Studio: international art (68.1916)

The National Galleries of Queensland and West Australia

'yacht racing in the solent by p. wilson steer

which distinguish the work
of this sincere artist.
Another important work is
Walter Donne's Golden
Daivn, which was awarded
the Gold Medal at the Paris
Salon in 1905. It is a
typical English scene which
forms the background of
The Green Punt by Alfred
Parsons, A.R.A., and In the
Meadows is a good example
of the work of Mark Fisher.
Bunny by Ralph Peacock,
a picture which was selected
by Sir Edward Poynter,
the President of the Royal
Academy, and The Tambour
Frame by Melton Fisher
are both popular works.
Several new paintings en-
hance the value of the col-
lection, which on the whole

inaugurated a series of free
lectures which helped to
stimulate an increased
interest in the ancient and
modern works in the local
gallery.

Besides some examples of
other schools, such as works
by Van Dyck, Tintoretto,
Daubigny, Jules Breton and
others, the collection of
original paintings includes
a valuable group showing
the rise and progress of the
English school of painting
and a small but represen-
tative number of Australian
works. The English works
include a fine life-study by
Etty and an exquisite land-
scape by Bonington, besides
a number of canvases
by painters of to-day.
A decided acquisition is P.
Wilson Steer's impression of
Yacht Racing in the Solent;
more pictorial but strongly
painted is A Summer
Morning by H. H. La
Thangue, R.A., while
Clausen's End of a Long
Z>oy has all the best qualities "a summer morning" by h. h. la thangue, r.a.

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