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

"COUNTRY LIFE" A CENTURY DEPICTED IN ART EXHIBITION FEATURING works from Renoir through to Jack Lambeck, 'A Century of Modern Masters' 1s th e largest and most valuable art collec tion ever to be seen in Queensland. upgrading their ,11 m11,– pheri, iandard, Taken Imm lhc c,ilkc• lion owned b, Swi, in• dumiali t and· ~n olkc• tor, Llaron I Ian · I k innch lliy~ en-Oornernisza. 1hc cxhibi1ion ·••a1urc, Ill work, by 'J i d1fl crc n1 arlists. e,,·n ttJr tit,• untr:uned arti,t\ ,:~c . Th,· cxeeultw direr• tor ol the t\ u,1rah,1n Gallc11 IJ11 e,t"r' ·111111· cil, ~Ii [!111 \\ ,trner, ,:111I lhl.' Cll!ll'Cl lOII ,,u, thl' 1110,1 important ~llf\L'Y uf the cl.": nllH} • 1m1dl.'rn un l.' \ er 10 cornt· tu Qucen,land Each piec.- ha, been carefully , elected 10 rep· rescn1 each year f the ccn1ury. An equal balance ll American and European artisls has been included so the in1c rchange of ideas and difference, can he see n. Work, of Fr,·tirh 1111• prc,~ioni,t"i . H.~rman cx– prc,s1oni~ts . a rt.!'prcM:nt:i– ll\'l' :-,l.'!e,:Pon 01 cubi,m. surrcalt,c, and ah 11 111:t illu, 1oni~m arl.' anwn~ lh!I-..C included .-\ ccntur ul t-1.nkrtt ~•1,1s1er, is ·made up ,,1 works b,, , urh ar11,1, u, Renoir, Moncl. Van Gngh. Pkns o. Bai:011 l'ollock ancl Estc, . Emphasis The emphasis appears 10 be o n German ex· prcssionists. The Baron ha, in· 'luclcd his rnos1 reeenl acquisition I y German exr rcssioni'1 John S111• icr Sargent ti1kcl ·Ve11e· 1ian Onion Seller'. Valued at $20 million. the exhibition which i; now at the Ouecn,lantl Art Gallery in Brisbane is an impressive siµh1 He ,:111.I the cxhihi1i1111 would he of benefit 11, hu1h lhc puhltc ;tnd anis1' "f Au, 1ralia. Inspiration Ihe l>ir,·,·1or of 1he ()ucc11,land An Gal· IL'I\ ~lr Ranni ~kllt,lt. ,:iiit he fe lt 1lw exhibi· t11.1n h,td t11 rivc.:d at a 111111..' whl"ll thl·rt.: w:i, a r1..•11~\\ i:d lllh..'ll..''I 111 a rt in ()111..·1..·11,lt1nd Ile ,a,d he 1cl1 11 \\ 1Hlld 111,,Hl l' 0lll'l'l1'· l,md to l'Xp,md lll\ it:- 11wn State cnllcction . Wh e n t h e n e \\ Uuecnsland ,\n Gallen· b open ed and ope i– :tliun:tl. Mr ~lclli, h said Q11ecn, land arl enlhu· :,,ia,t:-. tlluld cXpl..'1..·t t :-il.'L' more of 1hi, ,1:,11dard r,f work. ·r., bring 1he ,·xh1hi• turn h l /\u:-itraha ha:-i ~n:-it th1.· ,-\u;,,tralian Gal – kr\' D1 rccltH~ 0 11111:..·il Hl1ll ,LIUO. for the Quce nslanJ Arl Gallery. it ha, m~:,nt in~rcasing sci.:urity mea– sures, pu111ng 1heir uwn co\lL'ctiun in ~toragc and Mt :Sk llhh ,atd ,e,ur· i11 ,tafl h,td b,•cn lr e· hfed ,111<.I ,,nly ,110 1wo• pie would be alltmcd '111 till' tluor :t l ,in~ 1.llll.' 1111\l' , At mosplt e I k cnnd r· tiu11, have bee n ad1u,1ed ,o thal ,ollc,t1on b kepi in u ..,1abk environment of 55 pe r en l rcla11\e humidit y and 7ll de!?re,·, lulm'nhcll . I II 1hc,e rnndi1i,111, arc lll'i n1:11 ntai111.•d it 11111\ d1t11Hlj!.1.' till..' l':tn\'a,,c, · Whtie in t\Uslr.tlt ,t. · ,, i..'lllkt tnrn i, 1nlk · ., .ttiinl 111 1he Fctk r,11 (jtl\L'rllflll:111 ~!111e 1h11n l!Jll.lllJII Au , t ra I I a 11:,, h a\ c ;tlreaJ 1 ,1e\\,·d 1h e \\'Ork, i,nd 1t i, l1nt11:1~ pa1ed 1h;1t 11111re 1ha11 5ll,Ullll Que enslamkr, ,qi\ :1!-,.1, ,cc it ·1he r , h1h11ttlt1 " tit he l.:.utran1. .: tee.• 1 ~:! hH ·1,!ul1, .1nd • 1 fo1 , hit• <l rc n. pc..·n••>1 lt1li.:r~ amJ ,t mh:nt, i.dlc..·r, hnur ari: ~h111Ll,t\ to . aturd,11 Ill am · 5 imt. S11 nJ;11 ~ pm 111 5 pm. l· riJ,,) Ill am tn 1) pm Spc,1 a addn ton:tl hou1, 111r pcn- ,u.uh :r~ an 1 1hc ,1i,nhkd arc Thul'· d,1) 4 .1111 111 I ll .,111.