AUCKLAND ARTISTS' SOCIETY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5635, 8 December 1879, Page 6

AUCKLAND ARTISTS' SOCIETY.

• Tin: exhibition of works nf loc.il artists wis liel.l o'i U:e 20th of bat month, but (imivoil niithcr so attractive nor so meritorious as previous displays of the kiurl. Tlie nunibir of pie'ures wan comparatively small —not more than 00 hi. g catalogued—but the number woithy of inspection was greater in proportion to the uliole th in formerly. Tli.; time w.is against the prospect of sucVC4-, for some nf the most distinguished of on- locil painters ha 1 prepar-d for the Inhibition in Sydney. Tiiis was the case with Messrs. Albin Martin, Symons, Warner, nn 1 others. Tlie weath.r was also very unprojiitiou?, and the exhibition, in a uriueta-y of view, w. s rather a failure. When the must efficient au.l energetic element :n a local euterpriso is withdrawn, there is littL; reason to expect a very large measure of success. Til' re werefiveexhibitors rum .Australia—namely, Me-srs. Hulmr, Whitehead, Scott, Gibbes, and 0. It. Campbell. The two forniT exhibited some excellent examp'c3 of landscape, displaying remarkable effects of colour. The last nam-d h is fine picture excellently li-iishi-d, although the s.ibjeet is somewhat trito. Tho money taken at ths do >r during the period the exhibition !■■ iiiained < pen was incommensurate with its meri!s, for there were undoubtedly some goo I pictures amo-igst the exhibit). But th<; Exhibition itself was nut well manned. Tho piizcs and awards were made o:i Monday last rvs follows : — To Mm. Ikinrich Kohu, for oil pamting (I'uuro), "The Ho id «.f a Voter ju" : The silver modal of tho socU-ty. To Mr. Whitehead, for landscape (in oil) : S.lver medal. T.i Mr. Kei.ii'th W.itkin for landscape (in w,.tjr uoloui-i) : Silver medal. To Miss W. C. Home, for flower-painting (.vatcr colours) : a palette. The to'luying artises were awarded certili-c-it'-'S of honourable nientim : — O. 11. Campbell, Iylire (in oil), "Our Aircitor." Mr. U. Hhiamli 11, landscape (in oil). Mr. Alfrid Sliarpu, landscape (in water colours). Picture! t ■> the value of £165 10s have been sold. Mr. A. Sharp) heads the list with 5 pictures, sold for £44 "2s ; Drummoud comes next wicii 4 pictures, for £25 10a ; rSlointield sold 3 tor tllO 10s; Watkius, 1 for £S S-i ; Sturtovanr, jiiii., 1 for £2 2s; Scott, 1 for £.-. Os ; Gib'is, 1 for £u Gs ; aud Tizard, 1 for £:i IDs. FUi-'.K SCHOOL OF ART. While o:i the subject of art it seems in placo to note the progress made by the School of Art, founded here during the past yeir by the liber.'lity of Dr. J. L. Cam-bell. Tilt: (irst award of prizes was made od Tue-> day last as follows :- Study from Statue : First prize to Miss IX. Broun, second to Mi?s H. Stewart. Study from Bust : First prize t> Miss C. W. 11 nine, second to Miss J I. Cheeseman. Copy from the Flat: First prize to Miss F. E. White. The classes will bredc up on the 15th, when, we understand, Dr. Campbell will met the students, ami inaugurate the first annual rlis'ribution of nieJals to the prize-