PAINTINGS IN DEMAND

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 14, 12 October 1943, Page 3

PAINTINGS IN DEMAND

Academy Exhibition Sales

These are remarkable days for local artists. Some £lOOO worth of pictures were sold at the annual exhibition last year of the New Zealand ’Academy of Fine Arts, and it seems possible that tins figure might be equalled, if not eclipsed, this year. At the private view on Friday night over £4OO worth of pictures were sold, apart altogether from the value of the 25 prizes associated with the members’ art union. Another £5O worth were sold on Saturday. The pictures sold are as follows:— By Arch. Nicoll: “Under Trees, Law Courts,” “Wall Street," “Autumn, “Summer Clouds, Harewood,’ harm Gate.” By Cedric Savage: ‘‘Titahi Coastline,” “Titahi,” “Mana Island, “Porirua District” and “Boat Sheds, Titahi.” By Sydney L. Thompson: “Quay, Pineroff, Concarneau. By Basil Honour: “After Rain/ Whangarei, “Raraontii a Watea” and'“Clouds over Wanaka.” By W. A. Suteri: “The Open Gateway,” “Clouds Over Mt. Pleasant, “Roadside Ramyard” (the two latter water colours). By T. A. McCormack (w'ater colours) : “Autumn, Wairau River,” “Havelock North Stream, ‘Bate Autumn” and “Wellington Harbour. Bv W S. Wauchop: “Afternoon, Appleby, and “The Old Stack” (both water colours). By Owen Lee: “Entrance to the Farm.” Bv Violet Whiteman: “Ploughing.” By John Weeks: “StiU Life.” B,V Rata Lovell Smith: “Country Road, “Snow on Kaikouras.” By Marcus Ring: “Landscape, Wairarapa,” “Afternoon, Khaudallah,” and “Spring.” By J. L. Palethorpe: “Where Nibbling blocks Do Stray” and “Wooded Pastures.” By G. T. Laugesen: “Winter Morning, Wellington.” By Ivy Fife: “Winter.’ By Nugeut Welch: “Rural Richmond. .By Grace Butler: “Grey. Day, Arthurs Pass” (oil). By Beatrice Seddon: “Study in White.” By Leot Tunningtoii: “Near Central Park, Wellington. By Jean McKay: “The Cottage Bunch.” By Esther Hope: “River Backwaters, Mackenzie Country,” and “Ben More.’ By K. A. Vane: “The Estuary, 'Xauranga. By Anu Robinson: “Study o| Flowers. By S. B. McLennan: “By the Sea.” By Mary Ilanham (artcraft): pair of pewter dinner mats.