Some personal retainisc*n#»,. of painters whose work is reptta&todiin the Auokland Art G&Uett Wtft raMtti by Mr A. 6. Boyd to arftMifidft'af members of the Aockllnd Sketch Cfitlh. Beginning with youthful diys in 0 gow, Mr Boyd related luwr, M' a of 14, he uud to'sketch oi afternoons house clerk, who later became Sir David Murray, known toAudkland art lovers through three original paintings in the local art, gaucoy, "Highgate from Rampstaad, "lathing," and "Off CloveUy." Coming to the years when he had fairly started on » professional career, Mrßdydttidof his meeting with Sir Alfred Eaat. theii a modest traveller in the boot trafa and quite unknown to fame. Hi* picture, "Outside the Bull Ring," is Stt the Mackelvie collection, Of 6tfdfi#jr Cooper, a specimen of whose "landscape with Cattle" pictures is in the Auckland Gallery, and who died at the age of 68, a year after painting sooje of the best work of his career ( Mr Boyd told the following antedott; A friend in his studio wher» he M work said, "I wonder what tune it m ; my watch has stopped." Cooper un» mediately replied, "It is half-pist four." "How do you know?" ajfcM the friend. "You hate not your watch." "No," atoWwwl Cooper, "but I know I began this cow at four o'clock, and I always just half-an-hour : to paiat a, cow. TONSILITIS AND QUIN6Y, The danger of neglecting troubles is a very serious matter, iw daily practice of gargling and anifflnß up warm Fluenzol u. however, a raft safeguard against wnoua jafW'oj; menta. The antiseptic propertiee of Fluenzol are very powerful butnonirritative —it can be taken by children with absolute aafcty. —4 ENGAGEMENT RINGS AT wholesale prices. jy. We are now representing A Lflndan, Factory and selling dilrect to the Pnwid at Wholesale Prices, which m££qs % big saving. Inspect window. 8 JONES AN& Jewdlera, 97$
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Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18674, 24 April 1926, Page 15
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