WELLINGTON PAINTINGS
NOTED ARTISTS ENGAGED Three noted New Zealand artists are engaged in painting Wellington harbour from different points of view tor the Wellington Harbour Board. These are to form a contribution by the board to the National Art Gallery. Mr. Sydney Thompson, of Christchu'rch, is painting a close-up of the Wellington wharves from a position in the Harbour Board's premises. Mr. Nugent Welch is painting his impression of Wellington and its harbour from a bridle track above Kaiwarra, while Mr. Archibald Nicoll, of Christchurch, is painting Wellington city and harbour from the heights of Brooklyn. All three paintings will probably be finished next month, and they will bo displayed at the annual show of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, to be held in conjunction with the opening of the National Art Gallery.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22421, 18 May 1936, Page 10
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