NATIONAL GALLERY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1433, 7 May 1912, Page 4

NATIONAL GALLERY.

A SATURDAY COLLECTION

The exhibition of British paintings coil. Unites to draw largo crowds, and nil visitors to the gallery appear to take a keen interest in the voting for tho six unsold pictures they would like to eee selected, and tlie voting covers a very wide range. Tho eount last night showed that No. 25. in Gallery 1, "The Green Gown,' still comes easily first, with 313 votes; and then followed No. 57, in Gallery 2, Passago of tlic Red Sea," with 187 votes; No. 110, in Gallery 2, "Goblin Market, with 180 votes: No. 37, in Gallery 3, "September in tho Highlands," with 1(0 votos; No. S3, in Gallery .2, "Tho Card Players," with 160 votes; No. 132, in Gallery 2, "The Tower Bridge," with 158 votos; No. C J3, in Gallery 2, "Waiting tor Darkness," with 144 votes; No. 25, in Gallery 2, "Once Upon tt Time," with 137 votes;' No. 54, in Gallery 1, "Bolton Abbey," with 182 votes; No. 105, m Gallery 2,'"The Minuet." with US votes; No. 6'-, in Gallery 2, "Homo from tho Sea, wuh 117 votes; and No. 42, in Gallery 2, A Mill in Normandy," with 114 votes. It has been decided to hold n stfee.. collection in connection with the National Gallery movement on Saturday week, May 18, for the purpose of enabling the great bo'dv of citizens, who do not feel ill a position to subscribe their guineas and half-guineas, to help, with their halfcrowns and shillings. The lady memhers of the Arte Club have intimated that thev will heartily co-operate, and it is hoped, with (he assistance of other lady sympathisers, to have a strong band of collectors at work. As tho National Art Gallery will bo an institution essentially for the benefit of the people as a whole, it is confidently anticipa ed that, the response from the general public will be v°ry considerable. Mrs. and Miss Rutherford, of Feriv evnve, Lower Hutt, have Presented to tho National Gallery Alfred Withers s „ picture. "The Court of tho Oleanders. Country visitors, many oi ,r 'w m pear to be under the impression that .1» exhibition will be open, for'three ,I,ollh. Pre notified that, it wu deSnitclj ciose in Wellington at the end of tnis Dl0n ' , ;; 1 The rcsnonsc fro" 1 ti,e pnniary sohotd children lias so far been mo* The 'iilcd return is from the teri.-f School., the pupils cf which have scribed the handsome sum 01 .Lb to. M,Jrce v"%ly f dodded' , to JCr circ ! ilonj-e enable"V chamber to purchase a Picture to cost -t 130; _ The donations to date au. 5 „ Amount acknowledged 2.035 2 < Gallery subscription boxes . fl SHff District Lmufc Olhce 4 M '» SUIT Agricultural Department J '•'< <j .1. E. Fnltnn J 'J Mr--. A. Ciiiwtorii .1 •> » A. Crawford " >V. P. Reid •' ■> 1t.8.D. e 1( I r i Pnoil'- Terrace fenool S S G Mrs and Miss Riddiford (ad- ' dii'iwN S.i 0 i R. W. M'MHv ' I » C. D. Morpeth 3 ■' V T Tavior and Co. (as agent* "of "While Horfe") 5 5 J Edward Collie Tin Mniilai School ] " " jlrs. T. narrower ' ' JJ j|r< .T. W. A. Miirchnnt ! 1 " Arts Club W 0 0 JC2.658 3 1