CANTERBURY SOCIETY OF ARTS.

Press, Volume XXXV, Issue 4823, 19 January 1881, Page 2

CANTERBURY SOCIETY OF ARTS.

Resuming onr consideration of tho origins! pictures now being exhibited in Worcester attest west, we may next notice Mr J. Peel's two ess. tributioas, "A Bainy Sky, Kawhaka," as- " Moonlight." The first of tntae is a geo. effective picture, except that Mr Peel baa failsJ in the running stream ; tha second ia notes happy. Mrs H. Campbell exhibits two fesisb heads—prettily painted bnt weak in tha fk-_ tints—and a good study of some petunia.. Ms Beetham has three flower pieces. Mr T. Fhsslf ha_ four pictures, one of thorn being a Vim ef Oxford Terrace and Montreal street brides. It is not over harshly criticising Mr Blni-Iys warto say that he haa yet much to learn. His ww_ ia honest, and in-so-far is pleasant to look at, lixit hia knowledge of coloring and method taigbt easily be improved. Mr W. H. Pratt beiagi,** believe, a beginner, need not ba, Ss_sal? treated. Mr R. Snow exhibits one pis* ture, apparently pleasing, but it is hang too high to examine properly. Mrs Ecto shows five original works, _1 of tilquality. Tho first is a portrait of a ge__em_J» evidently an excellent likeness : next cost<£ s study of rosea, a very clever piece, and _te® follows a picture entitled "Alone." Hera ft. nude figure ia seen seated in a deapGndent «-_* tade on a pinnacle of rock, while all —oass there is a glare of sky and Eea. Tho canees-P-------of this work is fine, the painting solid, &__ *& light excsllently managed. Tha two eft's original works of Mrs Kohn are " A View r.«? the Waterworks, Dunedin," and a well out study of " Snails and Seaweed," Three «sf« of the four coatributions of Mr W. B. 8» oa_ ! * fort conßiat of architectural drawings, twos* these being «onnected with tho Cathedr—as» the Provincial. Government Buildings. painted miniafmrea in frame compose this Sip tleman'aremaining exhibit. Mr B. Ma»_w—tff ahows " A View of the Plains and tho Fentnsaa from the Upper Waimakartri," aid a " tout View of Napier," the latter ratl.er eSeeti* Mr J. C. Maddison exhibits an elevation f~ j 5 proposed City Hotel. Tho elovatica iwtf excellent, but we cannot congratulate Mr 23&»' dison on the figures or tho horse introdnessThe latter, in particular, ia a very „ea_--B8« specimen of the equine species, and by no i_«sg- s adds to the effect of the drawing. Sir,*." Beetha—'s "View of Apia Harbour" » ES "" fully managed and painted. His other picture* entitled in the catalogue "Tiinaru S«4s* water," is not bo successful. Mrs Haste* shows a study of atones, entitled " Bow i**; Cornwall," and a vie-.v of "Avon Mill, Boot. Mr E. Clark's tw" pictures cannot well <? s praised: we trust he-will improve before ajjs* exhibiting. Mr E. Mitchell hr.a two sea pJi»ff and a view of fcumner, all very crude, *»■ latter particularly ao. _!. T. Cano W ; a style of his own, his coloring b«rg , &J ' ficial and Ms shadows hravy. It is | pity, becanße ho evidently has nn es - eye for color. The best of, his four 13 "A * : of Mount Forcers." Tho drawing sn " Dieppe Cat_cd;_l" appe-raout of pers-fio-'i: With Mr E. A. Gifforo*- thn» pictures wa w- } conclude our remarks on the original works. *w-* pass on to the loan collection. Bis first » *£ titled "La Grose-, Gulf of Fpes_iß," £»« % second, "Ben Ohau Stalion, M_*®"*

n -_— »» Tha foresrroand and middle distance Ste diste-ce, tbe har-ness otjfhich 58."« otherwise, excellent P_£f°^| S to £««** »«* sterling quaht.es. The pktnres in the ban eoUection number o_t and include conies by exhibitors, such re__atio-s of the aoaety not to bTsbown in the exhibition Promment in this --action hang f oor by H. MeLachlan •,* iScott They ar—»F_3 and Ferns, ioe __ 9 ?f Skve," " M-lleratang, Westmoreland 2t "A I>-U City of the Znyder Zee." All g_ art t£!__ a_d effeotivelj.. P_f°*_ «g* Sltar? S _?» i.eridwUya mienom,r, the place appear,wratto lively than otherwise. '" Chmtcbwdi SW" by J- Peele, lent byMrWynnWiltf,tr_f"*i3 bUtoric-lly, rather ihon artistically, £2&t_g - MrG. G-' Stead lends the foUowug works:-" Mount Cook and 12-Wk»I»." «~ J- Gu%; "A Stag Hound a Head " by E_rle; " St. Brelade Bay Jersey," bvJ Dinby; •« Tewkesbury," by J. CaUow; Sd lit, ba* by no means l~*rf "On tto Items." by De Wait, a Pffeetgem „ the artist's best style. Mrs Koha v„J_t_n copies, both moat excellent £2" Th. firrt-"-tter Webb, and is called The second is after Bonquereau two babies asleep. This a a perShllfpictew, the soft light streaming into fee room, the graceful forms of the sleepui* ___re_, -ad all the _ece_on« being piven with 2_td_L Mr A. B. Cambridge shows two £-_rta_7aft" Bembrandt. «* Nyd„ and &7wj Barrett, lent by S- Manning, ?Tus m i^ork7alth.u K h the artist's con- , Zi£S&&*b** h-rdlythUgenerally _ter_i-d. Mr Manniog.alßo loans two ex-clSHutten-ends two cap.tal photographs. Vf. P H P Lance 1-da a fresh ;ea Piece, by 5 ti_ ;»ll«i "Calais Harbor," and a fine 2_5 "M the C-rrival," by Guido Bach. ffill_, rick™ the loan exhibition is« ihe -y Jan Steen, lent by Mr H. Gray ___S_rt rfto-i taw s = such Sure hi Cfcri-tchurch, and we cannot help «_gSati_g Mr Grai;on being the possessor ef a work of «nch sterling merit- The ale_«__t, a young man, is Been looking up Stat *at a bottle fall of a cokmred mixture, which he hold, at arm's length. Beamd, to the left, is another figure. TJ_ paraphernalia, so necessary m daysot old in ___k_e__-t'a laboratory, are given with iris-tab- akill. Judge Johnston lenda "A Sketch on Cornice Boad." by Harper, and a larMjactiire of "Lake Te.apo" by Barraud. ___oy _ the remaining picturea in the loan oolleeiion are well worth Beeing, but call for no special comuent. In conclusion, we cannot help coogratu_ting the Art Society on the success of this tiieir first exhibition. By the number and merit of the original works produced is seen the great stride, made in the study of the fine arts in Christehurch of late years. The existence of the society will tend farther te foster this material progress, and the present exhibition will serve a* a Undmork in the history of the fine arts in this city. It ia to be trusted that the public will show their interest by properly suppor+ine tbe movement Colonial life is not io £e>tl etic that we can afford to look coldly on endeavcrß to raise the mind out of the hnm-drnm of every day life. The aims of the society are most laudable, and deserve the sympathy of the publio, and the latter may v_ry possibly gain more than they pive by acting as we suggest. The exhibition will be open every day for Eoroe time to come between the honra of ten a m. and six p.m., and the price of admission will be one shillinc.