The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-13
ART AND ARTISTS.
Some New Work by Ottinge1
Other Artists and Their
Pictures.

Mr.. G., Anderson has had at Cal
der's representation of the crater
If Kilauea, Sand wich Islands, as il
appeared at night some three years
ago. AS an attempt to show The
shape and arrangement OF a volcano
it is interesting, but we trust it was
not intended IS work of art. A
bit Of a leaf ard flower drawing
copied ty him from the work Of
the well rememb ered Dahlgreen,
comes mufh rearer to artists' work,
Mr.. John .Tullidge has been put
ting the fnis ing touches to one OF
the best pictures he has lately done.
1t Is called Parley's Canyon in
Ssprlng-time, and tells a beau
tiful tale Of SUM ght play
ing a'opg the mountain side.
and of the canyon s'r5am
with its verdsnt banks. In the ten
der gays Of the d stance this artist
shows his exceptional tkill, and we
do not know OF any other WORK in
which be has better led up to The
controlling idea Of his picture
Mr. Pratt has just finished por.
trait of Mr.. Booth, of GrantsvIIle,
and i, now working on one Of Mr.
Alfred Solomon, of this city.
The real interest in art felt 0y Salt
Lake PEOPLE is often remarked. A
line in The HERALD last Sunday
9 ating that Mr.. Dallin would lee
ture on art, filed the Twelfth Ward
schooihouae Tuesday evening.
It is said that the bust of the late
Brigham Young. executed by Mr.
Harry Brown of Logan will, shortly
be on exhibition in this city.
The movement among The arts t.
of This city to give an exhibition OF
their latest work has tasen definite
shape, and they propose to make
display about the, middle of next
month. The intention OF each is tC
contribute only Few Of the best ex
amples and we are sure the e0llec
ton will show a remarkable de-
velopment during the last two
years. The generou' offer OF Mr.. d.
o. Calder to let the artists have the
use OF his fine show room for thi:
purpose has been accepted, anc
nothing stands in the way Of giving
Mica exhibition.
A call upon Mr.. George M. Ottin
ger, at his studio, showed him busilJ
engaged ON Mexican subject
which bids fair to be one OF his SIC
cessful pictures. At present it car
only lie judged by its possibilitie,
trusting to the artists perceptions
TO bring out the excellent points
that are already sugg. sted. This
story told is the recital before Men
teznma. by Papakzln of dream, In
which she had seen the ships OF the
invading CorttZ. but which she
thought was the coming Of the
/" fair-god," or Christ. With al
the advantage Of his large ex
D rien q in similar works, Mr.. OF
finger should make a good picture
of this. He has his grea est oppor-
tunity, however, in Canvas nesrel
completion. entitled The Madonna
Coatlacua. This repre- ents TIT
Mexican version of the legend o
the i'm maculate conception. and Ii
very interesting in its comparison
with the Christian idea Of the Cir
cumstan. e Although mot simp',
in trea men. the epic grandeur o
the subject is such that we COM
mend ittp the artist as one OF tn,
IA blest he has yet projected, aud We
trust lie will not take it from hi!
.a5. I'm il he has bestowed upon i
TIE +x'reme resources OF his min(
AID pencil. We see immense diff
Gu ties in tie way. He has tt
realize the features OF a barbariC
race stuff n ed with a divine rapture
and these COT ficting aims are to bt
tremendously depicted throughou
the figure as we'll. But suth ideal il
worthy OF infinite pains, and will re
pay them. Many other proofs o.
Mr.. o fingers study of Mexican an
duties are to be seen in various
stages of completion, among tn,
hest being that of Coatl rescuinl
Madoc, an episode taken from
Soutbey's poem. But We all know
this artist Is varied in his choice o
subjecte, and numerous landscape
and marines attest. his versatility
A beautiful, picture Of Quito,
church, Suffolk. is one OF tn
charming English pastorals tina
have Lately proved SO popular