Historic South Australian paintings 1880-1960

The Hahndorf Academy hosts until the 21st of June a series of hidden treasures:
The Adelaide Hills - historic South Australian paintings 1880 - 1960.
www.hahndorf academy.org.au

"This exhibition provides a rare glimpse of a specific region (broad as it is, stretching from the Barossa Valley to the Southern Vales) and an era in South Australian art, when traditional approaches were becoming tainted by modern means. It also invites us to engage with a number of artists, some of whom unfortunately have slipped a little into obscurity. Perhaps this exhibition will perform a great service to South Australians in terms of stimulating respect and a more enduring celebration of these people."
Adam Dutkiewicz

I was impressed by Rober Waden's blue and Francis Roy Thompson's yellow, and not so impressed by the state of the paintings and the state of some frames. They looked as if they were salvaged form some run-down homes.
If stimulating respect for these people was the aim of this exhibition, some care would have been very welcome.

A trip in history well worth the short trip from Adelaide to Hahndorf.