The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-12-25

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Mr.. Weggeland has painted but lev 2
our home scenes. He has preferred Z
employ his pencil With subjects OF HON
lie and genre CONTESTED with the PEG
pie. Bringing with him from his nauv
land many OF its ART theories, pernap
+ those pictures which represent BIN -oes
are those most in harmony With them
Several Of these we shall describe
Had Mr.. Wvggeland continued hi
labors in held where ar
in Utah, he might not have been en-
abled to follow one particular line o.
art until il should have brought him tC
eminence. Ditfused over such broad
surface, and where art is as yet IN
recognized, no wonder il the result;
were not commensurate with the &c
sire. Portrait painting employed the
| greater part OF his labor. his other
works being painted more for love than
I the hope OF profit. AS still-life
| painter he would certainly have ranked
| nigh. His initiative skill and his DOW
ers OF realism would both have come
into prominence. In genre, too, per
haps bes; of all, would his qualities
have shown. His pictures OF that class
are highly estimated by those capable
Of forming a true judgment. We can
rot refer 10 any late production OF Mr..
Weggeland, a. OF late he has employed
his pencil otherwise than in the making
OF pictures. We hope, however, TO see
MIN realize some OF the studies with
which he must have been filling his
sketch books First we viii enumeTate
some OF his
GENRE PICTURES.
Winter Sports. - This is a work
composed Of many studies from the life.
The scene is a frozen millpond on the
outskirts OF the city. The youngsters
have made 4 slide across its smooth sur.
face, and are proceeding TO have an up
roariouSly good time. Nearer the spec
tator is a slope OF hillside, down which
a number Of juveniles are coasting, one
OF the sleighs having overturned and
spilled Its occupants, much to their dis
comhture, and the great glee OF gronp
of tystanders. Various incidents
denoting individual character are
introduced into the scene, re-
turning school children, eager TO
take q part in the sport, spectators.
etc. The attitude, the foreshortening.
the drawing Of various figures show
Mr.. Weggeland's ability and training TO
a high degree, and there Is something
viyacious and exhilarating in the WELL
expressed jollty. The winter land
scape with its naked trees. the frozen
pond, and snow-covered ground shows |
that il was closely studied from the |
actuahty.
THE GYPsIEs' CAMP
Our citizens will remember a party Of |
5ypsies, who encamped near the out
skirts Of town few years ago. Their
brilliant costumes, as wei as their pc
,ulisr modes of camp-life, were the sub
ect Of much comment. The artist saw
n this picturesque people the material
or fine picture. He made q number
II sketches Of the more interesting
groups, afterwards combining them
,upying the center OF the picture
s a group OF .Gypsies, busy with
a meal over the embers OF a
amp fire. A group to the right really
obtains the focal interest. IL is a
ouple of young ladies with their
scOrts, having their fortunes told by
n old gypsy nag. Other figures, each
ending interest 70 the scene, make up
be tout ensemble. In these two works
lr. Weggeland shows what he might
ave accomplished had he worked
nder more favorable circumstances.
ney are filed with the same motives
nat made Teniers. Won Meiris and
erard Dow attain such great celebrity.
are and attention 10 drawing with
alteration OF detail. such as we see in
heir pictures Of village jollities.
THE SLEEPING BOY
omes under the head of genre, al.
lough it is a portrait. A child (the
rtist's own has wearled itself
it'll play; seated in q chair, it
as fallen asleep, dropping its
laythings upon the floor. a kitten.
hich no doubt has taken q share in
le romp, looks intently at the sleeping
oy, but seems also abouuto take a
1iet nap. There is considerable quiet
1mor displayed in this familiar home
enc.
In the portrayal of still life, the
Lamples which have come from
.eggeland's hand. show a rapidity Of
combined with suIeness of
suit quite astonishing. Not a touch
lost or wasted. They all conduce to
e desired attainment in producing
xture, or quality of surface. The
crest tyro can outline a group of still
e, but II is far different matter TO I
aliZe those qualities and textures,
W things are harder to paint ma
rally than a bunch of celery, and
me Of the best artists have failed to
present correctly potato, so difficult
realism in humble objects. Nv,
eggeland painted . couple of years T
o group OF still life, dish of brook
tut, cauhhover. a bunch of celery,
sides other accessories, which was a J.
lendid piece OF realistic work, equal
that done by many who make
eciality OF like productions.
We have already referred 10 Mr.. w.
q portrait painter. AS copyist his 4
lam and Eve after G. Romano gives
lple proof Of his proficiency IN trans
ing the work Of others. The spirit of
master has been retained in a
degree, save for the part
attributed by time the copy cannot be
from the original. 81
RELIGIOUS PICTURES. -
'h-ist Blessing little Children can be r,
iignated as the artists most am -
Ious work. Careful attention was n
toTed upon every portion of the can
!. The figure 4 Christ standing in an