EXHIBITION OF WATER COLOURS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9927, 17 September 1895, Page 5

EXHIBITION OF WATER COLOURS.

Yesterday afternoon,Mossrs. Wad ham and Sinclair's fine art exhibition (water-colours), including paintings from New Zealand. Australian, and English scenery, was opened by His Worship the Mayor (Mr. «J. J. Holland), at the Society of Arts Rooms, Municipal Buildings. The Mayor, in opening the exhibition, stated that the exhibition was the finest collection of water-colours of colonial scenery, that had yet been shown in Auckland. Messrs. YVadham and Sinclair wore artists of excellent repute in South Aus tralia, the former being president of the Easel Club, the Society of Arts of South Australia. He has' come from a line of artists, his father being a painter of note in the North, whilst his grandfather had been in the South of England. At the ago of 14 he had exhibited at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, perhaps the youngeit artist that had ever had that honour conferred upon him. Messrs. Wadham and Sinclair had made an art tour through New Zealand, and the outcome of their handiwork was on the walls in the fine pictures they saw before them. There was a large attendance of ladies and gentlemen during the afternoon, and " afternoon tea" was dispensed. * The collection numbers nearly 50 paintings, embracing the scenery of Australasia. Nothing better has been seen in Auckland, since the late Mr. John Gully's water colours were exhibited here at our local Society of Arts Exhibition. These pictures have a delicacy of colouring, tone, and finish which betoken a love of art 'for its' own sake. There is not a "pot-boiler" in the whole collection. The picture by.Mr. Wadham first in merit is perhaps No. 9, a coast view near Brighton, South Australia, entitled " Solitude," a picture full of poetry and suggestiveness. The signs, as Huskin has it in his Modern Painters," of the presence of art in its true sense, and one becomes quite restful in looking at it. No. 10, "A Calm Day on Lake Whatipu," is a charming work of art. No. 11, " A Fishing Hamlet, Island Bay," is another clever the new duties had been withheld till January Ist) it would have given them time to arrange business, bub their suddenness simply involved them in loss, and would bring exportation to Now Zealand to a standstill. This was more, likely to be the case at the present time, owing to the drought, which gives a good market locally and in Melbourne foe all orchards likely to yield. The Te Kapo sailed on Saturday without consignments from small shippers' who could nop stand the loss. Larger dealers fulfilled ' engagements at their own expense. It is stated the new duty means 2s per case, whioh will ruin the trade with New Zealand.