ART EXHIBITION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9369, 20 May 1889, Page 10

ART EXHIBITION.

The annual Exhibition of the Auckland Society of Arts opened with a conversazione on May 2 at the Choral Hall. There has bee much less inferior work sent in, and this f(. helps materially to raise the standard of the whole Exhibition. Specimens of <; ma ii fancy and art work by ladies are not so numerous as on former occasions, but th tables are quite full of other objects, s Uc :? as painted plaques, panels, and so forth The oil paintings are as a whole superior to those shown last year, while the water colours are not only more numerous bun surpass in quality anything previously exhibited by local artists. The competition work, too, is as a rule superior to that of previous years. Among the p r i n cipal exhibitors are Mrs. J. M. Clark' Mrs. R. C. Parkinson, and Messrs' Drummoncl, Wright, Gibb, Pay ton, and Blomfiold. Photography was fairly ' r ep,. sented, and there were some fine enl&tl». ments and examples of instantaneous work The following is the list of the awards in the various classes of competitions, with the exception of school drawings :—

Class 1., Section A.—Studies by pupila and amateurs : Study of a head from life There were six competitors, anil the first prize was won by Miss M. 0. Stoddart of Christchurch; second, certificate, E.'e. Mannings, Christchurch. Class 1., Section Study of a head bust, or figure, from the antique; four com! petitors. — First prize, E. E. Manning Ghristchurch ; second certificate, Walter "e| Harvie.

Class 1., Section 3, shaded study from the round ornament; six entries.—First prize M. Gee, Christchurch; Miss H. Bastard' 2nd certificate.

Class 1., Section 4, study of still life flowers or foliage in oil; twelve competitors. — Mrs. R. G. Parkinson, Ist prize and bronze medal; Miss Jessie Edmiston, 2nd certificate. Class 1., Section 3, study of flowers or foilage; six competitors. —Robert Pheney, Ist prize and silver medal for best work in the whole competition; Miss Kate Ball, 2nd certificate. Class 11., original studies direct from nature, Section 6; Study of animal life in any medium ; two competitors.— Fen. ton, special certificate. Class 11., Section 7, landscape or marine study in oil; ten competitors.—B. Cawkwell, Ist prize; Miss M. 0. Stoddart, 2nd certificate.

Glass 11., Section 8, landscape or marine study in water-colour.There was but one entry, by Miss Lillie Robinson, and there being no competition, no award was made. Class 11., Section 9, landscape or marine study in monochrome.—One entry by Miss M. 0. Stoddart. No competition, no award. Class 11., Section 10, study of a native tree in oil, water-colour, or monochrome; six competitors. —Robert Pheney, Ist prize and bronze medal; Miss M. 0. Stoddart, 2nd certificate.

Class 111., pupils' drawings, Section 11., shade drawing from the model.— No work of sufficient merit to award prize. Class 111., Section 12, outline drawing from the model. —No work of sufficient menu to award prize. Class IV., original designs in any medium, Section 14, design for decorative door panel; six competitors.—Miss Rose R. Keesing, Ist prize; Miss 11. 0. Stoddart, 2nd certificate. Class IV., Section 15, study of New Zealand foliage in outline and conventionally treated. —No entries.

Glass IV., Section 16, plaque or vase painted; eight entries. —F. C. Goldie, Ist prize ; Mary C. Firth, 2nd certificate. Class V.. modelling in clay or wax, Section 17, best original statuette, bust, medallion,or group. —No entries. Class VI., photography, Section \», figure photograph by any artist finished in colour.No entry. Class VI., Section 19, best instantaneous photo, of animals or objects in motion ; three entries.—Harry G. Holland, Ist prize and bronze medal. Special prize for life study (Mrs. J. 11. Clark), Section 20 (life study of a head in oil or water colour ; eight entries.—Mrs. K. C. Parkinson, Ist prize and also 2nd ill merit; Miss E. G. Prideaux, 3rd in merit.

