Loan paintings from Brisbane private collections

FOUGER, F. 62. MINIATURE (Wa t e r colour). Le n t b y Mr. a n d Mrs. C. T. Rufus. FRIEND, DONALD, 1915 Australian School. Bo r n Sydney. Trained unde r Datillo Rubbo. We n t to Eng l and 1936, where he studied und e r Ma r k Gertler a nd Meninsky. Painted on t h e Continent a n d in Africa. Re t u r ned t o Au s t r a l i a a n d served f i r s t a s an artillery gunn e r a n d l a t e r a s a n official W a r Ar t i s t in Wo r l d W a r II. Paints i n oils, wa t e r colours a nd o t h e r media. Represented i n principal Australian Galleries a nd in t h e P r i n t Room o f t h e British Museum. 63. BRI SBANE (Oil). Le n t b y Mr. a nd Mrs. Colin Bednall. 64. FL IGHT OUT O F EGYPT (Wa t e r colour, 1951). L e n t b y Mr. a n d Mrs. B. W. W. Johnstone. GIBSON, BESSIE Born Ipswich, Queensland. Studied in Brisbane u n d e r Godfrey Rivers. Later studied a n d painted f o r ma n y ye a r s i n Pa r i s where s h e wa s influenced b y French painting. Pa i n t ed a n d travelled i n Italy. Member o f t h e Royal Queensland Art Society. Re t u r ned t o Brisbane a f t e r World W a r H. 65. FROM MY WINDOW (Oil). L e n t b y Mr. R. Baxter. 66. L E DESSERT (Oil). L e n t b y Mr. a n d Mrs. M. Haysom. GRANT, WILLIAM GREGORY, -1951 Born Brisbane. Studied a t t h e Brisbane Technical College. Wa s life member of the Royal Queensland A r t Society a n d t h e Victorian Ar t i s t s ' Society. Received t h e R.Q.A.S. Jubilee a nd Coronation Medals in 1937 f o r services rendered t o art in t h i s State. Died 1950. 67. LANDSCAPE (Wa t e r colour). L e n t b y Dr. F r e d a Bage. GREENHAM, PETER English School. One of t h e outstanding contemporary p o r t r a i t painters. 68. PORTRAIT SKETCH (Oil). Le n t b y Miss P . Prentice. GRUNER, ELIOTH, 1882-1939 Australian School. Bo r n in New Zealand, of Norwegian a n d Irish parentage. He wa s b r ough t t o Australia in infancy. Received his a r t t r a i n i ng unde r Julian As h t on i n Sydney. Awarded t h e Wynne Prize on seven occasions. Spent three ye a r s a b r o a d f r om 1923. Hts work, which is noted f o r its individuality a n d its delicacy a n d refinement of colour, wa s a t f i r s t impressionistic i n i t s pre GRUNER, ELIOTH (Continued). occupation with light a n d atmosphere; l a t e r more importance wa s given t o form. Represented in t h e principal Australian galleries. 69. LANDSCAPE (Oil). Le n t by Miss A. Bell. 70. EVENING (Oil). Le n t b y Mr. R. G. Smith. 71. MISTY MORN (Oil). Le n t b y Mr. R. G. Smith. 72. ORPHAN ROCK (Oil). Le n t by Miss H. M. Burston. HANKE, HENRY Australian School. A p o r t r a i t a nd landscape pa i n t e r i n oils. Awarded the Archibald Prize in 1934. Studied a n d travelled abroad. 73. GOSPEL, SOUTH FRANCE (Oil). Le n t b y Dr. a n d Mrs. No rma n Behan. 74. SPANISH HOUSES AND AUSTRALIAN GUMS, MONEQUIDO (Oil). Le n t b y Mr. R. Baxter. HARDY, THOMAS BUSH, 1842-1897 British School. Bo r n Sheffield. A s a young m a n travelled extensively in Holland a n d Italy. Pa i n t ed mainly marine subjects in wa t e r colour. Elected membe r o f t h e Royal Society o f British Artists, 1871. Exhibited a t t h e Royal Academy f r om 1872 until his death. 75. BLUE WATER, I TALY (Wa t e r colour). L e n t b y Colonel a nd Mrs. G. H. Bourne. HAXTON, ELAINE Bo r n Sydney. Trained a t t h e E a s t Sydney Technical School, a n d l a t e r worked a s a n advertising layout a r t i s t in London. Re t u r n e d t o Au s t r a l i a in 1939, via U.S.A. a n d Mexico, a n d i n 1946-8 revisited America a n d England. Wo r k s include ma n y mu r a l decorations. 76. T H E TENT (Oil). L e n t b y Mr. a n d Mrs. B. W. W. Johnstone. HEMPEL, Australian School. P a i n t e r of flowers usually wi t h g r e a t detail, i n oil. 77. CARNATIONS (Oil). Le n t b y Mrs. J . H. Walsh. HERBERT, HAROLD, 1892-1945 Australian School. Bo r n Ballarat. Trained a t t h e Ba l l a r a t Technical School. F r o m 1912 t o 1919 wa s a n a r t instructor i n t h e Education Department, and f r om 1915 wa s a n a r t i n s t r uc t o r a t his old school, b u t resigned f o u r y e a r s later 12 13