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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, 'MARCH- 28, 1956.

SIR ANTHONY CAN'T-DO-RIGHT...... Cummings

"WHEN I'M FLEXIBLE, GAITSKELL CALLS ME 'SPINELESS'

the value of some

by CUMMINGS SQUEEZE TOWN

WHEN I'M INFLEXIBLE HE FOAMS AT THE MOUTH."

Once the most fashionable of portrait painters,

of Sir William Orpen's

pictures has slumped badly. Recently two big

canvases were knocked down for 33 gos the pair

London. Na voice which contained the undertaker's blend of sad- nesa, respect and reverence, the Bond Street art dealer said:

"A pity to see Orpens go for as little as that - not much more than the price of their frames."

He was referring to two pictures by Sir William Orpen, the buoyant Irish-born artist who died in 1931. They were big canvases, measuring 50 Inches by 40, of Mr and Mrs Edwin Bacon, dated 1925.

About this time it was highly fashionable to have Orpen paint your portrait. He accepted many commissions—at fees up to £1,500 a time.

At Sotheby's recently the pictures fetched 55 guineas→ the pair.

It is a sad fact

That while the works of so many artists are realls- high Prlees,

the portraits of Sir William Orpen. today figure in the burghi basement of the art work.

An even saller observation is that when Orpen was at the summit of

*

ORPEN

by

ORPEN

This self-portrait was done

In 1926.

*

SIR WILLIAM TAKES

his fume few would have then forecast that Investment in his portraits would 30 years later be proved hardly worthwhile.

in the 1920's, outside or

studia in Bollun Gardens, there would

two sometimes be

three cars belonging to people

awaiting

Highest figure

A HAMMERING

by JOHN

Arthur

the war, was also a highly was $2,100 (about £750) fashionable portrait painter. His pald in New York in 1947 for fee was £1,500 to £2,000. He the portrait of poet painted prolifically. It is sald ho Symons. The lowest was £52 in was offered an £11,000 commis- 1051.

The highest figure for

on

s

ftw

WATERMAN sion In America. On the first day

of an Augustus John exhibition Augustus John picture, other in 1929, 26

public vut

a portrait, at a of 27 paintings than

auction in the same period went for £10,00 a sitting

In a good Orpen's pictures would find their

The record

guincas paid a of Augustus John the 1,250 year his income from portrait

rooms at in the

nuction room recently months ago for The Woman on painting has been estimated at way to the sales

at higher figures.

there £50,000. To his rich clients

is a steady turnover of his the Hill. It is exceptional. A dealer summed up: "A good word, particularly drawings - Hore, then, ere illustrations of Orpen must have appeared

that he has held his a truth of art commerce! all that figure of imperishable fame and rpen will still fetch a reason- denotes

able price. In the case of his price better than Orpen. Over glisters in a gilt trame is not repulations.

This has always applied, portrails, ir the subject were the last ten years the average gold. good, that might fetch a reason saleroom price for a John paint- but in the present days of boon able price, too. But there is Is about £300. For the years in the auction rooms apparent- the credit from virtually no market at all for his 1927 to 1934 peak period for ly immune portraits, and only some demand John the corresponding average squeeze and with tho con for his other pictures."

was £288. Yet the rise in actual sequent publicity given to record WITHIN 45 minutes at

es price is more than offset by the deals, the less lucrative facets of In the same, year, 1878, Christie's in 1920, "

In Ireland, Call in the value of the pound. collection

art buying are often overlooked. was born 30 OI

portraits Orpen

who is

They are therefore all the more is still alive, ******** of delegates

Paria Augustus John, the

in Wales. Although

worth recording. more flamboyant of Comedian steel magnate Bir James Dunn, realised

figure than Orpen-le has been nearly £13,500. The highest individual called The Legend, The Gipsy of

gure reached was in the sale of

of Parnassus, The True Bohemian,

English Goya a picture of American President and A Kind of Woodrow Wilson: £2.730. At the the careers of the two artists at Royal Academy summer exhibi- times ran parallel.

