Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 8 : Pressclippings, 1977-1981

'l'HE Qllecnslancl Art Ga llery yesterday played host to the Swiss Industrial baron who Is also one or the world's •·art baron ·". Baron okays Visiting the µnl!1'r1··~ promises 011 the riru, floor oft l1c ~1.1.i\l. Bu'id· ing, Ann Street,, Baron J-11111s HCllll'iCh 'I h)·s•<•ll· Bornctnlsza SH lei : ··Thc, c prcmiacs will d!.Jp!iw 111:; ,·ollect io11 ,•pry wr ll.'' The Baron. a Swls~ cir lzcn, h11s 011e 01 l lC largest prl\·atc un cot1cc– tio11s In the world. Co11- sislin11 of n Hrl)' lOOll works, IL Is hOllS<!d in h!s Vilhl Fnvorlla l'lCUI' Lu– gano, Switzcrlnnd. He ls shown nhon~ nI the gnllcry yrstcl'<!ay In fronL of a portrniL of !'or· mer gnllery lrllsler Sir Leon Trm1l by Sir Wli– llnm Dot1cil. .i\Jorc L11:.111 100 work5 !1'0111 l:1t! Tln .... son-Bor11e- 111ls1 1 Colla;titm nrt' on cxh .Ult.lon 111 Pl'r\11 And wll. Uc toured througholll, .~list · lln, T II \-. o:-.hil>ltlon, c11- liticrl ··America nnd Ell · rope: A Centu ry ol Mod– ern i\lnstcr. ", will IJi, shnwP al the Quecn/iln 11d ML G11llcry rrom Fcl,ru– arr 12 10 Mnrch 30, 1080. ML Gallery nuthomics report thnt. tho ,·nlue or lhl~ exhibition Alone is SI0.000.000. "Another GO of lite workRin the collcclion Al the ,·IIIR Arc abou1 lo tour the United Stntcs," the Bnron snId in Drl.s• llnne ycst.erdny. ··The an.wing of tit ,·IIIR 1s open lo Lin• 1111hlir d u r 111 s our 11ort llern sun1111cr motnhs 1111d 111 I these open motnlts we 111111111111111111111111111111111111 I L.rt more thnn '.:0,000 rl!,- 1tors each yeft r." The l3=trun :-:l!cl lie w11s tile crand!':!Oll ul .\H~'l!:il Th?SSCn, \\'!10 e.'Jl~hli~llt'd :--:rr l l 1 Hl• ·:•. ries 111 (.ier· 111:•n •: and P:·anc'.', JI (; t:11 '.tc··. I 'f :1;- ,l U a r u 11 T h , , e11· B1 l'llt'· m;.:.1n. s1an 'rc1 tlu• tll'L collect io11. "'.\tr fa ther c·o!lcctcd pa1?:t11w.; fro111 the 181'11 Cr11t1ir,v 011 · wurd.::. I stnrll'd 1hc more rnnclern p:.irt of t•ile col• lccll~!n about 15 yenrn :1gc. T his I~ tiw fir, l tllllC tli:11 n. :;clcc·lion from one of the y:orki" ran•-.t - gallery to Auslrnlia, Ten years ngo. t t·i5'itcd the country cxtrnslrcly. "I 11111 impressed with the cuimral development 1i111 L hns t:tl:cn place In :\wn rnlin. Cult1.1rnl dcrcl– op111cnt ~ocs wilh lndus– t rJ:11 clcrelopmcnt.'' and rfrhest, - c·ollN.:110115 T l1c Daron ~:it! l1r he• hns bCCII .::110\\'11 ill .i\ tt:i• llrrcd th11L puhllc intcr– Lrrtlia. r,;t In an wa~ ~rowing ''1 h.op ~·rn1 \1. ill (''lJu~· tllrnu~hOlll, tlie wor ld. the paintill!,!.-; whr n they "Pour go llcr!c in . J;:i. rcP.<:h yo11 r l'!ty," t11c pnn alone re1·c1rc n sllors I Bnr n snid. nl ,.he c:01111>1ncd rnlC or . J lrn \·c bt'Cll three u 111c;; 1000 a. day," lie Mtid. j 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111