The silver medal for the best work in the whole competition was awarded to Mr. Robert Pheney, who also carries away the bronze medal for the best work in Class 11., section 10, and takes about £5 in prize money. Mrs. R. C. Parkinson takes the other bronze medal, and occupies second place in the competition. The supplementary portion of the Mackelvie collection, at least the principal part of it, has been unpacked and hung in the south anteroom of the hall. This collection comprises in all 122 paintings and drawings, but owing to the want of room, the Hanging Committee have not been able to exhibit them all.

The annual conversazione was held on Thursday evening, May 2, at the Chora] Hall, and was a great success. Some 500 invitations were issued to all the leading citizens and notabilities in Auckland, and there were over 450 present, including a very large proportion of ladies, the hall presenting a most gay and brilliant appearance. The gaslight was hardly bright enough to give a good view of the pictures, but sufficient to allow of a fair idea being formed of the measure of success achieved by the Exhibition this year. All the principal pictures were eagerly examined, and the Mackelvie collection in the side-room also attracted great attention. An exhibit which, perhaps more than any of the pictures, elicited admiration, was the stand of inlaid wowwork, by Mr. W. Seufferfc, near the entrance to the hall. It consisted of a number of table-tops and work-boxes inlaid in wonderfully skilful and artistic fashion. All who inspected the work were loud in its praiseOne of the table-tops and a box were sold in the course of the evening for 20 guinea* At eight o'clock the President, Mr. E. A - Mackechnie, delivered an able address.

COMPETITIONS FOR PUPILS OF ANY SCHOOL CLASS. The following are the awards made by we judges :— ■ Second Freehand from the copyPrize, Miss Gertrude Berry, Newton tas • Pass certificate : Mabel Westwood, en H e " Watkins, teacher; Violet Kingsford, cn ' neth Watkins, teacher ; Herbert J one* Newton East; Nigel D. Connell, Mo« nI Eden ; Frederick Wilson, Ponsonby. . , First Grade.—Freehand for pupils inu>« district public schools, for the best worn produced in the school during the orUinar) course of instruction :—Prize, ty?. ' Council, Mount Eden. Pass certificate*. A. C. Robinson, Beresford-street; 1»>» Best, Beresford-street; Louie Holkm*); Beresford-street; Charles E. Hodge, Meicw. Arch. Hodge, Mercer; Thomas JWf«* Otara; Annie Ferguson, Otara; >»* . Mills, Woodhill; David McNaughtoii. i«» Avenue, Tauranga ; Ebenezer KoMnw ' Tenth Avenue, Tauranga; Ethel Andrews. Kaukapakapa; Maud Murray, Ivaaw , kapa ; Sarah Stewart, KaukapaMPj John J. Sinclair, Kaukapakapa :. n , n , E. Jamieson, Driving Creek: ri 'B*l „j Connell, Mount Eden; Ella Ball, aw» Eden; Ida Baker, Mount Eden; *' Smaller, Opua; Bertram Smaller, UP" Elizabeth Mclnnes, Pollock ; MayMcWW Pollock; Emma Bell, Cambridge vvc Emily Baverstock, East Tamiiki; *. Campion, East Tamaki; Edwin > oro . land, Coromandel: Florence ins .',andel; mandel; Leonard H. Wilson, ./WfXll Osborne Geo., Helensville; Cecil P. J£', . Hastings (Tapu): Jessie Low* ?f Ner Minnie Hill, Bombay; Eleanor &■«"*'jLjt; ton East; Annie Hutchinson, Newton * A(j Herbert J. Jones, Newton Last; el v e , f . Berry, Newton East; Florence Berryton East; John R. Grey, Newton a & Frances Wright, Newton L as r t; ii" KidKenny, Kirikiriroa; Alfred J. x f,r'.j ohn0hn kiriroa; Ellen A. Nicholls, Wells, Devonport; Fred Jessie Allison, Devonport: E-awin por t; Devonport; Douglas McKellar, 1W jbnes, Kate Kingsford, Devonport; Alio Leon . Devonport; Ethel Dutton, Devonpor Mc . ard Armstrong, Devonport, ionn • Avo? . Galium, Lake Takapuna;Mane j. dale; Albert Washer, Mangere, .^ Bryers, Eawene : George H. S' r . s tree } street; Emanuel J. Kelly, W c b George Scott, Napier-street; U»n $ ier , ham, Napier-street; Robert Scott, street,