Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 10 : Record of press coverage, March 1982 - May 1984

,. I f l!:a· ,~:;.·:;:t)i2'.~)(y-' ·~:;;~;; T~"""'.' ,:.,,Y~ · • • Queensland An Gallery's senior exhibitions officer, Miss Susan Abasa, holds a •tercolOf work by 18th Century artist, Edward Dayes. British spans collection centuries most imponant collection of British watercolors and drawings lo tour Australia has arrived in Hoban. The Mercury has sponsored the Tasmanian section of the collec– lion 's lour, which will be opened al the Tasmanian Museum and An Gallery on Tuesday evening. The $2,400,000 exhibition spans centuries of Brilish an, from the 16th century anisl, Anthony Van Dyck, to 2Qlh,CCntury painters such as Paul Nai.h. The collection of I00 works was broughl to Australia to mark the opening of the Queensland An Gal– lery in June this year. Since then it has toured Darwin, Penh and Sydney . Senior exhibitions officer for the Queensland An Gallery, Miss Susan Ahas.a who is travelling with the ~llcction, said yesterday one pain– ting had been withdrJwn bccau)c of damage as a result of travel. The 18th Century painting by Paul Sandby had shown signs of pigment· deterioration, Miss Abasa said. "It was decided that it would be a risk to travel the painting any furth– er. It is always nerve-racking to transport art works because there are so many unknown factors," she said. While the collection is in Tasma– nia it will be under strict security, and wiII be kept at a constant level of light, t.empcrature and humidity . "Despite the risks the benefits arc enormous. When collections travel it allows many more people the chance to sec them," Miss Abasa said. The anists represented include John Constable, Francis Place and Thomas Gainsborough ." The exhibition will -close on De– cember 5, and will go ID Melbourne before being returned to the FilZwil– liam Museum in Cambridge, Eng– land. /