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Av alla originalverk som Kennett Watkins lämnade efter sig är det mest kända Early Spring; or, A Narrow of the Waikato River (1881), i samlingen hos Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington. Tätt efter följer Arrival of Captain Cook; An incident in the Bay of Islands, 29 November 1769 (1890) och The Haunt of the Moa, a scene in Puriri Forest (1885). Vår katalog innehåller 6 verk av Kennett Watkins; galleriet har bevarat de 6 som världen beundrar mest, var och en presenterad med sitt datum, sitt museum och sin historia.
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 fyra motiv som återkommer oftast i dessa originalverk, var och ett med sitt främsta exempel.
De 2 museer som innehar flest av målningarna på denna sida.
| Museum | Stad | Verk av Kennett Watkins | Målningar från denna lista |
|---|---|---|---|
 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. Arrival of Captain Cook; An incident in the Bay of Islands, 29 November 1769 (1890) och The Haunt of the Moa, a scene in Puriri Forest (1885) följer efter.
34 år gammal: Early Spring; or, A Narrow of the Waikato River är från 1881, och Kennett Watkins föddes 1847.
Vår katalog innehåller 6 verk av Kennett Watkins, daterade från 1881 till 1912.
Främst i Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki (Auckland) och Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Wellington). Museitabellen ovan listar alla.
Under 1880s: 3 av de 6 verk som finns på denna sida skapades då, varav Early Spring; or, A Narrow of the Waikato River.
På den här sidan är det tidigaste Early Spring; or, A Narrow of the Waikato River (1881) och det senaste The Legend of the Voyage to New Zealand (1912).
Oil On Canvas, för 2 av de 6 verk som finns på denna sida.
Arrival of Captain Cook; An incident in the Bay of Islands, 29 November 1769, The Haunt of the Moa, a scene in Puriri Forest och Departure of the six canoes from Raratonga for New Zealand: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Auckland har 5 av verken på denna sida.
