intings Exhibited
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te A lister acDonald's intings Exhibited
invitation, a large attendance f citizens of Papeete, Tahiti, bowed a lively interest in the ty of work presented at the 1 opening of a retrospective ex on of water colour drawings, ie well known Island painter, ate Alister MacDonald. It was d by Governor Toby, at the les of the Tillet Library, on 24. ! death of Alister MacDonald, 94, occurred in August, 1956, x>rea, following an accident, i April show was gathered ler and sponsored by Monsieur mt, principal of the Tillet •y. ter MacDonald, of the more icnal school of English paint jxiled himself early in the to the South Seas, where he id more freely. ivas widely travelled and some ngs shown were executed in Dhina, Japan, England, etc. )onald painted until the end though these latter works were ;sured in their treatment, and 3 tended to muddiness, their y was quite remarkable con ig his age. bs of paintings shown ranged £l2/12 - to £27 10 - for quite drawings, and very satis -7 sales resulted.