PRIVATE VIEW.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18786, 15 June 1929, Page 8

PRIVATE VIEW.

A good number accepted Mr Janies Cook’s invitation to a private view of his oil paintings, water colours and pencil drawings in the Art Gallery yesterday afternoon. During the afternoon tea was dispensed by Mrs R. Wallwork, Mrs Baxter and Mrs J. G. Collins. Mr Cyru» Williams (president of the Art Society) in the course of a congratulatory speech, announced that the council cf the Art Society had purchased No. 56, a pencil sketch of The Old Town, “ Vaison la Romaine,” and No. 18, a water colour of “Avignon and the Rhone from the Palace Gardens.” At least sixteen other specimens of Mr James Cook’s art were also secured by various art lovers. Among those present were. Dr Lester, Mrs Geo. Rhodes, Mrs and Miss Boyle, Mr and Mrs T. W. Dent, Mr and Mrs R. Wallwork, Mr and Mrs Nicol, Mr and Mrs Kelly, Mrs Scott, Mrs Stanton, Mr and Mrs Gibb, the Rev C. and Mrs Malden, Mr and Miss Hutton, Mrs Claude Sawtell, Mrs Bunz, Mr and Mrs H- Cropp, Mrs H. D. Acland, Mr Bannister, Mrs Lee, Mrs Wyn Irwin, Mrs M’Williams (Oamaru), Mr Sholto Douglas (Ethelton), Mrs Machin, Mrs Climie, Mrs Sydney Roberts. Mrs Winkerton, Mrs W. B. Scott, Mrs J. G. Collins, Mrs Baxter, Mr? Wickenden, Mr Livingstone, Mr and Mrs Donaldson, Mrs Wildey, Mrs C. C. Davis, Mr and Mrs Empson, Mrs Edmonds, Mrs Kenneth Ballantyne, Mrs Fenwick, Mrs Twent} tian, Miss Kendall, Mri Hope (Geraldine), Mrs Sommers, Misses Stoddart, Strouts, Ruth Turner, Pender, Ina Warner, Betty Wishart, Margaret Anderson and Pollard (2)