Loan paintings from Brisbane private collections

VEAL, HAYWARD, 1913w WHEATLEY, FRANCIS, R.A., 1747-1801 Australian School. Born Eaglemont, Victoria. Trained unde r A. D. Coiquhouri Bo r n London. A painter o f portraits, r u r a l a nd domestic subjects. Elected an a n d Max Meidrum, and founded t h e Meldrum School of Painting in Sydney in A.R.A. 1790, a nd R.A. i n 1791. I n his be s t wo r k Wheatley is a n excellent 1938. Wa s a t one time relieving ma s t e r a t t h e National Gallery School, Mel- painter, approaching Morland in freedom of handling a nd c h a rm o f painting. bourne. Le c t u r e r a t t h e National Gallery of New South Wales. Represented in National Galleries of Victoria, Sydney a nd Queensland. 187. T H E F I SH SELLER (Oil). Le n t b y Mr. a n d Mrs. E. S. Cornwall. 178. SUSSEX FARM (Oil). Le n t by Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Watson. WAKELIN, ROLAND SHAKESPEARE, 1887. WHEELER, CHARLES, 1881 Australian School. Born Edinburgh. Studied first a t t h e Ridley School and Au s t r a l i an School. Bo r n Dunedin, New Zealand. Received his a r t training at a f t e rwa r d s under Professor Brown a t t h e Slade. Also studied sculpture und e r t h e Melbourne National Gallery School, where h e wa s appointed drawing master Professor Ha r v a r d Thomas. A pa i n t e r of portraits, flowers a nd decorative in 1933 a n d ma s t e r o f t h e painting school i n 1939. Wi nne r o f t h e Archibald a r r angemen t s ; noted f o r refinement o f colour and surface textures. Prize, 1933; Crouch Prize, 1932, 1934. Served wi t h t h e British A r my in the 179. CAREENING COVE (Oil). Len t by Dr. and Mrs. Hu g h McLelland, 1914-18 wa r ; awarded D.C.M. Represented i n Australian Wa r Memorial, Can- berra, b y several large ba t t l e pictures. His outlook is realistic a nd h e works in several media, b u t mostly oils. Figure, portrait, a n d landscape painter. WATERHOUSE, ( PHYL ) PHYLLIS PAULINA, 1917 188. AUTUMN IDYLL (Oil). Len t b y Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Dibden. Australian School. Born Melbourne. Studied a t t h e National Gallery A r t School, Melbourne, f r om 1933-1938. Po r t r a i t and landscape painter. Represented 189. T H E HAWKESBURY (Oil). Len t b y Dr. a n d Mrs. Bruce Barrack. principal Australian galleries. - 180. T H E JUGGLER (Oil). Le n t by Mrs. J. C. Tritton. 181. EVENING, INVERNESS (Wa t e r colour). Le n t b y Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Watson. WOUWERMAN, PHILIP, 16194668 Du t ch School. Lived a n d worked principally a t Haarlem. Th e son of a n artist, WITHERS, WALTER, 1854-1914 h e received his f i r s t lessons f r om his father. Af t e rwa r d s studied und e r Frans Hals, P i e t e r Verbeek, a n d J a n Wynants. Also worked f o r a time under Everard Bo r n Staffordshire. Came t o Melbourne in 1882. Received his a r t training a t Decker. Devoted his t a l e n t chiefly t o t h e painting o f small-scale hunting or South Kensington and a t Julian'si Academy, Paris, having r e t u r ned t o Pa r i s f o r battle scenes. f u r t h e r s t udy in 1887-8. Lived f i r s t a t Heidelberg and t hen a t Eltham, where h e chiefly worked. Was associated in t h e early days with Tom Roberts, Streeton, 190. LANDSCAPE WI TH RIDING PARTY BE FORE A N I NN (Oil on wood a n d Conder, a n d occupies a n impo r t an t place in t h e development of landscape panel). Le n t b y Dr. a nd Mrs. Ka r l Langer. painting in Australia. Represented all Australian galleries. 1 182. ARTISTS COLONY (Oil). Le n t by Mr. \ . S. Ackworth. WILSON, ERIC, 1911-1946 WOOD, NOEL, 1912 Au s t r a l i an School. Bo r n Annandale, New South Wales. Studied under Julian Born South Australia. Studied in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, London, and As h t on a n d Adelaide P e r r y i n Sydney. Awarded Grace Joel Scholarship for Paris. Member of t h e Cairns A r t Society. Resides on Dunk Island, No r t h figure painting a t National Gallery School, Melbourne, 1933, a n d New South Queensland. Represented in t h e principal Australian A r t Galleries. Wales Government Travelling Scholarship, 1937. We n t t o London and entered 183. DUNK ISLAND (Oil). Len t b y Dr. and Mrs. J . V. Duhig. t h e Royal Academy Schools; also studied a t t h e Westminster School o f Art und e r Amedee Ozenfant. Re t u r ned t o Australia, 1940. I n s t r uc t o r o f painting Duhig. 184. COCONUT PALMS, DUNK ISLAND (Oil). Le n t by Dr. and Mrs. .T. V. n d design ( ab s t r a c t ) E a s t Sydney Technical College. F i gu r e a nd landscape 185. GREY DAY (Oil). Le n t b y Miss Gwen Jones. pa i n t e r in oil and o t h e r media. Represented principal Australian galleries. 186. DUNK ISLAND (Oil). Le n t by t h e Most Reverend Archbishop J. Duhig. 191. PONT NEUF , PARI S (Oil). Le n t b y Mr. a n d Mrs. Cohn Bednall. 26 27