Description
Shows G. F. Russell's house and timber yard at Kohukohu, Hokianga Harbour, with a ship and a barque, the Francis Spaight (nearer vessel) and the Bolina (on the left) loading kauri spars; and a row-boat hauling spars. On the hill behind is dense native forest.
For many years, this watercolour was thought to show Horeke with Lieutenant Thomas McDonnell's house. However Maureen Lander's "Turnbull Library Record" article cited below proves that the image is of Kohukohu and of G. F. Russell's house.
See Turnbull Library Record vol.22. no.1, May 1989, p.33-40 for an article by Maureen Lander establishing that this view is of Kohukohu and is accurate in its details. The view dates from a trip Heaphy made with other New Zealand Company employees in December 1839, looking for appropriate areas to establish cities. The New Zealand Company's vessel the "Tory", with the artist on board, was in the Hokianga Harbour between 2 and 16 December.
See also the article by Brian Byrne in "Turnbull Library record" 1997, pages 73-76, identifying the "Francis Spaight" and the "Bolina", with evidence.
Exhibited in 'Two centuries of New Zealand landscape art' Exhibition at Auckland City Art Gallery, 2 February - 22 April 1990.
Exhibited: Early watercolours of New Zealand, Auckland City Art Gallery, September 1963. Two centuries of New Zealand landscape art, Auckland City Art Gallery, 2 February to 22 April 1990; Treasures in Trust, National Library Gallery, 17 August to 2 November 1995 and Auckland City Art Gallery, 11 November 1996 to 9 February 1997.
Exhibited in 'Treasures in Trust' exhibition to celebrate 75th anniversary of the Alexander Turnbull Library in 1995.
Other Titles - Kohukohu, Northland
Image Licence
All Rights Reserved
Image Credit
Alexander Turnbull Library
Location
Kohukohu, Northland, New Zealand
Country
New Zealand
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Category
Landscapes & Seascapes
