Collection Online
Lake Wanaka, summer evening
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
59.9 × 91.7 cm
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in brown paint l.r.: W.M.N.WATKINS 1878
Accession Number
1996.585
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Accessioned, 1996
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Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Landscapes
Subjects (specific)
cattle grass tree family men (male humans) mountain landscapes (visual works) mountain ranges New Zealand (nation) snow (precipitation) Wanaka, Lake (lake)
Physical description
The view shows Lake Wanaka in a valley flanked by high, snow-capped mountains. There are grass trees in the middle distance & left foreground, cattle & a man in the centre right. The painting retains its original gilt frame.
Frame
Original, maker unknown