[ca. 1918?]
Description
Shows a view of the buildings of a sheep station, with its red-roofed homestead and outbuildings set amongst trees in rolling farmland, with snow-covered Mounts Ruapehu and Tongariro in the distance. In the left foreground several sheep graze on a grassy slope.
Accompanied by backing board which gives the title.
A version in oils, 600 x 1050 mm, signed and undated for sale at Watson's auction, Christchurch, 18 May 2010, lot 265. The oil includes a group of cabbage trees in the left foreground; otherwise almost identical
Dating: another watercolour in the Library's collection of the interior of Ruanui homestead (C-162-002) is dated 1918 by the artist, suggesting a visit to the Station at that date, and possible commissioning by the owner, J F Studholme, of several views of the Station by the artist
Related views: two further watercolours of the house and garden, undated, sold at International Art Centre, Auckland, March 2012. Possibly all commissioned at the same time.
Image Licence
All Rights Reserved
Image Credit
Alexander Turnbull Library
Location
Mount Ruapehu, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Country
New Zealand
Tags
Category
Landscapes & Seascapes
