Salt Lake Herald | 1891-05-17 | Page 2 | Meissonier's Posthumous Works

Blelssoniers Posthumous Works It is not known yet what will > e done with all the unfinished pictures left in Meissoniers studios They represent a fortune for many of them which Were condemned by the fastidious taste of the painter himself will soon be in the hands of the dealers and heralded as masterpieces master-pieces Most of the sketches and mere studies one need not doubt will turnout turn-out full fledged paintings by the time they reach the amateur One can but remember what happened after Dau bignys death and after Millets death Each had a son who painted and much of the worn of those sons is dearly cherished today in hundreds of cabinets in America and elsewhere as that of the illustrious fathers The posthumous paintings of Meissonier will probably be numerous but it is only right to add that the high character of Mr Charles Meissonier may be considered a guarantee guaran-tee BO far as his personal influence can go for the integrity of the artistic remains re-mains of his distinguished fatherArt Amateur