "Old Songs for Little Children," "Songs of France," "La Fontaine," "Nos Enfants," "Xaviere," and "The Life of Jeanne d'Arc." He received a medal at the Paris Exposi- tion of 1S89, the Legion of Honor in 1897, and a gold medal at the Paris Exposition of 1900. 97. The Old Relations 98. Breton Peasant 99. Red-haired Woman 100. The High Meadows 101. The Woman in Pink 102. Breton Country 103. The Two Arabs 104. Aicha 105. Landscape in Touraine 106. Tunis 107. Vernet-les-Bains 108. The Tan Yards 109. Le Vernet 110. Young Kabyle 111. The Old Vernet 112. The Alley 113. Constantine 114. The Manor House 115. Rue d' Alger 116. Border of the Loire 117. The Desert 118. A Study of Algeria 119. Vineuil 120. Arab Court 121. Arab Woman 122. Alley in Algeria 123. La Casbah 124. Algeria 125. Study for Portrait 126. Le Patio 127. Sirens 128. Sirens 139. Sirens 130. Cleopatra 131. Portrait of R. B. de M. 132. Portrait of B. B. de M, 133. Portrait of a Child 134. Study for Portrait 135. Study for Portrait 136. Study for Portrait 137. Fan 138. Sleeping Siren 139. The Games of Love 140. In Vitam Octernam 141. The Poplars 142. Foljuif 143. Children 144. Children 145. Children 146. Children 147. The Walking Hour 148. Little Peasants 149. Little Peasants 150. Little Peasants 151. Little Peasants 152. Little Peasants 153. Little Peasants 154. Little Peasants 155. Little Peasants 156. Little Peasants 157. Little Peasants 158. Little Peasants 159. The Imprudent One 160. The Big Bed 160a . Bouree ILLUSTRATIONS FOR "XAVIERE" 161. The Red Haired 162. The Communion 163. The Lecture 164. The Curate Going Out 165. The Guilty One 166. The Farewell 167. The Flight ILLUSTRATIONS FOR "OUR CHILDREN" 168. The Red Parasol 169. The Ball Dress 170. The Road to School 171. The Blossoming Field 172. The Rub-down 173. In the Fields ILLUSTRATIONS FOR "FABLES OF LA FONTAINE" 174. The Bear and His Two Friends 175. The Earthen Pot and the Iron Pot 176. The Two Pigeons 177. A Sketch for a Portrait ILLUSTRATIONS FOR "OLD SONGS AND FRENCH SONGS" 178. Fishing for Mussels 179. Lady Bread and Butter 180. Malbrouck 181. La Verdi la Verdon ILLUSTRATIONS FOR "ST. FRANCOIS D'ASSISE" 182. St. Francis Praying 183. The Scarred One 184. St. Francis and the Three Thieves 8 185. St. Francis Giving His Clothes 186. St. Francis Kissing tlie Hand of a Leper 187. St. Francis Preaching to the People 188. Infancy of St. Francis 189. St. Francis Carrying a Stone to Reconstruct St Damien 190. St. Francis Before Pope Innocent III 191. St. Francis Giving Away His Fortune DRAWINGS 192-215. Illustrations for "St. Nicholas" 216-222. Illustrations for "When I was Little" 223-232. Illustrations for "Our Children" 233-243. Studies for Portraits 244-245. Sketches of Children 246-258. Sketdhes of Little Peasants 259. Study for "Susan in Her Bath" 260. Study for Sirens 261. Study for Sirens 262. Study for Cleopatra 263. Study for Diana 264. Study for Woman with Peacocks 265. Study for Xaviere 266. Study for Xaviere 267. Study for Xaviere 268. Jeanne d'Arc Armed by Angels 269. The Breakfast on the Grass 270. Country Ball 271. Study for Fortune 272. Study for Fortune 273. Carrier of Water 274. The Frog 275. Le Pacha 276. Popular Melodies 277. Tibre 278. Secular Teaching 279. Tibre 280. Christmas 281. The Joke of Master Patelin 282. Study for Portrait 283. Remembrance of the War of 1870 284. Remembrance of the War of 1870 285. Study of the Nude (Drawing) JEANNE D'ARC 286. At the Head 287. Domremy 288. Saint Michel 289. The Voices 290. Le Sire de Baudicourt 291. Depart de Nanconteurs 292. The Journey 293. Introduction to the King 294. Before the Doctors 295. Review at Blois 296. Passing the River Loire 297. Entry in Orleans 298. Procession Around Orleans 299. In the Prison of Saint Loup 300. After the Battle 301. The Consultation 302. The Prison of the Augustines 303. Retreat of the English 304. Jeanne Before the King 305. The Bridge of Meung 306. Bathe of Patays 307. Jeanne and the Wounded 308. Jeanne and the Prisoners 309. Coronation of the King 10 310. Jeanne and Children 311. Jeanne Wounded at Paris 312. Jeanne at St. Denis 313. Jeanne at Compiegne 314. Jeanne Prisoner 315. Jeanne Before the Duke of Burgoyne 316. The Escape 317. Jeanne in Prison 3 IS. Jeanne and her Saints 319. Jeanne and Stafford 320. Jeanne Praying in the Street 321. The Sentence 322. The Execution 323. Things Said Beforehand 11 GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS THE object of the Memorial Art Gallery is to further the interests of fine art in the city of Rochester by maintaining exhibitions of pictures and statuary, an art library, and a collections of photographs and prints, which shall be a means both of pleasure and of education for all citizens of Rochester. In order that a large number of lovers of art may share in making the Gallery useful and enjoyable for all the citizens, provision has been made in the By-Laws for membership in vari- ous classes. CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP 1. Supporters. Persons who shall contribute two hundred and fifty dollars a year toward the maintenance of the Art Gallery. 2. Sustaining Members. Persons who shall contribute one hundred dollars a year, or more, but less than two hundred and fifty dollars. 3. Contributing Members. Persons who sball contribute twenty-five dollars a year, or more, but less than one hundred dollars. 4. Annual Members. Persons who shall contribute ten dol- lars a year, or more, but less than twenty-five dollars. 5. Associate Members. Any artist, school teacher, or art craftsman actively practicing his profession, may become an As- sociate Member of the Art Gallery upon payment of five dollars a year. PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERS All members are entitled to free admission to the Gallery at all times that it is open to the public, and to all lectures, recep- tions and private views that may be conducted by the Directors. They are entitled also to the privilege of drawing books from the library of the Art Gallery. Supporters and Sustaining Members have the privilege of free admission for members of their families and for visiting friends. Each Contributing Member shall have the privilege of free admissions for himself and one other member of his family. CLUBS AND SOaETIES Societies, study clubs, and similar organizations are cordially invited to make full use of the Gallery at all times. No charge will be tnade for admission to organizations visiting the Gallery in a bbiy. Appointments for such visits should be made in advance.