Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 2 : French Art Exhibition and Rubin Gift, March - May 1959

SCENE at Sotheby's auction rooms in London while bidders sought "La Belle Hollandaise," by Pablo Picasso, which Queensland Art Gallery bought for £55,000 sterling, a record price far a Picasso. The picture was one of a group from a collection owned by Major H. de Vahl Rubin, of Brisbone, which brought £105,240 sterling at the auction . Tire Oueenslond Gallery bounht £94,800 sterling (CA .118,500) worth. Major Rubin plans to give the Gallery back the proceeds from the sale of this picture and others. ._) ' " I Brisbo1ne, Qld. Paintings to come by boat :--i1•,·1·11 p .11111 111;_: .. u hi"11 ,,,·r,• h1111 i.: hl Ii\ 1111· q111•1•11, l:uul \ r t 1,.d l1·n l.1, 1 ,,1·1•!, f,,r l l '!ti.111111 "ill 14',t\ l' , t11p 111 • ti fl •••,!lli 11\ ,l ,I I i, •. l'r1•1u-li 11,li11t 111 •..: -.. i11,·l11tli11~ :1 1: !~.01111 l'ic-.1 ,-.u, , a l111·d :11 r::s.01111 .1 rrh1•1I ti, I \I 11\ 1•r,1•,1, 111:1111• t u - 1l.p 111r th,· 1•,hi hili1111 1111 I ,L \..11111/\ :\!Hllt ol London Hi 1r! , on l,1.11 1 11 oi11 lht Fn ,H 11 Ftnh:,., ., 111 I o1111don I :11• nlh• I 1n11r \\ 11 11·1 i111!11c!, 111,, l 1 wi1..,.,., •11 .1 1,.11/i, I \\ !'I t' Jp,11)1•d 1i, ,· 11 :\ 11,1r:tl.a 11 11, 11 , • 1'111 !:- .\lr-- Lo111•. ,· H 11,1ll. " II 4 f)~ 1'1' 111 1.0,uo~ , , .. L,·1tL,y t ft1l'll\t'1' O\\'llt I PI 111 1• P1v.1• -.o L:1 H1 lit· 11111 4 l:1 11d:d ..., \\ 1111 11 11:,• 1.,1111 •, 11, lnwl /\ 1'1 r i:1\ \1•r, 1 •nti"lll l.1,1 \\' •ri JW!-iCl;I\ !Or 1.:lill illll !-.:l ld lw p:11d ( ,lf.00 rlll IIH' p,llllt il l" 111 1!11:i H I• I~ ;\I t . I.id~ B lil)11 "T h r \\ hul1• a rt worl1I 11111111: ht I wa, tu 1,a, :,,t1d1 a Jlrit·1·. " ) l'l'lll•'lllh t· 1 1, !11·11 I tnok p o1; 1 ,1·~.,11111 <.1f 111'' l).t lll!illl!, ,\11(1 tll" ·i1,·q 1·· \\ :I ... 11:1 11<11 d !l\H'I' ow• n: 11,,, nllk1nh- i11 tl1t• B11nl: 11! l·.11 •l11 nd :1!-1!.:,·d 1141\\' ('illl :!11 \'0 ll• l,I' .._,, 1 •:·:1/\ ,I' !O )).I\' 11 111 11('1 fu1 ., 1111dr• l:1 rh •·" \1 1 l\1 11>,, 11 111 I,• nl tl lw ·, 1lt!/1 l o ~J, H 11IJ1 1: l•ll IJillOO , / ...... Art "COUllllll MAIL" Brisbane, Qld. 13 MAI' 9b:i · Experts defend our painting (Jl'l•:1,::,;~1.A~ ll 111·1 11crlN ., cster11.l~· 11~l11nlshcd ln hrar tht' churt:1• nr "0Hrnsh 1 c" llllfl ::r.~~1.!~st "l,a Helle llolland- "l.a l\1'111• tlulla ndnlsc" Is the 1mlntin1,; h)' l'koissu which lrn~ hctm a1•11ulrcrl rnr thr C,11rrn1dn111' Art Ga ltrr~· ror rri;,,ooo. Tl1t: ,,alntlnJ; dr Jtlds a nudt.· woman. ·n·s «Wl'l·:~SI H·:· In a lellcr ln T he ('nurkr-Mall yr,li-rllay. the Chrisll:111 nu~in css ,\11•n's t:ummiltee clrnirman L\lr. I'..I. llant os, de..• snllU'fl lhe J>iclure :is nn· "offt•n-.Jn 1lls11la.,, nr 111ul• ll\· ... 111111n the heading of llrt." .\lr. 11;1111·11" wrntc: "Thost• who :ire ,·lt:ilh· i11 4 lcrrsll'fl In lh1! mnrnf a nd :-11lrlt1ml wf'lrnrc ur the ro111m1111ih· Hill hr d is• turlwrl :1·1111 dba1•Jtctlt1l1!1I that ~urh a 1rnlhr.tk s11e1:• ~•~1 1:,';11 ,~·::~ ::~~11:r~1 1:'~::,~dA~~ Gallrr,•," Art C.;ill1·r,· lllrr.rtur I Mr. lluhcrl llitlli1 1 ii l ~n ld .,·r"i – h'rd:H': "'f'hb. i... cxtr;rnr – dln:1r:,· thlnkinl(, '":\l:111,• or 1hr ,:rr:1lt•111t artl-.ts f,r 1111' world h il\'c u~rfl the 1111d1· rii,:urr In llu•lr lll:tl'l-lr q1le1•1"'i. The ~lsllrw ( 'h:111rl r•·lllna: hy Mlrhn,·lnm;rlu Is 11 !'ilUJ1rrmr r , 111111,lr." ·1rs HI•: \I ·1nTI." '1'111• ('11111'1n -,\lnll nrl t-rlli4' IUr, (irrtrudc l,tlfl - 1:l'r) .. nhl " ' I.it Brlll' llol – l:11111111"1•' b llt':1111H11lly 1mlt1t1•cl, a nd 111H' nr l'lc• a.,-.11''1 "1•ll 4 la111" 11 \l'nrk"· "'J'h,•rr Iii 1111l hln:: 11•1rno• cr:1111111· a hout 'l,n nrllr lloll:1111lai-.1•.' 11 I" 1·0111 • 11lrl1'1,• 1l1•ta1•lwrl.