4038

LeConte Stewart

1891-1990, Clearfield, UT

Landscape

Oil on canvas board
Signed lower right: LeConte Stewart
19.5" H x 23.5" W

  • Notes: According to a long inscription written on the backing paper in 1978 by Mrs. Calvin Thomson, a one-time owner of this painting, the area depicted is near Farmington, UT. In 1896, a resort was opened there and became a popular destination for citizens of nearby Salt Lake City interested in "bowling, elegant dancing, fine music, a shady bowery and good restaurants." By 1900, guests began enjoying Lagoon Lake, also on the property, and ultimately the namesake of the resort which exists today as more of an amusement park.

    The inscription written on the backing paper reads:
    March 10th, 1978
    Dear Joyce and Cal,
    Its 53 yrs since I was a student of LeConte Stuart at Ogden High School. He called me "Breezy" because of my long walk from previous class (came in last!) He was not only one of my favorite teachers but one of my favorite friends. This oil is not one his best but one of my favorites because Charles and I are a part of it. "Lagoon" is somewhere between the mountains and the ripened fields in the fore-ground, and it was at Lagoon, dancing to "Come to Me My Melancholy Baby" that Charles asked me to be his wife. After you are done with enjoyment of this scene, it is our wish that you two give it to the Ephraim College in the name of Dr. and Mrs. Calvin Thomson.
  • Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Scattered unobtrusive surface abrasions with attendant small paint losses, primarily near the upper edge, the largest approximately pea-sized.

    Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight.

    Frame: 24.5" H x 28.5" W x 1.75" D

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