The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-05-25
ART AND ARTISTS,
The Spring Exhibition in San
Francisco.

milton il the spring exhibition of
the California Art Association,
The collection contains many pic
lures OF striking merit, although the
works Of some of those who have
heretofore been leading lights, are
missing, notably Tavernier, Yelland
and Bradford. In compensation for
this, however, there are shown the
productions OF several artists fro "a
The eaatern States. This IS a new
feature in California exhibitions,
this being the 6r-t tim that eastern
pictureg have been hung anon Q
those Of the Coast pain 1ers; bU
our friends IN the west. hsv4 no c..
casion to feel humiliatei By the
com PARTON. Not that those sent
across are in 'eri0r-1p the contrary,
thev are types of the highest Amer
lean art-but that California artists
contribute to our country some of
the finest works that the nation
produces. The pictures from the
east include among them o n asteF-
pisce by f X Rehn called, Even
ing, Coast of New Jersey," a long
stretch Of sand on which the SURF is
breaking amid a flush OF evening
light. Ia this picture there is great
power spent and yet greater power
in reserve, while the drawing of
wave form is most mastery. a
contribution by Hamilton has q
feeling OF out doors about 1T, but it
is altogether too crude in color and
sIoveniy in execution. In Kruse-
man Van Elten's picture, sin the
Grove" we miss tbs crisp touch and
Juicy coloring of bis best style, and
ind instead the manneriSms OF the
Dusseldorf school; yet, though labor
ing under this incubus, the deeper
tones of his picture suggest Con.
siderable grandeur. The Satisfied"
of 4. FredericEs ia an original and
altogether good picture representing
the termination of a duel in the
forest, the fgu.e s being in the
costume of the last century. Not
only are the landscape features OF
the picture well painted, especially
the treatment of the trees
and the fallen leaves, cut
the story of the picture is
pointedly told. "Octo6er by the
Sea-" by De Forrest Bolmer, IS an
other artistic work with its breezy
sky and POT tic arrangement of fore
ground. Oertel sends q fine study
of cattle, and J. G. Brown char
scteristic boy picture Of street
Arabs Plotting Misch;e'." Any
picture by Brown is full OF amusing
interest, but there is little variety
in his subjects and his craving
will not always bear close scrutiny.
Z. ". Perry, many Of whose earlier
works in pOrtraiture are to be found
In Salt Lake, is represented by
characteristic picture, "Grand- |
papa's Slippers" It is exceedingly !
we'll done, although there is gen
orally e commercial sort OF
Ieok to all of Perry's pictures,
as though he never could lose sight
of the dollars which he hoped bis
work would bring. MeEntee, Bier
stadt and Wysnt, three grRat
painters, all send astuMn scenes,
but neither suggests the fame Of the
artists themselYss. Wyap e k5s |
glow o. rich color and tbss Of M
Entee is peeic; but Biefssadt's !
fOress scene is entirely djsappoin i
ing aud almost sea&s TO bs "P0t- |
boiler" Waller ShirIaw haa Ram |
brand fish interior entitled "Tusisg
Up" Henry A. LeoP sends = classic |
group-a mother SRd child-ssllAd |
fLsYs's Crewn," ia which ths Haae |
figures ara beautifully modelled and
the flesh painting soft and delicate
Thomas Moran is represented by |
fine Mexican scene, fail of paweFfal
work and with wsll-pAiateG EgNrss. |
Having said SO MACH abaas S&ztsrn
contributors, We turn with pleasure |
to the artists Of the coast, whose
works fern an aggregation OF bisR
art such as ne previous sXhlsltlSH
in California has shown. A pistaIe
by Julian Rix-fsr, altkou IA he
has recently msVsS to Nav Ysrk,
he must still - called eae Of tke
painters of Califsrnia-is one Of the
finest in the COLES lee. While rsr
tsining toe dash and spjrlt that 81
ways makes his Werks abrasive,
he has ADDED 9 reHasaeRt Whish
carries his pietRre TO high RsRRdS
ard. 1t ia entitled "Grsy Dawn"
and shows bit Of hillside and
meadow b:ssk fEsm Whick ssft |
wreaths OF niEt are rising and
a cold grey sloudy sky through
which breaks the Erst white ligks
Of dawn. Arthur Nahl hssl% work
suggested by an incident in the
Louvre. Mr.. Mail should not pros
tItute his talents in this way. TIE
picture falls little short Of being
nUde,and the sly bit of humor in the |
figure with the eye glasses does not
redeem 1t. 1t is a good example CT
the purity Of the nude Sgure, and
the evil suggtstiveneSs that can be
given by nit of misplaced drap erv.
Who is r." a study by Mr.. [. NJ
Campion, is clever and pleasing,
and her Grey Dav In Brittany" is q
truthful reflex o. the French feeling
Tor landscape. The ladies OF San
Francisco come in full force
aud make good showing ia
maOV directions Matilda ,OE7