Wieneke Archive Book 2 : Queensland National Art Gallery (Director: James Wieneke) 1950-51 Presscuttings

1950. ha v e Isiii.tiiigm ssey collection ofl fainting at the National Arr 's proved a great and has been seen Ilan 14,000 people aing guide lectures well attended and of catalogues was, n the first week.;, 'k -end will be the ire public will have linty of seeing the which has been at .y since Septem-.0. ( tures will be ex - New Zealand be- return to the 1allery of Canada THE CoURIER-MAIL, THURSDAY, NON'. 9, 1250. Gift pictures A special exhibition of gift pictures has replaced the Mas- sey collection of English paint- ing at the National Art Gal- lery. On view are some outstand- ing canvases, including Do - hell's "Cypriot," Wilson's "Snow Scene." and abstract painting "Stove Theme," Cameron's "Everlasting Hills." and Hay- : som's "Portrait of the Artist's Wife." rt teac eF observation ty HERE is so much beauty to see-even in a tram ride-and the study of art teaches you to observe. - instead of passing by without a glance." Bessie Gibson, Brisbane) painter, said this yesterday the sat in the Moreton Galler- ies surrounded by her current exhibition of paintings and ' thought back over half a cen- tury of art. An exhibitor at the Royal Academy, London, and the Societe des Artistes Francais, in t Paris, Miss Gibson took a re- turn ticket to Paris in 1903 and stayed 42 years. These were some of the points she made yesterday: Paris is still the best place . to study art, but finance is the trouble to-day. In England the landscape ',', s arranged in a picture all ready to paint, in France you have to search for your pic- ture. An artist must always be ". alone to paint. Once a woman marries she can't paint-she has too many other things to do. One of Miss Gibson's oil paintings, included In the present exhibition, "Market Place. Cherbourg," was pur- chased yesterday for the Queensland National Art ()W- ent. THE. COI 1111.11-11%11...T11 OfT. 11. 1950 BIG AUSTRALIA ART CONTEST AN Australia -wide art cons- , petition will be judged in the Queensland National Art Gallery on August 15 1951. The competition will be one or the highlights of next year's Commonwealth lubilee celebra- tions. The Premier (Mr. Hanlon) said yesterday that the com- petition, which was being or- ganised by the Federal arts subcommittee, would be openl to all Australian artists for a major work representing the 'Australian scene, or the Aus-, tralian people, or way of life. First prize would be 000.1 second f300. and third 1'000.1 Entries would close on June 30 1THE COURIER -MATT SAT.. DECEMBER 9, 1950. Gallery changes -414,-; r,vr In a new re -arrangement of ' its pictures the Queensland Na- tional Art Gallery has included some recent purchases-"The. Doria Castle" by Maud Sher- wood, "Jardin Du Luxembourg" I by Margaret 011ey, "The White i Road" by Charles Meere, "Girl with Lute" by Francis Lym- burner. the Queensland artr,' now resident in Sydney, "Seal Piece" by Kenneth MacQueen, "A Summer Day by the Der - vent" by J. Carington Smith, and an interesting picture, "The Perilous Room" by James. Gleeson. the Australian sur- t..ealist. .THE .COURIER:MATL, FRIDAY, MARCH .9, 1951..