al

Peace Conference, the property was born

Jolm

was a

Art commerce

The

current

market values of Orpen and John are no reflection

On either man. The fate of each

T is rare to find today the kind is at the mercy of a capricious of sumy paid for an Augustus judge public taste, which John painting that would bear regards an artist as Jekyll and comparison with the fees he Hyde by turns. and John at› twenty years ago, As

if current fashions are

Hon in 1923 the top price and, the Slade together. They went with Orpen, few as John's por- followed, art buying will provide sale at the show was an Orpen to Provence at the same time to traits come into the market. The only

picture: £2,100,

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of Orpen's

One certain conclusion.

deret a look over the auction paint, in the ently years of the top price for a John portrait at That after the hope of riches works in the contury. Augustus John, before an auction in the last decade can come the realisation of ruin. last 10 years shows harily a

portrait listed. The biggest price

His

3 $325 paid in 1931 in New $18.00 York for the picture of General

18.00 John Joseph Pershing 15.00

other pictures have fared somewhat better. But in the last 25.00

10 years at public acutions 380 8.50 guineas is the highest figure paid 25.00 for an Orpen, and most pictures 35.00 went for considerably less. By

7.50

1930 his alock had begun to fail. A picture called the Roscommont 7.50 Volunteer felchret £320. In 1927 the same picture had been sold 5.00 for £1,102, 10s.

THE COLONIAL OFFICE

IS

UNDER ATTACK

By JAMES WICKENDEN London, rafsed a similar storm. Even policy was made, by the Gov- THE Colonial Office is the Singapore Standard writes' ernor of Northern Rhodesie

that Marshall expects (after himself, Sir Arthur Benaois, I being attacked

from his London visit) to be given a several quarters for its tres hand for governing an Speaking at a private meeting policy of promoting self-independent Singapore with its recently, he said: "History has sorald picture of a hymn of shown over the past few years government.

The President of the Penang hate against the British in the that the House of Commons has 1.50 WHAT is the reason? Few Straits Chinese-British Associa. Colony!!!

Joo Scang, speaks people today Possess the tion, Heah 1.50 wall space that an Orpen portrait of the "defcatlet spirit under

.30 needs. Apart from that, Drpen the galso of democracy,"

Whitehall's the decline says

4.00 *********. 1.00

15.00

No wall space

3.00

polley of

only ond object in mind--- shoulder off this wretched res- ponsibilty as quickly as possible.

That

Ho Ond of the anomalies in Look at India, Burma, the Gold, .30 is still suffering

of British Coast, Nigeria, and now Malaya. giving Singapore's outing

want to got rid of the Maloys had

bilterly administrators is that some.... at 30 which bimost inevitably follows Way

Colonial Offico in Northern, the death of a fashionable DOTA

or disappointed fritids subjects, them have more claim to Rhodesia as quickly on possible, traft painter

including the Straits Chinese, den1" than many Chinese, and the curious thing It may be thought misleading who are British by birth in the having "boom" in iha color the one chap, in the world who to give task- SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LTD. Judge the state of the market territorios of Penang, Malacca longer than recent immigrants the one chap

on just a few deals. But if and Singapore, we

from China.

-governmerit. – as soon as posibɔla KOWLOON people really wanted to buy Mán: Marshalla anti-mrities Ar even more surprising alt in the Secretary of Biate for the

theby resumably, moge

* in Singapore" haya,facic on the trulim, of Whisbali Colantergr

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the

Short-time working hits motor industry, but in Coventry savings are still GOING UP

By ALEXANDER THOMSON

Coventry, to people spending more care Nhis large and peace fully in case short time should

ful

sprend room at the But what about the "harried Standard Motor works but not harassed" Mr Dick, 39-year-old Alick Dick who holds down one of the big-

#est jobs in Coventry? dard Motors he has

As day-to-day boss or Stan- 14,000 workers on his payroll.

sipped a mid-morning coffee and said: "I am harried,

but not harnased.”

