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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18309, 17 February 1925, Page 2

EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS. ——♦- GENIUS PORTRAYED IN COLOUR. Th t e . re is still on viow an exhibition of oil paintings by Mrs A. A. Reed at the W ■ stewar ' There exists in these painting an enchantment which must appeal to all attuned to appreciate the delicate and subtle in art There we have individuality, talent, smart-ness-all that is demanded of a painter. Excellence in painting demands simplicity as much as any other art. The magnificent- compositions are beautiful and, wholly satisfying. The glorious akies. compel our attention and affection. Few arte or sciences are more full of interest than painting. - Without style, we can have no clearness in any mode of expression; as prolixity is bad in a writer or speaker, so is tco much subject matter incorrect in a picture. This painter has obtained the summit of simplicity in her art, complete and wholly satisfying. Her art is conceived and executed on a grand and heroic scale far above the trivialities of modernism. She is an impressionist who has distinguished- herself by her force and versatility. Few realise what an important part colour plays in our lives or how dreary and unlivable ,life "would be without it. Not only lovers of art, but the public generally, will find thi3 exhibition, which is open daily and on Tuesday and Friday evenings, of unusual interest. 1