The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-11

London, about four years since. There
are about 200 water coiors IN the list,
ranging IN size from these to the more
Dainty cabinet spe, linens. a large
number of the newer frames contain
the we'll known designs so familiar
through the magazines, but which now
elicit new surprise in the ample proper
tons in which they are seen. the maya
zine page dimensions giving decidedly
raise impression, as was conciusively
shown to the citizens of Chicago bv Mr..
Gibson's recent exhibit in that city.
Few If any of these originals are less
than three times the size of these pub
lished reproductions. Some of them
like the" Invitation to the.Grsssy Road"
are four tunes the SIZE of Mountain
Laurels' four times the size of proof.
The Moonlight Tragedy" assumes the
important dimension of about twenty
inches in height; "Reynard in Luck
more than double the width of the mag
azine reproduction, with the fox turned
almost to the natural color of its fur.
Hundreds of the others were in similar
amplitude of enlargement, and num-
Der confront US In frames of surprising
height and breadth. Here is IA Creole
Home" for example, careful pen
drawing, over two feet high; The Last
Load, " of the same width; the impor-
tant subject in one of the recent South
ern papers, "a Relic of tie Departed
South" a pathetic old ruined mansion
of antebellum splendor; this drawing
is over three feet high. Swamp Cy-
presses" IS still larger; and the small
crayon drawing of sunny wo DIS in Mr.
Gibson's Happy Hunting Grounds"
and therein entitled "a Winter Epl-
sode," assumes the generous proper
| lions of over yard in width, and de-
ceives US in its aspect. having impor-
| tant subjects. A small presentation
portfolio Of these proofs, bearing simply
! the
AUTOGRAPH OF THE ARTIST,
was sold at recent auction safe in New
York, and was purchased at generous
figure by a New York dealer in fine
prints. If this is any indication, the
sale of the present proofs will meet
with still more popular favor, as they
bear an autographs treatment which is
quite unique. One proof, or OCCASION
ally two or three, will be offered after
the sale of its original, the proofs being
in every case among the first ten taken
from the block. No. l, perhaps on plate
paper with autograph. No. 2, plate
paper with its proper quotation from
authors works. No. 5, with quotation
and dainty pencil remarque on the
margin, or perhaps Japan proof care
fully toned or color-tinted by a method
original with Mr.. Gibson. These proofs
. have a distinct art value under the cir
cumstances, this treatment giving them
the seal of their genuineness, and in
many cases, leaving Mr.. Gibson all the
appearances of finished water color
with clear blue shadows on the snow
olive toned hemlOcks and brown cling
! ing l-aves. One bold wash drawing is
t nearly four feet wide, and still another
would approach the dimensions Of five
!, feet. These are ali newly framed ani
l are now being cstslogued.
i The exhibition will be held under thu
s az spicies of the American Art. Asso-
G citation, and will open on about fhe 15tl
. of March, the sale to take place ate
E about weeks public exhibition. II
addition to these originals, a marked
> feature of the exhibition will be pre-
. sentation of artist proofs of most of tn
9 list, but one single proof of his draw
ing. three or four of the original tel
! proofs being the most he Is accustome
= to receive.
u In addition to the illustrative design
- there will be a large number of mlscel
E laneous foreground studies, tree studio:
. rock studies, cloud sketches, and i'm
= pressions which have served the utilit
=, in the finished works now well known
. The "smoke pictures" of which tn
20 public have heard occasionally throug
- the press during the past year will ais
appear. Many of them are nearly fou
=, feet in extent. and deal with powerfl
:, contrasts, and storms and rains an
twilight effects, all painted with gs
fame, and variously exhibited in Ne
A York and Boston. one of which W,
~ sent by request to England aud create
, some interesting speculation as to i
!. technique before the art clubs of Lol
II don.
~ WILLIAM J. Box.