ART FOR NEW ZEALAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14933, 5 March 1912, Page 4

ART FOR NEW ZEALAND.

FOUR HUNDRED PAINTINGS. .■■■■■■ ■ " •-,■■: ■ WORKS OF LEADING MASTERS. [from our own correspondent.] London, January * New Zealaxders are shortly to bo afforded an exceptional opportunity of inspecting a remarkable collection of the best works of the loading British painters of the present day. The idea of taking a full and representative collection of British pictures to Now Zealand originated in a suggestion by the "Wellington Art Society (the Now Zealand Academy of Fin© Arts), and Mr. John Baillio (a native of Wellington, and a 'brother of the librarian of Wellington Public Library) has availed himself of his intimate acquaintance with British artists of the first rank to acquire from them just the pictures wanted for the purpose. The result, so far as it can be judg«<l at present, will bo that New Zealand will enjoy during the coming winter something in tho nature of a Royal Academy in miniature. Altogether there will bo 400 pictures, and a number of them are already packed and in transit to New Zealand, where Mr. Baillio intends to hold four separate exhibitions, ono in each of tho four centres, and probably others at the smaller centres.

The catalogue will include, for exhibition only, several pictures by H.R.H. the Duchess of Argyll, wno is a member of the Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours, The Princess Christian will also probably bo amongst the list of patrons, and the Governor of New Zealand is much interested in the scheme. The collection will i,< hide original paintings by 15 Royal Academicians, amongst them Sir Alfred East, who is sending threo oils and six water colours, ,1. S. Sargent, Frank Brangwyn (two oils), Prank Dicksee, George Clausen, Cadogan Cowper, Charles Sims, T. W. Waterhouso, T. Tuke, J. Lavory, Sir E. A. Waterlow, Adrian Stokes, and Edward Stott. Tho Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours will be represented by 20 artists, amongst whom are Sir Ernest Waterlow, E. Alexander, E. R. Hughes, R. W. Allan, A. Bell, Albert Goodwin, Hopwood, Backhaul, H. Hughes Stanton, 11. S. Tuke, W. Bayes, Alice Swan, Mrs. AUingham, and Mrs. E. F. Brickdale. Of tho Royal Scottish Academy thore will bo 15 academicians and associates, namely, E. A. Walton, R. Noble. J. Campbell Noble, D. Y. Cameron, C. Mackie, J. Paterson, Campbell Mitchell, J. Duncan. Whitckw Hamilton, G. Houston, Hugh Cameron. J. Wingate, A Brown. Coutts-Michie, John Lavery. From the Royal Institute of Oil Painters there will be pictures by P. Craig, G. W. Frampton, G. Philpot, Montague Smyth, and Arthur Streeton. Apart from those societies there are tho following names, familiar to frequenters of galleries in this country:—Bymn Shaw, Oliver Hale, Home!, Harrington Mann, Alfred Withers, W. Dod Withers, Dr.rde, Gerald Kelly, Alice Jameson, D. Muirhead, G.Thompson, Alfred Hayward, Attwood, Nelson Dawson, Teed, Lee Hankey. In the quest for pictures likely to be appreciated in New Zealand, Mr. Baillio did not neglect to approach artists who have had personal association with the Dominion. Mr. G. E. Butles, for example, was once resident in Wellington, and during his many years absonce lie has exhibited at the Royal Academy and elsewhere. Mrs. Young Hunter belongs to Napier, Miss Frances Hodgkins's work is well known all through the Dominion, and Mrs. Dora Meeson is an artist having many colonial admirers. All these are entrusting Mr. Baillio with specimen canvases. One of Sir A. East's pictures is called 'Morning." another is a stirring canvas depicting the scene "Outside the Bull Ring. Algecu-as;" Frank Dicksce's "Mother and Daughter" is a beautiful piece of work; "The Passage of the Red Sea" is the subject of one by Albert Goodwin, who always makes a great feature of Eastern life and scenes. H. S. Tuke sends "Playmates" and "Green Waters;" Robert Allan, "Homo From the Sea;" Frank Brangwvn, "Harvest Time" and "The Card Platers;" E. R. Hughes, " The Journey's End" and "Pass of Parnassus;" A. Brown, "Noon;" J. Coutts-Michie. "Among the Silent Hills:" J. Lavery. "Beatrice Bland;" Charles Mackie, "The Last Load;" and "The Gold Fish;" James Paterson, "Edinburgh Castle:" E. A. Walton. "Sunshine and Shade " and "The Ford;" J, Robert North, " Apple Blossom" and Binning Wood, Haddingtonshire;" G. Houston, "Early Spring in Ayrshire." Two of Mr. G. Clausen's pictures we entitled "In tho Small Hours," and "The Haymakers." James Henry sends a view of "Walmer," J. F. Gloag. "Diana Protected;" Mark London, "Undine" and "Blue and Gold;" Mrs Allingham has a view, "At Shooter's Hill."