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

THI CNIIONICU entertainment Another Gould of Aust. art. John Gould , known for his lithographs and for his eight volumes of " llirds In Australia " (mentioned in th is co lum n last Novc·mber 19, in relation 10 pri nts di played al Crea t ive 92 Ga llery, Marga ret S1rcc1) wus nol th e o nl y i111 por 1an1 Au, 1ra liu11 ar1 is1 of this urnamc. John Gould. :, visiting ornit hologist, di,cmbnrk• cd in Van Dicmnn's Lnnd late in I 838. H ow e er , Wi ll iam SELF-PORTR/\IT of W1!liom Bue low Gould a lnled in 1838. lluelo w Goulrt , an English convict 1ra nspor1ed for stealing, arrived in 1he same colony under very different circunmunccs in 1827 and remained there un1il his death in 1853. Both m~n became famous nr1is1s a nd both painted birds. FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1981 THE COURIER-MAIL HE Vnn Dyck $345,000 portrait painted about 1022. $345,000 portrait to art gallery ffirnIT QUEENSLAND has acquired n portrait by 171,h Century master Van Dyck for $345,000. 'l'hc pnlnllng w,1s the third moslerplece purchn sed b)' the stnle In Ilic last three weeks !or n 101111of ~:m.oco. The \Inn Dyck. e. T lnt.orcUo ($307,000\ nnd tt R11- be11s tSt~o.ooo, will 1111 hnng ns pnn or the stn1c· nrL eollccLion In Br1sbnnc·s new CullllrAI Centre. The three pnlnLln~s werr brought by the Queen - lnlld ArL Gallery di rector, ~lr !1no11l 11clllsh, in London. 1' 1c ~ll cry p !n.ns 1,:, spend Hnollirr S1.3 mill ion on nrt trilaM1rrs before tl1e C111t urul Cc11lre Is orri– r lnll\' o >ened i le 1s 1 !iRld t he 1\!111 wn.s lo rn!lurc Queen lnrtl '.s nrL collt'Ct!on wn~ worth~· or the new ce111 rc. w11 tc11 wo11ld be U. b111lcll11g Lile C'flllll or ony tn lhC nnt.lon. The pnlnt,lngs \\ 011 td he 11,e nuclru, M n. collccllon thnt would b thr pride of Q11crn,ln11d.~M rcl 11,e collec11on \\011 lcl nlso he 11,c c111)' or AuMrnlln ._ • l1r \'nn Drc s r rn o l ITtfehcr.c F111P\•11 Splnnln palm ed n bOUL IG~~- A111l,ot1)' \Inn Dy k Js rcgnrdrrl n• Ille rounder or Ille Em:h:-ih ""h"+ll or p11lnt\t1!'.:?, tl\C mnjor t11- fhw111·,·~ 1111 hh ,, ork hrl:ii: Ol1f>l)r11~ nncl tlte \ 'l'– llCL111n 11111.~tcr. , pa , i Icul11rly '!'It Inn. ' - \IATT llOIIIII:,,. .' I ,4',~ I I ¥ Art gallery buy.· $~ 5,000 Van Dyck T II E C'~urr11sla1,d Art Onllo•ry hn., bOIJ Rh t u l'llh ,·,·11tury Va ll D yck portr:ul 10, 1,:M5.000 l11r H 1; tll w 111u lL1 rn1ll 1011 cllll l,11 ulu, , I ·e t tr broc .,:buill It: ; ,·.b :ir l'l)t• 1Jlh, 1 t :-, \l' l t l l1, lu.1lll .u,u ,l\.,tb •n;, \'tic v1c1'•1Hc::,1 t..1tl. vt the gullcry·s Lrus teP~. Dr Normnn Deh 11, s lrl Lh~ rw nriiu1sitlu1 'dt.5 ,l •;pkJHll<.1 t;oi.,.11 1l, 1 \'lul lJ)t h-. t 11·110, ·,t 1• .,t (J. ,tl lt11c. combined his abioli1y us a n a tur a l h i s t o r y draug ht sma n wit h a strong iensc of colour and pallern in his works. In the majoril)' his bird paintings, subjects fill the frame quite boldly. In his picture .. Birds" CiH: h sub– ject is strung up b)• the feel so 1ha1 the i111crlo.:k– i11g body shapes provid,• an in1crc)ting vert ical pal• 1cm against the upward– Cur\llng wings. Two small bi,d, fnce-111> on the tablet op provide an abrup t h a ll 10 ih c downw.ird 1hrus1 whkh has been crea ted. A typical Gould inclusion is 1hc rifle barrel projecting into the pict ure al lol\'er right. Doth Jo hn Gould and William Buelow Gould also pai nt ed animals. John Go uld pu blished 3 volum es: · ' A us tralia n M a r s upi a l s a n d M o n o t rc mc s ", " l( n 11 11 aroos " a nd " A11s1ralian Roden1s and ll111s" fo r which he und II . C. Richt er 1>rovided ihe li1ho ra phs. Will iam llnclow Gould compilcu a ~•etchboo, co ntai n ing J S ,,,u1cr– colours o f the fish found u1 Macq uarie Harbour und he also o ft en painted siill-lifcs whi h featured animal subjcc1 matter, for exa mple "Birds With Landscape" and "Rabbit and Still Lire in Alcove" . IV . B . Go uld' s FINANCIAL REV IEW, Thu rs, Janu ary 29, 1981 ll01anical studies of such plants as " Pclagonium A u s ir a l e" ( W ild Geranium) and "lllan– d if o Iia Puni eea " (Christmas Bells) arc delicately executed and show another facet of 1hb artist' intcrc ts. An exhibition of pain– lingc;, watercolours urn.I drawing) ,-.·hich rcf1 ec.·t:. the first major survey of l\'illinm lluelow Gould's wo rk i c urre n tly d i. p la y ed a 1 1h c Queensland A rt Gallery, llrisb1111c 1111111 January 31. Qld buys Van Dyke' The (J11cc11, l:11HI ,\ rl Ga l– lrr v lrn" ~on1it111i:d its ,.,rtil· intU lhl! 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Music - ol and new A new featu re procrn, for 1981 titled Music E1 counter, Old a nd Nc1 \\'ill be broadcast every ~ cond Wednesday of ea, 1110111h. from 9 p .m. 10 I p.111. on FM station 4OD Devised a nd pre cnil by llarb:,rn T urnbull , 11 series of 12 progra111< " cover a wide fie ld of c ,, posers - romontic. po romanlil .:111 i:ontc:1 pl1rury. The aim is 10 bri ng , lh e lb t c n in g pub l infrequently-hcard co• positions, preceded by u nolations. --~ ·<?t-:}•? .. ·=-~·-"