George Wishart : Art Notes

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He wished r the not:deity from goleg on without r saaiety, but with ,embere woe king to. 4cover come Made% cultivate it. iu uhf produce some er would appear to. He cordially Icy on the work that tirindeii with wIrbek Applegate.) lie then open, cud those ntinge. NEW 80C1M1- OF .Aillf8T8. ..mmee. fiECOND ANNUAL EXHIBITION, The s cond annual exhibition of the New Enciety of Artists will be opened to -day in the Colonial 'Mutual Life Buildings, Quee street. Tho room secured is lei suited for the purpose, the soft light' falling F front -above being all that could he -desired. The pictures exhibited numbe' about a hurt dyed. They are about equally Divided be- tween oils and water colours; end it will be gratifying to all well-wishers of the society to; note the general improvement in each section. Among the, pictures sent from theother states are two by the brush ofMr. Theo. Brooke-ilansen, of Victoria. " Preparing for the Carnival," depicts achild lighting Chinese lanterns in the gloaming in abold of poppies. it is a charming scene treated with artistic taste and skill. It has Loeb exhibited in Lon-, don, llendigo, and, if memory serves, also in. Sydney, where it was received with much! favour. The other picture by the same artist is "'Ti-tree," a study in green, with very effec- tive use of the sunlight on the treetops, and gloom beneath the foliage. Eight canvases bear the name of Mr. George Wishart, including several of Cataract. Gorge, near Launceston. This artist shows great faithfulness to detail, almost too great for the best effect in cases. For instance, the scenery of Cataract Go ge is marred by thewater - pipes running. along the bank, but the artist has not. omitted rho unsightly ironwork from his picture. "ruipit Rock, Tasmania," is ex cellent,' and " WellingtoW Point," the largest canvas in the exhibitiop, is a faithful represert 'tation of the beach scene at the favourite watering place, and is.much admired by local artiste. An ambititlus work Is entitled, " Through rain, o ward they chished to the ragihg flames," a scene ot a lire et, night,, The glare of the, the dash -of" thd'iire en- 'eines, th excited creilvd, are all &pilled With 'care, and net overdone as is the danger with this class of work ; while such details as the flickering gm lamps and the smoke of the en- gine are given with care. The picture is a CCCf1S. Mora: typical of the soil is "Startled;" a group of ItIngartxts frightened by R party of ' badmen. ROYAL A Y B PREMIEF-S PRESENT. OUR DOMINIONS BEYOND THE SEAS. LONDON, Sunday. The annual banquet of the Royal Academy was held last night, and among those present were the f)rince of 'Waits, theDuke of Connaught, the . visiting colonial Premiers, the foreign Ambassa- dors, the colonial Agents-4..isneral, and Mr. Rudyard The toast " Our Dominions beyond the Sena" was substituted for the usual toast of ''" Literature and Science." Sir E. J. Poynter, President of the Royal Academy, in proposing Pie toast, referred to the artistic bodieff. In Aus tralaain, and concluded, " It seems eertair. that the coloniea will soon have national styles of their own, taking perhaps unex- peeted developments." Mr. Deakin, on rising to respond, was accorded a prolonged reception'. lle Amid that already something native-not merely imitative but initiative-was arising . Australia. The cohanies' had laboured under unexpected artistic disabilities. The original settlers were strangers in a strange land, weighed down by deep-seated meteor les of the old country, and a blind feel eination for the new. Hence there was, an unexpected note of melancholy inAu trillion art 'which was false. Australian art must look forward, mat backward. The vigour of the people, the stimulating and exhilarating sunshine and atmosphere, their boundless natural resources and beauties, yielded 'deeper qualities. to artists under the inspiration ofiery faith'in the destiny of their country. in the, School of Arts Hall tolisten is him. Mr. R. H. Roe acted as eliairman, and both in introducing Dr. Bevan and in afterwards Moring a vote of thanks to hint, he paid a tribute to the lecturer's kindness in consenting to deliver lila lec- ture before so small a gathering. Dr. Bevan's subject Was " The Pro toetts df Literature and Art under Deinocracy," and he dealt with it wit& a cukuted ice pretiation of what literature and art owe to ancient Greece and Rome and the Renaissance, and a sympathetic and hope- ful feeling of what may, be cries ;A- from modern democratic conditions. He glanced briefly at the worrderoful aeldev..siserits of ancient Greece in the domain; of art and literature, and their influence upon Roman eulture ; the stimulating, influence of the Renaissance, and the rate and develop- ment of English literature and art. Con - treating modern painting, setilptire, poetry, and drama with the trretermeees of ancient and less remote times, he wee constrained to ray that democracy had not. inspired the highest work, nor was its tendency in these days in that direction. 'Phis was a utilitarian age, and the pr.s., sure at which people lived, and modern social conditions. militated against the pro- duction di the best and the ighest svorke of art anti literature. There was toci, much hurry, too little repose, too math regard for the merely useful, and too bat culture. Yet h did not deviair of inodeni deinocmcy-be believed in the good of democracy, and would seek to limit it defects and correct its mistakes. This remedy lay in personal culture, in the err) dearour In'raise the standard ofpubliti bete, to spread the love of the beanitiftii; and to encourage n effnrit of r"vcreolti and a willingnesa to. learn. At the close Dr. Bevan'. lecture a ;hearty vote t thanks was seconded to him