Here, in Coventry, few people seem to be hurassed as yet by the short-time working that has burst upon the motor industry.

Motorcar companies, including

"The motor industry." he says, s bound to have its ups and downs. But the trend must be - upwards."

The threat

Sti ndard's, where young Mr Alick Dick moves neross from Dick is managing director, en- his big desk to a Breside arm- circle this elty.

chair in his managing director's room.

One way and another they. provide jobs for 08,000 inen and women. It works out at 40 out of every 100 working folk in the

Bren.

Their pay packels, averaging between £15 and £16 a week

On the mantelpiece is a photo- graph of his wite and three children. Another រ៉ន on a windowsilt by the boardroom table.

He tugs nt a home-knitted in some Brms, are the biggest plain grey pullover and adds:

"Living standards everywhere stream of wealth Into Coventry just go on increasing to keep each Friday night.

the threat of Communism away, fund that must mean a growing demand for cars over the years.”

For years this has made it the boom elty of the Midlands..

Casual acquaintances will tell that dustmen earn up to

you

£15 week with overtime.

Brisk business

At the other side of Coventry Sir William Lyons surveys with pride the Jaguar car business ha has built up from making side- curs for motorcycles.

Last year his speedy cars earned a high pile of dollars, This year he hopes it will higher still.

be

Yes, he says, overseas markets are likely to broaden.

That a man-and-wife tenm, working as driver and "clippie" on local buses, can earn up to But he admits to a nagging

£38 a week.

about British flams being worry And that you still pay 9. hero able to compete in them unless for things that cost Gl. in other there is a halt to wage demands. Midland towns and elles.

"A reduction in prices 18 shops round the brand- needed,” ho declares. "Yet new and glistening main square prices are more likely to go up say that trade is as brisk ns than down."

The

over,

are

те

But they explain that it is only 10 months or so since Coventry had its big shops bullt after the Hitler bombing.

So comparisons

A bit. unreliable.

However, Mr Hill, who man- ages the labour exchange here, that he has 2,500 jobs reporta to offer and only 600 on his list of unemployed.

week.

Challenge

Ten minutes' drive away, Mr Dick Smith, big and bulky and outspoken disagrees that prices cannot, be reduced,

He looks more like a success- ful farmer than the managing director In charge of making A rayon factory is offering sleek Daimlers. Joba at £11 103. #

"In most car

factories," de- Coppersmithe Bro wanted at clares this Mr Smith, "output 1 to £13 a week. And moter could be raised by at least 15 meshanden in garages at £12 porcent to 20 percent per man- 103. a week.

week. There are also jobs going for

This would not mean any cutters, caustan setter reduction in plece-work rates.

So

a man could earn more, while the companies would have Savings in overheads to help lower prices.”

Kear

operators, and o What's-My- Line? occupation of horizontal, universal and vertical millers.

Harried

Mr H says there are few iakera 50 far. His big and rambling labour exchange is having a quiet time.

But Mr Herbert Powles, who manages the Coventry Savings Benk, finds business brisker.

This is the challenge for this future. But in the streets of Coventry you get the impressien that few are ready to listen to advice of that sort just now.

Doubts

now

that

For amid today's doubts there In the past month new savings aro st hopes that the home handed

over his counters have market for cars will soon begin averaged £98,000 a week, which to blossom again is £12,000 up on a year ago, spring is here.

Mr Powles has 60,000 saving The bosses in their factories, accounts, mostly with working though, are not so sure. folk in the district.

They believe that it present When short time started at curbs do not continue to keep the car factories he expected an home sales down, others wil increase in withdrawals.

quickly follow. This has not happened.

Coventry may have a lot more stead, savings have gone up. Mr to learn yet about being Powles thinks this is partly due Squeeze City.

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