SALE OF PICTURES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 110, 1 February 1908, Page 6

SALE OF PICTURES.

A .specially-/fiim? collection of wateivcolour <lrawiugs by well-known English artists will 1)0 on viewjn Messrs.- Macdijimld, Wilson,and Co: s auction; rooms. Lnmbton Quay, fr0m.7:30 p.m. til! 9'p.m'. to-day,\-ind again/on Monadv, and will bp sold: by auction on Tuesday afternoon. The pictures were specially.'; selected by Mrs: Fletcher. Johnston, and sent out to Nei\* Zealaiid. One of the most- interesting paintings is a fine picture of- the Chapels ,of ..the' kind's, Shrine of Hdivard >thc Confessor, and Tombs, of .the- Plantaganets, '• Westminster Abbey. This is by James Cafe, a member of the Dudley Gallery, and is' distinguished by very . line teohnique; while possessing,- also, much historical interest as,regards its subject. A powerful-seascape by F. J. Aldridgo. member of the ■ Dudley Gallery, entitled "Dutch Boats .Towing to Soa,"- attracts immediate attention, and is closely approached in merit by soveral other seascapes of this fine artist. "The, Valo of Kversham" is a. good example of the worlc of W. Pollen Bishop, R.8.A., A.R.C.A.' Mr. :.l'ollen Bishop ,is a constant exhibitor at. the' leading London - exhibitions, and', was reoresented last year in the Royal Academy. R. A. K. Marshall is represented by''several pictures; showing his characteristic fine technique and beautiful finish. One of theso, .'''Bossiney . Bay, Cornwall," affords "a charming; contrast pf , green shadow- an'd bright sunlight. The most powerful little drawing in the is a sketch, entitled "Across the Common," by Tom Lloyd, R.W.S.', who is an exhibitor' at the Royal Academy. Work of. Lexdori L. Pococlv,' S. G. W. Roscoe, rimV'..otliir .artists' is 'represented, and there is one picture by,J. Aumonier, R.I. .