The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-11-27

OF MI. Dy0 III LH0 i w 0uCloGu WdIu,
evinces talent which is altogether
too rare in this vicinity. 1t is a con-
vincing reminder of the fact that
the gentleman is at home in almost
any department of painting. This
little picture, uHassuming as it is
and full of dry detail as it necessar-
lily must be, shows the hand of an
artist in an unmistakable manner,
and. defective though it may be in
some particulars, is fine study for
the young artists Of Utah.
The oil portraits, while very fair,
were not by any means the best Of
Mr.. Weggeland's pictures. There
was in the face of the male portrait
q Japanese fatness which is alto
gether unusual in the works of this
artist. The effect evidently was due
to a bad arrangement Of light. The
companion picture was much Supe-
rior in this particular.
The portraits of Bishop Hunter
and Dimick Huntington, ESQ.,, were
finely touched, and while Of course
in an artistic sense they, for obvious
reasons, cannot rank very highly,
there was, particularly in the Bish-
ops picture, an artistic freedom and
an entire absence of stiffness. The
portraits were fine specimens of this
class of work, and were lifelike to
a surprising degree.
Mr.. Weggeland should have been
much more fully represented than
he was, inlthis collection indeed, if it
had not been for the pictures,
"Dourris and Spot" and "Spot on
Duty" the JOLT work of himself
and Mr.. Tullidge, the gentleman
might almost as well have failed to
at all, as upon the mind,
one not acquainted with his versa
tility and his capacity to produce
almost anything, the exhibit
made by him would leave the i'm
preston Of a vastly different
character to that Of Mr.. Weggeland.
Too much cannot be said of him as
an artist; too little cannot be said
Of him as a fnancier. His lack Of
FIN ancial distinction, will hang to
him through life, unless some con-
Of nature or something else
akin, wake him up thoroughly to a
sense Of his capacity to make
if he would but utilize his
5alents in a business way. Dan
ought to be, by this time,
lble to devote his attention to some
great works, which should forever
stand as monument of his ability,
instead of which, he is constantly
struggling for the necessaries of
subsistence.
The distinction of being at the
lead Of Utah artists, with merely a
Ocal reputation, is not great enough
or d man of Mr.. Weggeland's tai
.nts, and if he attain nothing more
han this, no one can be blamed but
himself.
Having reached the portrait de-
l cannot do better than
lose this article with a short notice
# the portrait painting by Mr.. w.
First on the list, and
rSt in merit of all the portraits, |
vas that of Mr.. Glass, the father of |
Ir. J. B. Glass, of this city. AS to
he accuracy of the likeness [ know |
but have the assurance of |
he friends Of the gentleman that it |
5 almost perfect. As to the finish |
f the picture-the flesh-like deli
acy of teXture-there was but one |
pinion. 1t was incomparably ahead |
f anything in the collection, show
lg as it did the touch Of one who
ealiZed that to be natural the face
f Il human being must seem to
row upon the canvas, without leav-
lg any traces of the method of pro-
uction. The flesh seemed warmed
18th the life-blood of humanity, and
canned with the radiance natural
} the countenance of the superior
ace, being free from that picture
Ike effect SO often apparent. A pic
Ire of Dr.. Whites little boy showed
elicaJe treatment, but was marred
Y an unnatural background. Mr.. |
rmitage, who is now indisposed.
i'll. we hope, soon be restored to
9alth and give to Utah many other
orks Of a similarly meritorious
laracter.
letter next Sunday. NJ.