French painting today

A C K N OW L E D G E M E N T S : I n arranging a n exhibition of this k i n d there are naturally a great n umb e r of people wh o have helped, some i n ma j o r degree, some i n slight, b u t one a n d all most necessary to its success. I n t h a nk i ng them, particular me n t i on mu s t b e accorded the Direction Gene r a l des Relations Culturelles, a n d the Association Française d'Action Artistique; t o M. George Salles, Directeur des Musées d e France; t o M. Louis Joxe, Conseiller d'Etat, Directeur General des Relations Culturelles; M. Jacques J a u j a r d , Directeur General des Arts et des Lettres; t o t h e late M. G. Padovani, Ambassador for France i n Australia wh e n t h e exh i b i t i on was planned, a n d t o Hi s Excellency M. Louis Roche, the present Ambassador; t o M. P. D'Erlanger, Directeur de l'Association d'Action Artistique, for his support, advice a n d assistance of every k i n d i n the work of assembling t he exhibition; t o Sir Charles Lloyd Jones, Vice- President of the Boa r d of Trustees o f t he Na t i ona l A r t Gallery of New South Wales, for his imagination a n d interest i n proposing t he exhibition; t o Mr. Peter Bellew o f t he Arts a n d Letters Division of U.N.E.S.C.O., Paris (himself an Australian), a n d Mr. F r a n k McKewan, Fine Arts Officer o f the British Council i n Paris, for their he l p i n choosing t h e artists t o b e represented a n d i n selecting t h e paintings t o b e sent; to M. J e a n Cassou, Conservateur e n Chef d u Musée Na t i on a l d ' Ar t Moderne, f o r his concise a n d brilliant introduction t o the Catalogue, a n d t o M. J. Strauss, Consul General for France i n Australia. T h e Directors a n d Boards o f Trustees o f all participating Australian Na t i on a l Galleries also t h a n k t h e ma n y official a n d private galleries a n d indi- viduals wh o have so generously deprived themselves o f t h e i r treasures for over a year, a n d those wh o have he l ped i n ma n y ways so t h a t t h e exhibition wou l d b e as imp o r t a n t a n d comprehensible as possible. T h e biographical notes have be en prepared b y M. Yves SjOberg, translated b y Mlle. Thibaud. CATALOGUE N . B . 1—Works other than specified are oil paintings on canvas. 2—Works n o t followed by t h e n ame o f a gallery or a collector have been lent by the artists themselves. 3—Sizes are i n metres.