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Lake Wanaka, summer evening

Lake Wanaka, summer evening
1878

Medium
oil on canvas

Measurements
59.9 × 91.7 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Accessioned, 1996

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

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

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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

Colourmen

Colourman
WINSOR & NEWTON

Location of stamp
Centre of reverse of canvas

Transcript
PREPARED BY/WINSOR & NEWTON,/38, RATHBONE PLACE,/LONDON.

Medium
Ink stamp

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