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

,, -- ~ - r ! ,. ~ ' ;: ~- '• -~-- ---------v---- -- .--,. ·- -~~--,ftOII . _. · ..•:'- :.. r1·,·.~. . ··-·r·~- .. -- Queensland Art Gallery . 5th floor . MIM Bulldona 160 Ann Slroel. Brisbane Telephone (07) 229 2138 Free Vacation Workshops 6-8 January 1981 Professionally supervised actIvItIes include production of hand-drawn mov1e films. color slides for large scale proiectIon and shadow sculpture Two ••••ion• daily 10.00 am - 12 .00pm 2.00 pm-400 pm Part1c1pan1s musl be aged be1ween 10 and 15 years - Booking• open Monday Telephone 229 2138 Gallerv Hours Mondav to Saturdav Frodav 10.00 am · 5.00 pm 10.00 am - 9.00 pm 2.00 pm - 5.00 pm Sunday 'a bargain' The Queensland Art Gallery bas bought this painting by one or the world's great m11111<lrs, F1eml1h artist Sir Peter Paul Rubtns. It I• "l'ortrall or• young ludy stand– lnlC purtlully ctnd In a fur coul." 'fhe gultur.v'• dlrr.ctur, i\lr Raout l\fulllsh, yesterday described it as "an outstanding bar~aln" at 5120,noo. The oil palutlnr, measuring 91.8 cm by 68.5 cm was damaged In 1953 In a csr 11ccldcnl In which two member• or the family which owned It were kllled. Dama1e lncludr.d ,mall tears on thr. rlrht eye and cheek, mouth, neck and hund ol lhe portrait. The subsequent repairs to the plctlll'f had nul been or top quality, Mr l\lelll•h snld. · ''Hut "'t' are not. buylnJ:" u reconsl– ructcrl wreck - we are buying a pulnl· Ing which has a lol or good value In it," he ""Id. "There Is 11racUc11lly no 17th ccnlury pah11inK In existence which hnN had no restornllon done on II." Mr Herbert Lnnk, lhe hcnd con• servntor 1\l the llamllton Kerr In– stitute of Commrvullon ncnr Cam– hrldJc, I< restoring the Ruh1•11s !or SI0,I1110. Mr 1'1cllish said t11111, lull)' restored h)" cx1wrls, the Jtubens would be. worth ubnul S4011,0011. Rubens· "Porl rnlt young Indy standing pnrtl- 11lly d ad In n fur cont" ror ~120,000. The Re surr ec l io n. )A mtcd In the early 15511~ nd measuring 20k m by 139cm, Is the most ex pen– sive yeL ucquirctl by the s nl!cry. The ncqulsltion or t l1e The Tintorctto wlll nr- H11b1•11s wns announced rlvc In Drlsbnne In nbout thrtt' weeks ngo. ~ix week£. The Oullcry Trustees The gnllcry director. M r prcs'dent, Mr Just.Ice Peter HnC>ul Mellish. ncgollnl.rtl CtJnnt1IIY. snlcl tod ay U1e the purchnse during n 'l.'lnlw t ltu was n m o. t sig– r< Cflll irlp to London. nlfic11111 ndultlon to t he On the snmc !rip , h µnll ry's Europenn callee- Si p '(Cl' - Puul I.ion.