EXHIBITION OF PICTURES

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8345, 4 February 1913, Page 3

EXHIBITION OF PICTURES

A FINE COLLECTION,

There is at present on view at Messrs W H. Turnbull and Co.’s rooms, Manama street, a highly interesting “Urction of water colours, which are being exhibited by Mrs Fletcher Johnston. The collection contains a number of meritorioiiß pictures by representative British artists, and includes two wsterpiecee by i*x ; den L. Pooock. “Dangerous; Documents and “The Garden Tarty. In the latter, the artist has skill, evening shades blended vrith. the sott glow of Chinese lanterns, the reflection Sf which is caught in a peaceful pond. On the lawn a young violinist and a girl discuss a musical composition, and. the wealth of detail—trees, people and a house in the background—is worked with happy and ingenious eflect. Dangerous Documents” shows a young cavalier sinking incriminating documents into a pond while Puritan soldiers pass along the skyline. His sister stands by with an anxious look, and the rich blaze of her purple dross is a conspicuous feature. J. he picture would adorn any public gallery. “Sunshine After Itain, by Fallen Bishop, is another striking study. Pipe, rich tints of the woodland are emphasised by a bunch of sunshine; a small flock of sheep meander along a windmg road, between quaint etone hedgerows. are three beautiful studies of Westminster Abbey by James Cafe. F<vensong” depicts a noble Gothic arch soaring into dimness, and in a niche a tew worshippers engage in devotion. Delicate and romantic effects are obtained in “The Cloisters on a Winter Evening' ; a pale moon rides the heavens, and silhouettes the sombre Victoria Tower of the Houses of Parliament. Another work by the same artist is kTia Poetrs Corner,” with Chaucer's monument, the tombs of Tennyson and Browning, and the bust of Longfellow. Mr W. G. Whittington, a seascape artist who has rapidly made his merit known, has produced an admirable study in "Morning at Tilbury. A big liner rests at anchor, and the tide is a busy scene with tugs and other craft. Of the same description is The Pool of London: Evening." also by Mr Whittington. Eich in colour and jolly tacos is Mr Walter Stacey’s “Boast Beef of Old England," in which a rubicund, jovial butler brings in a huge joint. The treatment is skilful and humorous. Two typical examples ot the work ot Mr G. G. Kelburne, K. 1., are ‘The Heir and "Christmas Time.” The former is an admirable study, in which two or three neighbours beam amicably over the squire’s infant, resting in the arms of its mother, while the father, afraid to come too near, bends in complacent pride a few feet away. The attitudes and postures are excellent, and the glow of a coal fire in the room is a remarkably skilful piece of work. . . Numerous other pictures by artists of repute are comprised in the collection t which is worthy of inspection by all lovers of art.