The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-16
HIGH ART AT HOME.

artist has painted several views of
this famous locality, but none to
equal the present production either
In, peint of size or excellence
of workmanship. The scene
Is taken from the foot of a tall |
cliff, looking westward towards
Point Bonita, whose lighthouse is
family seen through thu mists on
the opposite side of the Gate. His
treatment of the subject is bold and |
mastery, the composition being
simple, yet full of force, and the
same may be said of the arrange
ment oflight and shade. Its motive
is in the grey wind driven clouds
which sweep across the sky and the
heavy breakers that rcll shoreWard, |
the force of the picture being OBJ
tanned by the principal light falling
upon wreath of SNOWY foam
which leaps from behind dark
fragment of rock lying on the
beach. Fhe wet sands reflect the
base OF the cliff as it looms, pale and
indistinct, in the flying spray. In
the left hand corner Of the picture
is a richly colUred group Of rocks,
dark with seaweed, and among
them may be traced the broken
timbers and coils of cordage of
some noble vessel now mere waste
and lumber of the shore" In the
dim distance is a closer eefed vessel
in charge of tug, while nearer the
motions of number of white gulls
give further indications of rising
storm. Altogether, the sentiment
of rough day on a wild seashore
has been well conceived and carried
out by the artist. This fine work of
art has been purchased by G. F.
Gunner, Esq., and is intended as
companion to the "Sunset on Salt
Lake, recently referred to in these
columns and painted by the same
artist.
The latest products of Mr.. Lam
bOurne's brush are pair of land
scapes which he calls "Autumn in
Blacksmith's Fork Canyon and
"The Source of the Cottonwood"
The frst-named shows a turbulent
stream among rocks and bOulders,
overhung with autumn tinted fol
iage, to which high mountain and
rainy sky make up the background.
This picture contains some fine
points, but is not beyond criticism
on more grounds than one. We
confess decided preference
for the Source of the Cotton
wood" which is in every way a
ine picture. The artist may well
feel proud Of this effort, as it is
splendid example of his work, dur
ing what we would term his tranfi-
ton period-as he develops from the
vigorous yet cruder work of the
past, to the powerful but harmon
ious pictures which are destined to
give him lasting reputation. This
scene is full of quietly beauty and
will re appreciated by all who ad-
mire the careful and conscientious
study Of nature in her sober moods
and we consider it an evidence of
his rapid advance in his profession
that this artist is able to cope so
succe ssfully with such dissimilar
subjects. The source of the Cotton
wood is here shown to be a bank of
snow, which leeds lonely lake
among the tops of the Wasatch.
The light Of a summer afternoon
fills the picture; soft pearly tints
are in the sky and blue haze gath
ers over the distance; the lake is of
coolest green; the foreground rocks
and grass are golden in the sunlight
or rich brown in the shade, and the
sombre pine branches reflect cool
tints from the sky. Nature is smil>
ing in that high solitude. These
! two pictures are of the same size
and appear very beautiful, either as
a pair or separate. 1.-The Valley
of the Rio Virgin" is a subject
still upon this artists easel
and gives fair promise Of being a
fine picture, although at present il
lacks its most telling touches. "Old
Battle Of Monterey" an exquisite
panel picture, of which we have
made previous mention, is still in
the artists possession. 1t is a
gem. Mr.. LambOurne has spent
many weeks of this season in
sketching from nature and has
reaped a rich reward, having opened
up new sketching grounds full of
choice material. Our mountain
ranges offer an inexhaustible store
of subjects for the brush, and none
of our local artists have awaited
themselves so largely Of them as
Mr.. Lambourne, who has now
accumulated an immense number
of western sketches Of varied inter
est and extending from Nebraska tC
New Mexico. His sketches include
scenes among the lakes and peaks
of the Sierras, pictures and bits
along the Pacific coast, the Colorado
and ella deserts, the old Spanish
missions of California and Arizona
the canyons and valleys of Utah
from the extreme northern bound
airy to that of the south. To these.
his present summers work has
added some of the grandest scenes
Of the Uintah range, around the
rugged Bear River peak, and the
great double dome Of Reeds peak
where are grouped countless lakes OF
varying size from the little noun
tain lakeIet to noble sheets Of water
Amid all this region, deep rlct
grasses and a prOfusion OF WilC
flowers grow around the margins o.
these lakes and dense pine wood: