BRISBANE.- Vibrant floral watercolours and depictions of Brisbane in the first half of the 20th Century are the focus of an exhibition of work by Vida Lahey (1882-1968) showing at the The Queensland Art Gallery from October 16 to February 13, 2011. Queensland Art Gallery Director Tony Ellwood said ‘Vida Lahey: Colour and Modernism’ featured 44 works painted between 1912 to 1965 by one of Queensland’s best loved artists. ‘Lahey made a major contribution to art in Australia with her deft handling of brilliant colour, particularly in her watercolours of floral still lifes,’ he said. ‘Her early affinity with colour was first inspired by European Impressionism, before the vital hues of Post-Impressionism began to influence her work. ‘Her use of radiant colour was