WAR PAINTING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21698, 13 January 1934, Page 13

WAR PAINTING

GIFT TO NEW ZEALAND LORD WAKEFIELD'S GENEROSITY [from oxtr oWn correspondent] LONDON, Dec. 8 Lord Wakefield has made a generous present to New Zealand pf an oil painting entitled "Carillon." This is by the Australian artist, Mr. Will Longstaff, whose "Menin Gate" is well known. The original of the latter work was presented to Australia, and some 30,000 lithographs were printed, so the style of work is fairly well known —the army of phantom soldiers marching past the gate. The "Carillon" is on similar lines. In this case there is a beach on the left, a bright light penetrates through a break in the dark clouds. On the right is a hillside lightly covered with scrub and stunted trees, and down this hillside a phantom army is moving. Is this Gallipoli? And are these the spirits of the men who fell there? The canvas is oft. high and 9ft. long. Lord Wakefield wished to hand the picture to Sir Thomas Wilford, but the latter has suggested that it should be the privilege of the new High Commissioner, Sir James Parr, to accept the gift on behalf of the Dominion, at some ceremony. Ten thousand lithograph reproductions are to be made of the painting and sold at a guinea each. The proceeds will bo for the benefit of ex-ser-vicemen's organisations, the distribution to be arranged by the Prime Minister of New Zealand.