Opdateret november 2026 · rangeret efter vores popularitetsscore (søgninger, besøg og ordrer for hvert værk) · 6 værker af Kennett Watkins i vores katalog
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Af alle de originale værker, som Kennett Watkins efterlod, er det mest berømte Early Spring; or, A Narrow of the Waikato River (1881), som er en del af samlingen på Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa i Wellington. Lige efter følger Arrival of Captain Cook; An incident in the Bay of Islands, 29 November 1769 (1890) og The Haunt of the Moa, a scene in Puriri Forest (1885). Vores katalog indeholder 6 værker af Kennett Watkins; galleriet har bevaret de 6 værker, som verden beundrer mest, hver vist med sin dato, sit museum og sin historie.
Early Spring; or, A Narrow of the Waikato River is an oil on canvas painted by Kennett Watkins. Created about 1881, the work originates from a period when Watkins was establishing himself as a significant figure in the New Zealand art scene. The artist, born in Ooty, India, in 1847, brought a diverse international perspective to his depictions of the local landscape following studies in Switzerland and France.
In this 1890 oil on cardboard, we find ourselves observing a quiet, heavy moment of contact within the Bay of Islands. The scene captures the encounter between Captain Cook’s crew and the Māori people on the 29th of November, 1769. The composition draws the eye toward a central exchange, where an indigenous man and a European officer meet amidst a coastal landscape. There is a palpable tension in the air,…
A phantom canoe was sighted on Lake Tarawera just days before the eruption of Mount Tarawera in June 1886. The Māori guides and tourists who witnessed it told of a waka ‘being vigorously paddled’ towards the mountain. Hailed by the guides, the crew gave no response and then vanished. The apparition was seen as a sign of imminent death and disaster.Kennett Watkins’s interpretation, two years after the event, dramatically enriches…
De fire motiver, der optræder hyppigst i disse originaler, hver med sit fineste eksempel.
De 2 museer, der rummer flest af malerierne på denne side.
| Museum | By | Værker af Kennett Watkins | Malerier fra denne liste |
|---|---|---|---|
 Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki |
Auckland | 5 | Arrival of Captain Cook; An incident in the Bay of Islands, 29 November 1769, The Haunt of the Moa, a scene in Puriri Forest, Departure of the six canoes from Raratonga for New Zealand |
 Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa |
Wellington | 1 | Early Spring; or, A Narrow of the Waikato River |
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Early Spring; or, A Narrow of the Waikato River is an oil on canvas painted by Kennett Watkins. Created about 1881, the work originates from a period when Watkins was establishing himself as a significant figure in the New Zealand art scene. The artist, born in Ooty, India, in 1847, brought a diverse international perspective to his depictions of the local landscape following studies in Switzerland and France.
In this 1890 oil on cardboard, we find ourselves observing a quiet, heavy moment of contact within the Bay of Islands. The scene captures the encounter between Captain Cook’s crew and the Māori people on the 29th of November, 1769. The composition draws the eye toward a central exchange, where an indigenous man and a European officer meet amidst a coastal landscape. There is a palpable tension in the air,…
Early Spring; or, A Narrow of the Waikato River (1881), Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington. Derefter følger Arrival of Captain Cook; An incident in the Bay of Islands, 29 November 1769 (1890) og The Haunt of the Moa, a scene in Puriri Forest (1885).
34 år gammel: Early Spring; or, A Narrow of the Waikato River er fra 1881, og Kennett Watkins blev født i 1847.
Vores katalog indeholder 6 værker af Kennett Watkins, dateret fra 1881 til 1912.
Primært i Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki (Auckland) og Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Wellington). Museumslisten ovenfor viser dem alle.
I 1880s: 3 af de 6 værker på denne side blev skabt dengang, herunder Early Spring; or, A Narrow of the Waikato River.
På denne side er det tidligste Early Spring; or, A Narrow of the Waikato River (1881) og det seneste The Legend of the Voyage to New Zealand (1912).
Oil On Canvas, for 2 af de 6 værker på denne side.
Arrival of Captain Cook; An incident in the Bay of Islands, 29 November 1769, The Haunt of the Moa, a scene in Puriri Forest og Departure of the six canoes from Raratonga for New Zealand: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Auckland har 5 af værkerne på denne side.
