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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 29, 1939
H.K. ART CLUB'S EXHIBITION
No less than 28 exhibitors' works John's Cathedral were hung in St.
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Arras, To-day.
A French military court has sentenced the well-known French Communist Leader, Deputy Mar- ce! Thorez, to six years' impri sonment, together with the con- fiscation of all his property, for desertion.
Thorez disappeared at the out- break of the war.-Havas.
pher Wood. Both still seem to in the experimental stage.
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hall for the Hong Kong Art Club's 1939 exhibition, which closed yester- day evening, and those who visited the exhibition must have come away, as your critic did, with the firm im- inert pression that no matter how this Colony is in other fields of art -architecture and music, for ample it has a thriving art colony which at its best compares extreme- ly favourably with similar centres in other parts of the world.
Oil paintings and water colours, The history of painting in both naturally, made up the major por-China and Britain has been curious- tion of the exhibition, but pen-and-ly similar in one respect, in that in
pastels, ink drawings,
sculptures, the field of water colour they stand the close wood cuts, temperas, gouaches, char- second to none, despite two coal sketches and even a few photo- | rivalry of one or present-day graphs were also represented.
Japanese artists. And, as might be attained Some of the exhibits
expected therefore, the water colours Among very high standard.
those in Hong Kong's exhibition take pride that caught the eye were Smirnoff's of place. "Clouds: Hong Kong Harbour"; Ng Koo Hung's water colours; George Ar- nold's pen and wash. "Shaukiwan; | tion.
sculpture, un- and George Chan's Anished, of His Excellency the Gov-
ernor.
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But there were also a proportion of the exhibits that should never have in а left the artists' studio save garbage can. But-no names for in each case the other works of the same artists showed that these were just unfortunate exceptions that should not have got past the Hang- ing Committee.
There are also a few nudes, and here one seems to be on safe ground
when one says that Hong Kong ar- tists do not shine at painting in the altogether. They seem to be some- what embarrassed or something, but anyway, their nudes all look as if the models were hurriedly posed and the
dashed off quickly. painting Typical of these, to my mind, is Lee Byng's "Nude. No. 161," in which the pose is. strained and unfortunate. WATER COLOURS
The moderns were well represented, at their forefront being Erne Freed-
Isabel lander and
Balean. Erne
com- and
It would be invidious to single out more than one name for special men- And the name chosen by this different may have critic (others views) is that of Ng Koo Hung, who displays astonishing technique bined with feeling' for colour emotional content. His water colours are the sort that can be hung on a wall and looked at every day with increased enjoyment-which, accord- ing to some schools of thought, is the supreme test.
only Kong and
It is a pity the exhibition days. Hong lasted for two does not have an art museum, opportunities for comparing the works and types of of different artists painting are few and far between. to go One really needed a week through the exhibition properly. A.E.G.
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London, To-day. Mr. Herbert Morrison announced yesterday that the London County Council has decided to give £5,000 towards a Xmas fund to give children in the reception areas a good time. German In asking Londoners to contribute, school (one of those the house pain- the L.C.C. points out that if the chil- ter Adolf Hitler disapproves of, so dren return they will be coming back they must be all right), while Isabel into a danger area and the evacuation Balean reminds one rather of Christo- 'scheme will be wasted-Reuter,
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