AUCKLAND ART SOCIETY.
[PRESS ASSOCIATION TSUBBRAI&J AUCKLAND, March 2.
The eleventh annual Exhibition of the Auckland Art Society was opened this evening by his Excellency the Governor, who was present with the Countess of Ooslow.
The Earl of Onslow, in an address on the occasion, spoke of the opportunities for art in- New Zealand, in the magnificent scenery in all parts of the colony, in the Native race with their plcturesqne dress and tattoed facea, whilst Auckland artists had farther advantages because of the bequests of Mr Mackelvie.. Hβ eaid that one advantage which colonial painters lacked was the study of the antique itself, and those who could do so ought to make a trip for that purpose. Lord Onalow regretted that divisions among Auckland artists had had the effect of reducing the number of the collection, and hoped the breach would soon be healed. There are 13S oil paintings this year, against 114 last year, while in the other departments the Exhibition is also satisfactory. It was largely attended to-night. The picture by Steele and Watkins, "The Explosion on the Boyd," exhibited in Auckland last year, has been sold in Sydney for £200 for the Sydney Art Gallery. It represents the scene when the explosion took place -on ELSLS. Boyd in Waagaro* Harbor, 1809.
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Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7803, 5 March 1891, Page 5
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AUCKLAND ART SOCIETY.
Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7803, 5 March 1891, Page 5
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